Three injured after assailant fires at guards in Iranian Parliament

| Updated: Jun 07, 2017 18:07 IST

Tehran [Iran], June 7 (ANI): At least persons have reportedly been injured after an unknown male assailant fired several rounds at guards protecting the parliament building in Tehran on Wednesday. As per initial local media reports, the gunman opened his way into the parliament building by shooting at the guards, leading to injuries to one of the guards and two civilians. The two civilians had reportedly come to visit their deputies in Tehran. The Fars News Agency quoted a senior member of parliament's Presiding Board, Akbar Ranjbarzadeh as saying that the assailant was arrested in the parliament's hallway. Elyas Hazrati, a senior MP, was quoted as saying that three assailants had attacked parliament, carrying two Kalashnikov rifles and a handgun. (ANI)

Updated: Jul 20, 2018 01:20 IST

Sharif, Zardari destroyed Pak in last 10 years: Imran Khan

Lahore [Pakistan], Jul 20 (ANI): Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman and former cricketer Imran Khan on Thursday alleged that former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and former president Asif Ali Zardari joined forces to destroy the country in the last ten years.

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Updated: Jul 19, 2018 23:11 IST

Pak federal cabinet approves amendment in Election Act 2017

Islamabad [Pakistan], July 19 (ANI): The interim federal cabinet of Pakistan has approved an amendment to the Election Act 2017, which limits the number of judges in the election tribunal by two.

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Updated: Jul 19, 2018 23:11 IST

Air traffic at Brussels Airport temporarily suspended

Brussels [Belgium], July 19 (ANI): Airplanes have been temporarily barred from landing or departing across the country due to a technical glitch in the data system.

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Updated: Jul 19, 2018 20:32 IST

Indian Peacekeepers educating, empowering locals in Wau Shilluk

Wau [South Sudan], July 19 (ANI): The Indian Battalion serving under the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) organised a veterinary camp and other social activities in Wau Shilluk County.

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Updated: Jul 19, 2018 17:18 IST

'Security of politicians in polls not Army's responsibility'

Islamabad [Pakistan], July 19 (ANI): In the run-up to the general elections in Pakistan, Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Major General Asif Ghafoor on Thursday clarified that the Army will not be directly responsible for the security of any politician.

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Updated: Jul 19, 2018 16:47 IST

India, Nepal review bilateral projects

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Updated: Jul 19, 2018 15:24 IST

Army has no connection with elections: Pak GHQ

Islamabad [Pakistan], July 19 (ANI): The Pakistan Army has no connection with the general elections scheduled on July 25, said a representative of General Headquarters while briefing the Senate Standing Committee on Thursday here.

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Updated: Jul 19, 2018 15:24 IST

For Pakistan's Imran Khan, 'Donkey' is an ordinary term

Islamabad [Pakistan], Jul 19 (ANI): The word 'donkey', used by Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan, is an ordinary term, claimed his counsel Babar Awan on Thursday.

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Updated: Jul 19, 2018 14:37 IST

'52 Indian immigrants condition in US jail considerably improved'

Sheridan (Oregon) [USA], July 19 (ANI): The condition of 52 illegal Indian immigrations, seeking asylum in the United States, has "considerably improved" post the intervention of several concerned authorities, said translator and interpreter Navneet Kaur who accompanies a law firm to a federal prison

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Updated: Jul 19, 2018 13:21 IST

Pakistan election far from free, fair: Gazain Marri

Islamabad [Pakistan], July 19 (ANI): Gazain Marri, son of Baloch politician Nawab Khair Bakhsh Marri, has alleged that the forthcoming general election in Pakistan on July 25 is being openly managed and results have been decided beforehand.

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Updated: Jul 19, 2018 07:29 IST

Man who plotted to kill British PM found guilty

London [UK], Jul 19 (ANI): A British man on Wednesday was found guilty of plotting an assassination attack on Prime Minister Theresa May at her Downing Street residence.

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Updated: Jul 19, 2018 07:06 IST

Pak approves open trial of Sharif in 2 graft cases

Islamabad [Pakistan], Jul 19 (ANI): The federal cabinet, headed by Pakistan's caretaker prime minister Justice (retd) Nasir-ul-Mulk, on Wednesday approved to hold an open trial of jailed former prime minister Nawaz Sharif in regards to the Al-Azizia and the Flagship Investment cases.

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