Clash in South Waziristan kills three soldiers,10 militants
PESHAWAR: Pakistani security forces claim to have killed 10 militants repulsing a terrorist attack on a security check post in South Waziristan tribal agency of Pakistan, military officials said on...
View ArticleTime for US to end drone strikes: Sartaj
ISLAMABAD: Adviser on National Security and Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz has observed that drone strikes inside Pakistan must end because the “high-value targets” have largely been taken care of.Talking...
View ArticleAt least 12 dead in Murree after buses plunge into ravine
ISLAMABAD: At least 12 passengers were killed and over 30 sustained injuries when two buses plunged into a ravine after colliding with each other near mountainous valley of Murree in northern Pakistan...
View ArticleImport of petroleum coke allowed by road from India
ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet allowed on Wednesday import of petroleum coke (pet coke) from India for cement industry by road and took a notice of an increase in...
View ArticleTwo killed, one missing in US Navy helicopter crash
WASHINGTON: A US Navy helicopter crashed off the coast of Virginia on Wednesday, leaving two crew members dead and another missing, officials said.Two more members of the crew were rescued and taken to...
View ArticleMusharraf likely to leave Pakistan by Jan 31: US media
WASHINGTON: Former president retired Gen Pervez Musharraf will soon leave Pakistan for medical treatment abroad, the US media reported on Wednesday. In two separate reports, Los Angeles Times and...
View ArticleAttorney general quits
ISLAMABAD: Just after seven months in the job, Attorney General (AG) Muneer A. Malik has decided to quit the office, an informed source close to the AG told Dawn on Wednesday. The AG, who was always...
View ArticleMissed targets in Punjab pose polio challenge
LAHORE: The polio eradication partners see Punjab as their biggest challenge instead of even Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.The government, World Health Organisation (WHO) and Unicef are partners in efforts aimed...
View ArticleIran's Zarif optimistic as nuclear deal talks resume
TEHRAN: Iran and world powers are set to resume talks Thursday on activating a landmark nuclear deal to rein in Tehran's nuclear programme, with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif voicing...
View ArticleQaeda group loses HQ in Syria's Aleppo, journalists freed
DAMASCUS: Syrian rebels overran the Aleppo headquarters of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), as claims emerged that the al Qaeda linked group had massacred prisoners there in cold...
View ArticleIndian court orders security for family of gang-rape victim
NEW DELHI: An Indian court Thusday ordered protection for the family of a schoolgirl who was gang-raped twice and then burned to death in the country's east, the father said.The family sought...
View ArticleBangladesh editor jailed for seven years over Israel visit
DHAKA: A Bangladesh court Thursday jailed a newspaper editor for seven years for trying to travel to Israel more than a decade ago to speak about a rise in Islamic militancy.Salahuddin Shoaib...
View ArticleAmbassador Jilani, Senator Feinstein discuss bilateral ties
WASHINGTON: Pakistan's ambassador to the United States Jalil Abbas Jilani met with Senator Dianne Feinstein, a top Democrat from California, who chairs the Select Committee on Intelligence, and...
View ArticleZardari corruption references hearing adjourned until Jan 18
ISLAMABAD: An accountability court in Islamabad adjourned the hearing of the corruption references filed against former president Asif Ali Zardari until Jan 18 after he made a brief appearance before...
View ArticleDeadlocked Bangladesh swears in contested parliament
DHAKA: Bangladesh's newly elected lawmakers took the parliamentary oath on Thursday after an election condemned as a farce by critics, with the country's battling political leaders still locked in a...
View ArticlePakistan and US to review progress on strategic dialogue: FO
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the United States have agreed to review their strategic dialogue process, said Foreign Office spokesperson Tasneem Aslam at the weekly media briefing on Thursday. The Foreign...
View ArticleRegional languages to be included in Balochistan curriculum
QUETTA: Balochistan cabinet on Thursday approved the inclusion of regional languages in educational curriculum of the province as a first step towards promotion of indigenous languages. Chief Minister...
View ArticleTreason case: Court orders Musharraf's production on Jan 16
ISLAMABAD: A special court set up in the federal capital to try former military ruler General (retd) Pervez Musharraf for treason charges issued an order for his appearance at its next hearing which...
View ArticleImran favours Taliban talks despite Chaudhry Aslam killing
LAHORE: Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan Thursday reiterated his stance of negotiating with banned Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) following the killing of SP CID Chaudhry Aslam in...
View ArticleAfghan Taliban caused helicopter crash in December: US
WASHINGTON: Officials now believe Taliban insurgents brought down a US military helicopter in December in southern Afghanistan, in an incident that was first portrayed as a crash.Six US troops were...
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