Court directs PTA to block illegal SIMs
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court on Tuesday directed the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to block all illegal and unregistered SIMs (subscriber identity module) of Afghan and Pakistani...
View ArticleChemical watchdog approves Syria plan despite delays
THE HAGUE: The world's chemical watchdog on Tuesday agreed on the final details of a plan to destroy Syria's arsenal, vowing to push ahead with the unprecedented project despite delays.The hectic pace...
View ArticleHundreds killed as rival troops battle in South Sudan
JUBA: A UN official said Tuesday between 400-500 people are believed to have been killed in South Sudan, where two days of fighting between rival troops has sent thousands of terrified civilians...
View ArticleThree dead in suicide blast near Rawalpindi Imambargah
RAWALPINDI: A powerful blast outside an Imambargah situated in the heavily guarded Gracey Lines area killed three people, including two policemen and left 14 injured.According to DawnNews, policemen...
View ArticleNadra chief terms Nisar’s allegations baseless
ISLAMABAD: The chairman of the National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra), Mohammad Tariq Malik, has rejected as baseless the allegations levelled against him by Interior Minister Chaudhry...
View ArticleIndia vows to 'restore dignity' of diplomat stripped in US
NEW DELHI: India vowed Wednesday to bring one of its diplomats home at any price after her arrest in New York, as she told how she broke down in tears after being stripped and cavity-searched.With one...
View ArticleRaodside bomb kills three guards in Iran
DUBAI: Three Iranian military personnel were killed in south-east Iran early on Wednesday when the vehicle they were travelling in was struck by a roadside bomb, Iranian media said.The reported...
View ArticleTaliban hit Nato fuel trucks, kill one Afghan policeman
KABUL: An Afghan official says Taliban suicide bombers have attacked Nato fuel trucks near the Pakistani border. A gunbattle that followed killed one Afghan policeman and wounded three. A spokesman in...
View ArticleIndia approves historic anti-corruption law
NEW DELHI: India's parliament Wednesday passed legislation to create a powerful anti-graft watchdog following a mass anti-corruption movement that swept the country in 2011 and spurred politicians into...
View ArticleAttacks across Iraq kill at least 11, including three Pakistanis
BAGHDAD: Iraqi officials say attacks across the country have killed 11 people, including three Pakistani Shia pilgrims. Police officials say the deadliest among Wednesday's attacks was in the town of...
View ArticlePM visits Kamra base, lays emphasis on Sino-Pak friendship
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday visited the Kamra Aeronautical Complex to attend the induction ceremony of the 50th JF-17 Thunder fighter plane in Pakistan Air Force (PAF) fleet and...
View ArticleTribunal resends Shakil Afridi’s case for review
PESHAWAR: The FATA tribunal on Thursday disposed off a revision petition by alleged US spy Dr Shakil Afridi against an earlier decision by the Commissioner FCR, resending the case for revision and to...
View ArticleAttack on Karachi imambargah foiled
KARACHI: Security guards deputed at an imambargah near Karachi's Khalid bin Waleed Road foiled an attack as two explosive-laden women tried to enter the place of worship on Wednesday, DawnNews...
View ArticleECP announces schedule for Sindh LG polls
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday issued schedule for local government (LG) polls in Sindh to be held on January 18, 2014.ECP Director General Syed Sher Afgan told...
View ArticleBaloch warns against Islamabad’s interference in devolved depts
QUETTA: Chief Minister Balochistan Dr Abdul Malik Baloch has warned that his government would be the first to resist if Islamabad encroached into the departments devolved under 18th amendment to the...
View ArticleSuicide attack kills five soldiers in North Waziristan
MIRANSHAH: At least five soldiers were killed and 34 wounded when a suicide bomber rammed his explosive-laden car into a military checkpoint in Pakistan's troubled northwest on Wednesday, security...
View ArticlePakistan pulls off sensational win in first one-day
SHARJAH: Pakistan survived a late order scare from Sri Lanka to pull off an exciting 11-run win in the first one-day international in Sharjah on Wednesday, to go 1-0 up in the five-match...
View ArticleImran Khan assails ‘those who attack polio workers’
PESHAWAR: Avoiding an open condemnation of Taliban militants yet again, Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan on Wednesday assailed “those who are attacking polio workers” and demanded an...
View ArticleUS review panel urges wide-ranging NSA spying overhaul
WASHINGTON: US legal and intelligence experts ordered by President Barack Obama to review National Security Agency practices on Wednesday called for a sweeping overhaul of US surveillance programs...
View ArticleNearly 1,000 killed by ex-rebels in C Africa capital: Amnesty
BANGUI: The Central African Republic's mostly Muslim ex-rebels killed nearly 1,000 people in the capital Bangui two weeks ago in a rampage avenging deadly Christian militia attacks, Amnesty...
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