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Handover to Afghans will start in 2011: NATO
Sep 8th
WASHINGTON: NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen said ahead of talks with President Barack Obama Tuesday that he hoped US-led troops would begin handing over responsibility to Afghan security forces sometime next year.
The secretary-general said he expected the transatlantic alliance would unveil plans at a November summit in Lisbon for More >
Pakistan play Belgium today
Sep 8th
KARACHI: The Pakistan hockey team will play its first match in the European tour against Belgium today. The 21-member squad began their tour on September 3 to gear up for the upcoming Commonwealth Games that will begin in New Delhi from October 3 till 14.
The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) stated More >
Gold gives up early gains
Sep 7th
SINGAPORE: Gold dropped on Tuesday as early buying subsided and the euro slipped against the U.S. dollar, but volatile stock markets could encourage some investors to shift to bullion.
Gold could challenge its lifetime high of around $1,264 an ounce touched in June as the outlook for the global economy More >
Asia stocks near 1-mth high; euro dips
Sep 7th
SINGAPORE: Asian stocks hovered near one-month highs on Tuesday as investors awaited Chinese data, while the euro took a hit after a newspaper report rekindled fears about the weakness of European banks.
The MSCI Asian stock index outside Japan marked time after gaining 5 percent so far this month, while More >
Attacks a reaction to army’s success: Qureshi
Sep 7th
LISBON: The recent wave of attacks in Pakistan are a reaction to the success of the army’s anti-terror operations, foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said on Monday during a visit to Portugal.
“It is a reaction to the successful operations we’ve had against the militants in Pakistan,” Qureshi said following a More >
Evading Reform?
Sep 7th
Recently, there have been talks about a one-time ‘flood tax’ being considered by the Government of Pakistan. If approved, among other measures, it would entail increasing the income tax bill of individuals whose annual income exceeds Rs. 300,000 by 10 per cent. The tax is essential for providing the government More >
Attacks in Pakistan reaction to army”s success: Qureshi
Sep 7th
LISBON: The recent wave of attacks in Pakistan are a reaction to the success of the army''s anti-terror operations, foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said Monday during a visit to Portugal.
"It is a reaction to the successful operations we''ve had against the militants in Pakistan," Qureshi said following a More >
26 people drown in DR Congo river disasters
Sep 7th
KINSHASA: The Congolese government said Monday at least 26 people had drowned in two boating disasters at the weekend while denying initial reports that hundreds of people could have perished.
Government spokesman Lambert Mende told AFP that "24 died in a capsize" of a fishing boat due to bad weather More >
BA Result 2010 Karachi University,BA Part 2 Karachi University Result 2010
Sep 7th
University of Karachi (KU) announced on Monday the results of BA Part-II and both Parts of the External Annual Examinations-2009.
KU Announces BA Part-II ResultsA total of 9957 students were registered, 9315 appeared and 3052 of them were declared passed in the examination. The passing percentage was 32.80. The university also More >
Netsol’s acquisition plans leave analysts perplexed
Sep 7th
KARACHI: Netsol Technologies’ plans to acquire the European and North American subsidiaries of its parent company have drawn confusion amongst analysts and dismay amongst its investors.
Since announcing its plans on July 19, the company has seen its share price on the Karachi Stock Exchange tumble by 33 per cent to More >
EU backtracks on cash pledges
Sep 7th
ISLAMABAD: Millions of flood victims seem to be the ultimate casualty of Pakistan’s “image deficit”, as all European countries have decided en bloc to provide relief goods instead of giving hard cash, as earlier promised.
The decision of the European Union and individual countries has drastically reduced the ratio of the More >
CCI approves aid oversight council
Sep 7th
ISLAMABAD: The Council for Common Interests (CCI) has approved the formation of the National Oversight Disaster Management Council to ensure transparent use of funds for rehabilitating flood-hit areas.
Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Qamar Zaman Kaira told reporters after the CCI meeting on Monday that the oversight council will begin More >
UN watchdog says Iran boosts nuclear work
Sep 7th
VIENNA: Iran is pushing ahead with its nuclear programme in defiance of tougher sanctions and is hampering the UN atom watchdog's work by barring some inspectors, the IAEA says in a new report.
A confidential International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) report, obtained by Reuters on Monday, also voices continued concern about More >
Attacks in Pakistan reaction to army’s success: Qureshi
Sep 7th
LISBON: The recent wave of attacks in Pakistan are a reaction to the success of the army's anti-terror operations, foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said Monday during a visit to Portugal.
“It is a reaction to the successful operations we've had against the militants in Pakistan,” Qureshi said following a meeting More >
US to send 2000 troops to Afghanistan
Sep 7th
KABUL: As many as 2,000 additional troops -- including a number of U.S. forces -- may be headed to Afghanistan in the coming weeks under a plan being proposed by Gen. David Petraeus, a US-based news channel has learned.
