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On 13 November 2015, Paris was riddled with bullets. The Stade de France was hit first, followed by café terraces and the Bataclan concert hall. The Islamic State (Daesh) claimed responsibility for the attacks, which left 130 people dead and 413 injured. The trial, held before a special criminal court, began on 8 September 2021. It was to last almost ten months and involve five judges, twenty defendants, 1,800 claims from victims and no less than 300 lawyers.
London, UK: The Free Balochistan Movement (FBM) in a statement to the media condemned the violent attack of Pakistan forces on the peaceful vigil of the families of forcibly disappeared persons and other peaceful protesters in Karachi. The Free Balochistan Movement (FBM) has urged the international community to take notice of the violence of the Pakistani forces against Baloch women and children adding that, “the world should realize that Pakistan has illegally occupied Balochistan and to sustain its illegal colonisation, Pakistan is resorting to inhuman and brutal violence against the Baloch nation and rampaging international laws.”The Karachi police on Monday…
A Kansas-born woman who led an all-female Islamic State battalion and trained others to use assault rifles, grenades and suicide explosives pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiring to provide material support for terrorism. Wp Get the full experience. Choose your plan ArrowRight Allison Fluke-Ekren, 42, admitted in federal district court in Alexandria that she was the leader of the Khatiba Nusaybah, a female battalion that prepared to defend Islamic State-controlled Raqqa, Syria, in 2017. She faces up to 20 years in prison. Researchers who study extremism say that hundreds of Western women have joined or given support to the Islamic State…
By Our Staff Reporter Islamabad: European Union hosted the fourth edition of EU-Pakistan Business Forum in Peshawar today to widen bilateral trade opportunities for both the EU and Pakistani businesses. After three previous programmes held at Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi on 8 September, 13 October & 17 November respectively last year, the current event in Peshawar was attended by representatives of local SMEs from key sectors including: Handicrafts & Carpets, Tourism, Stone and Gems. During the Peshawar session of the Business Forum, the participants were informed about making the Pakistani SMEs a part of the country’s export supply chains using the GSP+ scheme granted to Pakistan by the European Union. The programme will also help identify new sectors…
Islamabad, Pakistan: Violence against women is increasing in Pakistan every passing day. The rape cases, domestic violence, kidnapping and what not is a daily news in the country.In what could be termed as a testimony to the rapidly declining situation for women in Pakistan, a young woman was on May 27 raped by the railway staff members on a moving train. And while the government has tried to portray itself as a champion of women’s rights, the bare truth of Pakistan remains that successive governments’ apathetic attitude toward women’s rights has encouraged a culture where anti-women crimes are committed with…
By Our Staff Reporter Karachi: The British Deputy High Commission (BDHC) held Her Majesty The Queen’s Birthday and Platinum Jubilee celebrations in Karachi last night (Friday). Hosted by British High Commissioner Dr Christian Turner and Deputy High Commissioner Mike Nithavrianakis, the event was attended by the Chief Minister of Sindh Murad Ali Shah as chief guest along with government officials, foreign dignitaries and celebrities. During his speech the High Commissioner reminded guests of Her Majesty’s life dedicated to service. The Cadillac Her Majesty the Queen rode in during her visit to Pakistan in 1961 was also parked at the premises…
In the U.K. we are celebrating Queen’s Jubilee celebrations. Wow, she has been the Queen since 1952 till today. Tireless working for all without ever complaining. 70 years is a long time. My Queen, your Queen, and our Queen Long live the British Queen Elizabeth. It is iconic as the sun is slowly setting on her time as she is nearly 96 years old but long way to catch her mother who died at 105. So God bless the Queen and we look forward to many more years of he
The event was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Islamabad on Thursday night at 2115, to coincide with beacon lighting ceremonies in every capital city across the Commonwealth
By Our Staff Reporter Islamabad: Pakistan called it a day on Thursday when the Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) announced on Thursday an “indefinite ceasefire” in view of the “substantial progress” made in talks with the government during a round of meetings in Kabul. The announcement, made by TTP spokesman Mohammad Khorasani, comes a day after a 50-member Pakistani tribal jirga — including a federal minister, representatives from the KP government and tribal elders — joined the peace talks on Wednesday, according to Dawn. “There had been substantial progress in talks over the past two days. As a result, the…
By Manish Rai Recently there has been intense fighting between the Taliban forces and NRF guerillas in and around Panjshir and Andarab valley in North Afghanistan. NRF claimed to have inflicted heavy casualties on the Taliban. The Taliban denies this claim of NRF but admits that fighting has taken place with NRF. National Resistance Front (NRF) is the biggest anti-Taliban armed group believed to have several thousand fighters and is led by Ahmad Massoud, the son of the late Northern Alliance commander Ahmad Shah Massoud. In an exclusive interview given to Manish Rai, Editor, Viewsaround Mr. Sibghatullah Ahmadi Spokesperson of NRF said…