Saudi crown prince to visit Pakistan this month
ISLAMABAD: Saudi Crown Prince Salman bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud who is also Defence Minister of Saudi Arabia is due to visit Pakistan on a three-day official visit from February 15 to 17, a top government...
View ArticleOne dead after blast derails Shalimar Express in Karachi
KARACHI: A powerful blast on a railway track on the outskirts of the city near Ghagar Phatak led to the derailment of eight bogies of Shalimar Express, killing a six-year-old girl and injuring nine...
View ArticleMusharraf to appear before special court, says spokesman
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s former military ruler Pervez Musharraf “intends” appear before a special court set to try him for high treason, his spokesman said Tuesday, after speculation he could escape trial...
View ArticleSuicide blast near Imambargah kills nine, injures 50 in Peshawar
PESHAWAR: Nine people were killed and 50 others injured when a powerful bomb blast ripped through a local hotel frequented mostly by Shias in the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Tuesday...
View ArticleWidespread rain, snowfall to continue in country’s upper parts
LAHORE: While widespread rain and snowfall in upper parts of the country are likely to continue till the weekend, another westerly system is reaching Pakistan on Wednesday before the departure of the...
View ArticleIran nuclear deal possible in six months
TEHRAN: Sweden’s foreign minister, the latest high-level Western diplomat to visit Tehran, said on Tuesday that a comprehensive international nuclear agreement with Iran is possible within six months,...
View ArticleFrench business push in Iran draws US sanctions warning
TEHRAN: A visit to Iran by a large French business delegation drew a stern warning from Washington Tuesday that most US sanctions remain in place and will be enforced even against allies.The 116-strong...
View Article11 cops held responsible for criminals’ escape
FAISALABAD: As many as 11 policemen, including a DSP and an inspector of the Crime Investigation Agency, helped a gang of hardened criminals involved in dozens of cases of robbery-cum-gang rape and...
View ArticleArrest warrants challenged in SC
ISLAMABAD: Five days after rejection of his review petition, former president retired Gen Pervez Musharraf approached the Supreme Court again on Tuesday, but this time for questioning the issuance of...
View ArticleCOAS to discuss ‘entire gamut of ties’ in S. Arabia
ISLAMABAD: Army Chief Gen Raheel Sharif on Tuesday left for Saudi Arabia for a three-day visit — his first overseas trip since assuming command in November — for pushing plans for a “new era in...
View ArticleNorth, South Korea agree to first family reunions since 2010
SEOUL: North and South Korea agreed Wednesday to hold a reunion later this month for families separated by the 1950-53 Korean War – the first such event for more than three years.The agreement marked a...
View ArticleIsraeli pilots punished for storing sensitive data on smartphones
JERUSALEM: Two Israeli combat pilots were jailed for five days and 12 others were disciplined for storing operational maps on their smartphones, Israeli Army Radio reported on Wednesday.Israeli...
View ArticleBaghdad bombs, one near foreign ministry, kill 24
BAGHDAD: Three explosions in Baghdad, including one opposite the foreign ministry, killed 24 people on Wednesday, the latest in the country's worst surge of violence in nearly six years.The attacks,...
View ArticleMicrosoft turns to cricket lover from India for CEO
SAN FRANCISCO: As a boy growing up in Hyderabad, India, Satya Nadella so loved the sport of cricket that he played competitively on his school team.Now he is the top player on the team at Microsoft,...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia beheads Pakistani for smuggling drugs
RIYADH: Saudi authorities on Wednesday beheaded a Pakistani for smuggling drugs and a national for killing a compatriot, the interior ministry said, bringing the number of executions in the kingdom...
View ArticlePakistanis, Iranians held in huge Tanzania heroin haul
DAR ES SALAAM: Tanzanian anti-narcotics police have arrested eight Iranians and four Pakistanis found with 200 kilogrammes (440 pounds) of heroin off the east African nation's coast, a spokesman said...
View ArticleUS curtails drone strikes on Pakistan's request: report
WASHINGTON: The United States has cut back sharply on drone strikes in Pakistan after the government asked for restraint while it seeks peace talks with the Pakistani Taliban, the Washington Post...
View ArticleMalala nominated for 'Children's Nobel'
STOCKHOLM: Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai, who survived being shot in the head by the Taliban, was nominated for the World Children's Prize in Sweden on Wednesday for championing education...
View ArticleUS designates Haqqani figures 'global terrorists'
WASHINGTON: The United States on Wednesday named three members of the Haqqani network to its list of “specially designated global terrorists.”The US Treasury said Saidullah Jan, Yahya Haqqani, and...
View ArticleGen Raheel meets with Saudi political, military leadership
RAWALPINDI: Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif Wednesday called on Saudi Crown Prince Salman bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud on the first day of his official visit to the Kingdom of Saudi...
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