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Muslim victims of truck attack given farewell with coffins draped in Canadian flags

The hour-long ceremony started after the four coffins draped in Canadian flags rolled into the compound of the Islamic Centre of Southwest Ontario, and ended with prayers and condolences offered by religious and community leaders. The four victims, spanning three generations, were killed when Nathaniel Veltman, 20, ran into them while they were out for an evening walk near their home in London, Ontario. A fifth family member, a 9-year-old boy, is recovering from his injuries in the hospital. Police have said the attack was premeditated and allege the familyRead More


No plans to handover airbases to US: FM Qureshi

MULTAN: Foreign Minister (FM) Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Sunday reiterated that Pakistan will neither provide its military or air bases to the US nor permit it to conduct airstrikes within the country. Talking to news men in Multan, Pakistan, under the leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan, would never provide its bases to the US. On the Kulbhushan Jadhav case, he held Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) responsible for the mishandling of the Indian spy case. “India wants to take Jadhav’s case to ICJ again.” I hope the opposition will understandRead More


Growth-oriented Budget 2021-22 aimed at uplifting poor segments of society: Tarin

Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin has said the budget 2021-22 focuses on uplift of the poor and sustainable economic growth through incentives for various sectors including agriculture, industry and housing. Addressing a post budget news conference in Islamabad on Saturday along with Minister for Economic Affairs Khusro Bakhtiyar and Commerce Adviser Razaq Dawood, he said the main emphasis of the budget is to protect the vulnerable segments of the society. He said four million poor households, to be accessed through the Ehsaas Survey, will be provided with interest free business andRead More


IHC dismisses bail plea of suspected spy

ISLAMABAD : The Islamabad High Court has dismissed the post-arrest bail petition of a senior official working on deputation at the Chinese Desk of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a case pertaining to leaking sensitive information to foreign intelligence agencies. The officer, Syed Qalbe Abbas, a BS-18 official of the Ministry of Planning and Development, had been working as deputy director of the China Division on deputation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for nearly three years. According to an FIR registered against him with the Counter Terrorism WingRead More


Pakistan consistently raising voice against increasing trend of Islamophobia: FM

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi says the Canadian Foreign Minister has intended to raise voice against rising tendency of Islamophobia jointly with Pakistan. In his telephonic conversation with the members of Pakistani-origin Canadian family, he expressed condolence with them on behalf of the Prime Minister, the entire political leadership and the Pakistani nation. Shah Mahmood Qureshi said Pakistan has been consistently raising voice against increasing trend of Islamophobia and drawing the world’s attention to curb it. On this occasion, the Foreign Minister also assured every possible assistance from the governmentRead More


G7 to launch new global infrastructure plan to help developing nations

Leaders of the world’s largest economies Group of seven have agreed to launch a new global infrastructure plan Build Back Better World to help developing nations. The White House said the project would mobilise private sector capital in a “transparent infrastructure partnership” to meet the shortfall in the developing world that had been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is hosting the three-day gathering of the U.S., Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Japan and Italy at the seaside resort of Carbis Bay.