Sudan protesters reject army election plan after deadly crackdown
KHARTOUM (AFP) - Sudan?s protest movement called Tuesday for fresh rallies and rejected the military rulers? election plan after nearly 40 people were killed in what demonstrators called a "bloody massacre" by security forces. "The military council decides on the following: cancelling what was agreed on and stopping negotiating with the Alliance for Freedom and Change, and to call ...
ملک بھر میں عید الفطر آج منائی جارہی ہے
پاکستان بھر میں مسلمان آج عید الفطر مذہبی عقیدت واحترام سے منا رہےہیں۔ کراچی،اسلام آباد،پشاور اور کوئٹہ سمیت ملک کے تمام چھوٹے بڑے شہروں میں مساجد، عیدگاہوں اور کھلے میدانوں میں نماز عید کے اجتماعات میں امت مسلمہ اور ملک کی ترقی و خوشحالی کے لئے خصوصی دعائیں مانگی گئیں۔ نماز عید کی ادائیگی کے بعد شہریوں کا اپنے مرحومین کی قبر ...
South Africa can still reach World Cup semis without Steyn, says Du Plessis
SOUTHAMPTON (AFP) - South Africa captain Faf du Plessis said his struggling side could still reach the World Cup semi-finals, even after talisman paceman Dale Steyn was ruled out of the tournament with a shoulder injury. "Steyn has suffered a second shoulder injury which has not responded to treatment and has ruled him out of bowling for the foreseeable ...
World Cup adaptability is key, says New Zealand's Latham
LONDON (AFP) - Wicketkeeper Tom Latham said Tuesday that adaptability was the key to World Cup success and that New Zealand were "lucky" to have had recent experience of playing Bangladesh. He said New Zealand would benefit from recent knowledge of playing Bangladesh, whom they face at the Oval on Wednesday. "I guess we?re lucky with a side like ...
Di Maio Believes Incumbent Italian Government Should Remain In Power For Entire Term
ROME (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 05th June, 2019) The incumbent Italian should remain in power until its term expires, with the country needing a cohesive , a deputy and the leader of the Five Star Movement (M5S), Luigi Di Maio, said in light of rumors of the ruling coalition crisis.
Rihanna declared world's richest female musician
NEW YORK (AFP) - Singer, makeup entrepreneur, lingerie designer and now the first black woman to head a top luxury fashion house -- Rihanna has racked up a $600 million fortune to become the world?s richest female musician, Forbes said Tuesday. The 31-year-old -- born Robyn Rihanna Fenty in Barbados -- has amassed wealth exceeding that of Madonna ($570 ...
Langer prepares Australia for West Indies World Cup pace test
LONDON (AFP) - Justin Langer has hailed the West Indies? "Calypso cricket", admitting they were his heroes when he was growing up as he prepares Australia to face their current battery of fast bowlers. The two teams, who have won seven out of the 11 World Cups so far between them, meet at Trent Bridge on Thursday after both ...
Deputy Prime Minister Al Thani Will Head Qatari Delegation To SPIEF 2019 - Doha
DOHA (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 05th June, 2019) The Qatari deputy and foreign minister, Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, will head the country's delegation to the International Economic Forum (SPIEF), the Qatari 's Public Relations Department told Sputnik. "The Qatari Embassy in is awaiting a number of officials various Qatari agencies ...
US Charges Iranian National In Aircraft Part Export Scheme - Justice Dept.
WASHINGTON (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 05th June, 2019) An Iranian citizen has been charged in a with a plot to evade US sanctions to send aircraft parts to , the Justice Department said in a press release.
’افواج پاکستان نے ہمیشہ ملک کیلئے قربانی دی ہے‘
معاون خصوصی اطلاعات فردوس عاشق اعوان نے کہا ہے کہ افواج پاکستان نے ہمیشہ ملک کے لیے قربانی دی ہے۔ فردوس عاشق اعوان کا کہنا تھا کہ افواج پاکستان کا دفاعی بجٹ میں اضافہ نہ لینا ملکی معیشت کے استحکام کے لیے ایک بڑا اور غیر معمولی فیصلہ ہے۔ معاون خصوصی اطلاعات کا کہنا ہے کہ افواج پاکستان کا وزیر اعظم عمران ...
