Shutdown in Karachi after Altaf's arrest
KARACHI: Commercial activities in Karachi were at a standstill on Wednesday after Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain was taken into custody the previous day for interrogation in the UK,...
View ArticleImran says KP budget will be welfare-oriented
MANSEHRA: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf chairman Imran Khan has said the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government will unveil a social welfare-oriented budget for the next financial year, benefiting the widows,...
View ArticleTaliban release video of US soldier's handover
KABUL: The Taliban on Wednesday released dramatic footage of their handover of army sergeant Bowe Bergdahl to US forces after five years in captivity.“Don't come to Afghanistan again. Next time, nobody...
View ArticleSuicide attack kills eight in Baghdad
BAGHDAD: A suicide attack west of the capital, Baghdad, has killed eight people, including two women and wounded 14, Iraqi officials told AP on Wednesday.A police officer said that the bomber blew...
View ArticleSuicide bomber targets rogue Libyan general's home
TRIPOLI: A suicide car bomber on Wednesday targeted the home of a rogue Libyan general who has been leading an offensive against Islamists dominating the country's political scene, killing three people...
View ArticleProtest to continue until Altaf's safety assured: Sattar
KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader Farooq Sattar said Wednesday that the party would continue its protests until the government did not obtain a guarantee from its British counterpart that...
View ArticleMotion in NA calls for suspension of Dasti's membership
ISLAMABAD: In an interesting turn of events, more than 200 parliamentarians have submitted a privileged motion in the NA Secretariat for the suspension of Jamshed Dasti’s membership from the...
View ArticleFarzana murder case: Former husband, brother arrested
LAHORE: In a major breakthrough in the Farzana murder case, the former husband and brother of the bludgeoned woman were arrested on Wednesday, DawnNews reported.Today’s arrest has taken the toll of...
View ArticlePro-Russian insurgents triumph over two Ukrainian bases
LUHANSK: Pro-Russian insurgents in eastern Ukraine have taken two government bases in battles around Luhansk.They seized quantities of ammunition and explosives from a border guards post and taking...
View ArticleCross-border militant attacks kill four soldiers in Bajaur
PESHAWAR: At least four soldiers were killed and four others injured Wednesday when militants from the Afghan side of the border attacked a military post in Bajaur tribal region, military officials...
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Australia issues warning against travel to Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The Australian Government on Wednesday issued a travel advisory for its citizens who intend to travel to Pakistan, asking them to reconsider their travel plans following a volatile security...
View ArticleLondon police to allow Altaf three visitors
KARACHI: London police has asked for names of three people who will be allowed to meet with arrested Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain, DawnNews reported.The names can be of people who...
View ArticleTaliban bombing kills two military officers near Rawalpindi
RAWALPINDI: Two military officers were among five people killed Wednesday when a Pakistani Taliban suicide bomber hit their twin cabin vehicle on Fateh Jang road near Rawalpindi, Director-General...
View ArticleBoko Haram seizing villages in Nigeria
MAIDUGURI: Boko Haram militants are taking over villages in northeastern Nigeria, killing and terrorising civilians and political leaders, witnesses say, as the Islamic fighters make a comeback from a...
View ArticleFata secretariat worker, one other killed in Peshawar firing
PESHAWAR: A man employed with the Fata Secretariat was killed on Thursday in Peshawar’s Dir Colony when unknown armed men opened fire on a vehicle he was travelling in, DawnNews reported.The area of...
View ArticleThe ‘Sherlock Holmes’ of Himalayan mountaineering
KATHMANDU: When a deadly avalanche hit Mount Everest last April, reporters made a beeline for 90-year-old Elizabeth Hawley, the woman Edmund Hillary once called “the Sherlock Holmes of the...
View ArticleRs5bn Japanese loan for energy sector reforms
ISLAMABAD: The Japanese government on Wednesday formally agreed to grant a concessional loan of Rs5 billion to Pakistan for supporting the energy sector reforms.This loan is provided as part of a joint...
View ArticleAbbottabad by-election: Fight breaks out, polling halted
ABBOTTABAD: Polling in the PK-45 constituency, Abbottabad-II, was suspended on Thursday after a fight broke out between the workers of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Muslim League –...
View ArticleTwelve soldiers killed in Yemen checkpoint attack
YEMEN: Twelve soldiers were killed when suspected Al Qaeda militants opened fire at a military checkpoint in Yemen's southern Shabwa province at dawn on Thursday, a local official said.The insurgents...
View ArticleModi to meet Obama in September
NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to Washington for his first meeting with President Barack Obama in September, media reports said, as the two leaders look to re-build strained...
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