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Asian stocks down as European debt fears rise
Jun 27th
HONG KONG: Asian stock markets mostly fell on Monday as dealers worried that Greece”s debt problems were going to infect other parts of Europe.
Markets dropped after a warning at the back end of last week from Moody”s over Italian banks” creditwort…
TTP claim DI Khan attack
Jun 27th
DI KHAN: A Taliban militant and his wife carried out a suicide bombing on a police station in Pakistan on Saturday that killed 12 policemen, Taliban spokesman said on Sunday.
The pair, armed with assault rifles and hand grenades, raided the compound a…
Today marks beginning of end for Govt: Altaf
Jun 27th
LONDON: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Chief Altaf Hussain Sunday said the government had returned through betrayal the support his party had extended to it in its time of trial and asked the party workers to go to courts against the way in which the e…
Afghan hospital suicide bomb toll rises to 38
Jun 27th
KABUL: The toll from a suicide car bombing at an Afghan hospital rose to 38 Sunday, a local official said, days after President Barack Obama said 10,000 US troops would leave the country this year.
Many of the victims in Logar province, about 75 kilom…
Death toll in Karachi shootout soars to six
Jun 27th
KARACHI: The death toll from the shootout as a result of a scuffle during a party at a bungalow in Defence area of the metropolis has climbed to six while 8 others sustained injuries, Geo News reported Sunday.
According to police, workers of a politic…
Alternative forms of energy becoming more cost-competitive: PEW
Jun 26th
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Economy Watch (PEW) on Sunday said that alternative forms of energy are becoming more cost-competitive with conventional fuels therefore government should accelerate the pace of its development. Energy crisis is greatest bottlen…
AJK Legislative Assembly polling continue
Jun 26th
ISLAMABAD: Polling for 38 seats out of 41 of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly elections continue here today (Sunday) without participation of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) as it decided to boycott the elections in protest against postponeme…
Discuss: Azad Kashmir Elections
Jun 26th
Heavy Rigging expected as the AJK election commission withdraws its decision to require computerised national identity cards (CNIC)
AJK polling on Lahore LA-37 Valley-II put off
Only PMLN gave ticket to woman candidate in AJK Elections
MQM announces t…
AJK Legislative Assembly polling continues
Jun 26th
ISLAMABAD: Polling for 38 seats out of 41 of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly elections continue here today (Sunday) without participation of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) as it decided to boycott the elections in protest against postponement of polls in LA-30, LA-36 and LA-41. // PLEASE CHANGE DEFAULT EXCERPT HANDLING TO CLEAN OR FULL [...]
