Sunday, July 4th, 2021
U.S. announces reward $4m for senior AQAP leader
The United States has announced four million dollars reward for arrest of senior al-Qaeda leader Ibrahim Ahmed Mahmoud al-Qosi. The State Department has announced it would provide the reward in return for information on the further identification or location of Ibrahim Ahmed Mahmoud al-Qosi.
Egypt’s Sisi opens naval base close to border with Libya
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi inaugurated a large naval base on the Mediterranean Sea close to border with Libya today (Sunday). The ceremony was also attended by Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, and by the chairman of Libya’s Presidential Council Mohamed al-Menfi. On the occasion naval forces performed exercise that including the firing of missiles, parachute jumps and an amphibious landing.
Initial investigation suggests Indian involvement in Lahore terrorist blast: NSA
ISLAMABAD: National Security Advisor Dr. Moeed Yusuf says the initial investigation into the recent terrorist blast in Lahore has provided concrete evidence of Indian involvement in terrorist activities in Pakistan. He was addressing a joint news conference with Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain and Inspector General of Police Punjab, Inam Ghani in Islamabad today (Sunday). Dr Moeed Yousf said the mastermind and handlers of the blast have been identified through forensic analysis of the electronic equipment recovered from the terrorists involved in the incident. He said weRead More
Mastermind of Johar Town blast is an Indian citizen associated with RAW: NSA Moeed Yusuf
ISLAMABAD – Evidence gathered during the investigation of the blast in Lahore’s Johar Town last month clearly points to “Indian-sponsored terrorism”, National Security Adviser Dr Moeed Yusuf said on Sunday. “The IG said we have intelligence of foreign intelligence agency, so today without a doubt I want to say, [the circumstances] of this entire attack lead to Indian-sponsored terrorism,” the NSA said. Yusuf said the government had the fakes names, real identities and location of the suspects because of efficient coordination between different agencies. On June 23, a powerful blast near theRead More
Tokyo elects assembly amid pandemic fears over Olympics
TOKYO – Voters in Japan’s capital are electing the Tokyo city assembly amid worries about health risks during the Olympics, opening in three weeks, as coronavirus cases continue to rise. Public opinion surveys show about 60% of respondents want the Games canceled or postponed again. Behind the fears is the lagging vaccination rollout, with only about 10% of the population fully vaccinated. The Yomiuri daily newspaper estimated voter turnout at slightly under 10%, lagging the last election by about 5 percentage points. The polls close at 8 p.m. Tokyo Gov.Read More
NAB determined to weed out scourge of corruption: Chairman
ISLAMABAD, JUL 4 /DNA/ – Justice (RETD) Javed Iqbal, Chairman NAB has said that corruption breeds poverty, undermines social and economic development of the country. NAB being the apex anti-corruption agency and mandated to eliminate corruption, corrupt practices, is operating through a three pronged strategy of Awareness, Prevention and Enforcement. In order to eradicate this evil from society, it has consistently engaged all stakeholders and is incessantly combating this national menace with unflinching resolve through its multi-pronged strategy, which has started yielding remarkable results. In addition, NAB has played aRead More