US required Pakistan help against Al-Qaeda in late 90’s: reports
WASHINGTON: President of United States, Clinton in late 90’s had demanded help from Nawaz Sharif, the Prime Minister Pakistan of those times against Al-Qaida’s chief,...
2013
MQM demands to make more Municipal Corporations in Sindh
KARACHI: Rabita Committee of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) has demanded to make Mirpur Khas and Nawabshah municipal corporations like Larkana, and raised objection over announcement...
71 parliamentarians likely to be suspended on avoiding ECP orders
by Hadi Aziz
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has not decided yet to take any action regarding those parliamentarians who failed to submit the details of...
President Mamnoon terms LoC conflict as BJP’s conspiracy to win general elections
by TNT Desk
KARACHI: The President of Pakistan, Mamnoon Hussain on Sunday said the Indian political party, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has used the issue of cross border...
Pakistan, Turkey sign MoU over training, protection of heritage projects
by Hadi Aziz
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan’s Punjab government on Sunday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency, The News Tribe reported. ...
Arab states call for Saudi rethink on UN protest
by AFP
UNITED NATIONS (United States): Arab nations on Saturday called on Saudi Arabia to reverse a decision to reject a seat on the UN Security Council...
JPMorgan to pay record $13 bln to settle US probes: WSJ
by AFP
Washington: US banking giant JPMorgan Chase may pay a record $13 billion fine to the Justice Department to settle investigations into its residential mortgage-backed securities...
Lebanese ex-hostages in Syria back home, Turkish pilots freed
by AFP
Beirut: Nine Lebanese pilgrims held hostage in Syria for 17 months arrived in Beirut late Saturday after being freed in an exchange that also released...
Court orders political ban for Italy’s Berlusconi
by AFP
Rome: An Italian court ordered Silvio Berlusconi barred from parliament and elections for two years on Saturday, in the latest twist in the legal saga...
Indian govt digs for 1,000 tonnes gold after saga’s dream
by Agencies
Indian government is digging for treasure after a civic-minded village sage dreamt that 1,000 tonnes of gold was buried under a ruined palace, and wrote...