80 people injured in Hong Kong high-speed ferry accident
HONG KONG: Eighty people were injured early Friday when a high-speed ferry travelling from Hong Kong to Macau hit an “unidentified object” in the water, according to Hong Kong's marine...
View ArticleFazl wants Taliban talks process revived
PESHAWAR, Nov 28: Laying stress on efforts for starting dialogue with the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman urged newly appointed army chief Gen Raheel...
View ArticlePackage unveiled to revive economy
ISLAMABAD, Nov 28: In a major initiative since he came to power six months ago, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif announced on Thursday a growth-oriented incentive-cum-amnesty package for the business...
View ArticleChina sends warplanes into disputed airspace
BEIJING: China said it sent warplanes into its newly declared maritime air defence zone days after the US, South Korea and Japan all sent flights through the airspace in broadening defiance of rules...
View ArticleHuge Bangladesh fire destroys key garments factory
A huge fire on Friday destroyed a Bangladesh garment factory supplying key Western brands, authorities said, in a blaze touched off by workers angered over rumours of a colleague's death in police...
View ArticlePeshawar sit-in against Nato supplies enters seventh day
PESHAWAR: The workers of ruling parties in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa gathered at Hayatabad’s Toll Plaza area in Peshawar Friday to participate in a sit-in against Nato supplies that entered its seventh day,...
View Article18 found dead near Baghdad after kidnapping: officials
BAGHDAD: The bodies of 18 people kidnapped hours earlier by a group of men wearing military uniforms were found just north of Baghdad on Friday, security and medical officials said.All of the corpses...
View ArticleThree suspected militants killed in North Waziristan drone attack
MIRAMASHAH: At least three suspected militants were reported killed and several others injured when two missiles were fired by a US drone on a compound in Angar Kalli area near Miramshah Tehsil in...
View ArticleSyrian army pounds rebel holdout near Damascus
DAMASCUS: The Syrian army launched an intense bombardment Friday on one of the last areas under rebel control in the Qalamoun mountains north of Damascus, a monitoring group said.Shelling of rebel...
View ArticleGen Raheel should keep army in line with Constitution: Rabbani
ISLAMABAD: Senator Raza Rabbani Friday said new army chief General Raheel Sharif should keep the army in line with the Constitution and demanded from the government to reestablish the National Security...
View ArticlePTI activists arrested for manhandling Nato truck drivers
PESHAWAR: Three activists of Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf (PTI) were arrested for their alleged involvement in manhandling truck drivers carrying Nato supplies to Afghanistan near Hayatabad Toll Plaza on...
View ArticleNawaz directs withdrawal of hike in drug prices
ISLAMABAD: Taking notice of an increase in drug prices, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday directed to de-notify the price hike immediately, said a spokesperson of the PM House.The Ministry of...
View ArticleSC orders formation of joint task force over use of illegal SIMs
KARACHI: During Friday’s hearing of the Karachi suo motu judgment case, the Supreme Court ordered the formation of a joint task force to curtail the use of illegal SIMs, DawnNews reported. The order...
View ArticleJustice Jillani resigns; Justice Nasirul Mulk new acting CEC
ISLAMABAD: Following resignation of Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani, Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Friday appointed Justice Nasirul Mulk as new Acting Chief Election Commissioner (CEC)...
View ArticleGen Raheel Sharif gets baton of command
ISLAMABAD: Outgoing military chief General Ashfaq Kayani on Friday handed over the command of the army to Chief of Army Staff Gen Raheel Sharif.He passed the baton of command to Gen Sharif at a...
View ArticleDefiant Thai protesters target telecoms firms
BANGKOK: Thai opposition protesters marched on key state communications targets Saturday after vowing a final push to topple the government, as the capital braces for mass rival rallies.Defiant...
View ArticleTehelka editor in court over sexual assault case
PANAJI: Indian news magazine editor Tarun Tejpal appeared Saturday in court in the holiday state of Goa for a pre-trial hearing on allegations of sexual assault levelled by a woman employee.Tejpal is...
View Article19 FC men told to appear before police
KARACHI, Nov 29: Nineteen personnel of a law-enforcement agency who had allegedly taken away 35 detainees were directed by the Supreme Court on Friday to appear before the Balochistan police...
View ArticleTwo shot dead in new Bangladesh clashes over January polls
DHAKA: Two people were shot dead as officers opened fire during clashes with thousands of Bangladeshi opposition supporters amid escalating protests against elections slated for January, police said...
View ArticleJustice Nasirul Mulk sworn in as acting CEC
LAHORE: Justice Nasirul Mulk was sworn in as the new acting Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of Pakistan on Saturday, DawnNews reported. The outgoing Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry...
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