King Abdullah (1924-2015): New monarch promises continuity of policies
RIYADH:Saudi Arabia’s elderly King Abdullah died on Friday and was replaced by his half-brother Salman as the absolute ruler of the world’s top oil exporter and the spiritual home of Islam.…
Freedom of speech double standards sowing seeds for clash of civilizations
Who is behind the Paris attacks and what do they want to achieve? Charlie Hebdo, a publication is known for exceeding all boundaries for what it describes as Freedom…
Gulf Arab states slam Houthi ‘coup d’etat’ in Yemen
The Gulf Cooperation Council on Wednesday slammed the acts of Houthi rebels in Yemen as “terrorist” and called on the Shiite group to vacate the presidential palace and release a…
Kerry: Yemen president agrees to Houthi demands
Besieged Yemeni President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi is accepting many demands of the Shiite Houthi rebel militia for constitutional change and wider power sharing after they took over his palace and…
Muslim scholars urge UN to outlaw ‘contempt’ of religions
DOHA: A leading Islamic organisation has called on the United Nations to make “contempt of religions” illegal and urged the West to protect Muslim communities following the attack on French magazine Charlie…
Pakistan denies receiving ‘any’ request for handing over Lakhvi
Pakistan has denied reports of the United Kingdom and Washington asking for the handover of alleged Mumbai attacks mastermind Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi to India or to them for his “independent…
Pakistani scientists develop DNA “barcode” to identify salt tolerant plants
KARACHI: Pakistani scientists have developed a “genetic barcode” system which could be used for accurate and quick identification of medicinally important halophytes (salt tolerant plants) across the world. The method…
Repatriation of TDPs to begin from Feb 15: SAFRON minister
Minister for States and Frontier Regions Abdul Qadir Baloch said the process of repatriation and rehabilitation of temporarily displaced persons (TDPs) would begin from mid-February 15, and will be completed…
Pakistan warns India against unilaterally altering status of Kashmir
ISLAMABAD: The prime minister's advisor on Wednesday said that efforts by India towards unilaterally altering the status of Kashmir would further compound an already complicated situation between the two countries.…
Local Islamic State commander arrested in Lahore: sources
LAHORE: Pakistani security forces have arrested a man they believe is the commander of the Islamic State group in the country as well as two accomplices involved in recruiting and…