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Imran says his Chief of Staff was sexually abused in police custody
"All the pictures and videos clearly show that Gill was tortured both mentally and physically, including sexual abuse - most too gruesome to relate," the PTI chairman said in a series of tweets, Geo News reported. Despite police's demand to extend Gill's remand in a sedition case, a district and sessions court in Islamabad on Friday ordered to send him to the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) for a reassessment of his health.
After Zawahiri's killing, Bajwa leads from the front to dock Pakistan in the western camp
But by shredding Zawahiri in a safehouse whose custodianship could be traced to interior minister Sirajuddin Haqqani, the US deflated the Taliban's campaign that it no longer sheltered terror. Consequently, international recognition of the Taliban as the legitimate government of Afghanistan, and release of billions of dollars of much needed frozen funds, has received a hefty blow.
Foreign firms concerned about operating in Taiwan amid Chinese military activity
Neil Thomas, a senior China analyst at the Eurasia Group, a political risk consultancy, said that expanded People's Liberation Army exercises around Taiwan increase the risk of an accident or miscalculation that escalates into a prolonged military standoff or another type of international security crisis, VOA reported.
Pakistan Senate lambasts Imran Khan's PTI for 'anti-army' campaign
During the heated debate, treasury benches lashed out at Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) for deliberately running social media campaigns in which, dirty talks, abuses and shameful comments are hurled at the Pakistan Army chief and the military establishment. On the other hand, the Opposition accused the government of trying to create a rift between the PTI and the military.
Britain facing public health emergency: Health officials
Health leaders said they are concerned that widespread fuel poverty will increase the high number of annual deaths associated with cold homes, estimated at 10,000, and add pressure to an already overwhelmed health service. NHS Confederation chief executive Matthew Taylor said: "The country is facing a humanitarian crisis. Many people could face the awful choice between skipping meals to heat their homes and having to live in in cold, damp and very unpleasant conditions.
Attacks in Ukraine's Kharkiv likely aimed at diverting troops: UK
At least 12 civilians were killed in Russian strikes on residential areas of the city on Wednesday, the ministry wrote in its latest intelligence update on Twitter. It noted that Kharkiv is within range of most Russian artillery types, reports dpa news agency. "Multiple rocket launchers and generally inaccurate area weapons have caused devastation across large parts of the city," the defence intelligence update said.
Russian air force fires at Crimean city, explosions reported
The port city is the gateway to an 18-km bridge that links Crimea to Russia, dpa news agency reported on Friday. Ukraine has labelled the bridge, built in 2018, as a legitimate target in its bid to force the Russians out of their lands. "There is no danger for the city or the bridge," Oleg Kryuchkov, an adviser to Crimea's Russian leaders, said on Telegram.
Salman Rushdie attack was unjustifiable: Imran Khan
In an interview to the Guardian, Imran Khan also said he expected Afghan women to "assert their rights" in the face of Taliban restrictions in which he sought to moderate his reputation as a firebrand. He is fighting for his political survival after being ousted from office in April.
Kosovo-Serbia crisis talks in Brussels end without breakthrough
Tensions have escalated between Serbia and Kosovo, with ethnic Serbs in northern Kosovo blocking roads and erecting barricades on July 31 to protest Kosovo's decision to oblige them to use vehicle license plates issued in Pristina.
Mexico declares abducted students dead after 8 years
All indications point to this "sad reality", dpa news agency quoted Alejandro Encinas, secretary of state for Human Rights in the Ministry of Interior, as saying in a press conference here on Thursday. This was communicated to the relatives of the Missing students at a "hard and painful meeting", which President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador also attended, Encinas told reporters.
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