Afghan forces take over security from Nato
KABUL: Afghan forces took control of security across the country on Tuesday, marking a major milestone as US-led combat troops prepare to withdraw after 12 years of fighting the Taliban.Speaking at a...
View ArticleSuicide blast at Mardan funeral kills 28, including PTI lawmaker
PESHAWAR: At least 28 people, including a provincial lawmaker of the Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf (PTI), were killed Tuesday when a suicide bomber detonated his explosives during a funeral procession in...
View ArticleFormer torture center becomes shelter
Chile's infamous Chile Stadium, now renamed Victor Jara Stadium, has become the nation's largest homeless shelter, housing about 500 people a night during the biting winter. The stadium is named after...
View Article50th Paris air show
The Paris Airshow started today with major orders placed for the Airbus A380 super-jumbo jet and for Boeing's 787 Dreamliner, as thunder, lightning and rain put a damper somewhat on the air acrobatics....
View ArticleAleem Dar, Dharmasena among umpires for semis
LONDON: The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced Tuesday the umpires and match officials for the Champions Trophy semi-finals.For hosts England's match against South Africa at The Oval in...
View ArticleEngland, South Africa look to ride their luck
LONDON: England and South Africa will hope lady luck does not desert them when they clash in the Champions Trophy semi-final at the Oval in London on Wednesday.Both sides, aiming to end a frustrating...
View ArticlePresident signs privileges, allowances orders for superior judges
KARACHI: President Asif Ali Zardari, on the advice of the prime minister, has approved and signed the Supreme Court judges (leave, pension and privileges) (amendment) Order, 2013 entitling the judges...
View ArticleUS to hold talks with Taliban within days
WASHINGTON: United States envoys will meet with Taliban representatives within days, senior officials said on Tuesday, after the Afghan militants opened an office in Qatar to oversee peace...
View ArticleUK police launch searches over Dr Imran Farooq’s murder
LONDON: British counter-terror police on Tuesday searched two residential properties in London as part of an investigation into the murder of Pakistani politician Dr Imran Farooq almost three years...
View ArticleFO expresses concerns over Karzai's criticism at Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Tuesday expressed concern on remarks by Afghan President Karzai against state institutions saying Pakistan was keenly interested in promoting peace and stability in...
View ArticlePakistan seeks talks over damaging effects of drone strikes
UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has called for steps to protect children in situations of armed conflict, while stressing the need for negotiations to address the issue of damaging effects unleashed by drone...
View ArticleIndia border firing injures Pakistani woman: military
ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani woman was injured Tuesday when Indian troops fired across the disputed border in the Himalayan region of Kashmir, Pakistan's military said.The incident took place in the Karela...
View ArticlePakistan welcomes opening of Taliban office in Doha
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Tuesday welcomed the Taliban's decision to open an office in Qatar and the subsequent announcement by the US that it will launch talks with the insurgents this week.The Islamic...
View ArticleState institutions back Afghan peace: FO
ISLAMABAD, June 18: Vexed over Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s latest outburst against the Pakistan Army and the ISI, the Foreign Office said on Tuesday that all state institutions unanimously...
View ArticleJudges’ allowances doubled
ISLAMABAD, June 18: President Asif Ali Zardari approved on Tuesday almost 100 per cent increase in travelling and daily allowances of the judges of superior courts.According to a notification, the...
View ArticleUS, Taliban dropped some pre-conditions
WASHINGTON, June 18: The United States has dropped some of its preconditions for engaging the Taliban and is now willing to hold direct talks with the militants, senior Obama administration officials...
View ArticlePM posts ‘trusted officers’ in federal bureaucracy
ISLAMABAD, June 18: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif transferred on Tuesday over a dozen federal secretaries, assigning important positions of the cabinet and establishment divisions to the officers who in...
View ArticleAfghans take over security from Nato
KABUL, June 18: Afghanistan will send a team to Qatar for peace talks with the Taliban, President Hamid Karzai said on Tuesday, as the US-led Nato coalition launched the final phase of the 12-year war...
View ArticleSudan's garbage economy a lifeline for scavengers
KHARTOUM: Just after the footpath beside the school passes into the cool late afternoon shadows, a gentle cracking sound signals that Doud Sebet has arrived.He sits on a piece of cardboard, with one...
View ArticleThe Ambubasi festival
Hundreds of tantric Sadhus, or holy men from an esoteric form of Hinduism, gather to perform rituals at the temple during the annual Ambubasi festival that begins from June 22.
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