Asia

Free ride home for Indonesian illegals

JEDDAH: IRFAN MOHAMMED Indonesia has begun transporting illegals on empty, Haj-chartered flights returning to Indonesia. The Indonesian government has formally decided to use empty returning Haj flights to transport for free passengers who obtained exit clearance from local authorities under the legalization scheme, which ends on Nov. 3. A Garuda […]

This day in history: October 10

Source: niticentral.com 680 – Battle of Karbala: Hussain bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated by forces under Caliph Yazid I. This is commemorated by Muslims as Aashurah. 1580 – After a three-day siege, the English Army beheads over 600 Papal soldiers and civilians at Dún an Óir, Ireland. 1780 – […]

The danger of forgetting Pakistan

Source: The Hawk via Wasim Sr. The United States government shutdown, possible diplomatic engagement with Iran, and al-Shabaab terror attacks in Africa have dominated the news lately, leading many people to overlook current developments in Pakistan. Over the past two weeks, Pakistan has been plagued by suicide attacks from rebel […]

One dead in blast outside Lahore hotel

The Express Tribune: by Rana Tanveer – LAHORE: A high-intensity blast occurred outside the Sindhi Biryani hotel in old Anarkali, Lahore — also known as ‘food street’ — on Thursday, Express News reported. At least one person died, while eight others were injured in the blast.  DCO Naseem Sadiq confirmed that two of the injured are in critical […]

Mass fraud

Source: ET: We may be moving steadily closer to a system where it becomes possible to pick up electoral fraud, using sophisticated electronic technology now available. Following the moving of an electoral tribunal by a PTI candidate, Muhammad Zubair Khan, who according to announced results had lost by a huge […]