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Pakistan’s Musharraf charged with ...

Pakistan’s Musharraf charged with high treason

A court in Pakistan has charged former military ruler Pervez Musharraf with treason, the first army chief to face such a prosecution. Mr Musharraf is accused of unlawfully suspending the constitution and instituting emergency rule in 2007. He pleaded not guilty and has always claimed that the... read more »

40 killed in Pakistan road accident

40 killed in Pakistan road accident

At least 40 people were killed on Saturday when an oil tanker collided with two buses in Pakistan’s Balochistan province. The accident happened when the two passenger buses with over 100 people on board collided with the oil tanker near Gadani checkpost in Hub district of Balochistan... read more »

Pakistan special court throws out Pervez...

Pakistan special court throws out Pervez Musharraf’s lawyer for misbe...

Former president retired General Pervez Musharraf’s lawyer Rana Ijaz was thrown out of the special court during hearing of the high treason case. Ijaz was expelled from the courtroom for his strong attacks on the judges in the special court hearing the case against Musharraf. According to... read more »

China will create new law against terror...

China will create new law against terrorism

Beijing . China is considering a new law against terrorism. China’s top legislative body to fight terrorism , said a member of the new law will be made when necessary . According to Xinhua news agency linked to the government’s criminal law section , said Zhang Tivi legislature to... read more »

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Beijing – The Communist Party of China (CPC) has vowed to fight corruption and maintain its “high-handed posture” in the next five years. The CPC Central Committee... read more »

Kim Jong-Un warns war can break out without any prior notice

Kim Jong-Un warns war can break out without any prior notice

Melbourne – North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has urged the country’s military to bolster its combat readiness, saying a war could break out “without any prior... read more »

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Musharraf to file intra-court appeal with IHC against treason case

Islamabad – Former president General Pervez Musharraf has decided to file an intra-court appeal (ICA) with a two-member division bench of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) against the... read more »

Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan reshuffles Cabinet after resignations

Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan reshuffles Cabinet after resignations

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan reshuffled his Cabinet on Wednesday after three Ministers resigned amid a corruption probe, Anadolu news agency reported. Mr. Erdogan named new... read more »

Abe visits Yasukuni war shrine, China protests

Abe visits Yasukuni war shrine, China protests

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe paid his respects on Thursday at a shrine honouring Japan’s war dead in a move that drew a quick rebuke from China warning that the visit celebrated Japan’s military... read more »