NATO to mark end of its Afghan war in Kabul ceremony
NATO will hold a ceremony in Kabul later Sunday formally ending its war in Afghanistan, officials said, after 13 years of conflict that have left the country in the grip…
India seeks neighbours’ help to hunt down Assam rebels
GAUHATI: India urged Bhutan and other neighbours on Friday to help track down separatist rebels who killed 69 villagers in Assam as it stepped up its military offensive in the…
A new vision of India – 100% Hindu
NEW DELHI: This month, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, India’s powerful, male-only Hindu nationalist outfit, finally played a card it has long held in its hand. It announced an intensive conversion…
PPL finds more oil, gas reserves in Sanghar
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL), the country’s second largest oil and gas producer, on Friday announced discovery of another oil and natural gas reserve in Sanghar, Sindh. This is the…
Afghanistan won’t be source of attacks again: US
WASHINGTON: Next week, the United States would end its combat mission in Afghanistan, US President Barack Obama told his troops in a Christmas message. The president told them that because…
UN, EU’s Calls To Halt Executions Rejected
ISLAMABAD: The government on Saturday rejected calls by the United Nations and the European Union to revive moratorium on execution of convicts, noting that capital punishment for terrorists did…
سیاسی اختلافات اور ہماری فِکری وراثت
ایک زمانہ تھا جب میڈیا پر اپنی سوچ کے اظہار کے لیے لوگوں کی ایک محدود تعداد کو رسائی تھی، یہ لوگ بڑے سُلجھے ہوئے انداز میں بیان آرائی کرتے…
China supports anti-terror plan
ISLAMABAD: China welcomed on Friday the national action plan prepared by Pakistan to eliminate terrorism from the country. “China is against terrorism in any form. China firmly supports Pakistan in…
Iraqi PM seeks anti-ISIS support from Turkey
Iraq and Turkey on Thursday discussed cooperation in countering ISIS threat, including an Iraqi request for intelligence sharing and the possible delivery of Turkish arms to Iraqi forces, Iraq’s prime…
Afghan officials say NATO air strike kills five civilians
LOGAR, AFGHANISTAN: Afghan officials said that a Nato air strike on Friday killed five civilians and wounded six others, just days before the US-led military coalition ends combat operations in the…