Two dead, six injured in Karachi violence
KARACHI: Two people, including a woman, were killed and six others were injured in incidents of violence in Karachi, DawnNews reported on SaturdayIn the city's Liaquatabad area, a woman was killed in...
View ArticleNisar says Pakistan more perilous now, intl community apathetic
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Saturday said Pakistan’s security situation had become more perilous, adding that while the country was in a state of war, the international...
View ArticleThree children among 10 Muslims killed in C. Africa attack
BANGUI: Ten Muslims, including three children, were killed in an attack while trying to flee to safety in the strife-torn Central African Republic, a charity said Saturday.The attack on Friday hit a...
View ArticleDar hopes for early recovery of coalition support fund
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance, Senator Ishaq Dar Saturday expressed hope that the United States would fast track process of clearing outstanding amount on account of Coalition Support Fund...
View ArticleNawaz constitutes committee amid security threats to media
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Saturday constituted a two-member committee to immediately contact media houses and assess security threats faced by them.The decision has come following a...
View ArticleUS setting up new office for Pakistan, Afghanistan
WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama is setting up a new office in the State Department to oversee America’s relations with Afghanistan and Pakistan during the current transitional period. An...
View ArticlePakistan, India agree over greater trade through land route
KARACHI: In a bid to strengthen bilateral relations, Pakistan and India Saturday decided to allow greater trade through land route, signalling a thaw in relations after a year’s standoff over military...
View ArticleUN chief, US condemn deadly Taliban attack in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON: The United States is condemning a deadly Taliban attack in Afghanistan, saying there is ''no possible justification'' for killing people who worked to help Afghans achieve a brighter...
View ArticleUS spies to remain 'interested' in foreign govts: Obama
BERLIN: The US intelligence service will continue to spy on foreign governments, President Barack Obama said in an interview broadcast Saturday, although he assured Chancellor Angela Merkel that he...
View ArticleMinistries wrangle over violations of procedure
ISLAMABAD: Allocated during the Musharraf era as an international goodwill gesture, financial assistance worth $300 million for reconstruction in Afghanistan has become the subject of intensive...
View ArticleBlast in Bannu kills eight security personnel
PESHAWAR: An explosion, targeting a security forces checkpost, killed eight security personnel and injured 15 others near Amandi gate in Cantt area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Bannu district on...
View ArticleArmy seeks review of SC verdict in missing persons’ case
ISLAMABAD: Objecting to the Dec 10 verdict of Supreme Court in the case of 35 missing persons, the ministry of defence has pleaded that holding the Pakistan Army responsible for enforced disappearances...
View ArticleToll from wave of Baghdad bombs up to 25 dead
BAGHDAD: The toll from a wave of bombings across Baghdad late Saturday has risen to at least 25 dead, security and medical officials said, the latest in a surge of unrest.The violence, which included...
View ArticleBlasts at Bangkok anti-govt rally wound 28: emergency centre
BANGKOK: Explosions injured almost 30 people in central Bangkok on Sunday during a continuing “shutdown” protest aimed at toppling the Thai government, an emergency centre said.Twenty-eight people were...
View ArticleAfghanistan accuses 'foreign intelligence' over Kabul attack
KABUL: Afghanistan's National Security Council, which is chaired by President Hamid Karzai, on Sunday accused “foreign intelligence services” of being behind the deadly attack on a Kabul restaurant, in...
View ArticlePM cancels visit to Switzerland
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has decided to cancel his visit to Davos, Switzerland in the wake of recent spike in terror incidents and the attack in Bannu.“Our nation is united against...
View ArticleSecurity policy to focus on agencies coordination: Nisar
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Sunday said Joint Intelligence Directorate will be set up for coordination and intelligence sharing among 26 intelligence agencies in the...
View ArticleCentre feels let down by two provinces in gas theft drive
LAHORE: The federal government is not happy with Sindh and Balochistan governments over their lack of cooperation in proceeding against gas thieves which, it considers, are stealing the natural...
View ArticleExplosion kills 20 in Bannu; TTP claims attack
PESHAWAR: A bombing, targeting a security forces convoy, killed 20 people and injured 30 others near Razmak gate in Cantt area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Bannu district on Sunday. The Pakistani Taliban...
View ArticleIran invited to attend Syrian peace conference: UN
NEW YORK: Iran has been invited to attend a meeting of foreign ministers in the Swiss city of Montreux on Wednesday ahead of internationally brokered peace talks between Syria's warring factions, UN...
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