Altaf disbands MQM’s Karachi organising committee [21 May 13, 7:25pm] The decision was made following observations and recommendations made by public and party workers during a general workers meeting.
Mir Hazar Khan Khoso Is Selected As Caretaker PM [24 Mar 13, 9:00am] Chief Election Commissioner Fakhruddin G. Ibrahim announced on Sunday the name of Justice (retd) Mir Hazar Khan Khoso as caretaker prime minister for the upcoming elections. “We have picked Mir Hazar Khan Khoso after frankly and openly discussing a…
Obama in Israel on first official visit [20 Mar 13, 6:35pm] US President Barack Obama said at the start of his visit to Israel that the US’ commitment to Israel’s security was rock solid and that peace must come to the Holy Land. Reports that chemical weapons were used in Syria’s civil war ensured the m…
General Elections To Be Held on 11th May [20 Mar 13, 6:30pm] President Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday announced that general elections for the National Assembly shall be held May 11, the President’s spokesman Farhatullah Babar announced Wednesday. The Prime Minister had advised the President to announce a sui…
Obama Is Engaging In Tough Talk With China On Alleged Cyber Attack [13 Mar 13, 6:05pm] Cybersecurity threats against the U.S. are growing, President Barack Obama said in advance of a Wednesday meeting with corporate leaders about the issue, as concerns rise about hacking attacks originating in China. Obama told ABC News some, but not a…
Pakistan dismisses Indian allegations over Srinagar attack [13 Mar 13, 5:58pm] Pakistan has strongly rejected the remarks made by Indian Home Secretary alleging that “prima facie evidence suggests that the militants who attacked the members of the Central Reserve Police Force in occupied Kashmir were from across the border.…
Autopsy Complete On India Rape Suspect [12 Mar 13, 6:05pm] Authorities have completed an autopsy of Ram Singh, one of the men accused of gang raping and fatally beating a woman on a New Delhi bus. Singh was one of five men being held in the case, which outraged India. They all deny the charges. A sixth suspe…
ECP Can Amend Nomination Papers: SC [12 Mar 13, 5:56pm] The Supreme Court on Tuesday observed that the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) was fully authorised under the constitution to amend the nomination form and also to make other necessary changes in the run-up to the upcoming polls. A three-member…
India admits ‘lapse’ in death of rape suspect [11 Mar 13, 5:55pm] A man on trial for the gang rape and fatal beating of a woman aboard a New Delhi bus has committed suicide, an incident India’s interior minister described as “a major lapse” of security in Indian jail. Police say Ram Singh hanged himself in De…
History Creatrors Pakistan, Iran Break Ground on Pipeline Project [11 Mar 13, 5:49pm] President Asif Ali Zardari and President Mehmood Ahmedinijad jointly inaugurated on Monday multibillion dollar Pak-Iran Gas Pipeline Project at border town of Gabad. The project was formally inaugurated at a ceremony which marks the start of work on…
Leaders arrive for Chavez funeral [8 Mar 13, 6:17pm] Leaders from Latin America and beyond were in Venezuela’s capital for the state funeral of late president Hugo Chavez. Chavez, who brought to Venezuela a social revolution with anti-American flair, allied himself with others at odds with the United…
Karachi Law And Order: Zardari Expresses Outrage Over Police’s Role [8 Mar 13, 6:07pm] Expressing extreme displeasure on the role police officers have so far played in maintaining law and order in Karachi, President Asif Ali Zardari Friday ordered immediate action against terrorists in the aftermath of devastating Abbas Town blasts. Si…
Abbas Town Tragedy: MQM Appeals To Shut Down Karachi [6 Mar 13, 2:02pm] The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) on Wednesday called for an indefinite shutdown of business and commerce as part of its “peaceful protest” in Sindh and especially in Karachi over the government’s inaction to arrest and prosecute the perpetrat…
President Hugo Chavez Died With Cancer [6 Mar 13, 6:52am] Chávez era finally drew to a close Tuesday with his death from cancer at age 58, life for Venezuelans had only become worse. Chavez had been seriously ill with cancer for more than a year, undergoing several operations in Cuba, and had not been seen…
Delhi Gangrape Victim To Get ‘Women of Courage Award’ [5 Mar 13, 11:07am] The US State Department has awarded one of its International Women of Courage Awards for 2013 to the 23-year-old woman who died after being gang-raped in the Indian capital, Delhi reported BBC News. The award would be presented posthumously by the Fi…
