TTP’s Sheheryar Mehsud faction breaks away from Fazlulla
PESHAWAR: Yet another Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) faction – headed by Sheheryar Mehsud – on Monday disassociated itself from group chief Mullah Fazlullah. In a statement, a spokesperson of the faction denounced…
Karzai’s commission: Afghan panel to dig out truth about trenches
ISLAMABAD:Afghan President Hamid Karzai has formed a commission to ‘assess and investigate’ Pakistan’s plan to dig out trenches along the border with Afghanistan. “As reports suggest, the Pakistani forces have…
Watershed event: Punjabi Taliban renounce violence
ISLAMABAD:A key faction of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on Saturday announced cessation of violent attacks in Pakistan, in the best interests of both ‘Islam and the nation’. The announcement by…
Reshaping thinking: IMF names Pakistani among most influential economists
KARACHI:The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has named a Pakistani-American as one of 25 young economists who are expected to be most influential in the decades to come. In its September…
ISIS claims beheading of British aid worker: SITE
WASHINGTON: The Islamic militant group claimed Saturday it beheaded British aid worker David Haines, in what would be the third such execution in recent weeks, after two US journalists were shown…
Three soldiers martyred in NWA rocket attack
PESHAWAR: As Operation Zarb-i-Azb continues in the restive North Waziristan Agency, at least three security personnel were killed and two others injured on Sunday as Spinwam Security Fort came under…
Political Dissent: Dharnas in Islamabad
The argument starts with some critical questions which need investigative and deliberative answers. It is highly likely that some answers of the questions could not be answered as the political…
Obama to seek arms, training for Syrian opposition
President Barack Obama will ask Congress to quickly authorize the arming and training of Syrian opposition forces but will press forward without a formal sign-off from lawmakers on a broader…
US House formally condemns Obama for Guantanamo prisoner swap
WASHINGTON: The US House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to condemn President Barack Obama for failing to give Congress a 30-day notice before exchanging prisoner of war Bowe Bergdahl…
Six Pakistani artists to be present at opening of North America’s first Islamic art museum
TORONTO: Six Pakistani artists who specialize in miniature art, music and performing arts will be present at the opening of the first Islamic art museum and cultural center in North America,…