Indian rupees. Photo by: Monito.

Billions Transferred to Ice-cream Vendor Caused his Bank Account to be Frozen

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (ViaNews) – The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), Pakistan’s security agency, froze the account of an ice-cream vendor in Karachi who reportedly received a Rs2.25 billion (Indian Rupee) transfer into his bank account. The FIA began an investigation to determine the details of the bank transfer and has also been questioning five officials of…

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Nawaz Sharif and Maryam Nawaz.

Pakistan Ex-PM and Daugther Freed after 2 Months in jail: Court found no Solid Evidence Related to Avenfield

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (ViaNews) – The former prime minister of Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz, and son-in-law Captain Safdar (retired) were released from Adiyala Jail this afternoon (Sept 19). Such recent developments received a mixed response from different strata of society. In some political circles, the news of their release made headlines in all…

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International Criminal Court (ICC) in Hague, Netherlands. Photo by: OSeveno.

Philippines: The Poor Fights Back vs. Drug-related Killings Before ICC

MANILA, Philippines (ViaNews) – Families of the victims of drug-related killings here know too well that they are lacking in both influence and resources. Still, they took up the cudgels for their loved ones as they recently sought grievance before the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte for the widespread and cold-blooded…

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Heavy traffic on the EDSA in Makati City. Photo by: Scandi.

Philippines: Prohibiting Driver-only Vehicles Along Metro Manila’s Highway isn’t Working as Expected

MANILA, Philippines (ViaNews) – A new traffic scheme, which was claimed to solve the Metro Manila’s traffic congestion wants to prohibit that driver-only vehicles travel through any of the 23.8 km (14.8 mi) of the Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA), the most important Highway in the Manila metropolitan area. After the recent suspension of…

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Women from Rawalpindi queued to vote for Pakistan's elections. Photo by: Rachel Clayton/Department for International Development.

Pakistan Elections: Muslim Party Cast 8% Fewer Votes, Non-Muslim Voters Increase by 30%

ISLAMABAD, Pakistam (ViaNews) – The general election in Pakistan revealed a very interesting fact. According to Pakistan’s English-language news portal, Dawn.com, the number of voters pertaining to religious minorities in the country has climbed 30%. That’s an increase of almost one million non-muslim people, in a country where 96.57% of the population is Muslim. Previous…

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The oath of former President and Pampanga Representative Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (second from the right) as new House Speaker at the House of the Representative at the Bantasan Hills in Quezon City on July 23, 2018, Philippines. Photo by: Avito C. Dalan for the Philippine News Agency.

Philippines’ ex-president accused of plunder, gross rights violations now House Speaker

MANILA, Philippines (ViaNews) – In what appears to be a dramatic political resurrection, former Philippine president turned congresswoman Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has been sworn in as the newest House Speaker on July 23, 2018, stealing the thunder from no less than Philippine president Rodrigo Roa Duterte whose annual public speech on the country’s affairs was…

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