Pakistan hangs seven more convicts
ISLAMABAD: Seven more convicts were hanged in Pakistan on Tuesday taking the total number of executions to 17 since December last year, a media report said. The hangings took place in Karachi, Sukkur, Faisalabad and Rawalpindi jails, Dawn online reported. The executed terrorists were Behram Khan,... read more »
David Cameron uses Paris terror attack to push through more surveillance po...
Prime Minister David Cameron has pledged to give new web surveillance powers to intelligence agencies following the horrific terror attacks in Paris last week. He appeared to say that he’d want to ban any means of digital communication that cannot be snooped on. “If I’m Prime... read more »
No talks with India without Kashmir on agenda: Pakistan
Islamabad: The United States on Tuesday called on India and Pakistan to re-engage in serious dialogue, saying both the countries needed to overcome historical mistrust.Addressing a joint press conference with Sartaj Aziz, adviser to Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on national security and... read more »
Charlie Hebdo’s UK distribution partners play-down security risk
The UK distribution partners for the special commemorative edition of Charlie Hebdo have denied they will become targets for fanatics by carrying the controversial title. As many as 1,000 issues of the magazine will be shipped to Britain to meet exceptional demand for the first issue since the... read more »
