Pacifist Japan took a step closer to acquiring weapons able to strike North Korea on Friday after a ruling party committee approved proposals to consider acquiring strike capability to halt ballistic ... ( read original story ...)
Pfizer and BioNTech to Supply Japan with 120 Million Doses of their BNT162 mRNA-based Vaccine Candidate
Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) and BioNTech SE (Nasdaq: BNTX) today announced an agreement with the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) in Japan to supply 120 million doses of BNT162 mRNA-based ... ( read original story ...)
Pakistan artillery kills 15 civilians in Afghanistan, Kabul says, after border clashes
KABUL/QUETTA, Pakistan — Cross-border artillery fire by Pakistan killed at least 15 civilians in Afghanistan on Thursday, Afghan officials said, prompting Kabul to put its ground and air forces on ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. urges Pakistan to act after American charged with blasphemy shot in court
The United States has urged Pakistan to take action over the killing of an American national in a crowded courtroom as he faced trial for blasphemy. Tahir Ahmed Naseem was shot multiple times at close ... ( read original story ...)
US Outraged At Killing of Citizen on Trial For Blasphemy in Pakistan
The United States has denounced the killing inside a courtroom of a naturalized U.S. citizen on trial for blasphemy in Pakistan. Tahir Ahmed Naseem, a 47-year-old resident from Illinois, was shot ... ( read original story ...)
Border Clashes With Pakistan Leave 15 Afghan Civilians Dead, Officials Say
Anger over the closing of the border because of coronavirus fears triggers demonstrations, and then artillery barrages. ( read original story ...)
Pakistan: 4 killed in clashes with police near shut Afghan border
Protesters have been demanding reopening of border crossing with Afghanistan, frequently used by labourers and traders. ( read original story ...)
American accused of blasphemy is fatally shot in Pakistan courtroom
The United States urged Pakistan on Thursday to overhaul the country’s harsh blasphemy laws a day after a U.S. citizen accused of violating them was fatally shot in a courtroom. The brazen killing has ... ( read original story ...)
Pakistan police kill 5 separatists, say they foiled attacks
A spokesman says Pakistan's counterterrorism police have raided a militant hideout in a remote town in eastern Pakistan, triggering a shootout that killed five members of a separatist group ... ( read original story ...)
Pakistan launches probe into death of lions during transport
Authorities say they are investigating the deaths of a pair of lions that died two days apart during their transfer from an Islamabad zoo to an animal sanctuary in eastern Pakistan ... ( read original story ...)