Petraeus has not commented publicly on the need for more troops, More >
Attacks in Pakistan reaction to army’’s success: Qureshi
Sep 7th
LISBON: The recent wave of attacks in Pakistan are a reaction to the success of the army’’s anti-terror operations, foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said Monday during a visit to Portugal.
“It is a reaction to the successful operations we”ve had against the militants in Pakistan,” Qureshi said following a More >
Oil dips towards $74
Sep 6th
SINGAPORE: Oil fell for a second straight session on Monday as the end of the driving season in the United States and record petroleum stockpiles there fuelled doubt that supplies would drain in the face of tepid economic growth.
U.S. crude for delivery in October fell as much as 0.7 More >
Ahmadinejad voices doubts about 9/11 attacks
Sep 6th
DOHA: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has questioned the accepted narrative of the September 11, 2001 attacks in the United States, saying it was still not clear who was behind them.
“Something happened in New York and still nobody knows who the main perpetrators of that act were,” Ahmadinejad told diplomats and More >
Going beyond the financial package
Sep 6th
Anybody who had been to the quake affected areas of Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Jammu and Kashmir aftermath the October 2005 earthquake, in which more than 80,000 people were killed and more than 200,000 injured, would have witnessed the anger of the victims of the earthquake against the tardy relief and More >
ETA declares ceasefire in struggle with Spain
Sep 6th
MADRID: Basque separatist group ETA declared a ceasefire on Sunday in its 42-year campaign for a homeland independent of Spain, vowing to give up guns and bombs to seek a democratic solution.
ETA, blamed for the deaths of 829 people in attacks on Spanish targets, said it decided several months ago More >
Vatican says in touch with Iran over stoning case
Sep 6th
VATICAN CITY: The Vatican said on Sunday it was in contact with Tehran over the case of an Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning for adultery amid a global diplomatic push for clemency.
The Vatican said it was using "diplomatic channels" to intervene in the case, while Italy urged More >
Basque separatist group ETA announce cease-fire
Sep 6th
MADRID: The armed Basque separatist group ETA, under pressure from political allies to renounce violence and decapitated repeatedly by the arrests of its leaders, announced another cease-fire Sunday, suggesting it might turn to a political process in its quest for an independent homeland.
But the Basque regional government immediately dismissed the More >
French hostages in Afghan land are in good health
Sep 5th
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“I have two pieces of good news: Firstly, we’ve have had proof of life within the last dozen days and, secondly, we More >
German held by US forces reveals terror plots
Sep 5th
BERLIN: A German held by American forces in Afghanistan has revealed details of planned terror attacks in Germany and other European countries, Der Spiegel weekly reported Saturday.
The US believes that the detainee, a 36-year-old from Hamburg, is a “major source” of information on future attacks, the news magazine reported.
Germany’s foreign More >
German held by US reveals terror plots
Sep 5th
BERLIN: A German held by American forces in Afghanistan has revealed details of planned terror attacks in Germany and other European countries, Der Spiegel weekly reported Saturday.
The US believes that the detainee, a 36-year-old from Hamburg, is a "major source" of information on future attacks, the news magazine reported. More >
Militants stoking sectarian rift: Rehman Malik
Sep 4th
ISLAMABAD: Pro-Taliban Pakistani militants are trying to fuel a sectarian rift, Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on Saturday, as a new wave of violence piled pressure on a government already struggling with a flood crisis.
The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for bomb attacks on two Shia rallies that killed nearly 90 More >
Top seeds ease through at US Open
Sep 4th
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Top-seeded Nadal pounded his way past Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan 6-2, 7-6 (7/5), 7-5 in the featured night session match on Arthur Ashe Stadium court.
Fourth-seeded More >
Pakistani Taliban threaten attacks in US, Europe
Sep 3rd
DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Pakistan's Taliban threatened on Friday to launch attacks in the United States and Europe “very soon”.
The warning came after a renewal of militant violence in Pakistan this week that is piling pressure on a US-backed government overwhelmed by the flood crisis.
“We will launch attacks in America and More >
UN refugee agency blasts Europe for deporting Iraqis
Sep 3rd
GENEVA: The UN refugee agency called on European governments on Friday to halt deportations of Iraqis, denouncing what it said was at least the third coordinated round of forced returns since April.
A chartered flight with up to 61 Iraqis who had been living in Britain, Denmark, Norway and Sweden landed More >
Japan approves new financial sanctions against Iran
Sep 3rd
TOKYO: Japan's cabinet Friday approved new sanctions against Iran, including an assets freeze on figures linked to its nuclear programme and tighter restrictions on financial transactions, media reported.
The step comes a month after Tokyo approved punitive measures in line with a June UN Security Council resolution which slapped a fourth More >
