17 terrorists killed in military operation in NW Pakistan

Islamabad, Apr 28 (UNI) Seventeen terrorists were killed in an operation in Pakistan’s northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the military said in a statement on Monday. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the military’s media wing, the operation was conducted on Sunday night in the Hassan Khel area of North Waziristan district. It followed a…

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Death toll from Iran’s port blast reaches 65

Tehran, Apr 28 (UNI) The death toll from a huge blast and the subsequent fire at Shahid Rajaee Port in the southern Iranian province of Hormozgan on Saturday has reached 65, with over 1,200 others injured, the semi-official Mehr news agency reported Monday, citing the provincial governor. The fire has been completely contained, while the…

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“Kazi” and “Sharia Courts” are not recognised under Indian Law, Rules SC

New Delhi, Apr 28 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Monday reiterated that entities referred to as ‘Courts of Kazi’, ‘Darul Kaja’, ‘Sharia Courts’, or any similar bodies are not recognised under Indian law, and their decisions hold no legal enforceability. A two-judge Bench comprising Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and Ahsanuddin Amanullah recalled the 2014 precedent set…

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