Obama discusses ‘Russian actions’ in Ukraine with EU leaders
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama and key European allies expressed “grave concern” Saturday over Russia's actions in Ukraine as Washington warned further military escalation could jeopardise chances...
View ArticleTharparkar drought: PM pledges support to Sindh
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has pledged full support to the Sindh government in assisting people suffering from severe shortages of food, water and medicines in large areas of the southern...
View ArticleAccident at Indian nuclear submarine centre kills one worker
One civilian worker was killed and two others injured in an accident at the nuclear submarine under construction at a Navy shipbuilding centre in Visakhapatnam, Indian media reported on Saturday...
View ArticleDar, army chief agree to increase defence budget: sources
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar and Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif on Saturday agreed to increase the defence budget from 15 to 20 per cent for the coming fiscal year, DawnNews quoted...
View ArticleSri Lanka beat Pakistan to become Asian champion
DHAKA: Opener Lahiru Thirimanne hit a magnificent century to help Sri Lanka thump defending champions Pakistan by five wickets to regain the Asia Cup title in Dhaka on Saturday.As it happenedThe...
View ArticleImran urged to let KP chief minister join govt committee
ISLAMABAD: The PML-N is reported to have started back-channel contacts to persuade the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) to agree to the inclusion of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Pervez Khattak in...
View ArticleThar situation fully under control: PPP
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Peoples Party has accused the media of blowing out of proportion the issue of drought and famine in Sindh’s Tharparkar district which it says is not something unusual for the...
View ArticleMalik said to be in contact with ‘angry Baloch leaders’
QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Dr Abdul Malik Baloch is in contact with some of the ‘angry Baloch leaders’ for initiating a process of dialogue to resolve issues faced by the province, says...
View ArticleNew Zealand PM calls Sept 20 election
WELLINGTON: New Zealand Prime Minister John Key on Monday called a general election for Sept 20, when his centre-right government will seek a third term in office on a platform of strong economic...
View ArticleChinese media slam Malaysia handling of missing flight
BEIJING: China's state-run media on Monday lashed out at Malaysia and its national carrier over their handling of the missing passenger jet, calling for a swifter response effort and tightened airport...
View ArticleBodies of two girls recovered in Karachi
KARACHI: Bodies of two girls bearing torture marks were recovered from Karachi’s Super Highway and Garden areas, DawnNews reported on Monday.The bodies were found near Super Highway’s Sabzi Mandi and...
View ArticleUAE sentences Pakistani 'drug smuggler' to death: media
DUBAI: An Emirati court has sentenced a Pakistani man to death after convicting him of trafficking four kilograms (8.8 pounds) of heroin in the Gulf country, media reported Monday.The defendant,...
View ArticleTaliban pledge violent campaign to disrupt Afghan election
KABUL: The Taliban on Monday vowed to target Afghanistan's presidential election, urging their fighters to attack polling staff, voters and security forces before the April 5 vote to choose a successor...
View ArticleTalks not moving ahead, operation to prove disastrous: Aziz
ISLAMABAD: Talks between the government and the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) do not seem to be moving ahead, Lal Masjid Khateeb Maulana Abdul Aziz said, adding that only ordinary people would...
View ArticleGovt given four days to produce 'Hizbul Mujahideen activist'
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Monday gave the federal government until March 14 to present Tasif Ali, DawnNews reported.A two-member bench of the apex court, headed by Justice Nasirul Mulk, heard the...
View ArticleRadar sweeps and six navies, but no sign of missing Malaysian plane
ABOARD A VIETNAM AIR FORCE AN-26: Ships from six navies, dozens of military aircraft, sweeps with radar technology that can spot a soccer ball from hundreds of feet in the air – all have failed to find...
View ArticlePolio immunisation campaign starts in five Balochistan districts
QUETTA: A three-day anti-polio campaign began in five districts of Balochistan on Monday.Officials in the Health Department said medical teams had reached five districts of the province, including...
View ArticleSC orders inquiry committee to continue Islamabad attack probe
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Monday ordered an inquiry committee to continue its probe into a gun and suicide bomb attack on a court complex in Islamabad which killed 11 people.A three-judge bench...
View ArticleUkraine PM says will address UNSC on Crimea: Interfax
KIEV: Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk will address the United Nations Security Council about the situation in Crimea on Thursday, Interfax Ukraine news agency quoted him as saying on...
View ArticleQuetta: Two cops gunned down in 24 hours
QUETTA: After month of an uneasy calm, two police officials were gunned down during the last 24 hours in Quetta, the capital of southwestern Balochistan province.Superintendent of Police Imran Qureshi...
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