The militants attacked the plant on wednesday. 1,000 kilometers of the capital algiers. They kidnapped an unconfirmed number of people and were in a standoff with the Algerian Army. The governments of norway, france and japan say the citizens are among the captives. Reuters news agency is reporting 25 foreign nationals escaped. It says two japanese citizens among them. Algerian tv station says 40 algerians are also free. A news agency has also been reporting the militants said Algerian Army helicopters launched attacks. The militants had been threatening to kill the hostages if the army intensified its assault. They demanded france end the military campaign in neighboring mali. The french government has yet to issue an official response. The algerian government says it will not negotiate with the hostage takers. The british firm bp and other Foreign Companies operate the natural gas facility. Investigators looking into the Emergency Landing of a 787 dreamliner in japan have found evide
Republic. I will be reporting on the desperate need for the people. And the last sighting of a missing activist. Why the police have come under suspicion. A Pakistans Supreme Court has issued an arrest warrant for the Prime Minister. Raja Pervez Ashraf is accused of corruption in deals to build new power plants when he was a water and power minister. The court has given 24 hours to arrest him along with 16 other people to. This decision comes as tens of thousands of protesters rallied against corruption of the leader. N we are here in front of the parliamentary house just to save our country from collapse and from complete ruin. We need substantial changes in our democratic, political, and electoral systems. We ought to put democracy in place. Lets go to our correspondent in the pakistani capital. Kamal, why is the Supreme Court issuing this arrest warrant now . A lot of people are saying it is because it is a mere coincidence, because the court was already deliberating on that case. T
ISLAMABAD: In a key development, the Supreme Court Thursday dismissed the plea filed by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government seeking live streaming of the hearing of the National Accountability.
SC allows provision of relevant materials to PTI founder.Apex court also approves legal team s assistance for Imran Khan.Ex-PM requests courts to timely fix his multiple pending pleas.ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court Thursday rejected the.