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image PESHAWAR: An explosion ripped through an auto rickshaw Tuesday killing at least three people and wounding four others in Peshawar, officials said. |
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Tuesday appointed a senior Islamic cleric, Maulana Samiul Haq, to initiate a dialogue with the Taliban. |
KARACHI: The Sindh government has banned pillion ridding in Karachi as part of security arrangements for New Year celebrations, Geo News reported Tuesday. |
South Sudan's government and forces loyal to the former vice president agreed Tuesday to a cease-fire ahead of talks to prevent civil war in the world's newest country. |
Russian president Vladimir Putin promises to fight terrorists until they are 'completely annihilated', Reuters reports. News · Rescue attempts in Antarctic hampered by ice and foul weather. |
Vladimir Putin has vowed to pursue terrorists to their “total annihilation”, in his first public comments since the Volgograd suicide bombings. |
Seven tons of thunderous fireworks lit up the night sky at Sydney harbor for the 1.5m revellers who lined the shores to welcome the new year in Australia. |
CAIRO: Egypt´s interim government has ordered the assets of more than 500 Muslim Brotherhood and Islamist leaders seized - including those of the country´s ousted president - as part of an ever-tightening crackdown on the group, senior judicial and ... |
Tehran - Iran's chief negotiator said Tuesday talks in Geneva with world powers through the night on implementing a landmark nuclear deal had made "good progress," according to media. |
A Bangladesh court on Tuesday issued an arrest warrant for a fugitive garment factory owner on homicide charges for the deaths of 112 workers in a fire last year, police said. |
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Iron ore miners were waiting for conditions to ease before assessing damage caused by a cyclone that ripped across northwest Australia on Tuesday, closing ports and threatening mining operations in the sparsely populated Pilbara ... |
RAHIM YAR KHAN, Dec 31 (APP): Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif Tuesday said that Pakistan attached immense importance to its strategic ties with the United Arab Emirates and was desirous of further strengthening and diversifying the bilateral ... |
ISLAMABAD: Former president Gen (retd) Pervez Musharraf has expressed resolve to face all the difficulties and 'baseless' cases registered against him. |
KARACHI: The Pakistani citizens have made amazing record in the telecommunication world by sending Short Message Service (SMS) in larger number as exchanged around 315.7 billion text messages during 2012-13, reports said. |
The euro eased back today but was still on track to be the world's best-performing major currency this year. Meanwhile, the dollar was set for its biggest annual gain against the yen since 1979. |
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif Monday said that Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) should reform the taxation system and reduce the ration of income tax and duties so that the taxpayers might be facilitated. |
ISLAMABAD, Dec 31 (APP): Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday rejected a summary moved by Oil and Gas Development Authority (OGRA) for increasing prices of the petroleum products in the country. |
image ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Railways oil reserves have been increased from two to twelve days, which is a great achievement of the PML-N government. |
Abu Dhabi: Sri Lankan skipper Angelo Mathews showed plenty of character after Pakistan seamers Junaid Khan and debutant Bilawal Bhatti ripped through their top order on the first day of their first Test match on Tuesday. |
The condition of the Formula One icon Michael Schumacher, 44, has slightly improved after doctors performed a second operation on his brain to reduce the swelling. |
Australian teenager Ashleigh Barty has withdrawn from the Brisbane International tennis tournament with a tear in a left abductor muscle. |
The 30-times capped loose-head rejoined the club on a one-year deal in May, having left the club for the English Premiership back in 2007, playing for Gloucester and Sale. |
Manager Arsene Wenger admits Arsenal are “on alert” for a “special” forward addition as the transfer window opens, but stressed the club are not looking to replace lead man Olivier Giroud. |
Warner Bros.' 'The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug' beat Disney's 'Frozen' to the top spot at the weekend box office after raking in 29.9 million dollars. |
image According to Indian media reports Bollywood actress Sonakshi Sinha claims she is not intensely attached to Bollywood and doesn't beg for roles in films. |
According to American media reports Hollywood actor Christian Bale is giving up racing motorbikes to please his wife Sibi Blazic. If rumors are to be believed the tragic death of 'Fast and Furious' star Paul Walker in a car accident, prompted Blazic to request ... |
“More than 2.5 billion people suffer from diarrhoea annually. While 0.7 million children die of diarrhoea, such cases are rare in developed countries,” said Dr Zulfiqar Bhutta, a researcher from Aga Khan University on Monday. |
Despite the high number of neurology-related cases in Pakistan, the country is severely lacking in terms of awareness and treatment options, leaving most patients at the mercy of quacks and “exorcists”. |
Samsung is constantly introducing faster, smarter, better android phones in the market at regular intervals. For the more mobile geeks, it becomes difficult to stay updated with the fast paced release schedule. |
The British Broadcasting Company's website came wrapped with a bow on top this Christmas for one Russian hacker, who last week managed to infiltrate the public broadcaster's back-end systems via an FTP back door. |
