Southern Provincial Council member and wife remanded

Man convicted of raising TTP funds acquitted

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Monday acquitted a man who had been convicted of raising funds for a banned outfit. An anti-terrorism court had awarded the appellant, Dawar Khan, one-year imprisonment in a case registered by the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD). He was accused of raising funds for the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). Representing the appellant, Advocate Mian Dawood argued that the trial court sentenced his client on mere assumptions as the prosecution had not produc

12 Dec, 2021

Samarasinghe meets top US officials in attempt to boost ties

Sri Lanka’s newly appointed Ambassador to the United States of America, Mahinda Samarasinghe has met top US officials in an attempt to boost ties between both countries. Samarasinghe also hosted a roundtable discussion at the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Washington D.C to mark the International Human Rights Day with key participants of the State Department and former US Ambassadors to Sri Lanka. Ambassador Samarasinghe met Ambassador Donald Lu, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of South and Central Asian

13 Dec, 2021

World’s largest natural corundum blue sapphire found in Sri Lanka

The world’s largest natural corundum blue sapphire has been found in Sri Lanka. The 310 kilogram (1.550,000 carats) sapphire has been put on display at the home of one of the gem pit owners in Horana. Named the ?Queen of Asia?, the corundum blue sapphire was found in the Batugedara area. In July this year the world?s largest star sapphire cluster was found in a backyard in Ratnapura by accident. A gem trader said the stone was found by workmen digging a well in his home in the gem-rich Ratna

12 Dec, 2021