Tag: #Norway
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After 16 years of victimisation, Norway clears Umar Farooq Zahoor in all cases citing lack of evidence
OSLO/ISLAMABAD (NEWS DESK) — August 20, 2026: Norwegian prosecutors have dismissed the long-running criminal case against Norwegian-Pakistani businessman Umar Farooq Zahoor due to the state of the evidence, bringing to an end a legal controversy that followed him internationally for around 16 years. The Eastern Norway Public Prosecutor’s Office formally has dismissed the case on…
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Norway reporter Rolf J. Widerøe declared proclaimed offender by Pakistani court
KARACHI (By Our Reporter): Chief Editor of Norway’s extreme-right tabloid Verdens Gang (VG) and its reporter Rolf John Widerøe have been declared as proclaimed offenders by a court in Pakistan over their deliberate failure to appear before the court for publishing a false and defamatory story on Pakistan and Pakistani origin businessman Umar Farooq Zahoor.…
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Pakistani Court Summons Norway Right-wing Tabloid Reporter, Editor
ISLAMABAD (By News Desk): A court in Pakistan has issued notices to a right-wing Norway tabloid and its journalist for publishing a false and defamatory story on Pakistani origin businessman Umar Farooq Zahoor. Additional District and Session court in Ferozwala has summoned Chief Editor of Verdens Gang (VG) tabloid, its reporter Mr Wold. J. Wideroe…
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Racism, Islamophobia: tycoon launches lawsuit against Norway tabloid, its wanted reporter
ISLAMABAD/DUBAI (By News Desk): Dubai-based business tycoon Umar Farooq Zahoor has sued Norwegian right-wing Verdens Gang (VG) tabloid and its reporter Rolf John Widerøe for publishing a defamatory and vindictive article on him, by deliberately lying and concealing facts to harm his reputation and services for Pakistan in the form of bringing millions of Dollars…
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Norway attack suspect refuses to appear in court
The prime suspect in bow-and-arrow attack refuses to appear in court on Friday after being handed over to healthcare services
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United Nations security council holds meeting to discuss recent escalation the West Bank
UN Security Council meets on Jerusalem but holds off on statement
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Norway vetoes sale of Rolls-Royce unit to Russian group
Oslo, (23rd March, 2021, 11:40 pm) (AFP/APP):Norway said Tuesday it would block Rolls-Royce’s sale of a Norwegian engine maker to Russia over concerns that Moscow could get its hands on sensitive technology. The Scandinavian country, a NATO member, two weeks ago asked Rolls-Royce to temporarily halt the sale of Bergen Engines while it examined the…
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Health worker in Norway dies after AstraZeneca jab
Oslo, March 15 (AFP/APP):A health worker in Norway has died of a brain haemorrhage after receiving the AstraZeneca anti-Covid vaccine, though no direct link to the jab has been established, health authorities said Monday. This is the second such fatality within a few days in the Nordic country, which had suspended the use of the…
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Ireland halts AstraZeneca jabs as Italy gets set for restrictions
Ireland became the latest country to suspend its rollout of AstraZeneca jabs over concerns about post-jab blood clots
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Denmark, Norway suspend use of Astra-Zeneca COVID vaccine
Lahore, 11th March: Denmark has suspended the Astra-Zeneca COVID-19 vaccine. Baaghi TV: According to reports on Thursday, Denmark temporarily suspended Astra-Zeneca vaccine shots after cases of blood clots forming were reported including one in Denmark. As per reports, the Danish authorities did not say how many reports of blood clots there had been, but Austria…