Shinawatra proposes reform council
BANGKOK: The Thai prime minister on Wednesday proposed the formation of a national reform council tasked with finding solutions to the political turmoil that is splitting the country and paralysing...
View ArticleRockets explode in Kabul as foreigners mark Christmas
KABUL: Two rockets exploded in Kabul on Wednesday morning, causing no reported casualties but underlining Afghanistan's continuing security problems as many foreigners in the capital marked Christmas...
View ArticleNo change in Irsa membership without parliament’s approval
ISLAMABAD: The Indus River System Authority (Irsa) said on Tuesday its composition or procedure for selection of its members could not be changed without approval by parliament. It confirmed reports...
View ArticleAccord to defuse LoC tensions
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and India pledged on Tuesday to uphold the 2003 Line of Control (LoC) ceasefire accord which had been left in tatters by repeated violations this year. The truce breaches had put...
View ArticleRelatively peaceful Chehlum
ISLAMABAD: Blanket security thrown around Chehlum-related processions and events helped avoid any major incident after reports from intelligence agencies had warned of possible violence in various...
View ArticleBDS disarm eight kilogram bomb in Quetta
QUETTA: Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) personnel defused a bomb, weighing eight kilograms, in Quetta's Saeed Ahmed Khan Road on Wednesday, DawnNews reported.Police sources said that two mortar bombs were...
View ArticleThird Turkish minister steps down, calls on PM to resign
ANKARA: Turkey's environment minister stepped down on Wednesday, the third in the cabinet to resign over an anti-graft probe that has roiled the government, and called on the prime minister to follow...
View ArticleIrregularities in PSO cost Rs10bn last year
ISLAMABAD: The Auditor General of Pakistan has pointed out losses of about Rs10 billion to the national exchequer in 2012-13 because of irregularities in Pakistan State Oil and massive violation of...
View ArticleMarket bombing, spate of attacks kill 44 in Iraq
BAGHDAD: Attacks, including bombs that exploded in a market near a church in Baghdad, killed at least 44 people across Iraq on Wednesday, officials said.The bloodletting comes as Iraq suffers its worst...
View ArticleMilitants kidnap eight coal miners in Balochistan’s Harnai
QUETTA: Armed men kidnapped eight coal miners from Balochistan's resource-rich Harnai district on Wednesday, a security official said.A security official who requested anonymity told Dawn.com that...
View ArticleIndian army men face court martial for 'fake encounter' in Kashmir
SRINAGAR: The Indian Army on Wednesday decided to indict six army personnel including two officers for killing three labourers in a ‘fake encounter with militants’ three years ago in...
View ArticleMusharraf to file intra-court appeal with IHC
ISLAMABAD: Though the special court constituted for the ‘high treason’ trial of former president Pervez Musharraf has fixed January 1 for his indictment, the former military ruler is still seeking...
View ArticleBangladesh deploys military in election countdown
DHAKA: Tens of thousands of troops were to be deployed across Bangladesh Thursday in a bid to contain deadly political violence ahead of elections which are being boycotted by the opposition.With Prime...
View ArticleUp to 33pc increase in gas tariff sought
ISLAMABAD: Having missed the legal and regulatory deadlines, the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) has started deliberations and public hearings on petitions of Sui Southern Gas Company Limited...
View Article17 Haitians dead as migrant boat capsizes off Turks and Caicos
MIAMI: Seventeen Haitian suspected illegal migrants died Wednesday when their boat capsized off the Turks and Caicos islands near the Caribbean, authorities said.The incident occurred in the early...
View ArticleThai police use tear gas as protesters storm poll venue
BANGKOK: Thai security forces fired tear gas Thursday at anti-government protesters who stormed a stadium in the capital to try to prevent political parties registering for upcoming elections.Prime...
View ArticleErdogan reshuffles cabinet amid graft scandal
ANKARA: Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan replaced nearly half his cabinet in a dramatic reshuffle late Wednesday after a spreading graft scandal forced the resignation of three top ministers...
View ArticleMinister urges uniform curriculum
ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to set up a National Curriculum Commission (NCC) to ensure that the provinces follow a uniform course of study in schools and colleges.The Minister of State for...
View ArticleBangladesh opposition leader under 'virtual house arrest'
DHAKA: Bangladesh's opposition accused authorities of placing their leader under virtual house arrest Thursday as tens of thousands of troops were deployed across the country ahead of elections next...
View ArticleCairo bomb injures five after Egypt widens crackdown on Islamists
CAIRO: A bomb exploded near a bus in Cairo Thursday injuring five people, a day after the government widened a crackdown on Islamists by declaring the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist group.The windows...
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