PM Ashraf To Make Visit To India [5 Mar 13, 10:51am] Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf will visit India for the first time this week for a day-long pilgrimage to a Muslim shrine, officials in both countries said Tuesday. “Pakistan’s prime minister will be in India on Saturday. This is a private vis…
Altaf Hussain disbands KTC [21 May 13, 5:14pm] KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Chief Altaf Hussain Monday dissolved its party s ‘Karachi Tanzeemi Committ
PM bans use of CNG in cars over 1000 cc [21 May 13, 3:55pm] ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Mir Hazar Khan Khoso has ordered a ban on use of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) by vehicle
PPP Balochistan president quits [21 May 13, 2:45pm] QUETTA: The chief of Pakistan People s Party Balochistan Chapter Mir Sadiq Umrani has quit party post here on Tues
May 11 voter turnout stood at 55 percent: ECP [21 May 13, 1:05pm] ISLAMBAD: The voter turnout in Pakistan s historic May 11 election stood at 55 percent, showing a rise of 10.77 pe
Won’t run for NA speaker: Fehmida [21 May 13, 11:30am] ISLAMABAD: Former National Assembly speaker and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Fehmida Mirza on Tuesday sent
Karachi: IED blast in Clifton [21 May 13, 11:20am] KARACHI: An improvised explosive devise (IED) blast was reported in Clifton Karachi, Geo News reported.The
Imran Khan to be discharged Wednesday [21 May 13, 6:50am] LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan is recovering speedily and this morning, he walked unaided
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PTI’s Tareen blames planned conspiracy for election defeat [21 May 13, 2:44pm] Senior Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Jehangir Tareen has alleged that he was defeated in the May 11 general elections under a well-planned conspiracy.Addressing a press conference along with PTI’s information secretary Shireen Mazarai here…
Nizami urges media to play role in enhancing Pak-China ties [21 May 13, 2:41pm] Caretaker Minister for Information and Broadcasting Arif Nizami on Tuesday urged the media from both China and Pakistan to play their due role in enhancing bilateral relations and trade ties.He said this in a meeting with a Chinese trade delegation…
Punjab Assembly session likely on May 29 [21 May 13, 2:39pm] Speaker Rana Muhammad Iqbal on Tuesday advised Governor Makhdoom Ahmed Mahmud to convene Punjab Assembly’s session on May 29.According to sources, law ministry has already forwarded a summary to Punjab Chief Minister Najam Sethi.The caretaker CM,…
Iraq violence kills eight [21 May 13, 12:52pm] Five bombings and clashes between soldiers and gunmen killed eight people in Iraq on Tuesday, officials said, the latest in a spate of violence that has cost more than 370 lives so far this month.In Tarmiyah, north of Baghdad, clashes between Iraqi…
SC orders special audit of Raja’s issuing of funds [21 May 13, 11:26am] The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Tuesday ordered a special audit of the expenses incurred on development projects sanctioned by former prime minister Raja Pervez Ashraf using discretionary funds.A three-member bench of the apex court, headed by Chie…
Eleven people killed in India road mishap [21 May 13, 10:45am] At least eleven members of a marriage party were killed on Tuesday and 30 others were injured when a truck in which they were travelling collided head-on with a bus in northern India, police said.The marriage party was returning from Mainpuri distri…
Karachi unrest claims 11 lives [21 May 13, 10:16am] The fresh spate of violence following May 11 general elections, erupted in the metropolis as 11 people were killed in the firing incidents in different areas.Some unidentified miscreants lobbed a cracker at a shop near the residence of Siraj Lala, a…
Finance ministry releases Rs15 bln to ease acute power crisis [21 May 13, 10:10am] The federal ministry of finance on Tuesday released Rs15 billion to the ministry of water and power with an aim to ease severe crisis of power outages in the country.The amount has been released on instructions of the caretaker Prime Minister Mir Ha…
LHC moved for arrest of Altaf Hussain through Interpol [21 May 13, 10:00am] Lahore High Court (LHC) has been moved for arrest of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain through Interpol.The petitioners lawyer Advocate Fiaz Mahr took stance in the petition that Altaf Hussain has hatched conspiracy to disintegrate…
Rod returns to UK number one [20 May 13, 7:00pm] LONDON: Rod Stewart has scored his first UK number one album for 34 years, going straight to the top with his LP, Time. Time is Stewart’s first album of new material for two decades and was inspired by the process of writing his recent autobiograph…
