No Proposal to Convert Death Penalty to Life Imprisonment: Nisar
ISLAMABAD: Federal Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan informed the Senate on Wednesday that the government was not considering any proposal to convert the death sentence into life imprisonment. Responding…
Afghan Delegation Plans Pakistan Visit to Meet Taliban Deputy
An Afghan delegation plans to travel to Pakistan to hold talks with one of the founding members of the Taliban, the Afghan president's office said Wednesday. The planned visit plays…
Two Soldiers Martyred in South Waziristan IED Explosion
A bomb on Wednesday killed five soldiers in a restive tribal region near the Afghan border, security officials said. The explosion took place in a village in the South Waziristan…
Indian Army’s Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Crashes near LoC in Kashmir
An Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) of the Indian Army crashed near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday. Media reports said the UAV, which was on…
$2.1 Million Per Soldier: US Costs in Afghanistan Soar
Pentagon Seeks Huge Increase in War Funding In 2009, the Congressional Research Service provided a stark metric, that it costs the US government $1 million per soldier in occupied Afghanistan. From 2008…
Israel Launches Airstrikes in Gaza After Rocket Attacks
Israeli aircraft bombed two targets in the northern Gaza Strip on Monday, following the launch of several missiles and mortar shells into Israel by Palestinian militants. Security officials of the…
Over 50 Dead as 10 Car Bomb Blasts Rip Across Baghdad Province
BAGHDAD — A dozen bombings in Iraq killed 55 people on Sunday as the prime minister prepares to travel to Washington to seek President Barack Obama's help in confronting a…
Why Narendra Modi Went Ahead With Patna Rally Despite Blasts
Patna: The BJP today accused Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar of "gross criminal negligence" in lax security arrangements after six people were killed by bombs at Sunday's rally by their leader Narendra…
Afghanistan’s Karzai and Pakistan’s Sharif in UK talks
Afghan President Hamid Karzai is beginning a five-day visit to the UK, during which he will hold talks with his Pakistan counterpart, Nawaz Sharif. Britain will chair the meeting, which…
کشمیر کا یومِ سیاہ: ہر دن ایک نئی داستان
کشمیر میں جاری جد وجہدِ آزادی کی تحریکوں کو قیام پاکستان سے قبل کی تحریک آزادی سے مشابہت حاصل ہونا فطری بات ہے۔ 1980 کی دہائی میں اِن تحریکوں میں…
