US 'regrets' diplomat treatment as India seethes
WASHINGTON: The United States voiced regret to India on Wednesday over the treatment of a diplomat whose account of being stripped and cavity-searched triggered outrage.With New Delhi vowing to...
View ArticleSaudi jailed 15 years for 'Qaeda recruiting': report
RIYADH: A Saudi court has jailed a man for 15 years after convicting him of recruiting 14 nationals to join Al Qaeda's affiliate in neighbouring Yemen, Al-Hayat newspaper reported Thursday.A Riyadh...
View ArticleGovt says youth loan terms set by banks
ISLAMABAD: The government has blamed the banks funding its signature youth development programme for the tough terms and conditions for loans. Parliamentary secretary for finance and revenue Rana...
View ArticleUS sanctions Qaeda supporters
WASHINGTON: The US on Wednesday imposed sanctions on two Al Qaeda supporters and added militants to its lists of terrorists. The Treasury Department sanctioned Abd al-Rahman bin Umayr Nuaymi in Qatar...
View ArticleIHC reserves judgment over appeal in Musharraf treason trial
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday reserved its judgment on the intra-court appeal filed against the formation of a special court to try former military ruler Pervez Musharraf in the...
View ArticleMilitants kill family of five in Iraq
BAGHDAD: Militants dressed in army uniforms attacked the house of an anti-Al Qaeda militiaman in Iraq on Thursday, killing him, his wife and their three children, security officials said.The attack...
View ArticlePM chairs meeting over implementation of CCNS decisions
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif chaired on Thursday a meeting over the implementation of the decisions made by the Cabinet Committee on National Security (CCNS), DawnNews reported.The meeting...
View ArticleUN calls for drone strikes to comply with international law
UNITED NATIONS: The UN General Assembly on Wednesday adopted a resolution calling on states using drone strikes as a counter-terrorism measure to comply with international law as the 193-member body...
View ArticleSC orders acting IG FC to recover all remaining missing persons
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notices to acting Inspector General (IG) of Frontier Corps (FC) and home secretary Balochistan in the missing persons and Balochistan law and order...
View ArticleAt least 23 suspected militants killed in North Waziristan
MIRAMSHAH: At least 23 suspected militants were killed late on Wednesday during a clash with security forces in the country's troubled northwest, officials said.According to a security official who...
View ArticleIMF approves $550 mln second tranche for Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved the release of second tranche of $550 million, said a statement of Pakistan's Ministry of Finance issued here Thursday evening.The...
View ArticleQuetta blast leaves one dead, 22 injured
QUETTA: At least one person was killed and another 22 were injured in a powerful blast in Quetta, the capital of Balochistan province on Thursday, police said.Five of the injured are said to be in...
View ArticleSecurity forces kill 10 more militants in North Waziristan
MIRAMSHAH: Pakistani security forces Thursday claim to have killed 10 more militants mostly Uzbek nationals, following last night’s clashes that left 23 terrorists dead in North Waziristan tribal...
View ArticleECP issues schedule for Punjab LG polls
KARACHI: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) announced on Friday the schedule for the local government elections in Punjab, DawnNews reported. According to the schedule, polling will take place...
View ArticleMusharraf lawyers complain to UN over 'show trial'
LONDON: Lawyers for Pakistan's former president Pervez Musharraf said on Friday a treason charge levied against him was politically motivated and that he would face a “show trial”, urging the United...
View ArticleSri Lanka clinch thriller to level series
DUBAI: Sri Lanka's late order batsmen held their nerve to beat Pakistan by two wickets and level the series in a match in which fortunes swung from one side to another in Dubai on Friday.Set 285 to...
View ArticleAttack on police officer kills two, injures 15 in Karachi
KARACHI: At least two people were killed and more than 15 others injured when a police officer’s car and his residence were targeted with a powerful blast in Karachi’s Old Sabzimandi area, DawnNews...
View ArticleMagnitude of Modaraba scam puzzles NAB
ISLAMABAD: Officials in the National Accountability Bureau find the Modaraba (Islamic mode of investment) scam puzzling, especially the amount involved. Initially, they estimated the amount was no more...
View ArticlePTI expresses concern over Imran’s security
ISLAMABAD: For the first time after emerging as a major player in national politics, the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) has publicly expressed concern over the security of its chairman Imran Khan. A...
View ArticleNA asks US to stop drone raids; session ends on sour note
ISLAMABAD: The government pushed through an opposition-less National Assembly a resolution on Friday calling for an immediate halt to deadly US drone strikes in tribal areas but ignored a similar...
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