Friday, January 15th, 2016
Iran targets India and Europe with its crude oil
SINGAPORE: With Iran poised to resume usual business ties with the world under a historic nuclear deal, Tehran is set to target India, Asia’s fastest-growing major oil market, and old partners in Europe with hundreds of thousands of barrels of its crude. Iran expects the United Nations (UN) nuclear watchdog to confirm on Friday it has curtailed its nuclear programme, paving the way for the unfreezing of billions of dollars of assets and an end to bans that have crippled its oil exports. Tehran plans to lift exports by 500,000Read More
Afghan consulate official’s Peshawar residence targeted
PESHAWAR: Armed militants attacked an Afghan consulate official’s residence in Peshawar’s posh Town area in the early hours of Friday, SP Cantonment Area Kashif Khan said. Consulate official Humayun Yousafzai is unhurt. Unidentified armed men on motorcycles opened fire on Yousafzai’s house around 2am, the SP said. Initial investigation revealed a sub-machine gun was used to fire at the house and 29 bullet casings have been recovered from the site of the attack, he said. Photos from the crime scene show the boundary wall of the house marred with bullets.Read More
Police arrest 3 men on suspicion of links to Jakarta attack
JAKARTA: Indonesian police on Friday arrested three men on suspicion of links to the brazen attacks in the heart of the country’s capital, and said they recovered a flag of the militant Islamic State (IS) group from the home of one of the attackers. The discovery of the flag bolsters authorities’ claim that the attack Thursday was carried out by IS, which controls territory in Syria and Iraq and whose ambition to create an Islamic caliphate has attracted 30,000 foreign fighters from around the world, including a few hundred IndonesiansRead More
60 suspected IS supporters arrested in KP
PESHAWAR: Security forces on Friday arrested 60 suspected supporters of the militant Islamic State (IS) group from various areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The arrests were made on the basis of information from suspected supporters of IS who were earlier arrested from Punjab and Islamabad, said security agencies. Ten suspected supporters were arrested from Peshawar, five from Karak, four from Lakki Marwat, four from DI Khan and three from Kohat. Further arrests were made from Fata (Federally Administered Tribal Areas). The arrested individuals were shifted to Islamabad for further investigation byRead More
Nigeria keen to explore business potential of Pakistan: Ambassador Oyede
Acting Nigerian High Commissioner to Pakistan Oyede speaks Islamabad (DNA) Federal Republic of Nigeria under the new administration of Muhammadu Buhari is determined to broaden economic interaction with Pakistan in the field of Information Technology, Agricultural research and machinery, Textile Industry, Pharmaceutical Industry Sports goods, Surgical equipments, footwear and exchange of trade delegations. This was stated by Ambassador Lateef Oyede, Acting Nigerian High Commissioner to Pakistan while addressing the 11th Anniversary Celebration Ceremony of the Founding of Yoruba Community of Nigeria in Pakistan on the other day held at the Bigg AppleRead More