ISLAMABAD, Oct 24 (APP): Indian troops in their fresh act of state terrorism martyred one more Kashmiri youth in Lolab area of Kupwara district, Indian Held Kashmir (IHK) on Monday. The youth was killed in an ongoing encounter in Warnow area of Lolab that started at 8:00 am in the morning, KMS reported. Meanwhile, an […]
International News
Indian troops kill youth in Kupwara
-
Death toll in Cameroon train crash hits 79
YAOUNDI, Oct 24, (APP/AFP) – The death toll in last week’s train crash in Cameroon has climbed to 79, state radio said Monday, as the authorities continued to comb through the wreckage. On Sunday, 11 more bodies were pulled from the debris of the packed passenger train that derailed on Friday between Cameroon’s two main […]
-
Five killed in Malta plane crash
VALLETTA, Oct 24, (APP/AFP) – A small passenger aircraft crashed on takeoff at Malta’s international airport on Monday, killing all five people onboard, officials said. In a statement, the airport said the aircraft, a Fairchild Metroliner turboprop, was involved in an accident “upon takeoff.” “We can confirm that the five crew on board are deceased,” […]
-
Most Asian markets up but early dollar rally fades
HONG KONG, Oct 24, (APP/AFP) – Shanghai led a broad rally across Asian stock markets Monday on hopes China will unveil fresh economy-boosting measures, while the dollar’s early strength waned through the day. Chinese growth has levelled out this year after a painful slowdown, but there are hopes officials will push on with spending measures […]
-
500 pellet victims below 20, mostly students
ISLAMABAD, Oct 24 (APP): Around 500 pellet victims, in occupied Kashmir, are aged below 20 and most of them are students who are still recuperating. According To Kashmir Media Service, Of 1,065 pellet victims admitted at general specialty SMHS hospital, and Soura Medical College Hospital with injuries to globe of eye, 523 are below 20 […]
-
Haiti storm victims, in makeshift camps, bemoan aid chaos
JIRIMIE, Haiti, Oct 24, (APP/AFP) – Rickety structures made of sheet metal and scrap wood are clustered along the road to the Haitian city of Jeremie, which still hasn’t seen any aid nearly three weeks after Hurricane Matthew. In a scene that is eerily similar to the devastation in Port-au-Prince after the 2010 earthquake, when […]