RIYADH: Saudi Arabia today said it was worried over the activities of al-Qaeda and Taliban in Pakistan and asked the political leadership in that country to unite and ensure that the extremists do not achieve their objectives. “Pakistan is a friendly country to us. Therefore, seeing any kind of dangerous trend in a friendly country, [...]
LAHORE: Tehreek-e-Insaf Chief Imran Khan Sunday aurged Nawaz Sharif to ‘quit friendly opposition and fulfill his responsibility towards protection of people’s rights’. Speaking to a press conference here at the party’s central office, the TI Chief said all the opposition parties should take a joint delegation to the US for the release of Dr. Aafia [...]
WASHINGTON: The Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Center on Sunday lifted its tsunami warning for all Pacific nations after a 8.8-magnitude earthquake in Chile. “The Pacific-wide tsunami warning issued by the pacific tsunami warning center is now canceled for all countries, ” the center said in a statement. Shortly after the Saturday megaquake in Chile, some [...]
LAHORE: Chief of Awami Muslim League Sheigh Rashid Ahmed has announced that his party would boycott by-elections in NA-123 Lahore and PP-82 Jhang. Addressing a press conference he said, “the actual face of Punjab government has come into light following the rigging and coercion exercised by it during the recent by-election in NA-55.” He said [...]
KARACHI: Interior Minister Rehman Malik Sunday said that he had directed the Interior Secretary to form a joint investigation team to probe the incidents that had occurred in Faisalabad and Dera Islmail Khan. The Interior Minister was talking to newsmen after holding a meeting with a delegation of Ulema hete at Rangers Mess. The delegation [...]
