London: A British Indian World War II spy, Noor Inayat Khan, has been chosen as the subject of a major new interactive digital exhibition in the UK. "Noor Inayat-Khan: A Woman of Conspicuous Courage" will be launched by the Commonwealth War Graves Foundation at Runnymede Air Forces Memorial in Surrey, south-east England, on Saturday, a day before International Women's Day. It is planned as a celebration of the life and legacy of the war heroine, who was the daughter of Indian Sufi saint Hazrat Inayat Khan and a descendent of the 18th century Mysore ruler Tipu Sultan. PTI

Bin Laden doctor launches hunger strike in Pakistan

islamabad: The Pakistani doctor who helped the CIA track and kill Osama bin Laden has launched a hunger strike from his prison cell, his lawyer and family said Monday. Shakeel Afridi has been languishing in jail for years since his fake vaccination programme helped US agents track and kill the Al Qaeda leader in 2011. "It is to protest the injustices and inhumane attitudes being committed against him and his family," his brother Jamil Afridi said. AFP