Polish police on Friday announced the seizure of 160 kilograms (350 pounds) of cocaine hidden inside several shipments of bananas delivered to a branch of French retail chain Carrefour. Carrefour Polska said its employees had found “suspicious packages in a fresh delivery of bananas” on Thursday in central Warsaw. “They immediately notified the police, who […]
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Ryanair passenger jet makes emergency landing in Berlin
Polish police said Monday they were investigating a fake bomb threat that forced a Ryanair passenger plane travelling from Dublin to Krakow to make an emergency landing in Berlin. “We were notified by the Krakow airport that an airport employee received a phone call saying an explosive device had been planted on the plane,” said […]
Trump announces 1,000 extra troops for Poland
US President Donald Trump announced Wednesday he will send 1,000 more troops to Poland to counter Russia, while criticizing Germany for making itself a “hostage” to Moscow by over-relying on Russian energy supplies. Details of the troop boost were thin but they fell far short of Poland’s long-running hope for a permanent major US military […]
Legacy of communism hotly debated in Poland 30 years on
Poland marks 30 years on Tuesday since its first postwar democratic election, an anniversary that has become a battleground between the ruling nationalists and the liberal opposition over the legacy of communism. The partially free vote on June 4, 1989, handed victory to a government led by the Solidarity trade union and triggered a series […]
‘Harry Potter’ books burned at Catholic parish in Poland
Priests at a Catholic parish in northern Poland have burned books, including the “Harry Potter” series, and other items that their owners said had evil forces. Images from the burning at Gdansk’s Mother of Church parish on Sunday were posted on Facebook by a Catholic foundation that uses unconventional ways of religious work. In the […]
‘We greatly value relations with Pakistan’: Polish ambassador says
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs Ali Zaidi on Tuesday said relations between Pakistan and Poland were ‘excellent’ and that they were improving with each passing day. Speaking on the occasion of centenary of Regaining Independence by the Republic of Poland and the Polish Armed Forces day, the minister said that the relations between the […]
Pak diplomat conferred prestigious Polish award
WARSAW: Pakistani diplomat Dr Khalid Hussain Memon received a prestigious Polish award for his services to both the counties. Khalid Hussain Memon, who served as Pakistan’s envoy to Poland from 2014-2017, received the Commander’s Cross of the Order of Merit for strengthening bilateral ties between Pakistan and Poland. The award was conferred to him by […]
Pakistanis in Poland protest against embassy in Warsaw over alleged misconduct
WARSAW: Overseas Pakistanis on Tuesday protested outside the Pakistan Embassy in Warsaw, Poland against ‘unprofessional’ and ‘irresponsible’ conduct of the embassy staff. The protest initiated after a staff member, identified as Mian Azeem, misbehaved with an overseas Pakistani and his Polish national wife, who claim that Azeem threatened to physically assault them. The protesters also […]
Stranded mountain climbers in Pakistan to be rescued
ISLAMABAD: Two alpinists who went missing while attempting to climb Pakistan’s second-highest mountain Nanga Parbat have been spotted and a rescue mission is to be launched on Saturday, sources said. Elisabeth Revol, from France, and Polish national Tomek Mackiewicz were seen through binoculars by fellow climbers at the base camp, Karim Shah, a local climber […]