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Islamabad: Former Pakistani dictator Pervez Musharraf was on Monday indicted by a special court on five counts of high treason, becoming the first ever military ruler to face criminal prosecution that may potentially lead to the death penalty. |
In an ABC News report it was reported that there are billions of dollars of military hardware including sophisticated and highly specialized mine resistant vehicles that U.S. |
ISLAMABAD: The prices of petroleum products have been decreased by up to Rs5.61 according to a notification issued by the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Resources on Monday, DawnNews reported. |
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Working Group II report says India and China will face severe effects on their weather, agriculture and economy. |
The approval was given at a meeting of board of executive directors of the bank in Jeddah. PHOTO: FILE. ISLAMABAD: The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) on Monday approved $220 million dollars for the Jamshoro coal power plant. |
US Secretary of State John Kerry was in a hurry to wind up his errand of salvaging the Israel-Palestinian talks. And so as soon as he landed in Israel Monday night, he was shuttling at speed between Jerusalem and Ramallah with a compromise document for ... |
North and South Korea fired hundreds of artillery shells into each other's waters Monday in a flare-up of animosity that forced residents of five front-line South Korean islands to evacuate to shelters for several hours, South Korean officials said. |
PARIS (Reuters) - President Francois Hollande named centrist Interior Minister Manuel Valls as his new prime minister on Monday, replacing Jean-Marc Ayrault who quit after ruling Socialists were trounced in local French elections. |
ISTANBUL - Turkey's premier is bound to tighten and extend his grip on power, emboldened by sweeping local poll wins that came despite damaging graft claims and Internet clampdowns, analysts said yesterday. |
Anti-whaling activists are claiming a major victory after the UN's International Court of Justice ruled Japan must halt its whaling programme in the Antarctic. |
Sabzi Mandi police Islamabad on Monday conducted search operation in its area and nabbed 36 suspects, a police spokesman said. According to details, senior police officials have directed all heads of police stations to constitute special team for search ... |
Peshawar- The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Information and Public Relations, Shah Farman has lauded the election of Senior Finance Minister, