Pakistan to free top Taliban prisoner Mullah Baradar
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will release former Afghan Taliban second-in-command, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, as soon as this month to help advance peace efforts in neighbouring Afghanistan, Pakistan’s foreign...
View ArticleTerrorism badly affecting economy: Nawaz
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said that extremism and terrorism are adversely affecting the country’s economy. Speaking at a meeting of the cabinet on Tuesday, he said: “Economic...
View ArticleUS loosens sanctions on Iran for disaster relief, sports
WASHINGTON: The US Treasury announced Tuesday that it would permit private organisations to support humanitarian programs in Iran, and sports groups to hold exchanges with the country.Opening up a...
View ArticleTwin bomb attack on Egyptian military headquarters in Sinai
CAIRO: At least four people were killed in a twin bomb attack in Sinai on Wednesday when two bombs went off simultaneously, the first near the military headquarters in Rafah which was followed minutes...
View ArticleObama pushes for Syria strike in televised address
WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama pushed his case for military strikes against the Syrian regime in a televised address to the nation despite a promise from Damascus to hand over its chemical arms...
View ArticleEconomic cooperation will improve Pakistan's relations with Turkey, says PM
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday said that Pakistan’s relations with Turkey would be furthered by promoting economic and trade cooperation between the two countries, DawnNews...
View ArticleAPC receives mixed response from Baloch nationalist leaders
QUETTA: Nationalist parties in Balochistan have termed the recovery of ‘missing persons’ and an end to the 'kill and dump' policy as key to a solution for issues relating to the militancy-hit province....
View ArticleMissing Nato containers: One-man-commission submits report to SC
KARACHI: Former member of Customs, Ramzan Bhatti, on Wednesday submitted his fact finding report regarding smuggling of arms and ammunition as well as evasion of duty on different items at Karachi Port...
View ArticlePakistani jailed for spying in UAE
ABU DHABI: A top Emirati court on Wednesday jailed a Pakistani man for three years for spying for a foreign country, the official WAM news agency said.The Federal Supreme Court ruled that the...
View ArticleMQM's ex-MPA arrested; Karachi shuts down
KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain condemned the arrest of a former provincial legislator belonging to the party, Nadeem Hashmi, whereas a shutdown was observed in Karachi and in...
View ArticleNA may take up counter-terrorism strategy
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly session that will begin early next week is likely to take up the government’s national security strategy, the outcome of the recent all-party conference and targeted...
View ArticlePak, Afghan lawmakers agree to enhance defence cooperation
ISLAMABAD: The first-ever dialogue between members of the Senate Standing Committee on Defence and Defence Production of Pakistan and the Defence, Internal Security and Local Administration Committee...
View ArticleSC irked by exploration firms’ neglect of social sector uplift
ISLAMABAD, Sept 11: The Supreme Court expressed on Wednesday displeasure over disregard of contractual obligations and neglect of social sector development by oil and gas exploration companies...
View ArticleCurfew relaxed in India’s riot-affected state
LUCKNOW, Sept 11: With the situation showing improvement, curfew was relaxed for five hours on Wednesday in riot-hit Muzaffarnagar while Baghpat witnessed a communal clash, leaving a constable...
View ArticleNawaz, Kayani discuss talks strategy
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif met Chief of the Army Staff Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on Wednesday and discussed with him the government’s strategy for talks with militants. The meeting followed...
View ArticleBan hits out at 'collective failure' on Syria
UNITED NATIONS: UN leader Ban Ki-moon said Wednesday the failure to halt atrocities in Syria has become a new stain on the reputation of the world body and the Security Council powers.“Our collective...
View ArticlePolitical appointees in police: magnitude surprised Nawaz
ISLAMABAD, Sept 11: The issue of thousands of political appointments made in Sindh police since 2002 prominently figured at the meeting Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif chaired last week in Karachi, which...
View ArticlePrisoners swapped in Waziristan
LADHA, Sept 11: Security forces and the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) swapped prisoners in South Waziristan on Wednesday in what has been described as a confidence-building measure ahead of...
View ArticleOmbudsman’s appointment: CJ irked at Salman Farooqui’s absence
ISLAMABAD: During the hearing of the case relating to the challenge against the appointment of Salman Farooqui as Federal Ombudsman, Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry expressed his displeasure...
View ArticleDar, Saudi ambassador discuss Pakistan's economy
ISLAMABAD: Ambassador of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Dr. Abdul Aziz Al-Ghadeer on Thursday called on Federal Minister for Finance, Senator Ishaq Dar and discussed the economic situation in Pakistan.During...
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