Baghdad, July 25 (IANS) A booby-trapped drone was shot down on Saturday over Erbil, the capital of Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, a Kurdish security source said. The drone was intercepted in the afternoon by the air defence system at the US Consulate in Erbil, with no casualties reported, the source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity.Erbil has come under a series of drone attacks in recent days, with the US Consulate and the international coalition base near Erbil International Ai…
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Baghdad, July 24 (IANS) Five drones were shot down near Erbil International Airport in northern Iraq’s Kurdistan region on Friday morning, while a sixth crashed in a nearby agricultural area, a local security source said.The source told Xinhua news agency that a total of six drones targeted Erbil, the capital of Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region. Five were shot down near the airport, while the sixth crashed, sparking a fire in crops and grass. Civil defence teams were dispatched to extingu…
Hyderabad, July 16 (IANS) In an alleged hate crime, a man from Hyderabad was stabbed multiple times in a shopping mall in the United States.According to information reaching the family of Syed Sohailuddin, he is in critical condition after being stabbed by a man in Valley Fair Mall in West Valley City, Utah.The assailant reportedly asked the victim if he was a Muslim before stabbing him more than 15 times. Sohailuddin, 37, was running a kiosk in the shopping mall for the last two-and-a-half year…
Hyderabad, June 22 (IANS) With the Congress government in Telangana preparing to unveil a road named after US President Donald Trump in Hyderabad, BRS leader Dasoju Sravan Kumar has written an open letter to Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, accusing the Congress party of “political hypocrisy”. The BRS leader asked the top Congress leader where the party stands on Donald Trump.“Delhi’s sovereignty rhetoric versus Hyderabad’s road theatrics. Where does the Indian…
Islamabad, March 7 (IANS) A leading international human rights organisation has expressed grave concerns over the deaths of at least 26 people during protests that erupted across Pakistan following the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, last week. Amnesty International has called for a thorough, independent, impartial and effective investigation into the deaths, injuries and the use of force deployed by security personnel during the March 1 protests.Citing reports, the rights body …
Islamabad, March 5 (IANS) Several key roads in Pakistan’s Karachi have been shut for traffic for the fourth consecutive day due to security arrangements after protests erupted following the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, local media reported on Thursday. As many as 11 people were killed, and several others were injured in Karachi during protests outside the US Consulate following Khamenei’s killing. According to the traffic police, barriers were placed and personnel wer…
Islamabad, March 4 (IANS) Several key roads in Pakistan’s Karachi remained shut on Wednesday for the third consecutive day due to the prevailing security situation after protests were held following the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, local media reported. As many as 11 protesters were killed while several others were injured in Karachi during the protest held outside the US Consulate after Khamenei’s death.Barriers have been placed at the railway crossing at Mai Kolachi…
Dubai, March 4 (IANS) A drone strike near the US Consulate in Dubai triggered a fire as Iran continued a wave of drone and missile attacks targeting American diplomatic missions across the Middle East. The incident in Dubai came late Tuesday night (local time) — a day after reported attacks on US diplomatic facilities in Kuwait and Riyadh, marking a further escalation in hostilities across the region.US Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed the drone-related incident in Dubai, stating that a…
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) Pakistan’s benchmark KSE‑100 index plunged nearly 10 per cent on Monday amid escalating geopolitical tensions due to the US-Iran war along with the country’s ongoing military operation in Afghanistan dampening investor sentiment.The index was at 151,798.54 at about 2:19 pm, down 9.68 per cent. The KSE‑30 index fell around 9.8 per cent before trading was halted for an hour, after which the market reopened taking KSE‑30 to trade about 7.3 per cent lower.The sell…
Washington, March 2 (IANS) A conservative activist urged the US State Department to suspend all visas for Pakistanis, including green cards, in the wake of violent protests at the US consulate in Karachi, escalating rhetoric amid tensions following reported US strikes on Iran.“The US State Department @StateDept should suspend all visas for Pakistanis, including green cards for as long as they can,” wrote Laura Loomer in a post on X, tagging Secretary of State Marco Rubio.Her comments came af…