Pakistan wants arms supply to Syrian sides stopped
UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan strongly criticised on Tuesday the continued infusion of arms in Syria and asked the Security Council and the big powers to take steps to halt arms supplies to all sides in the...
View ArticleDespite promises to talk, PM Nawaz gets tough on insurgents
Months after promising peace talks with insurgents, Pakistan's new prime minister appears to be backing down and accepting that the use of military force may be unavoidable in the face of escalating...
View ArticleMan Booker fiction prize nominees span the globe
LONDON: Life in London's Jewish community and Robert Mugabe's Zimbabwe, billionaires in China and hard times in Ireland all feature in the novels vying for this year's Man Booker Prize.The longlist for...
View ArticleBiden in Mumbai to boost US-India trade ties
MUMBAI: US Vice President Joe Biden is expected Wednesday to urge India to further open its doors to foreign investment, during his visit to boost bilateral ties between the world's two largest...
View ArticleFirst verdict due in India gang-rape case
NEW DELHI: An Indian court is expected to deliver the first verdict this week on one of five suspects tried over the fatal gang-rape of a student, which triggered outrage and protests across the...
View ArticleSC orders presidential election on July 30
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered for the presidential election to be held on July 30, following the decision of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) that it would not give a new...
View ArticleVideo: World gets first glimpse at royal baby
Prince William and his wife Kate said their son's birth was a "very emotional" experience during their first public appearance with the young royal, who is now third in line to the British throne. –...
View ArticlePolice break up Bulgaria parliament blockade, evacuate MPs
SOFIA: Anti-riot police broke up a protesters' blockade of Bulgaria's parliament early Wednesday and escorted out over 100 ministers, lawmakers and journalists who had been trapped inside for over...
View ArticleHomicide trial set for Indian actor Salman Khan
NEW DELHI: A Mumbai court has announced that Indian movie star Salman Khan will face trial next month on a homicide charge for his alleged involvement in a fatal road accident more than 10 years ago....
View ArticleMilitants kill nine policemen in Iraq's north: officials
BAGHDAD: Militants have killed nine policemen in an attack in the Iraq’s north, police said. A police officer said an unspecified number of militants attacked a police headquarters outside the northern...
View ArticleVideo: Massive landslide in Sichuan
Hundreds of people are relocated to safety after a massive landslide in China's Sichuan Province. - Video by Reuters
View ArticleJustice Baqar attack: LJ man admits involvement, sent on judicial remand
KARACHI: Masoom Billa, alias Abu Bakar, who was arrested in relation to the bomb blast in Karachi targeting Sindh High Court's Justice Maqbool Baqar has admitted to his involvement in the planning of...
View ArticleHerald exclusive: Centre of controversy
When Saira Afzal Tarar took oath as state minister for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination early last month, she had the twin distinctions of being one of the only two female members...
View ArticleMysterious air crash near Nowshera
PESHAWAR: A mysterious air crash occured in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Nowshera area on Wednesday.DPO Nowshera was earlier reported as saying that a Mushak trainer jet, which was on a routine training...
View ArticleCunning Mishra limits Zimbabwe to 228
Zimbabwe opener Sikandar Raza hit his maiden half-century in international cricket, but his contribution was outshone by Indian legspinner Amit Mishra's deceptive googly as Zimbabwe posted 228 for...
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-Photo illustration by Eefa Khalid.Sitting at a desk in Dawn’s newsroom, you tend to hear many things; from nonchalant discussions about Alastair Cook’s facial expressions, to the very serious matter...
View ArticleSindh govt constitutes committee of seven to work on LG laws
KARACHI: The Sindh government has constituted a seven member committee delegated to work on amendments relating to local government laws in the province. The government has also requested the Muttahida...
View ArticleAsad Ali in as Pakistan put Windies in to bat
KARACHI: Pakistan once again chose to chase as Misbah ul Haq won the toss and put West Indies to bat first in the fifth and final One Day International at the Beausejour Stadium in St Lucia on...
View ArticleSC summons PM’s adviser to justify appointment
ISLAMABAD: The federal government conceded on Wednesday before the Supreme Court that Adviser to the Prime Minister on Aviation Shujaat Azeem was a holder of dual nationality and was court-martialled...
View ArticlePakistanis summit Chinese peak for the first time
ISLAMABAD: Team leader Rehmat Ullah and Dr Naveed Iqbal, who are part of the Pak-China Friendship Expedition 2013 Climbs, became the first Pakistanis to summit the Muztagh Ata peak in Xinjiang...
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