Hundreds of women are murdered in Pakistan for honor every year. On Friday, Pakistani model and social media celebrity Qandeel Balock was killed by one of her brothers, police said. Balock was spending the Ed holiday with her family and had travelled from Karachi to Muzaffarabad village in central Punjab province. She was asleep, police said, when one of her six brothers strangled Baloch to death in the family’s home... ....
At least 190 people have been killed and more than 1,000 have been wounded in an attempted military coup in Turkey. After a night of chaotic and confusing developments, with tanks appearing on the streets and warplanes circling above the capital Ankara, it appears that PresidentRecep Tayyip Erdogan has regained control – but the situation remains confused and uncertain. Here is what we know so far.. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .....
(CNN)Was a plan to overthrow Turkey's government really hatched behind a gated compound in a small, leafy Pennsylvania town, or is that merely a smoke screen?. In the throes of a military coup attempt, Turkey's embattled president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, pointed the finger of blame squarely at his bitter rival. Fethullah Gulen...It's this division that's destabilizing one of America's most important allies in the Middle East ... Read More ... ....
Bastille Day revelers were targeted in what is being called a terrorist attack by a truck carrying hand grenades and other weapons drove onto a sidewalk for more than a mile, killing 77 people before police were able to shoot and kill the driver according to The Associated Press. Some outlets have reported the suspect was a local in Nice who was originally from Tunisia... I saw bodies flying like bowling pins along its route." ... ....
Vice PresidentHamidAnsari with BangladeshPrime Minister Sheikh Hassina during their bilateral meeting during closing ceremony of 11th ASEMSummit at ASEM Village in Mongolia on Saturday ... Vice President Hamid Ansari and Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasnia on Saturday met in the Mongolian capital and discussed bilateral and issues of mutual interest....
Shadi Hamid, the author of the new book Islamic Exceptionalism ... In this animated interview by The Atlantic, Hamid explains how not only was the Prophet Mohammed a religious figure, he was a politician....
Donald Tusk tweeted this photo of ASEM members, observing a moment of silence at the opening of the meeting on Friday ...India is represented by Vice PresidentHamidAnsari ... RelatedArticle ... European Council President Vice President Hamid Ansari leaves for Mongolia to attend ASEM Summit Vice President Hamid Ansari leaves for Mongolia to attend ASEM SummitAnd never the twain?Hamid Ansari leaves for two-day visit to Belgium for ASEM meet ... ....
Additional sessions judge S H Oza refused to grant bail on the ground that allegations of Patel's involvement were quite serious as a witness, HamidNoor, made a statement that Patel had prepared an electronic ......
Srinagar, July 16 ... “On one hand we are worried about their well being whereas on the other we are running short of money. We don’t know what to do,” said the students over phone from Bangalore ... Hardly 3% of Kashmiris have wired landline in their homes,” argued HamidQureshi, a local.Qureshi, who has been deeply looking into the problem said ... ....
“Addressing root causes of conflicts, specially longstanding disputes that spread desperation and lead to violent reactions. Recent tragic events in Jammu and Kashmir and Palestine are example of such failures,” he said. (source. AP) ... ... Vice PresidentHamidAnsari, who is also here for the summit, on Friday exchanged pleasantries with Aziz here amid a war of words between the two countries over the situation in Kashmir ... ....
For outside observers of the confusing drama of Turkey’s coup attempt on Friday night—the blocked bridges, the low-flying jets, an embattled president FaceTiming the nation with a plea for supporters to take to the streets—it was difficult to locate an unambiguous good guy among rival claimants to Turkey’s leadership ...Erdogan became president in 2014 ... Writing in The Atlantic recently, Shadi Hamid described this tension. ... ....