ECP seeks army’s help
ISLAMABAD, Aug 6: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has sought the help of army for security around sensitive polling stations during by-elections in 42 national and provincial assembly...
View ArticleSeven soldiers hurt in new Philippines bomb blasts
COTABATO, Philippines: Two roadside bombs exploded in the southern Philippines on Wednesday, one of which wounded seven soldiers, police said, in the latest attack to hit the restive region.The bombs...
View ArticleObama 'disappointed' with Russian asylum for Snowden
WASHINGTON, District of Columbia: President Barack Obama said Tuesday he was “disappointed” by Russia's decision to grant asylum to Edward Snowden, the former intelligence contractor who leaked details...
View ArticleAl Qaeda decimated in Pakistan: US
WASHINGTON: The United States ordered Americans on Tuesday to leave Yemen “immediately” but also acknowledged that Al Qaeda cells in the Afghan-Pakistan region had been decimated.“We are concerned...
View ArticleUS military judge trims potential sentence in Manning case
FORT MEADE, Md.: The military judge who last week convicted soldier Bradley Manning of committing the biggest breach of classified data in US history through WikiLeaks on Tuesday trimmed the maximum...
View ArticleDrone strike kills six suspected militants in Yemen
ADEN: A US drone killed at least six suspected Al Qaeda militants in southern Yemen on Wednesday, officials said, a day after US and British embassies evacuated some staff because of growing fears of...
View ArticleIndian govt under fire over handling of LoC incident
NEW DELHI: India's parliament was paralysed on Wednesday as opposition lawmakers angrily protested over the government's response to an ambush in which five soldiers were shot dead on the de facto...
View ArticleIndia, Pakistan DGMOs discuss situation on LoC
RAWALPINDI: The Directors General Military Operations (DGMOs) of Pakistan and India on Wednesday spoke over the hotline on the situation on the Line of Control (LoC), a UN-monitored de facto border...
View ArticleBlast at football stadium kills seven in Lyari
KARACHI: A bomb blast in Karachi early on Wednesday killed seven people and wounded 26 others, police said.The blast took place in the impoverished Lyari neighbourhood of the city after a football...
View ArticleObama drops Moscow summit with Putin: US official
WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama has decided to put off a Moscow summit with Russia's Vladimir Putin, the White House said Wednesday, citing a lack of progress in relations and 'disappointment'...
View ArticleSyria war biggest threat to US security, says CIA official
WASHINGTON: The war in Syria poses the greatest threat to US security because of the risk of the government falling and the country becoming a weapons-rich haven for Al-Qaeda, a CIA official says.CIA...
View ArticleAverting terror bid, police defuse three bombs in Bannu
BANNU: Police in Bannu defused three low-intensity bombs planted in different areas in the limits of the city’s Miryan police station on Wednesday foiling a terrorist attack.On a tip off that...
View ArticleBlast in Balochistn's Mastung area kills two
QUETTA: An explosion occurred near a shopping centre in Mastung area of Balochistan killing two persons, including a child, and injured 15 persons on Wednesday, DawnNews reported.The bomb was planted...
View ArticleKremlin 'disappointed' by Obama cancellation of Moscow visit
MOSCOW: Russia is “disappointed” by US President Barack Obama's decision to cancel a planned visit to Moscow in early September for a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin said...
View ArticleYemen says Qaeda plotted to take hostages at oil port
ADEN: Yemen said Wednesday it had foiled an al Qaeda plot to storm a Western-run oil terminal and seize a provincial capital, as a terror alert kept US Middle East missions closed.The jihadist...
View ArticleUS acknowledges Pakistan’s fears of Indian presence in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON: In an acknowledgement of Pakistan's concerns over India's presence in Afghanistan, US Special Representative James Dobbins Wednesday said Islamabad's fears are “not groundless.” The US...
View ArticleIndian FM hints at continuing engagement with Pakistan
NEW DELHI: Indian Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid on Wednesday said the government of India did not want to create a situation “detrimental and destructive for India’s security and peace”. He was...
View ArticleIndian allegations can harm peace process, says Nisar
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan Wednesday said unnecessary blame game unleashed by India would harm peace initiatives and efforts of improving bilateral relations between the two...
View ArticlePBC concerned over ‘excessive’ use of contempt jurisdiction
ISLAMABAD: The executive committee of Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) adopted a strongly-worded resolution on Wednesday, expressing concern over what it called `excessive’ exercise by the Supreme Court of...
View Article100 apply for PIA’s two top posts
LAHORE: Foreigners are among about 100 people who have applied for the posts of managing director and chairman of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), according to sources. PIA officials told...
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