US spends $7bn but fails to stop Afghan opium poppy growth
Opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan hit record levels in 2013 despite counter-narcotics efforts by Washington, a US report says. The special inspector general for Afghanistan reconstruction said the US had…
Libya orders army to advance on capital
Libya’s internationally recognized government ordered on Tuesday its military, led by renegade General Khalifa Haftar, to advance on the capital Tripoli and called for a civil disobedience there against armed…
Saudi jails 13 for plan to attack U.S. forces
A Saudi court has sentenced 13 people, including an Afghan and a Qatari, to between 18 months and 30 years in prison for plotting an al-Qaeda attack against US forces.…
Asif gives clean chit to India over ‘water aggression’
I Pacifies senators over recent power tariff hike. ISLAMABAD - The government on Monday informed the Upper House of the Parliament that recent raise in power tariff would not affect…
India warns Pakistan of more ‘pain’ in Kashmir fighting
New Dheli:India warned Pakistan on Tuesday of more “pain” if it continued to violate a ceasefire on their disputed border in Kashmir and said it was up to Islamabad to create…
India unsettled as US backs ‘smartest choice’ Diamer-Bhasha dam
NEW DELHI: A recent move by the US to mobilise funds for the 4,500MW Diamer-Bhasha dam, while calling it Pakistan’s “smartest choice” for economic development, has left India unsettled, The Times of India reported. The comments were…
Amid apprehensions: CDWP clears Rs26.6b airport project in Gwadar
Islamabad:Amid fears of financial embezzlement by civil aviation authorities in the execution of projects, the government has conditionally cleared New Gwadar International Airport at a revised cost of Rs26.6 billion…
‘Veil’ done, Abbott: Aussie Parliament lifts ban
CANBERRA: Australia’s Parliament House on Monday lifted a short-lived ban on facial coverings including burqas and niqabs after the prime minister intervened. The department that runs Parliament House had announced…
Key LI commander surrenders along with 80 men
PESHAWAR: A key commander of the outlawed militant group Lashkar-i-Islam (LI) has surrendered to security forces along with 80 of his men. Sources said that LI commander Haji Faqeer and…
Trilateral dialogue: Regional cooperation vital for peace, development
ISLAMABAD: Diplomats and academics were of the unanimous view that the destiny of the South Asian states are interlinked and called for stronger economic, cultural, security and societal relations between them.…