Lt Gen Raheel Sharif chosen as new army chief
ISLAMABAD: After weeks of intense speculation in the media, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has finally made the selection of two senior army officers as Chief of Army Staff and Chairman Joint Chief of...
View ArticleHeavy prison sentence for Brotherhood women
CAIRO: Nearly two dozen Islamist women and girls, some as young as 15, were handed heavy prison sentences Wednesday for protesting in a court ruling that came a day after police beat and terrorised...
View ArticleLaw for sectarian harmony urged
ISLAMABAD, Nov 28: The Milli Yakjehti Council (MYC) urged the government on Wednesday to make part of the law a 17-point code of conduct prepared by it over 15 years ago to maintain sectarian...
View ArticleSyria says it won't give up power in peace talks
DAMASCUS: The Syrian government said Wednesday it will participate in UN-sponsored peace talks aimed at ending the country's civil war, but insisted that it is not going to the conference to hand over...
View ArticleUS position on Iran pipeline unchanged
WASHINGTON, Nov 27: The Obama administration has said that a recent deal with Iran does not change the US position on the pipeline project, which can still invoke severe sanctions.“Has not changed,”...
View ArticleChallenges remain for Afghan army: spokesman
BRUSSELS: Afghanistan's army is now carrying out virtually all ground operations in the country on its own but has problems, including dealing with booby traps, mines and other potentially deadly...
View ArticleTehelka's managing editor quits over sexual assault case handling
NEW DELHI: The managing editor of Indian investigative magazine Tehelka resigned Thursday after coming under fire over her handling of allegations that the publication's founder sexually assaulted a...
View ArticleIndia's east coast braces for cyclone; thousands evacuated
BHUBANESWAR: Indian authorities evacuated thousands of villagers living in low-lying areas, suspended fishing operations and put disaster response teams on standby on Wednesday as a severe cyclone...
View ArticleSouth Korea strongly protests China air zone
SEOUL: South Korea urged China during military talks in Seoul on Thursday to revise its newly declared air defence identification zone in the East China Sea that has raised regional tensions.Vice...
View ArticleSri Lanka begins war tally after international pressure
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka was to begin compiling a death toll from its ethnic conflict Thursday as it seeks to fend off growing pressure over allegations of mass killings at the end of the war.Some 16,000...
View ArticleUS political counselor meets PTI's Qureshi
ISLAMABAD: Rick Waters, the Political Counselor at the US Embassy in Islamabad held a meeting with senior Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf (PTI) leader Shah Mehmood Qureshi during which issues related to...
View ArticleSC directs measures to prevent illegal SIMs usage in Karachi
KARACHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) chairman to submit a blueprint of measures to stop ‘grey trafficking’ and use of unauthorised SIMs by...
View ArticleIT ministry to lay optic fiber across Pakistan: Anusha
ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Information Technology Anusha Rehman on Thursday announced to lay optic fiber across Pakistan for spreading telecom facilities to create equal opportunities for...
View ArticleIran gas pipeline project to be completed in a year, says Abbasi
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said Pakistan would find an opportunity to complete the proposed Iran gas pipeline project within a year.While...
View ArticleKayani heads corps commanders meeting; Mahmood takes charge
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani held a farewell meeting with the corps commanders Thursday at the Army General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi. The conference at...
View ArticleSharif to visit Afghanistan to push peace efforts
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will visit Kabul Saturday to meet Afghan President Hamid Karzai as part of efforts to revive Afghanistan’s faltering peace process.The one-day visit, confirmed by...
View ArticleGovt to resolve missing persons case by Dec 10: defence minister
KARACHI: Newly appointed federal minister for defence, Khawaja Mohammad Asif, assured the Supreme Court on Thursday that the government would submit a detailed report regarding 'missing persons' or...
View ArticleUN women's rights resolution passed despite backlash
United States: A UN General Assembly committee has agreed on a landmark first resolution for women's rights defenders such as Malala Yousafzai, despite a hard fought campaign by an alliance including...
View ArticleLG polls in Punjab, Sindh likely to be delayed indefinitely
ISLAMABAD, Nov 28: The local government elections in Punjab and Sindh are set to be delayed for an indefinite period and the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) will not announce the schedule planned...
View ArticleWarrant for Tehelka editor
New Delhi, Nov 28: A Goa magistrate on Thursday issued a non-bailable arrest warrant against Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal for alleged rape of a junior colleague earlier this month.The Hindu said...
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