YouTube ban to be lifted soon
LAHORE: Information Minister Pervaiz Rashid said here on Sunday that the ban on YouTube would be lifted soon because a software had been developed for blocking content that hurt people’s sentiments.The...
View ArticlePartial strike in Sindh over alleged Quran desecration
LARKANA: A partial strike was observed on Sunday in Larkana, Jaffarabad districts of Sindh and some areas of Balochistan over alleged desecration of the Holy Quran, DawnNews reported.Police officer...
View ArticleOne of TTP’s main demands rejected
ISLAMABAD / LAHORE: Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has rejected a major demand of the Taliban — release of non-combatants, particularly women and children.Leaders of the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban...
View ArticleGas consumers to pay for leakage, theft
ISLAMABAD: The government is planning to allow gas companies to recover greater amounts from consumers on account of gas lost due to theft and leakages, effectively bailing them out, according to...
View ArticleNato container destroyed in Khyber attack
PESHAWAR: Unknown militants fired rockets at a Nato container in the Khyber tribal region’s Shagai area on Monday, destroying it, DawnNews reported.No casualties were reported in the incident. The site...
View ArticleOBL son-in-law had no military role: Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
NEW YORK: The self-described mastermind of the Sept 11, 2001 terror attacks in the US on Sunday said the onetime Osama bin Laden spokesman who is on trial in New York had no role in planning military...
View ArticleToyota suspends Indian auto output after labour unrest
TOKYO: Toyota said Monday it has suspended production at its two Indian auto assembly plants in response to threats against management and “deliberate” assembly-line stoppages, as efforts to hammer out...
View ArticleBugti murder case: ATC issues arrest warrants for Musharraf’s guarantors
QUETTA: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Quetta on Monday issued arrest warrants for the guarantors of the former military ruler Gen (retd) Pervez Musharraf in a case relating to the murder of Baloch...
View ArticleIndian arms imports almost triple China, Pakistan: study
PARIS: India remains the biggest buyer of arms in the world, importing nearly three times as many weapons as its nearest competitors China and Pakistan over the last five years, a Swedish think tank...
View ArticleUS Seals take control of rogue Libya oil ship: Pentagon
WASHINGTON: US Navy Seals boarded and took control of a North Korea-flagged tanker that had loaded crude oil at a port held by rebels in eastern Libya, the Pentagon said Monday.No one was hurt “when US...
View ArticleIG Sindh orders improved security around Hindu temples
KARACHI: The Inspector General of Sindh Police, Iqbal Mahmood, on Monday directed DIGs, AIGs and SPs of different zones to beef-up security arrangements at areas inhabited by members of the Hindu...
View ArticleIran dismisses commanders over abduction of border guards
TEHRAN: Iran's state TV says the military has dismissed several commanders from service and others face court proceedings for alleged negligence after last month's abduction of five Iranian border...
View ArticleMuzaffargarh self-immolation: 10 days for police to submit report
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court Monday directed a three-member investigating team to conduct the probe of the self-immolation of an alleged rape victim in Muzaffargarh and ordered it to submit a report...
View ArticleEU and US impose sanctions after Crimea vote
SIMFEROPOL: The European Union and the United States on Monday slapped sanctions on top Russians and Ukrainians deemed responsible for a breakaway vote in Crimea that has fanned the worst East-West...
View ArticleIndia denies Malaysian jet '9/11-style attack' theory
NEW DELHI: India rejected suggestions Monday that it could have been the intended target of a 9/11-style attack by the missing Malaysia Airlines jet.As Prime Minister Manmohan Singh promised maximum...
View ArticlePakistan won't send arms to Syria: Sartaj Aziz
iSLAMABAD: Adviser to Prime Minister on National Security and Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz informed the Senate's foreign affairs committee on Monday that Saudi Arabia had gifted USD 1.5 billion to...
View ArticleGul, Akmal come good as Pakistan sink New Zealand
Pakistan warmed up for the World Twenty20 in the best possible fashion, recording a comfortable six-wicket win over New Zealand at the Sher-e-Bangla Stadium in Mirpur.Winning the toss and batting...
View ArticleTTP claims minister ignorant of facts about Taliban prisoners
PESHAWAR: Central spokesman of the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Shahidullah Shahid on Monday said that Federal Defence Minister Khawaja Asif was unaware of the persons held in detention by...
View ArticleNine Chinese missing after cargo ships collide off Japan
TOKYO: Nine Chinese crew members were missing after two cargo chips collided at the mouth of Tokyo Bay early Tuesday, Japan's coastguard said.The Panamanian-flagged Beagle III, a 12,630-ton vessel,...
View ArticleMFN status on Friday likely
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is likely to grant the Most-Favoured Nation status to India on Friday.According to a well-placed source in the commerce ministry, a decision is expected at a special cabinet...
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