Security plan for Chinese PM reviewed [20 May 13, 7:00pm] Islamabad - Federal Minister for Interior, Malik Mohammad Habib Khan, on Monday chaired a high-level meeting at Ministry of Interior to review security plan made for the upcoming visit of Chinese Prime Minister from May 22. Federal Secretary Inte…
Idris Elba as Nelson Mandela [20 May 13, 7:00pm] LOS ANGELES: The first look at Idris Elba as Nelson Mandela in Long Walk to Freedom has been released.The bold image, co-ordinated in the South African flag colours, carries the tagline: “It is an ideal for which I am prepared to die.” The poste…
Tributes paid to late Kashmiri activist A Sheikh [20 May 13, 7:00pm] WASHINGTON : A combined meeting of several Kashmiri and Sikh organizations on Sunday paid high tributes to late A Sheikh for his devotion to the cause of Kashmir freedom and for his strong advocacy of Muslim-Sikh friendship. Sheikh, a retired Pakist…
Bokhari says NAB set to present long-term action plan to new govt [20 May 13, 7:00pm] Islamabad -Chairman National Accountability Bureau (NAB), Admiral (Retd) Fasih Bokhari, Monday said the country cannot be purged of corruption unless the system is reformed; otherwise, all the efforts of corruption watchdogs would go in vain. “…
Zardari GREETS Nawaz at last, but calls his mandate sham [20 May 13, 7:00pm] LAHOREPresident Asif Ali Zardari on Monday told a gathering of party ticket holders at Bilawal House that the mandate Nawaz Sharif got in the May 11 elections was not genuine at all. “Nawaz Sharif has never got a genuine manda…
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Pakistani Woman Climber Makes Pakistan Proud (Reaching New Heights) [21 May 13, 5:40am] Two young siblings achieved rare mountaineering glory for themselves on Saturday by becoming the first Pakistani woman and only the third Pakistani man to set foot on the summit of Mount Everest in Nepal. Through their feats, 21-year-old Samina Baig…
Investigation Team Formed to Probe Zahra Shahid Murder [21 May 13, 5:19am] An investigation team headed by the South Zone Police Chief DIG Dr Ameer Shaikh has been constituted to probe the murder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s Sindh chapter senior vice-president Zahra Shahid Hussain. The investigation team would be compris…
California Teen Invention Could Charge Cellphone in 20 Seconds [21 May 13, 5:04am] A California teen’s invention could potentially knock down cellphone-charging time to a superfast 20 seconds. So far, the energy-storage device has powered only an LED light, but it has the potential to do much more. The future certainly looks brig…
PTI Leader Abrar-ul-Haq Challenges Narowal Election Results [21 May 13, 4:48am] PTI leader Abrar-ul-Haq on Monday filed a petition in the Supreme Court of Pakistan (SCP), seeking a probe into alleged rigging in NA-117, Narowal. Haq, in his petition, accused rival candidate Ahsan Iqbal of carrying out rigging in the election. He…
51 Dead as Massive Tornado Roars Through US Suburb [21 May 13, 4:42am] A tornado of rare power roared through an Oklahoma City suburb, killing at least 51, flattening neighborhoods with winds up to 200 mph (320 kilometers) and destroying at least one school. Officials said children were among the dead. The death toll wa…
Power Supply to Lahore Drops Below Half of its Demand [21 May 13, 4:35am] Power supply to Lahore has dropped below half of its requirement and many of the areas have plunged into darkness for several hours. According to Water and Power Ministry, it has started receiving furnace oil after which the situation would get bette…
Pentagon to Take Over Some CIA Drone Operations [21 May 13, 4:19am] President Barack Obama’s administration has decided to give the Pentagon control of some drone operations against terrorism suspects overseas that are currently run by the CIA, several US government sources said on Monday. Obama has pledged more tr…
Karachi Braces for MQM and PTI Protests [20 May 13, 7:40am] The Muttahida Qaumi Movement and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, which have locked horns after May 11 general elections, have set the stage for protests and counter protests in Karachi today after exchange of allegations, Media reported. The MQM have annou…
PTI Leader Arif Alvi Wins NA-250 [20 May 13, 7:32am] Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf candidate Dr Arif Alvi has won National Assembly seat from NA-250 Karachi, securing over 77,000 votes , sources told Geo News as counting of ballots completed after partial re-polling at the 43 polling stations. An Election C…
Attacks Kill 10 Police in Afghanistan [20 May 13, 7:13am] Taliban attacks killed at least ten Afghan police on Sunday, officials said, in the latest violence against the force which is due to take more security responsibility from NATO troops before their withdrawal next year. In one of the incidents, Talib…
