Operation Zarb-e-Azb: 28th June Developments
The 28th of June brought great military action in the ongoing Operation Zarb-e-Azb in North Waziristan Agency. Fresh airstrikes by PAF fighter jets exacted in Darga Mandi and Chashma Gaon…
Clashes leave six hurt in Sopore
At least six people were hurt when clashes erupted between youth and government forces in north Kashmir’s Sopore town which continues to remain tense since the killing of a youth…
King and Kerry take stock of Iraqi crisis
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah met with US Secretary of State John Kerry in Jeddah on Friday to discuss ways to resolve the crisis in Iraq.According to…
EU’s pacts with ex-USSR states irk Russia
BRUSSELS - Ukraine’s new leader on Friday sealed a landmark EU pact that drew immediate threats of retaliation by Russia in its high-stakes standoff over the ex-Soviet country’s future with…
Abdullah rouses protesters in poll stand-off
KABUL - Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah led several thousand demonstrators through Kabul on Friday, upping the stakes in his protest against alleged election fraud that has triggered a political…
Nawaz solaces IDPs generously
ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has pledged unlimited funds for support and sustenance of hundreds of thousands of people displaced by the ongoing military operation against terrorists in the…
New security plan for Peshawar Airport devised
PESHAWAR - In order to cope with any threat in future, authorities Thursday devised a new security plan to protect the Bacha Khan International Airport by enhancing law enforcement forces'…
Martin Indyk resigns as U.S. Mideast envoy
Martin Indyk, the U.S. special Mideast envoy, has resigned, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry announced Friday, marking the second time the Obama administration has lost a diplomat to help…
U.N. experts trace Israel’s seized arms to Iran
A U.N. expert panel has concluded that a shipment of rockets and other weapons that was seized by Israel came from Iran and represents a violation of the U.N. arms…
Saudi king orders ‘all’ measures to protect nation
Saudi king Abdullah bin Abdulaziz ordered on Thursday “all steps” be taken to safeguard kingdom from possible terrorist actions in light of the violence gripping the neighboring Iraq, the state…