Operation underway despite ceasefire: Shahidullah Shahid
ISLAMABAD: Security forces continue operations, arrests and torture of Taliban members despite the announcement of a ceasefire, Shahidullah Shahid, the spokespersons of the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan,...
View ArticleRussia can't derail US withdrawal from Afghanistan: general
WASHINGTON: Russia would be unable to disrupt the US military's withdrawal from Afghanistan even it cut off access to supply routes across its territory, a top US commander said Wednesday.Amid rising...
View ArticleTop military brass reaffirms resolve to fight terror
ISLAMABAD: Top leadership of all three armed forces of Pakistan Wednesday reaffirmed their resolve to fight the menace of terrorism under a comprehensive strategy within the policy parameters set by...
View ArticleTaliban committee to facilitate direct talks with TTP
ISLAMABAD: Taliban committee will visit North Waziristan on Thursday to pave the way for timing and venue of direct dialogue between the new government committee and the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan...
View ArticleImran assures complete support for Sharif’s peace initiative
ISLAMABAD: After months of disagreement, the federal government has finally managed to get the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) leadership on board with its strategy of tackling the bloody seven year-old...
View ArticleUS to seek new indictment against Indian diplomat
NEW YORK: An Indian diplomat whose arrest and strip-search spurred an international flap had the case against her dismissed by a federal judge on Wednesday, but prosecutors suggested they might refile...
View ArticleGovt, army see Taliban as existential threat: US general
WASHINGTON: The Pakistani government and the military both saw the Taliban as an existential threat to their state and were committed to dealing with it, the commander of US and international forces in...
View ArticleTaliban incursion to threaten Kalash people impossible, SC told
ISLAMABAD: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government informed the Supreme Court that any Taliban incursion into Pakistani territory from the Afghan province of Nooristan to force the Kalash in Chitral to...
View ArticleFunding for military operation no issue: Dar
ISLAMABAD: Funding will not be an issue if the government decides to go for a military operation because terrorism has to be eradicated from the country, regardless of the cost, says Finance Minister...
View ArticleRenewed Gaza rocket fire after overnight Israeli raids
GAZA BORDER: Gaza militants resumed their rocket fire on southern Israel on Thursday, after warplanes blitzed the coastal enclave, prompting Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas to demand Israel end its...
View ArticleNo sign of Malaysia jet 'debris' spotted by China satellite
BEIJING: Planes searching an area where Chinese satellites spotted possible debris from a missing Malaysian passenger jet have found no sign of wreckage, officials said Thursday, dimming hopes of a...
View ArticleSyed Ali Geelani flies to Delhi for treatment
SRINAGAR: One of Indian-held Kashmir's best-known separatist leaders, Syed Ali Geelani, is battling an acute respiratory infection and has been flown to New Delhi for hospital treatment, a party...
View ArticleChallenges to be overcome through consultations: PM
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif said that the government was fully committed to resolve the challenges confronting the country through consultations while meeting a 10-member delegation...
View ArticleSartaj Aziz, senior UK ministers discuss bilateral cooperation
LONDON: Sartaj Aziz, Adviser to the Prime Minister on National Security and Foreign Affairs, who is on an official visit to UK for a review of the Enhanced Strategic Dialogue (ESD) between Pakistan and...
View ArticleTreason case: Court says Musharraf to be indicted Friday
ISLAMABAD: The special court constituted to try former military ruler General (retd) Pervez Musharraf for high treason adjourned the matter until tomorrow saying the order issued for indicting him on...
View ArticleMissing persons case: court inquires about video-link facility
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Thursday resumed its hearing of the missing persons case during which Additional Attorney General Tariq Khokhar informed the court that a witness, Imran Munir, had...
View ArticleNepra approves Rs2.24 increase in power tariff
ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority approved on Thursday an increase of Rs2.24 per unit in power tariff for all companies of Wapda to be charged under monthly fuel...
View ArticleGovt committed to observe obligations on women's status, UN told
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is committed to obey the international obligations on the status of women and has enacted many laws and brought in many reforms to empower the women in the country.Federal Secretary...
View ArticleBollywood's Saif Ali Khan pleads not guilty to assault
MUMBAI: Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan appeared in court on Thursday and denied breaking the nose of a South African businessman at a luxury hotel two years ago, a report said.The alleged incident...
View ArticleWoman, four kids injured in Jamrud blast
PESHAWAR: A woman and four children were wounded in a blast outside their house in Khyber tribal region on Thursday, officials said.According to Levies officials, the incident took place at Ghandi...
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