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Oklahoma Tornado Victims Share Stories of Survival [21 May 13, 8:28pm] The deadly tornado that ripped through the midwestern state of Oklahoma on Monday left entire neighborhoods flattened, homes, businesses and schools destroyed. As emergency workers sift through the wreckage Tuesday, survivors are sharing their expe…
Apple Defends Tax Avoidance [21 May 13, 8:27pm] WASHINGTON — Top executives of American technology giant Apple faced intense questioning from U.S. lawmakers about the company’s use of off-shore entities that allow it to shield billions of dollars in global profits from federal taxes. Apple…
Chinese Premier Looks to Boost Economic, Political Ties [21 May 13, 8:22pm] BEIJING — Chinese Premier Li Keqiang is on his first international trip, this week, with stops in India, Pakistan, Switzerland and Germany. The trip not only highlights China’s efforts to deepen its economic ties in Asia and Europe, but grow it…
Defectors Say North Stirred 1980 South Korea Unrest [21 May 13, 8:21pm] SEOUL — As South Korea marks the 33rd anniversary of a citizen’s uprising, there are questions about whether North Korea secretly attempted to stir social turmoil at the time. A former commander of U.S. Forces Korea, retired Army General John Wic…
Karzai to Discuss Enhancing Defense Ties with India [21 May 13, 8:20pm] NEW DELHI — Afghan President Hamid Karzai is in India seeking to enhance defense ties with New Delhi. Afghanistan is looking for more military aid as it prepares for a withdrawal of NATO forces by next year. Speaking at ceremony during which he was…
Burmese President to Meet with US Lawmakers [21 May 13, 8:18pm] Burmese President Thein Sein is to meet with senior lawmakers in Washington Tuesday as he continues his landmark visit to the United States. The Burmese leader will meet with Mitch McConnell and Harry Reid, key senators who have helped guide the U.S.…
Seven Muslims Convicted of Killing Buddhist Monk in Burma [21 May 13, 8:17pm] A court in Burma has convicted seven Muslims for the killing of a Buddhist monk during deadly sectarian riots in a central town earlier this year. Officials say the defendants received sentences ranging from life to two years in prison for their invo…
Obama Offers Tornado Victims Prayers, Assistance [21 May 13, 8:12pm] WHITE HOUSE — President Barack Obama is directing his emergency management team to give tornado victims in the central state of Oklahoma everything they need. The president spoke to reporters Tuesday about the response to the deadly twisters. Obama…
Turkey Seeks to Benefit From Islamic Banking Sector [21 May 13, 8:10pm] ISTANBUL — With the international economic crisis continuing to bite, the Turkish government has announced it will be seeking to tap into the $1 trillion Islamic financial industry. Although Turkey is a secular state, it is overwhelmingly Muslim. U…
UN: AIDS Deaths Down, Treatment Up in Africa [21 May 13, 8:09pm] A new United Nations report says AIDS-related deaths in Africa are falling while the number of Africans getting treatment for the AIDS virus is on the rise. The report from the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS says the number of people in Afr…
Apple Defends US Tax Avoidance [21 May 13, 8:08pm] WASHINGTON — Top executives of American technology giant Apple faced intense questioning from U.S. lawmakers about the company’s use of off-shore entities that allow it to shield billions of dollars in global profits from federal taxes. Apple…
Iran Bars Candidacies of Rafsanjani, Ahmadinejad Aide [21 May 13, 8:03pm] Iran says a conservative body has barred two prominent figures from competing in next month’s presidential election – moderate former president Hashemi Rafsanjani and a leading conservative allied to current president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The Ira…
Deadly US Twister Hits ‘Tornado Alley’ [21 May 13, 8:01pm] Monday’s deadly tornado in the central U.S. state of Oklahoma struck in an area commonly known as “Tornado Alley” – home to most of the nation’s tornadoes. Tornado Alley is generally seen to span north to south from South Dakota to Texas be…
Court Rules bin-Laden Photos May Remain Secret [21 May 13, 8:00pm] A U.S. appeals court has ruled the federal government is not required to release photos taken of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden after he was killed by special forces. The terrorist leader was slain two years ago at his Pakistani compound by U.S. Nav…
Former US Tax Chief ‘Dismayed’ at Conservative Targeting [21 May 13, 7:59pm] former head of the U.S. tax agency says he was “dismayed and saddened” to learn that conservative groups were targeted for special scrutiny under his watch, but told a congressional panel Tuesday he did not know about it as it was occurring. Doug…
