Section: Pakistan Today (Pakistan)
66 journalists killed in past year as attacks grow more barbaric: report
Attacks on journalists have grown more barbaric and kidnappings have soared, Reporters Without Borders said Tuesday, after a year when violence against the media took centre stage and 66 reporters were killed. The beheading of James Foley and Steven Sotloff by the Islamic State group highlighted the extreme danger journalists’ face in...
Journalist murders in Syria a shocking new trend -press freedom report
PARIS – The beheading of journalists by Islamist militants in Syria this year showed that reporters face a dangerous new threat, media freedom organisation Reporters Without Borders said on Tuesday. While the overall number of journalists killed around the world was down 7 percent on 2013, to 66, the nature of some of the killings was of great...
Two more Congo patients admitted to JPMC
Two more people with Congo Crimean Haemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) were admitted to Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center for treatment while condition of one patient was reported critical. Joint Executive Director & In-charge Emergency Department Dr Seemin Jamali confirmed that the two more patients with Congo fever had been admitted to a hospital...
India to build 10 more nuclear reactors with Russian help
Russia and India sign 16 agreements including a deal for Russia to manufacture in India one of its most advanced helicopters India will build at least 10 more nuclear reactors with the help of Russia, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Thursday after talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. “We have outlined an ambitious vision for nuclear...
Putin turns to India with energy, defense offers
NEW DELHI — Russian President Vladimir Putin was holding talks with Indian leaders Thursday to strengthen trade and energy cooperation with Asia’s third-largest economy as Western sanctions threaten to push his country’s economy to the brink of a recession. Putin’s discussions with India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi are...
Diamond deals to add sparkle to India-Russian ties
India’s gemstone industry will hope to add some sparkle to ties between New Delhi and Moscow this week by persuading Russia to massively increase its exports of diamonds direct to the global hub of cutting and polishing. Vladimir Putin’s two-day visit to the Indian capital from Wednesday is expected to see landmark deals clinched on...
U.N. declares 2014 a devastating year for millions of children
UNITED NATIONS- The United Nations children’s agency UNICEF declared 2014 a devastating year for children on Monday with as many as 15 million caught in conflicts in Central African Republic, Iraq, South Sudan, Syria, Ukraine and the Palestinian territories. UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake said the high number of crises meant many of...
NATO approves rapid reaction force
NATO member countries approved a new interim quick-reaction military force on Tuesday to protect themselves from Russia or other threats, the alliance’s chief said. The initial unit, to be up and running in early 2015, is designed to be supplanted the following year by a permanent force, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said. The...
PM inaugurates IDEAS 2014 today
KARACHI- Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will inaugurate International Defence Exhibition and Seminar (IDEAS) 2014 at Expo Center Karachi today (Monday). The four-day exhibition will showcase exhibits including tanks, aircraft, APCs, ammunition, ship building and communications related equipment of over 300 defence companies of the world. China has...
Mother of German MH17 victim takes Ukraine to human rights court
The mother of a victim of downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 has begun legal proceedings against Ukraine at the European Court of Human Rights, accusing Kiev of failing to close the country’s airspace, a German daily reported Sunday. The woman, who lodged her complaint at the Strasbourg-based court “last week”, is suing Ukraine for...
