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The maiden meeting between the Pakistan government and a Taliban-nominated committee to frame a roadmap for peace talks was postponed today, with representatives of the banned group claiming state negotiators had come under "pressure". |
Thailand's main opposition party petitioned a court on Tuesday to annul last weekend's national election, launching a legal challenge that could prolong the deeply divided country's political paralysis. |
Social networking site Facebook turns 10 years old today. On February 4, 2004 Mark Zuckerberg in his dorm room made live a website that has now single-handedly managed to change the face of communication and socialising forever. |
Tokyo: Asian markets slumped on Tuesday - led by a four per cent fall in Tokyo - following a huge sell-off on Wall Street as disappointing US manufacturing data compounded already deep fears about emerging markets. |
The late actor had seven days left of shooting on 'Mockingjay,' yielding one major change as a result. By Josh Wigler. Philip Seymour Hoffman died having already completed the vast majority of his work on "The Hunger Games" finale, the two-part ... |
Russia has offered assurances that the Syrian government will soon ship more toxic agents abroad for destruction. Syria's Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem and Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov attended peace talks, which will continue next week. |
Nelson Mandela left an estate worth 46?million Rand (pounds 2.5?million) from which he made cash bequests to his family totalling pounds 1.1 million, the executors of his will revealed on Monday. |
The European Commission's first ever report on corruption in its member states offers new evidence that corruption is widespread in the political bloc. |
After weeks of fighting between militant groups and Iraqi forces in Anbar province, civilians caught in the middle have been fleeing for safety. |
At least 11 people, including women and children, were killed when an overloaded country boat carrying around 70 labourers and their families caught fire and capsized in northeastern Bangladesh, officials said today. |
Four policemen were killed in an attack on police patrolling van in Ibrahim Haideri area of Karachi on late Monday night. According to details, unidentified armed motorcyclists sprayed bullets at a police patrolling van in Ibrahim Haideri area, killing four ... |
ISLAMABAD: Federal Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said on Monday that Pakistan has an important role to play in the post-2014 scenario and hoped that the US will keep in mind the interests of Pakistan in regional security. |
ISLAMABAD: In a last-ditch effort to keep the ailing state-owned enterprise on its feet, the government disclosed plans to sell 26 per cent shares of Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) to a strategic partner within a year. |
KARACHI: Stocks started on a firm note on Monday, the first trading day of Feb, with a gain of 161.77 points. The KSE-100 index closed at 26,946.11 points, or within touching distance of the 27,000-level though in the intra-day trade it tested that level. |
HAMBURG/BERLIN (Reuters) - New car sales in Germany rose more than 6 percent in January, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday, adding to signs that Europe's auto market may turn a corner in 2014 after a six-year slump. |
ISLAMABAD: Headline inflation measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for January 2014 was registered at 7.9 percent, compared to 9.2 percent in the previous month and 8.1 percent in January 2013, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported ... |
LONDON (Reuters) - Oil edged below $106 a barrel on Tuesday, weighed down by concerns that weak data from the United States and China, the world's largest consumers of oil, could slow global growth though a spate of supply problems offered some ... |
Islamabad, Feb 4 (ANI): Pakistan's top international umpire Aleem Dar has called on the country's cricket board to take a lesson from India and improve the pay scales for cricketing officials in the country. |
Aamir Sohail was reappointed Pakistan's chief cricket selector for a second time on Tuesday. The post had been vacant for more than seven months, since Iqbal Qasim didn't renew his contract last July. |
image CHITTAGONG: Kumar Sangakkara became the leading century-maker among active Test players as Sri Lanka bounced back strongly after a shaky start in the second Test against Bangladesh in Chittagong on Tuesday. |
Legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, who was conferred the Bharat Ratna here Tuesday, said though he has retired from all forms of cricket he will continue to bat for India and will give the country "a reason to smile". |
Sana Khan, who made her debut in Bollywood industry with Salman Khan starrer Jai Ho, is miffed with Sallu bhai and the makers of Jai Ho. |
The exhibition titled 'Romancing Sindh' is a part of Sindh Cultural Festival, held at Full Circle gallery in collaboration with 'SozaanKaar', to celebrate the cultural heritage of the province. |
These exams include LLB Part-I, II and III Supplementary Examinations 2013, MA Social Work, Part-II, Annual Examination 2013, and MSc Social Work, Part-II, Annual Examination 2013. |
Japanese songstress Hikaru Utada is to tie the knot with an Italian barman eight years her junior. PHOTOS. File photo: Japanese pop diva Hikaru Utada (R) and her former husband Kazuaki Kiriya during a production of a promotional video in November 2001. |
LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK -Buddy cop comedy “Ride Along, starring Kevin Hart and Ice Cube, cruised to a third straight weekend at the top of the box office charts, outearning new release “That Awkward Moment. |
LONDON: Governments must make better use of vaccines and preventative public health policies in the fight against cancer as treatment alone cannot stem the disease, a World Health Organisation ( WHO) agency said on Monday. |
Imam-e-Kaaba is invited to Pakistan to address misconceptions about the polio vaccine. PHOTO: AFP. ISLAMABAD: President Mamnoon Hussain reiterated the need for strong and vigilant oversight at all levels of the anti-polio drive across the country, ... |
Samsung Electronics is planning a launch event dubbed Unpacked 5 at Mobile World Congress, hinting that it will launch the Galaxy S5 there. |
Dusty Rock Studios, a team of two young developers stepping fresh in the indie-mobile market, has released its first title called 'Fat Rat'. |
'Dealing with climate change was no longer a choice for the country, but rather an imperative.' By News Desk. Published: February 4, 2014. |
Wetlands are highly productive ecosystems, home to several species of flora and fauna, and play an important role in plant and animal diversity. |
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