ASIA

N Korea wants discussions on removing S Korean facilities

8:10 pm October 25, 2019

Seoul: South Korea said Friday that North Korea formally proposed discussions over the possible demolition of South Korean-made hotels and other tourist facilities at the North’s Diamond Mountain resort which leader Kim Jong Un called “shabby” and “unpleasant-looking.” Kim’s comments published by North Korea’s state media on Wednesday came after months of frustration in the […]

Sharif undergoes PET, CT scan in London: reports

Lahore High Court grants bail to ailing Sharif on medical grounds

7:54 pm October 25, 2019

Lahore: A top Pakistani court on Friday granted bail to jailed former prime minister Nawaz Sharif who was undergoing treatment after being diagnosed with an acute immune disorder. The 69-year-old Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo was rushed to the Services Hospital in Lahore from the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) office late on Monday night after […]

Iraqis stockpile food as they gear up for new demos

11:54 pm October 24, 2019

Baghdad : Scarred by a week of demonstrations, curfews and street closures, Iraqis flocked to supermarkets and petrol stations on Thursday to prepare for the following day’s anticipated protests. A wave of anti-government demonstrations swept Iraq earlier this month, with thousands taking to the streets against rampant corruption, mass unemployment and failing services. Authorities imposed […]

Sixteen sentenced to death after Bangladesh teen burnt alive

2:14 pm October 24, 2019

Feni (Bangladesh): A court in Bangladesh sentenced 16 people to death on Thursday over the murder of a 19-year-old female student burnt alive in April that provoked outrage across the country. Nusrat Jahan Rafi was doused in kerosene and set on fire after refusing to withdraw a sexual harassment complaint against the head teacher of […]

Pakistan government decides not to remove Maryam from no-fly list

Maryam Nawaz admitted to hospital after she rushes to enquire father’s health

2:10 pm October 24, 2019

Lahore: Maryam Nawaz, the daughter of jailed former Pakistan premier Nawaz Sharif, has been admitted to the same hospital where her father is undergoing treatment for low platelet count, according to media reports on Thursday. The health condition of Sharif, 69, who was admitted to the Services Hospital in Lahore on Monday from the Kot […]