Army, Rangers to be deployed for Punjab by-polls: ECP
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) decided on Monday to deploy Pakistan Army soldiers and Punjab Rangers officials during the upcoming by-polls in Punjab. Army and Rangers personnel...
View ArticleCatalan vote sparks political battles in Spain
BARCELONA: Catalan separatists and their rivals sketched their battle plans on Monday after the independence movement claimed victory in a divisive vote, plunging Spain into political uncertainty ahead...
View ArticlePakistani activist honoured with Global Citizen award in NY
Pakistani human rights activist Syeda Ghulam Fatima was honoured with a Global Citizen award for her dedication to civil rights in Pakistan during the Clinton Global Citizen award ceremony held in New...
View ArticleThai police give themselves more cash for Bangkok blast probe
BANGKOK: Thai police reiterated on Monday the motive for a deadly bombing at a shrine in Bangkok in August was revenge for a crackdown on human trafficking and they again awarded themselves wads of...
View ArticleKuwait says no plan for oil summit to boost prices
KUWAIT CITY: The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) oil cartel has no plan to participate in an oil producers’ summit proposed by Venezuela to support prices, Kuwait’s oil...
View ArticleJapan to offer $810 mln to support refugees fleeing Syria, Iraq – NHK
TOKYO: Japan, which accepted just 11 asylum seekers last year out of a record 5,000 applicants, will provide about $810 million in aid in response to refugees fleeing Syria and Iraq, public broadcaster...
View ArticleHungary PM aims to meet Ban Ki-moon before mooted border closure
BUDAPEST: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban aims to meet UN chief Ban Ki-moon in New York this week ahead of a possible closure to thousands of migrants of the EU country’s border with Croatia. The...
View ArticleJournalist who led inquiry against Pakistan’s tainted trio charged by UK court
LONDON: A British journalist, who carried out an inquiry which led to the 2011 conviction of three Pakistani cricketers for taking bribes to fix incidents in a match against England, was charged on...
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LIVE: A confident start by Pakistan courtesy Hafeez
Pakistan take on Zimbabwe in the second Twenty20 of the two-match series at Harare after going 1-0 up due to a strong all-round display from Imad Wasim. T20 captain Shahid Afridi was disappointed with...
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‘Honour’ killing: Pakistani man strangles daughter to death in Germany
A Pakistani father in Germany has confessed to strangling his 19-year-old daughter to death. Asadullah Khan, 51, strangled his daughter, Lareeb Khan, after he learnt of her relationship with a boy he...
View ArticleIran says return of Hajj dead delayed
TEHRAN: The repatriation of Iranians killed in the Hajj stampede in Saudi Arabia has been delayed until at least Wednesday, officials said, citing administrative problems and difficulties in...
View ArticleSyria rebels insist no role for Assad despite Western overtures
BEIRUT: Syrian opposition forces say they will never accept President Bashar al-Assad’s rule, after signs that Western powers may be willing to work with the embattled leader to end the war. In recent...
View ArticleSuspected mastermind of Shuja Khanzada attack sent on 14-day remand
RAWALPINDI: A man suspected of being the mastermind of the attack on slain Punjab home minister Colonel (retd) Shuja Khanzada was sent on a 14-day remand in the custody of the Counter-Terrorism...
View ArticleSpanish couple go on trial over murder of adoptive daughter
MADRID: A Spanish couple accused of drugging and suffocating their 12-year-old daughter who they adopted in China went on trial on Tuesday in a case that has drawn the attention of Beijing. Rosario...
View ArticleKiev opens politically-charged trial of Russian troops
KIEV: Ukraine on Tuesday began hearing a case against two Russian soldiers it claims will prove Moscow’s direct involvement in the conflict in the war-torn former Soviet state. Troops captured the two...
View ArticleAsia’s richest man Li voices support for China’s leadership
HONG KONG: Asia’s richest man Li Ka-shing voiced support for Chinese president Xi Jinping on Tuesday and rejected claims he was divesting assets from China after a barrage of media articles accused him...
View ArticleIran protests Saudi delay in repatriating hajj dead
Iran summoned the Saudi envoy on Wednesday to demand the swift identification and repatriation of the bodies of Iranian pilgrims killed in a stampede at the Hajj last week. President Hassan Rouhani had...
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10 most outrageous laws from around the world
Just like every family has its own rules, a country does too, and in case you think your country has the most absurd laws; you have to take a look at these laws from across the globe and think again....
View ArticlePakistan says occupation of Afghan territory by any group ‘unacceptable’
Foreign Secretary Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry said on Wednesday the capture of the Afghan city of Kunduz is ‘unacceptable.’ “Afghanistan is being run by a democratically elected and legitimate government and...
View ArticleNepali leader says India ‘breaking international law’
KATHMANDU: A senior Nepali lawmaker, tipped to be the next prime minister, on Wednesday accused neighbouring giant India of breaking international law by deliberately halting cross-border trade,...
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