US sends envoy to violence-plagued South Sudan
JUBA: The United States and other foreign powers stepped up pressure on South Sudan's feuding ethnic factions to settle their differences, as Washington dispatched an envoy to the violence-wracked...
View ArticleMore deaths and clashes in North Waziristan
MIRAMSHAH: The violence in North Waziristan Agency triggered by a Wednesday-night suicide attack against security forces continued on Friday as another three people were killed after security forces...
View ArticleFO claims vindication after UN resolution on drones
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Friday claimed moral victory in the adoption of the UN resolution that calls for making drone operations compliant with the international law. “UN General Assembly...
View ArticleScandal-hit Erdogan presses police purge
ISTANBUL: Turkish prosecutors have begun charging some of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's closest allies in a huge graft scandal he has responded to with a spectacular purge of the police.Erdogan...
View ArticleLegal action against four bureaucrats likely
ISLAMABAD: The government is contemplating approaching the Supreme Court for indictment of four officials in a case pertaining to the National Insurance Company Limited (NICL) scam. A senior official...
View ArticleBangladesh to deploy military to stem poll violence
DHAKA: Bangladesh said Friday it will deploy thousands of troops next week in an effort to contain deadly political violence ahead of controversial general elections slated for January 5.Heavily armed...
View ArticleUS bill links Pakistan aid to Nato supply routes
WASHINGTON: The US Congress has passed a $552 billion defence authorisation bill for 2014, which also calls for stopping reimbursements to Pakistan if ground supply routes to Afghanistan are...
View ArticleChina slams Japan defence spending plan
BEIJING: China has denounced Japan's plans to boost military purchases, accusing it of playing up regional tensions as an “excuse” to ramp up defence spending.The cabinet of hawkish Japanese Prime...
View ArticlePetrol prices likely to increase from Jan 1
ISLAMABAD: Prices of petroleum products are expected to increase by up to Rs5 per litre across the country starting from January 1, 2014, DawnNews reported.The government is expected announce the new...
View ArticleNo room for religious discrimination in Govt policies: PM
LAHORE: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Saturday said that the government was ensuring to provide equal opportunities to citizens regardless of their religious association.He said “the prevailing crises in...
View ArticleMusharraf challenges treason trial in civilian special court
ISLAMABAD: Former military ruler General (retd) Pervez Musharraf has challenged his trial for treason in a civilian court, saying he can only be prosecuted under the Army Act.The 70-year-old...
View Article'Pakistan missing Irfan, Gul at the death'
SHARJAH: Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq urged his bowlers to improve their death bowling in the third one-day against Sri Lanka in Sharjah on Sunday.Pakistan failed to defend a big 285-run target as...
View ArticlePolio worker shot dead in Khyber Agency
KHYBER AGENCY: Unknown militants gunned down a polio worker in the Jamrud Tehsil area of Khyber Agency on Saturday, officials said.The polio worker Galiab was attacked in the Ghundi area of Jamrud...
View ArticleAl Qaeda apologises for deadly Yemen hospital attack
SANAA: A deadly Al Qaeda attack this month on a Yemeni defence ministry hospital was a mistake and the militant network is ready to pay blood money, a top commander has said.The brazen daylight attack...
View ArticleBangladesh police charge 13 over deadliest garment factory fire
DHAKA: Bangladesh police on Sunday charged the owners and 11 others over the nation's worst garment factory fire that killed 111 people, after wrapping up an investigation 13 months after the...
View ArticleNadra detects flaws in May voting for NA seat
ISLAMABAD: The National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) has unearthed another fraud in the May 11 elections through verification of thumbprints on ballot papers polled in 16 polling...
View ArticleGang related violence kills three, wounds as many in Lyari
KARACHI: At least three people were killed and three others wounded asa result of gun-firing in Lyari area of Karachi whereas Rangers claimed arresting 12 suspects including an alleged important...
View ArticleEgypt court jails anti-Mubarak activists for three years
CAIRO: An Egyptian court on Sunday sentenced three activists who spearheaded the 2011 uprising against Hosni Mubarak to three years in jail for organising an unlicensed protest, judicial sources...
View ArticleDPC for immediate Taliban talks
PESHWAR: The Difa-e-Pakistan Council (DPC) on Sunday issued a statement seeking immediate talks with the Pakistani Taliban, DawnNews reported.The joint declaration said that the decisions taken by the...
View ArticleHafeez, Gul star as Pakistan overwhelm Sri Lanka
SHARJAH: Mohammad Hafeez demonstrated his all-round skills to guide Pakistan to a convincing 113-run win over Sri Lanka in the third day-night international on Sunday.The 33-year-old right-hander...
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