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FAISALABAD: Six people were injured on Sunday and more than two dozen have been taken into custody in the past 24 hours following clashes in Faisalabad.
Three people were injured in incidents of firing in Ghulam Muhammadabad area of Faisalabad and three motorcycles were set ablaze this morning.
Given the situation, the DCO of Faisalabad said that [...]
DHAKA: Bangladesh has arrested a suspected Pakistani militant and four of its own nationals who planned to carry out attacks in the country, a spokesman for the elite force that made the arrests said on Sunday.
Commander Mohammad Sohel of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) said the five, aged between 26 and 30, were members of [...]
ROME: Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) has released an audio message from one of two Italians kidnapped in Mauritania in December, US-monitoring agency SITE said on Sunday.
The message is a plea from Italian captive Sergio Cicala and is entitled “Call from the kidnapped Italian to the Berlusconi government,” said SITE, which monitors Islamist websites.
It [...]
TOKYO: Japan and Russia went on alert Sunday, clearing tens of thousands of people out of vulnerable coastal areas as a tsunami triggered by Chile’s massive killer quake powered across the Pacific.
Tsunami warnings were lifted in other nations across the Pacific Basin’s “Ring of Fire” as fears of destructive waves eased, but Tokyo and Moscow [...]
ISLAMABAD: The new Pakistani ambassador to Syria, appointed by President Zardari, has summarily sacked the entire staff and faculty
ISLAMABAD: Attorney-General Pakistan has opposed the government’s decision to file a review petition regarding the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) verdict in the Supreme Court, ‘The Statesmen’ has learnt.
Sources close to Attorney-General Anwar Mansoor quoted him as saying that since the review petition carries a very slim chance of any success, therefore the government should not [...]
ISLAMABAD: Washington wants Islamabad to put in place a restriction free and uniform visa regime for its diplomats and embassy staff posted here allowing them to carry out ‘full range of activities’.
“We look forward to creation of a visa mechanism that will enable US officials do their jobs without interference,” US Ambassador Anne Patterson said [...]
CAIRO: Former IAEA chief Mohamed ElBaradei, who says he is prepared to run in elections against President Hosni Mubarak, told AFP on Saturday that political change is the only way to avoid unrest in Egypt.
“Change is coming for sure,” ElBaradei said in a telephone interview. “Change by peaceful means is the only way to avoid [...]
SANTIAGO: The official death toll for Chile’s devastating 8.8-magnitude earthquake and resulting tsunami jumped on Sunday to 708, President Michelle Bachelet told journalists here.
The toll is expected to rise, she said after a meeting with top emergency officials, as “there are a growing number of missing persons”.
At least 541 of the deaths were in the Maule [...]
KARACHI: Two Pakistan cricketers are under investigation for suspected match-fixing, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ejaz Butt announced. “We suspect 2
WASHINGTON: The Obama administration sent lawmakers a plan for $1.45 billion in aid for Pakistan this year, funding water, energy and other projects as well as a media campaign to counter extremist views.
The 2010 spending plan, obtained by Reuters, was sent to lawmakers late on Thursday as part of the US administration’s obligation to consult [...]
ISLAMABAD: UN Commission probing the assassination of Benazir Bhutto says it would submit its findings on 31st March to the
LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board on Friday announced a provisional 30-man squad for the ICC World twenty20 to be played in April-May this year.
The squad includes seven players who have not been previously selected for a major international tournament. Controversial fast blower Shoaib Akhtar has been overlooked by the selectors.
While squad has been announced, the [...]
NEW DELHI: Pakistan Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir called on Indian External Affairs Minister S M Krishna on Friday.
According to sources, in the meeting they exchanged views over the secretaries level talks held on Thursday. Pakistan handed over a road map for composite dialogue to India and made it clear that composite dialogue is the only [...]
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Friday constituted a five-member full bench to hear the case against President Asif Ali Zardari holding dual offices — of the President of Pakistan and the Co-chairperson of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP).
The LHC’s full bench will be headed by Justice Ijaz Ahmed Chaudhry and will begin hearing the case [...]
The highest court in military-ruled Burma dismissed opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s latest bid for freedom earlier today, turning down an appeal to end 14 years of house arrest.
The Supreme Court’s decision had been expected since legal rulings in Burma rarely favour opposition activists.
Defence lawyer Nyan Win said he would launch one final “special [...]
MUMBAI: Sir Ben Kingsley will complete a unique cinematic round-trip today, becoming the first Oscar-winner to appear in a Bollywood film nearly three decades after playing Gandhi propelled him to global fame.
The British actor, who won an Academy Award for his portrayal of the father of Indian Independence in 1982, appears as Perci Trachtenberg — [...]
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has urged wealthy Pakistanis to pay a larger share of taxes to reduce their country’s dependence on foreign aid.
In a testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, the top US diplomat reminded rich Pakistanis that they had a duty to enable their government to fund schools and hospitals [...]
BEIJING: In a statement, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said that the improvement and development of Pak-India relations are not only conducive to the peace and development of South Asia but to the whole region of Asia on Thursday.
“China welcomes the steps for normalization of relations by Pakistan and India and expresses hope that [...]
SYDNEY: Israel’s Mossad has regularly faked Australian passports for its spies, an ex-agent said on Thursday, as anger grew over the use of foreign travel documents for an alleged assassination.
Former Mossad case officer Victor Ostrovsky told ABC public radio that the spy agency had used Australian passports for previous operations before last month’s hit on [...]
Razzaq & Salman running for captainship in T20 World Cup
Pakistan sees a massive 36.3 per cent rise in inflation
Oil crisis awaits as PSO faces default for providing cheap fuel to US-led NATO froces in Afghanistan
PCB spins again: Yousuf, Younis may be considered for selection
Muhammad Yousuf & Younis Khan suspended indefinitely from playing cricket, others heavily fined
Eight powerful cartels refuse to cough up Rs 7 billion in fines and penalties
Waqar Younis, Wasim Akram & Ijaz Ahmed are being utilized after clearance: Ijaz Butt