Khartoum Governor Resigns In Protest Against Crackdown On Opposition Sit-In - Reports
The TMC, however, maintains that the security forces' operation was not aimed against peaceful protesters but was instead targeting who infiltrated the ranks of demonstrators. Following the crackdown, TMC head Abdel Fattah Abdelrahman Burhan, in a televised address to the nation, called for holding in the country within nine months and announced the termination of talks with ...
Voluntary defence budget cuts will not be at the cost of defence: DG ISPR
RAWALPINDI (Dunya News) - Directory General (DG) Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) Major General Asif Ghafoor in his twitter message on Tuesday said that voluntary cuts in the defence budget for next fiscal year would not be at the cost of defence and security. Earlier, Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday appreciated Pakistan military?s unprecedented voluntary initiative of stringent ...
Contact Group On Piracy Might Be Extended To Include Gulf Of Guinea - Russian Envoy To UN
UNITED NATIONS (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 05th June, 2019) The geographic mandate of the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of (CGPCS) might be broadened to combat piracy in the Gulf of , 's Deputy Permanent Representative to the Dmitry Polyanskiy said during Security Council consultations on the situation in the Central African region. ...
قبائلی اضلاع اور بلوچستان کی ترقی اہم ہے، آصف غفور
وزیر اعظم عمران خان کے بیان کے بعد پاک فوج کے ترجمان کا بیان بھی آگیا کہا کہ قبائلی اضلاع اور بلوچستان کی ترقی میں حصہ ڈالنا بہت اہم تھا۔ ڈی جی آئی ایس پی آر میجر جنرل آصف غفور نے سوشل میڈیا پر اپنے بیان میں کہا ہے کہ دفاعی بجٹ میں ایک سال کی رضا کارانہ کٹوتی کے اثرات دفاع ...
Syrian State TV Channel Says SDF Detained Its Reporter, Moved Him To Unknown Location
DAMASCUS (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 05th June, 2019) The Democratic Forces (SDF) have detained a correspondent of 's Ikhbariya state channel, Muhammad as-Saghir, and moved him to an unknown location, the channel said. "Muhammad as-Saghir was detained by the SDF at a checkpoint while returning to Qamishli and was moved to an unknown ...
PM Imran appreciates Pakistan Military for voluntarily cutting defence budget
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News): Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday appreciated Pakistan military?s unprecedented voluntary initiative of stringent cuts in their defence expenditures for next fiscal year because of country?s critical financial situation.
US Announces Action Plan To Boost Supplies Of 35 Critical Minerals - Commerce Department
WASHINGTON (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 05th June, 2019) The administration has developed an action plan to protect and grow supplies of 35 critical minerals vital for advanced , the Department revealed in a report. "The report contains a government-wide action plan, including recommendations to advance research and development efforts, increase domestic activity across the supply chain, streamline permitting, ...
Voluntary cut in military budget will not be at the cost of defence, security: DG ISPR
Soon after PM Imran's Tweeter message, lauding the "unprecedented voluntary initiative of stringent cuts" by the Pakistan armed forces, the military's spokesperson tweeted: "We shall maint effective response potential to all threats.Three services will manage impact of the cut through appropriate internal measures.
Russia To Put On Combat Duty New Units With Yars, Avangard Systems By Year End - Military
MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 05th June, 2019) The Strategic Missile Forces (RVSN) have said that they will put on combat duty three missile units armed with Yars missile complexes and one unit with the Avangard hypersonic systems by the end of the year. "By the end of the year, the RVSN will get over 90 pieces of main ...
Western Troika Demands Sudan Military Hand Power To Civilians After Attacks - Statement
WASHINGTON (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 05th June, 2019) The , and in a joint statement called for a peaceful transfer of power to a civilian in in light of the reports of attacks ordered by the military. The three Western nations, known as the Troika, demanded that the nation's Transitional Military Council (TMC) allow ...
