India’s two houses reject NA resolution
NEW DELHI: The Indian parliament on Wednesday “rejected” a resolution passed by Pakistan’s National Assembly, saying it levelled “absolutely baseless and unfounded” allegations against India. It...
View ArticleHafiz Saeed challenges India to prove he is a terrorist
LAHORE: Jamaatud Dawa chief Hafiz Mohammad Saeed called on Wednesday for setting up an independent judicial commission to investigate if he was a terrorist or not. “You (India) are continuously calling...
View ArticleIndian shelling kills another civilian in Azad Kashmir
MUZAFFARABAD: Relentless shelling by Indian troops from across the Line of Control (LoC) left another civilian dead and his daughter wounded in a village of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on...
View ArticleAll polling stations for Sindh by-polls declared ‘sensitive’
ISLAMABAD: Almost half the polling stations to be established for coming by-elections in 42 national and provincial assembly constituencies have been declared as ‘sensitive’, data released by the...
View ArticleNawaz calls for de-escalation of tension on LoC
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday called for de-escalation of tension on the Line of Control (LoC) and sought United Nations help for resolving the Kashmir dispute. Pakistan “hopes...
View ArticleDivers in Indian sub where 18 feared dead: official
NEW DELHI: Indian navy divers have entered a crippled submarine hit by twin explosions but have yet to reach any of the 18 sailors who are feared dead inside the vessel, a naval official said Thursday....
View ArticleEgypt declares month-long state of emergency
CAIRO: Egypt declared a month-long state of emergency Wednesday as violence raged across the country following a crackdown on supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi.The nationwide state of...
View ArticleAt least 14 killed in Baghdad car bomb blasts
BAGHDAD: A series of car bombs across Baghdad killed at least 14 people on Thursday, Iraqi police sources said, with one attack close to the capital's “Green Zone” diplomatic complex.The explosion...
View ArticleHR group mounts legal challenge over US drones
THE export of British-manufactured parts for American drones used in clandestine CIA strikes inside Pakistan is facing a legal challenge from the campaign group Reprieve. The London-based human rights...
View ArticleBalochistan unrest case: Substantial evidence available against FC, says CJ
ISLAMABAD: During Thursday’s hearing of the Balochistan unrest case, Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry said the court’s order for recovery of missing persons was not being followed whereas there...
View ArticlePakistan must prevent use of its territory against India: Singh
NEW DELHI: Indian premier Manmohan Singh warned Pakistan Thursday against using its soil for “anti-India activity”, following a fresh escalation of tensions between the neighbours over a deadly attack...
View ArticleDSP among three killed in Karachi encounter
KARACHI: Three police officials, including DSP Qasim Ghauri, were killed during an encounter with armed men near Karachi's Safari Park on Thursday, local media reports said. The encounter took place in...
View ArticleRains paralyse life in Punjab cities
LAHORE: Devastating rains in different cities of Punjab and other parts of the country killed a number of people and caused river and urban flooding on Wednesday.Swelling of river tributaries in the...
View ArticleEgypt death toll rises to 464 after police storm protests
CAIRO: At least 464 people were killed in nationwide violence sparked by a crackdown on the protest camps of supporters of ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi, government officials said Thursday.At...
View ArticleTrain attack: Armed clashes leave two more militants dead in Bolan
QUETTA: Armed clashes between militants and security forces continued for second consecutive day on Saturday in Balochistan's mountainous troubled district of Bolan in the aftermath of a terrorist...
View ArticleRemain committed even if I am arrested in London, Altaf urges workers
KARACHI: Facing police investigation in London regarding among other charges, money laundering and incitement to violence, Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain Saturday urged the party...
View ArticleImran, Fazl exchange barbs, vow to sweep by-polls in KP
LAKKI MARWAT: Chairman Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf (PTI), Imran Khan and Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Saturday, not for the first time, accused each other for being a...
View ArticleATC sends Bara Kahu suspects on judicial remand
ISLAMABAD: The special Anti-terrorist court in Islamabad has sent the suspects of Bara Kahu suicide attack case to prison on a 14 day judicial remand.During the hearing at the Anti-terrorist court five...
View ArticleEgypt police end standoff with Islamists at mosque
CAIRO: Egyptian police cleared Islamist protesters from a Cairo mosque on Saturday after a standoff that included exchanges of fire, as the death toll from four days of violence surpassed 750.Security...
View ArticleFive Balochistan jails declared sensitive
QUETTA: The Balochistan government has declared five prisons sensitive after receiving information from federal interior ministry regarding threat of attacks on Saturday.The jails were declared...
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