Musharraf treason trial: Hearing adjourned until March 7
ISLAMABAD: The hearing of the treason case against former military dictator General (retd) Pervez Musharraf on Wednesday was adjourned until March 7 after the ex-military strongman’s lawyers voiced...
View ArticleDrone strike kills four Al Qaeda suspects in Yemen: military
SANAA: A US drone strike in northern Yemen on Wednesday killed four suspected Al Qaeda members, including an Iraq veteran, a military official said.The unmanned aircraft fired two rockets at a vehicle...
View ArticlePolice detain Indian anti-graft politician Kejriwal
NEW DELHI: Indian police briefly detained firebrand anti-corruption champion Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday for holding a political roadshow without permission as the country's election campaign got into...
View ArticleIsrael says seized Gaza-bound rocket shipment from Iran
JERUSALEM: The Israeli navy seized a ship in the Red Sea on Wednesday that was carrying dozens of advanced Iranian-supplied rockets made in Syria that were intended for Palestinian militants in the...
View ArticlePTCL’s bid for rival Warid Telecom fails on price
DUBAI: Pakistan Telecommunication Co's (PTCL) bid for rival Warid Telecom, which would have created Pakistan's largest mobile operator, has failed after the two groups could not agree a price.Abu Dhabi...
View ArticleSix FC personnel killed in Hangu explosion
HANGU/KHYBER: A roadside bomb targeted a security forces’ convoy in Hangu district on Wednesday, killing six Frontier Corps (FC) personnel whereas a policeman and another person were killed in separate...
View ArticleTTP, govt committee meeting concludes; agreement on terms
PESHAWAR: The meeting between negotiators from the government and the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) concluded in Akora Khattak on Wednesday with both sides agreeing to certain terms and conditions,...
View ArticleTTP frustrated at ‘defiance’ over ceasefire
KARACHI: While there are growing demands for a full-scale military operation following the post-ceasefire terrorist attacks, some experts are urging the government to better understand the militant...
View ArticleGas reserves sufficient only for 16 years, NA told
ISLAMABAD: The present reserves of natural gas in the country are sufficient for only 16 years.This information was placed before the National Assembly by Federal Minister for Petroleum and Natural...
View ArticleNato airstrike kills five Afghan soldiers
KABUL: A provincial government official says an early morning Nato airstrike in Afghanistan's central Logar province killed five Afghan National Army soldiers and wounded another 17.The official, who...
View ArticleIndian police arrest 14 for clashes in capital
NEW DELHI: Indian police say they've arrested 14 people after supporters of rival political parties clashed in the streets of the capital, wounding dozens of people.The clashes occurred on Wednesday...
View ArticleIran denies Israeli claims of supplying rockets for Gaza
DUBAI: Iran rejected on Thursday Israeli allegations that Tehran supplied rockets were intended for Palestinian guerrillas in the Gaza Strip.“This allegation is not true and in principle the message or...
View ArticleEU freezes assets of Ukraine's ousted leader and 17 others
BRUSSELS: The European Union on Thursday froze assets held in the 28-nation bloc by 18 Ukrainians accused of embezzlement, including ousted Moscow-backed president Viktor Yanukovych.The freeze, decided...
View ArticleKarzai's brother withdraws from Afghan election
KABUL: The brother of Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Thursday dropped out of the country's election and endorsed Zalmai Rassoul, a move widely seen as signalling the current leader's preferred choice...
View ArticleFive dead in blast by security HQ in central Syria: NGO
BEIRUT: At least five people were killed and more than 20 wounded on Thursday in a bomb blast near a security headquarters in Syria's central Hamas city, a monitor said.“A truck packed with explosives...
View ArticleUmar Akmal's traffic fiasco comes to an end
LAHORE: The tiff between Pakistan's cricket star Umar Akmal and Lahore's traffic police came to an end on Thursday after the wicket-keeper/batsman's father tendered a written apology to the traffic...
View ArticleTwo Bahrain children wounded while planting bomb: police
DUBAI: Two children, aged 10 and 11, were wounded while planting a roadside bomb in a Shia-dominated village in Bahrain where a blast killed three policemen this week, police said on Thursday.“A group...
View ArticleWitnesses feared Pistorius may kill himself after shooting lover
PRETORIA: One of the first people on the scene after Oscar Pistorius shot girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp told a court on Thursday he feared the South African Olympic and Paralympic star, who is on trial...
View ArticleNiger hands Qadhafi son Saadi over to Libya: Tripoli
TRIPOLI: Niger has turned over a son of the late dictator Muammar Qadhafi to Libyan authorities, Tripoli said Thursday, as a government-allied militia released pictures of him in captivity.The...
View ArticleUS eyes 'talk and trade' to repair relations with India
NEW DELHI: The first senior US government official to visit India after a damaging diplomatic row said Thursday the two countries should focus on “talk and trade” as they look to get their partnership...
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