Author: INP - Independent News Pakistan (INP - Independent News Pakistan)

MULTAN: Police on Tuesday arrested at least 60 suspects including 24 wanted criminals during operations in different areas of the city while two persons were arrested for violating child labor act. According to police, Police launched its drive against criminals and arrested six drug dealers, 52 suspects including 24 wanted criminals. Weapons, huge amount of...

BAHAWALPUR: A death row convict was sent to the gallows at the New Central Jail Bahawalpur on early Tuesday morning. Death row convict Haider Shehzad was executed for killing a man named Muhammad Amin over a dispute. The dead body of Shehzad was handed over to his relative after the execution.

ISLAMABAD: According to a Gilani Research Foundation Survey carried out by Gallup Pakistan, sweeping majority of Pakistanis (92%) support the rule of hanging terrorists. A nationally representative sample of men and women from across the four provinces was asked, “Some people support the rule of hanging terrorists while others are against this. Please tell, to...

BENGALURU: As many as 13,334 products made in India were rejected by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) between 2010 and 2015, FDA data shows. During the period, it rejected imports of 15,087 Chinese products. According to the ministry of commerce and industry, the rejected products include patent medicines, generic medicines, snacks, bakery products,...

TAINAN (Taiwan): Rescuers pulled out alive an eight-year-old girl and her aunt from the rubble of a Taiwan apartment block on Monday, more than 60 hours after it was toppled by a quake, as the mayor of the southern city of Tainan warned the death toll could exceed 100. The official death toll from the...

HONG KONG: As many as 48 police personnel were injured and at least 24 rioters were arrested when some 300 rioters clashed with Hong Kong police after a clearance operation on illegal hawkers from late Monday to Tuesday morning. The riot erupted after a handful illegal street vendors refused to halt business in Mong Kok,...

LONDON, Feb 09 (INP): British Prime Minister David Cameron has said the Britain-China relationship will be “greater” this year after a “golden” year of 2015. Cameron said on Monday this at a reception in his office attended by about 100 representatives from Britain and China to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year. “If you want...

LAHORE: At least 225 employees of Pakistan International Airline (PIA) were served show-cause notices in action under Essential Service Act on Monday. Tight security was maintained at all the airports across the country. Air Traffic Department’s Rahat, Sajjad Ahmed and Shad Muhammad, Arif from cargo services, Kifait of reservation department, engineering wing’s Kifaitullah, Safa Badshah...

RAHIMYAR KHAN: A woman died after being tortured by land grabbers for offering resistance in Macchi Goth area of Rahimyar Khan on Monday. Relatives of the deceased 25-year-old woman later held a protest demonstration by blocking the National Highway causing massive traffic jam on both sides of the road. The police later negotiated with the...

SHANGHAI: Chinese and Indian border troops have conducted a joint disaster relief exercise, China’s defence ministry said on Monday. The two armies practised handling scenarios like rescuing trapped herders on Saturday, according to a statement posted on China’s Ministry of Defence website. “The exercises are designed to implement the Chinese-India border cooperation agreement, to jointly...