Sunday, April 3rd, 2016
Brussels Airport reopens nearly two weeks after terror attack
BRUSSELS: Brussels Airport reopens on Sunday with three “symbolic” flights and strict additional security checks for passengers, marking a new era for air travel in Belgium after suicide bombings by the militant Islamic State (IS) group. The key travel hub has been closed since two men blew themselves up in the departure hall on March 22 in coordinated blasts that also struck a metro station in the Belgian capital, killing a total of 32 people. The attacks at the heart of Europe shocked the country and many hope the airport’sRead More
Nagorno-Karabakh fighting: Azerbaijan ‘calls truce’
Azerbaijan has announced a “unilateral ceasefire” in fighting with Armenian forces over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region.A defence ministry spokesman said the Azeris were acting in response to international calls to halt violence.But the Armenia-backed Karabakh military said “fierce fighting” was continuing.Nagorno-Karabakh has been in the occupation of separatists since a war that ended in 1994.Fighting had continued into Sunday, after clashes left 30 soldiers dead and caused civilian casualties.
Leading business delegation calls on Romanian ambassador
ISLAMABAD, APR 03 (DNA) – Dean of Europe Emilian ION Ambassador of Romania has assured the business community of Pakistan that his country will extend fullest support to them in establishment of their businesses in Romania adding his country offered great incentives to foreign investors. He expressed these views in a meeting with a delegation of leading businessmen from Rawalpindi and members of Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry who called on him in his office on Sunday.
252 militants killed, 160 injured in last phase of Zarb-i-Azb: ISPR
RAWALPINDI: Since the last phase of Operation Zarb-i-Azb kicked off in February, at least 252 militants have been killed and 160 severely injured, while security forces have cleared 640 square kilometres of a so far uncontrolled area in Shawal Valley of North Waziristan Agency, the Inter-Services Public Relations said in a statement on Sunday. “Major terrorist hubs” in Mana, Gurbaz, Lataka, Inzarkas and Magrotai areas have been cleared of militants. it added. “The battle to clear the last pocket close to the Pak-Afghan border continues,” the statement said, adding thatRead More