Police in India have arrested seven people and seized 6.4kg of uranium from their possession, Indian media reported on Friday. Reuters/File
Police in India have arrested seven people and seized 6.4 kilogrammes of uranium from their possession, Indian media reported on Friday, marking the second time in less than a month that authorities have captured a large quantity of the radioactive material from unauthorised persons in the country.
According to the
Indian Express, the incident took place in the eastern state of Jharkhand in Bokaro district. The report said that officials had not yet arrested the prime suspect from whom the substance was procured.
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday expressed the hope that the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) would send out a strong message to Israel to end hostilities in occupied Palestinian territories and move towards a just solution of the longstanding dispute.
“We hope that the special meeting of the UN General Assembly would help send a strong message on behalf of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to the international community to help end the Israeli aggression and to take concrete steps to find a just solution to the Palestinian issue,” Foreign Office Spokesman Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri said at the weekly media briefing.
FO spokesperson says groundless accusations erode mutual trust; urges to utilise available forums
Foreign Office Spokesman Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri. PHOTO: APP/FILE
ISLAMABAD:
Pakistan has conveyed strong concerns with Afghanistan over the allegations leveled by the latter as such accusations erode mutual trust, the Foreign Office said on Monday.
The remarks came during the FO spokesperson s response to media queries regarding allegations made by the Afghan leadership. Pakistan has conveyed its serious concerns to the Afghan side by making a strong demarche with the Ambassador of Afghanistan in Islamabad on the recent irresponsible statements and baseless allegations made by the Afghan leadership, he said.