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Online Desk: Lahore: In a move which shows Pakistan’s commitment to root out terrorism and terror-financing, an anti-terrorism court in Lahore convicted three members of Jamaatud Dawa (JuD) in a new case of terror financing registered by the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD). Conviction comes as Pakistan speed up efforts as FATF prepares to review Pakistan’s case in coming months. Pakistan hopes to manage to to come out of grey list on the basis of steps it has taken against the terrorist groups. ATC-III Presiding Judge Ejaz Ahmad Buttar announced the verdict against Prof Malik Zafar Iqbal, Hafiz Abdul Salam and…

BY KASWAR KLASRAISLAMABAD: Three unidentified people kidnapped a female barrister in Pakistan, gang raped her for four days. The accused are on the run after throwing the victim off the road after four days. Police has taken up the case, however, it is yet to trace them.It all happened on August 15, when unidentified people kidnapped her on gun point as she was half way to her home after attending hearing at courts.The kidnappers took her to unknown location where she was gang raped for four days. The accused threw the victim unconsciously off the road handcuffed and fled. According…

By Special Correspondent Tokyo: The man responsible for Japan’s massive progress and prosperity, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, shocked millions of Japanese on Friday by announcing to resign from his post. Mr. Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest-serving premier announced on Friday , he was resigning because of poor health. His announcement has sent shocking waves among millions of Japanese including his followers and critic alike.“I cannot be prime minister if I cannot make the best decisions for the people. I have decided to step down from my post,” Abe, 65, told a news conference on Friday.Media reports suggested that Abe has battled…

BY Our Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD: China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is winning hearts in Pakistan. This project has emerged on Pakistan’s horizon as the biggest source of jobs for Pakistani youth. Various projects under CPEC have employed more than 75000 youth in Pakistan. Pakistan and China have recently launched Main Line One ( ML-One) project of railway worth $6.8 billion USD which aims to modernize existing railway system in Pakistan. Prime Minister Imran Khan has said Main Line-One project is all set to create thousands of jobs for Pakistan’s youth and asked key ministers of his cabinet to make sure…

By Our Staff ReporterKARACHI, August 26, 2020: The donor-funded TVET Sector Support Programme handed over 50,000 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) kits and 40,000 surgical masks to the government of Sindh today in a small ceremony held at the training institute of ‘Charter for Compassion’.The items were produced under a special initiative of the programme to support the Government of Sindh in addressing challenges in the healthcare sector during COVID-19. The ceremony was jointly organized by the National Vocational and Technical Training Commission (NAVTTC), Sindh Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority (STEVTA) and Charter for Compassion (CfC). The ceremony highlighted support…

By Special Correspondent/ agencies Washington: United States of America bleed again. Bloody protests swept across main cities of the USA following the police shooting of Jacob Blake continued for a third night Tuesday into Wednesday as police deployed tear gas, flash bangs and rubber bullets upon protesters and erected a fence around the Kenosha County Courthouse.Media reports suggested that at least three people were shot and two people were killed during the protests overnight. Kenosha County Sheriff David Beth also confirmed the same..Beth said the three people were shot near a gas station and that the other victim has non…

By Manish Rai Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is working hard on both domestic and international fronts to advance his grand design of reviving an Islamic caliphate under his rule. It is now no secret that he sees himself as the rightful heir of the former Ottoman caliphate which was abolished in 1924 by the founder of modern Turkey Mustafa Kamal Ataturk. Caliphate can be described as a religious-political system of governance in Islam in which the territories of the Islamic empire and the people within were ruled by a supreme leader called Caliph (“Khalifa” in Arabic – meaning successor).…

By Our Staff Reporter Islamabad: Pakistan – China’s defense relations are turning a new chapter with the launch of the first Type-054 class frigate ship.China has launched first of the four advanced naval warships it is building for Pakistan, amid deepening economic and defense ties between the two all-weather allies.The launching ceremony for the first warship was held at the Hudong Zhonghua Shipyard in Shanghai on Sunday.Pakistan-China defense ties turn a new chapter with the launch of the first ship of Type-054 class frigate, Pakistan’s state-run APP news agency reported.The Type-054 class, equipped with the latest surface, subsurface, anti-air weapons,…

By Special CorrespondentMULTAN: A special court in Pakistan’s ancient city of ‘Multan’ sentenced to jail four people for raping the wife of their friend and making video of her.Court took three years to decide the case. Police in Multan’s Gulgasht Police Station had lodged an FIR under sections 276 (2) and 509 of the Pakistan Penal Code on May 27, 2018 on the complaint of Muhammad Shahzaib who accused Muhammad Akram, Awais, Asif and Nauman for raping his wife in front of himself in the room of a private hospital.Police quoted the victim as saying that he had requested Mr.…

Online DeskDubai: Dawood Ibrahim, Hafiz Saeed, and 26/11 accused Zaki-ur-Rahman Lakhvi, Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Masood Azhar of 88 titles, released by the Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs as a statutory regulation.All known terrorists on the list do not have direct access to the funds, will be able to reach or pass through Pakistan, or will be able to procure weapons.Dawood, who is accused of the 1993 serial blasts in Mumbai among other terror attacks in India, has always been on India’s most wanted list, but successive Pakistan governments have denied his presence there.Moving to avoid the FATF blacklist, Pakistan, via the…