Saturday, April 7th, 2018
Several ‘dead and injured’ as car hits crowd in Germany
BERLIN, APR 07 (DNA) – Several people were killed and injured Saturday when a car ploughed into pedestrians in the German city of Muenster, local media reports said. Several people were killed after a vehicle drove into a crowd of people in the western German city of Muenster, according to local officials. The incident was confirmed to dpa on Saturday by people familiar with the investigation. Local police said on Twitter that officers had been deployed to the scene and asked people to avoid or leave the city’s downtown in orderRead More
United Nations blocks UN call for a probe into deadly Land Day protests
NEW YORK, APR 07 (DNA) – Palestinian U.N. Ambassador Riyad Mansour told reporters at U.N. headquarters in New York Friday evening that 14 of the 15 council nations agreed to the probe into the deadly Land Day protests on Gaza-Israeli border, but the United States, Israel’s closest ally, objected. The United States for a second week in a row has blocked a U.N. Security Council statement supporting the right of Palestinians to demonstrate peacefully and endorsing Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ call for an independent investigation into deadly protests in Gaza. PalestinianRead More
Commonwealth Games 2018: Pakistan hold arch rival India to 2-2 draw in dramatic hockey opener
COAST CITY, APR 07 (DNA) – Pakistan’s hockey team snatched a last-second equaliser against old rivals India at the Commonwealth Games in Australia on Saturday. The Green Shirts held the Men in Blue to a 2-2 draw in the opening match of the tournament. India were 2-1 up with just seconds left when Pakistan twice went to the video referee who awarded penalty corners, the second of which was buried by 20-year-old Ali Mubashar. “We were not happy with the performance. We wanted to win this game. We are disappointedRead More
India irked as Pakistan raises Kashmir issue with the UN Security Council Chief
NEW YORK, APR 07 (DNA) – India has bee irked as Pakistan has raised the Kashmir issue with UN Security Council President, saying the situation in the valley and the “escalation” of tension along the Line of Control pose a threat to international peace and security. Pakistan’s envoy to the UN Maleeha Lodhi on Friday in a tweet said that she raised the issue of Kashmir with President Of the Security Council for the month of April Ambassador Gustavo Meza-Cuadra, the Permanent Representative of Peru to the United Nations. She said the “grave situation”Read More
Saudi Arabia to launch first ever satellite
RIYADH, APR 07 (DNA) – During his visit to Seattle in the United States, Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman browsed the latest technological advancements in aviation, air defense, missile technology and satellite communications at Lockheed Martin, the aerospace and defense company’s headquarters. Mohammed bin Salman also looked into the THAAD high-tech air defense system. Saudi Arabia is looking to purchase THAAD and localize its production. Lockheed Martin expressed plans to establish a research and development center in the kingdom in cooperation with the King Abdullah University of Science and TechnologyRead More
CJP nominates Justice Yawar Ali to head Musharraf treason case
ISLAMABAD, APR 07 (DNA) – The Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar on Saturday nominated Justice Yawar Ali as head of the special court’s bench hearing the high treason case against former president Pervez Musharraf. The top judge also nominated Sindh High Court’s (SHC) Justice Nazar Akbar as the bench’s new member. Other members of the bench are Justice Yawar, Justice Akbar and Justice Tahira Safdar of the Balochistan High Court. The nomination was given in cue with the federal government’s request, and comes after Chief Justice of Peshawar High Court (PHC) YahyaRead More