Friday, January 26th, 2018
Donald Trump apologises for the first time over anti Muslim retweet
LONDON, JAN 26 (DNA) – US President Donald Trump has apologised for the first time for retweeting a British far-right group’s videos apparently showing Islamist violence. “If you’re telling me they’re horrible racist people, I would certainly apologise if you’d like me to do that,” he told Good Morning Britain’s Piers Morgan during the interview, conducted in Davos on Thursday. Trump sparked outrage in Britain in November when he retweeted, in quick succession, three anti-Muslim videos posted by Jayda Fransen, the deputy leader of Britain First who was in 2016 convicted ofRead More
Slain Maqsood’s sister threatens to set herself afire if justice not provided
KARACHI (DNA) – Sister of slain Maqsood, the boy who was killed during an alleged police-dacoits encounter on Shahr-e-Faisal in Karachi, has threatened to set herself ablaze. Benazir has demanded the provincial government to launch proper investigation into her brother’s murder case and bring the culprits to justice. On the other hand, Chief Minister of Sindh (CM) Murad Ali Shah has declared Maqsood as martyr. Maqsood was the only brother of five sisters, and was going to tie nuptial knot few days later. His family alleged that police have murderedRead More
Huge hospital blaze kills 41 in South Korea
SEOUL, JAN 26 (DNA) – A huge fire tore through a South Korean hospital on Friday killing at least 41 people, reports said, in the country’s worst blaze for over a decade. More than 80 others were hurt in the blaze, which comes just weeks before thousands of athletes and foreign visitors are expected in the country for the Winter Olympics. Videos posted on social media showed a patient hanging on to a rope dangling from a helicopter above the hospital in Miryang, in the far south, and another crawlingRead More
Indonesian President arrives in Islamabad on two-day visit
ISLAMABAD, JAN 25 (DNA) – Indonesian President Joko Widodo is arriving in Islamabad today on a two-day visit to Pakistan. The visiting dignitary will address the joint session of Parliament today. Joko Widodo will be the second President of Indonesia who will address the Joint Sitting of the Parliament. Earlier, President of Indonesia Dr. Ahmed Soekarno had addressed the National Assembly of Pakistan on 26th June 1963. President Mamnoon Hussain will host a state banquet in honor of the visiting dignitary. Tomorrow, Joko Widodo will hold one-on-one meeting with Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi to be followed byRead More
Helicopter crashes in Ukraine, Four crew members killed
KIEV, JAN 25 (DNA) – Four people were killed Thursday when a private helicopter crashed in central Ukraine, officials said. The chopper was discovered ablaze on the outskirts of the town of Kremenchuk, some 250 kilometres (155 miles) southeast of the capital Kiev. “As a result of the incident, four crew members were killed,” an emergency state service said in a statement on Facebook. It said the Mi-8 helicopter was operated by the private company Ukrainian Helicopters and crashed while was on a training flight. The agency added that theRead More
Accountability court resumes hearing of Ishaq Dar’s graft case
ISLAMABAD, JAN 25 (DNA) – An accountability court on Friday resumed hearing of a corruption case against former finance minister Ishaq Dar. Judge Mohammad Bashir is hearing the case filed by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) against the minister for possessing assets beyond the known sources of income in wake of the Panamagate verdict by the Supreme Court. At the last hearing, the court recorded statements of three prosecution witnesses and it also has summoned more witnesses to record their statements. Dar is staying in London for medical treatment sinceRead More