Ex-Thai PM Abhisit indicted for murder over rally crackdown
BANGKOK: Former Thai prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva was indicted for murder Thursday in connection with a deadly military crackdown on mass opposition protests in Bangkok three years ago, prosecutors...
View ArticleDar expects payment of CSF in four weeks
ISLAMABAD, Dec 11: Pakistan chastised the United States on Wednesday over its threats to hold up coalition support fund reimbursements, saying the amount belonged to Islamabad and its disbursements...
View ArticleJournalists protest selective coverage
ISLAMABAD, Dec 11: Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry was given a send-off on Wednesday with fireworks though the fiery farewell was different from the one expected. On the CJ’s last day, the...
View ArticleIftikhar Chaudhry bids farewell, expresses confidence in Jillani
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry marked the end of his term on Wednesday with a speech at the Supreme Court and expressed his confidence in the leadership of CJ-designate Tassaduq...
View ArticleIraq signs $1.1 bn deal to buy S Korean fighters
SEOUL: South Korean defence contractor Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd (KAI) has signed a deal with Iraq to export 24 light fighter jets valued at $1.1billion, the company said on Thursday.The deal to...
View ArticleNo better way to protect US than surveillance, says NSA chief
WASHINGTON: The National Security Agency chief says he knows of no better way his agency can help protect the US from foreign threats than with spy programs that collect billions of phone and Internet...
View ArticleIran road accident kills 15, including 11 Afghans
TEHRAN: A crash involving several cars in central Iran has killed 15 people, including 11 Afghans, on a road often used by illegal migrants crossing from neighboring Afghanistan. Iranian state TV says...
View ArticleBangladesh's top court upholds death penalty for Jamaat leader
DHAKA: Bangladesh's highest court upheld the death penalty for a top Islamist leader convicted of war crimes, just two days after he was given a dramatic last-minute reprieve from execution.The Supreme...
View ArticleBomb goes off in Kabul weapons depot
KABUL: Afghanistan's intelligence agency says a large bomb has accidentally gone off inside a weapons depot in downtown Kabul. No one was hurt in the explosion. Gen Farid Shamal, deputy spokesman for...
View ArticleGovt requests for initiation of treason case against Musharraf
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Government has submitted a petition in the special court to initiate hearing of a case of high treason against former dictator Pervez Musharraf. An application in this regard has...
View ArticleArmy chief attends passing out parade of Baloch recruits
QUETTA: Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif arrived in Quetta to attend the passing out parade ceremony of 1,800 recruits from Balochistan and said on Thursday that 20,000 Baloch youths became...
View ArticleUS defense secretary did not threaten to stop Pakistan aid: FO
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Thursday clarified that US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel held positive talks with Pakistan leadership during his visit to Pakistan and did not convey any threat to stop...
View ArticleSeven Rangers personnel injured in Karachi explosion
KARACHI: At least seven Rangers’ personnel were injured Thursday in a remote-controlled blast, in Karachi’s eastern neighbourhood of Landhi, DawnNews reported. The blast took place in Landhi 89, close...
View ArticleGSP Plus status to boost Pakistani exports, says Dar
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Finance Ishaq Dar on Thursday said the European Union has granted Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP) Plus status to Pakistan which would greatly help the country to boost...
View ArticleFreshly sworn in CJP takes first suo motu
ISLAMABAD: Newly appointed Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani, after taking oath, took his first suo motu notice against the leakage of Full Court Reference proceedings...
View ArticleRoadside bomb kills four soldiers in North Waziristan
ISLAMABAD: A roadside bomb struck a vehicle carrying Pakistani soldiers in North Waziristan tribal agency near the Afghan border on Thursday, killing four of them, military officials said. The...
View ArticleBangladesh hangs Jamaat leader for war crimes
DHAKA: Bangladesh on Thursday hanged Abdul Quader Molla, a top Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) leader known as the “Butcher of Mirpur,” making him the first person to be put to death for massacres committed...
View ArticleEU grants GSP Plus status to Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The European Union (EU) on Thursday granted Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) Plus status to Pakistan with an impressive count of 406 votes, granting Pakistani products a duty free...
View ArticleBaghdad prison break leaves Iraqi guard dead
BAGHDAD: Twenty-two Iraqi suspects facing terrorism charges escaped Friday from a prison in northern Baghdad after killing a security guard, but most were rearrested later in the day, officials said....
View ArticleMore than 600 killed in week of C Africa violence: UN
GENEVA: More than 600 people have been killed in sectarian violence tearing though the Central African Republic in the past week, including 27 Muslims killed Thursday in a western village, the UN said...
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