Section: Pakistan
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Boxing: Joshua to Tyson Fury: shut up and get in the ring
LONDON (AFP) – Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury exchanged jibes on Twitter on Tuesday with Joshua challenging the former world champion and fellow British heavyweight to cut out the insults and step into the ring.Joshua, the reigning International Boxing Federation title-holder, will face Wladimir Klitschko of the Ukraine in a world title...
India?s proposed surrogacy law raises trafficking risk for foreign women
NEW DELHI: India´s proposed law to regulate its booming surrogacy industry and curb the exploitation of impoverished Indian women could result in more foreign women being trafficked into the country to rent out their wombs, a leading expert warned on Tuesday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi´s government is considering a bill to ban commercial...
Top UN court to rule on Ukraine?s case against Russia
THE HAGUE: In a key moment for the Ukrainian crisis, the UN’s highest court will rule on Wednesday on a bid by Kiev to stop Russia allegedly pumping money, arms and troops into the country’s war-torn east. Three years into a bloody conflict that has claimed more than 10,000 lives, Ukraine is urging the International Court of Justice...
Pope urges end to Syria ?horror?
Easter address VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis urged an end to “horror and death” in Syria and implored God to bring peace to the Middle East as he delivered the traditional Easter Day mass in Rome on Sunday. The Easter mass, the highlight of the Christian calendar began under a cloudy sky where worshippers had gathered since the early...
Russian TV drops Eurovision song contest Ukraine singer ban
MOSCOW: Russia’s main state television channel said Thursday it was dropping the Eurovision Song Contest from its schedules after Ukraine banned its performer from entering the country to take part. “Channel One considers the refusal by Ukraine absolutely groundless. It is an attempt by Ukraine to politicise the competition,” a newsreader...
NATO deploys troops to Poland while concerns about country’s army rise
ORZYSZ: Poland on Thursday welcomed the first US troops in a multi-national force which is being posted across the Baltic region to counter potential threats from Russia.More than 1,100 soldiers – 900 US troops as well as 150 British and 120 Romanians – are to be deployed in Orzysz, about 57 km (35 miles) south of Russia’s Baltic Sea...
US strikes on Syria are creating ripples in France
Brussels: Jean-Luc Melenchon, a far-left presidential candidate in France, projected as number three with approval rating of 19%, has declared the American missile attacks on Syria as, “criminal, irresponsible act….a huge mistake that will increase tension.” Combined with Russia-friendly, anti-EU, Marine Le Pen, both far-left and far-right,...
Moscow, Washington committed to fighting against terrorism, says Russian FM
MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Wednesday Moscow and Washington were committed to fighting terrorism after talks with his US counterpart Rex Tillerson. “We confirmed our common intention of leading an uncompromising fight against international terrorism,” Lavrov said at news conference following the talks. “Despite the...
US, Russia ready for ‘uncompromising’ fight against terrorism: Lavrov
MOSCOW (AFP) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Wednesday Moscow and Washington were committed to fighting terrorism after talks with his US counterpart Rex Tillerson.We confirmed our common intention of leading an uncompromising fight against international terrorism, Lavrov said at news conference following the talks. Despite...
US denies report that it allowed visa-free travel for Pakistanis
KARACHI: The United States denied that it has allowed visa-free travel for the citizens of Pakistan. A website by the name of USA Television had reported that US President Donald Trump signed a visa-free travel policy with several countries for economic and trade reasons. The report stated, “The US President Donald Trump has signed an executive...
