West cancels Russia's G8 summit over Ukraine crisis
THE HAGUE: President Barack Obama and top economic powers cancelled an upcoming G8 summit in Russia, seeking to deepen Moscow's isolation over its intervention in the Ukraine crisis.After emergency...
View ArticleFurore in NA over US bar on MNA’s overflight
ISLAMABAD: In an apparent change of roles, an opposition anti-US outburst in the National Assembly on Monday provoked a government rebuff, which, in turn, led to an uproar before the house admitted for...
View ArticleISI director general summoned in missing person case
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday summoned the director general of the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) in a missing person case.Justice Riaz Ahmed Khan directed the ISI chief to...
View ArticleUS sending undersea drone in hunt for Malaysia jetliner
WASHINGTON: The United States is sending an undersea Navy drone capable of exploring waters nearly 15,000 feet deep to potentially help search for any sunken wreckage of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370,...
View ArticleIranian POL causing huge revenue loss
KARACHI: The sale of smuggled Iranian diesel and petrol is causing huge revenue losses to the national exchequer of about Rs40-50 million per day in Sindh alone besides compromising safety of human...
View ArticleAt least 30 dead in Thai bus crash: officials
BANGKOK: At least 30 people died and more than 20 were injured when a bus careered off a hillside road and into a ravine in northern Thailand, authorities said Tuesday, updating the official toll.The...
View ArticlePakistan rejects 'disturbing' Afghan attack claims
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Monday said it was “highly disturbing” to see attempts being made to implicate it in an attack on a Kabul hotel that left nine civilians dead, including an AFP...
View ArticleNo way to block internet content, NA told
ISLAMABAD: The government has admitted that there is no technical way to block all objectionable content on the internet.In a written reply to a lawmaker’s query, the National Assembly was informed on...
View ArticleAt least 13 arrested in Karachi raids
KARACHI: Rangers personnel conducted targeted raids in Karachi’s Mohammad Khan Colony and Ittehad Town on Tuesday and arrested 13 suspects and recovered weapons, DawnNews reported.The raids were...
View Article7pc growth rate target is overambitious
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government’s goal to achieve seven per cent growth rate or above within three years does not even seem to be a remote possibility due to its incapacity, according to...
View ArticleBD war crimes investigators move for total dissolution of Jamaat
DHAKA: Bangladesh war crimes investigators moved Tuesday to outlaw the country's largest Islamic party, accusing it of genocide and other atrocities during the 1971 bloody struggle for...
View ArticleInterfering in others' conflicts unacceptable: Khursheed Shah
ISLAMABAD: Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Syed Khursheed Shah emphasised that interference in the conflicts of other countries was unacceptable for Pakistan, DawnNews reported.In an...
View ArticleIndia Supreme Court urges BCCI chief to quit
NEW DELHI: India's Supreme Court Tuesday urged the powerful head of the country's cricket board to stand down while an investigation is conducted into illegal betting, saying his refusal to quit so far...
View ArticleUS role sought in Pak-India detente
THE HAGUE: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif asked the US on Monday to play its role in normalising ties between Pakistan and India and said issues between the two neighbouring countries should be...
View ArticleTaliban bomber hits Kabul election office, kills at least four
KABUL: The Taliban launched a brazen assault in the Afghan capital on Tuesday, with a suicide bomber detonating his vehicle outside an election office on the edge of Kabul while two other gunmen...
View ArticleTribunal disqualifies MNA, orders re-election on NA-46
PESHAWAR: An election tribunal on Tuesday declared null and void the election of MNA Nasir Khan Afridi on the NA-46 seat (Tribal Area IX) of the National Assembly, and ordered a re-election in the...
View ArticleObama winds up nuclear summit with 35-nation pledge
THE HAGUE: Thirty-five countries pledged Tuesday to step up nuclear security, backing a global drive spearheaded by US President Barack Obama to prevent dangerous materials falling into the hands of...
View ArticleDelhi police arrest chief of Indian Mujahideen: reports
NEW DELHI: Indian police arrested Tuesday the alleged head of militant group the Indian Mujahideen, blamed for a string of deadly attacks including one at a rally in October by election frontrunner...
View ArticlePeace talks deferred due to bad weather, says Ibrahim
ISLAMABAD: The government and the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Shura will not meet today to pursue peace talks on account of bad weather conditions, DawnNews reported.Jamaat-i-Islami Khyber...
View ArticleCricket board bans Bangladeshis from flying rivals’ flags
DHAKA: The Bangladeshi hosts of cricket’s World Twenty20 threatened to ban local supporters Tuesday from stadiums if they are seen carrying the flags of any of the other teams competing in the...
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