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Islamabad: Pakistan on Wednesday named a successor to the country's top judge, who is retiring after a turbulent and at times controversial eight-year tenure. |
Party leader Imran Khan told Reuters earlier this month that the United States deliberately destroyed any chance of meaningful peace talks with the Pakistani Taliban by killing the insurgency's leader in a drone strike. |
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Pakistan named a new army chief Wednesday, ending weeks of speculation over who would fill what has been seen as the most powerful position in the nuclear-armed nation. |
A suicide bomber blew himself up in the middle of a funeral near Baghdad on Wednesday, killing at least nine people and wounding 23, officials said. |
Riga, Latvia: Latvian Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis has resigned after the collapse last week of a supermarket roof in the capital Riga that killed more than 50 people, his spokesman said on Wednesday. |
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BERLIN, GERMANY - NOVEMBER 27: German Chancellor and Chairwoman of the German Christian Democrats (CDU) Angela Merkel looks on as Chairman of the German Social Democrats (SPD) Sigmar Gabriel (L) and Chairman of the Bavarian Christian ... |
BANGKOK (AP) - A few years ago, Suthep Thaugsuban was a suit-and-tie wearing deputy prime minister of Thailand and a senior executive of the country's oldest political party. |
John Wight is a writer and commentator specializing in geopolitics, UK domestic politics, culture and sport. Get short URL. Published time: November 27, 2013 15:02. |
By Rosemarie Francisco MANILA, Nov 27 (Reuters) - The Philippines' post-typhoon. reconstruction could take as long as 10 years, with the leadership of President Benigno Aquino put to a test amid complex problems such as property rights, missing title ... |
To the outside world China looks weak and ineffectual right now, as it obviously cannot match its blustery rhetoric with an actual defence of the uninhabited Japanese-administered islands it claims as its territory. |
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Water and Power Khawaja Asif was given the additional charge of the ministry of defence, said a notification issued by the government on Wednesday. |
Technicians are welding the Iranian section of the Iran-Pakistan (IP) gas pipeline to its Pakistani section along Iran-Pakistan border. |
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People's Party (PPP) leader and opposition head in the National Assembly Syed Khursheed Shah has said Wednesday that the stoppage of NATO supply by the PTI is equivalent to a challenge to the federation, SAMAA reports. |
KARACHI: The trade potential between India and Pakistan is estimated to be around $20 billion against the current around $3bn, according to a working paper published by ICRIER. |
KARACHI: Pakistan paid $396 million to the IMF on Tuesday, which was the 24th instalment of the loan obtained under standby agreement. |
image ISLAMABAD: Ministry for Petroleum and Natural Resources would drill 110 wells during the current fiscal 2013-14 for increasing the production of gas, while the total cost incurred on excavating oil and gas wells is $ US 5-40m. |
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has said that the government is implementing several power projects expeditiously for meeting energy requirements of the country and special incentives are being offered to local and foreign ... |
Microsoft appears to be counting heavily on Xbox Live subscriptions and game purchases to buoy its gaming-related revenues. A teardown of the just-released Xbox One reveals that the console costs $471 to make, earning the company a measly $28 for ... |
Need a computerised toupee made of yak hair? Of course you do. Thankfully, Sony have patented the 'smart wig' - but where can you get one? |
Ahmed Shehzad's century powered Pakistan to 262 all out in the second one-day international against South Africa as the tourists looked to claim a series-winning victory in Port Elizabeth. |
Greg Chappell has warned Australia to ''beware the wounded animal'' against an England side which Stuart Broad said would be stronger after their customary first-up shocker. |
Arsene Wenger knows his side face a difficult final Champions League Group F tie away at Napoli as they try and avoid becoming the first side in the tournament's history to reach 12 points and fail to progress to the knockout stages. |
David Rumney (as Murray Halberg), Mark Clare (Arthur Lydiard) and Jed Gard'ner (Peter Snell) in The Golden Hour. New Zealand documentary The Golden Hour - about how running champions Peter Snell and Murray Halberg both won their events at the ... |
WORCESTERSHIRE, UK-Harry Styles has credited as a co-writer on the new One Direction album, and he admits his convoluted love-life is a huge source of inspiration for many of his lyrics. |
image Recently media has been abuzz with news of Priyanka Chopra's debut hit single 'In My Life', which also features American rapper will. |
image LAHORE: The Lahore High Court Wednesday sought reply from Inspector General of Police Punjab within two weeks on petition seeking quashment of FIRs registered in connection with dengue larva. |
The polio vaccination drive in District West of Karachi was called off on Tuesday as the police were busy in protecting the visiting prime minister instead of the anti-polio volunteers. |
The narrative to prevent environmental degradation has always been weak in Pakistan. On the streets, it gets annihilated in the face of poverty, social injustice and lack of basic facilities, and not without merit. |
The hub for science in Karachi is largely built from charity. -Photo by Asif Umar/Dawn.com. Updated 2013-11-26 22:35:52. Share. Email. |
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