Teachers protest abduction of Gwadar University VC, others

QUETTA: Leaders of Academic Staff Associations of Balochistan University, while expressing serious concern over non-recovery of kidnapped top officials of Gwadar University, on Monday announced that a black day would be observed on Tuesday (today) and protest rallies would be held on Wednesday at 11am in all universities across the province.

Vice Chancellor of Gwadar University Prof Dr Abdul…

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Israeli court rejects flotilla activists’ plea challenging detention

• Israeli rights group calls decision ‘unlawful and unreasonable’
• UN, Brazil, Spain demand swift release of the two activists

BEERSHEVA: An Israeli court on Wednesday rejected an appeal contesting the detention of two foreign activists kidnapped by Israeli forces from a Gaza-bound flotilla in international waters, with the rights group representing them denouncing the ruling as unlawful. Saif…

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Efforts on to secure release of Pakistani crew members of hijacked oil tanker: Sindh governor

KARACHI: Sindh Governor Syed Muhammad Nehal Hashmi on Monday met with family members of 11 Pakistani crew members kidnapped by pirates who hijacked an oil tanker near Somalia last week.

He assured the families that the federal government would not leave them alone under any circumstances.

Last week, armed pirates had hijacked the oil tanker near the Somali coast and took 11 Pakistani crew…

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March sees 35pc decline in terrorism fatalities, coinciding with Operation Ghazab lil-Haq: PICSS

A significant reduction of 35 per cent in combat-related fatalities was recorded across Pakistan during the month of March, coinciding with Operation Ghazab lil-Haq, according to monthly statistics released by a think tank.

Data released by Islamabad-based Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS) showed that a total of 331 people were killed in March compared to 506 in…

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With the War in Iran, Trump Has Launched His Own Brand of Forever War

As the Iran war drags on and the death and devastation grow, I keep returning to a three-minute clip from a Republican presidential debate in February 2016.

That debate took place a few days before Jeb Bush was set to hit the campaign trail for the first time with his elder brother, former President George W. Bush. Citing that scheduled appearance, moderator John Dickerson asked Trump about a…

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Chilling footage shows the moment kidnapped girl, 3, is rescued by good Samaritans at shop

A three-year-old girl who had been kidnapped in the US was rescued by a group of quick-thinking men who spotted her and her alleged kidnapper at a gas station. Toddler Kehlani Rogers was reported missing by her parents from her home in Arizona on Saturday morning and was thought to be with 23-year-old suspect Marina Noriega. […]

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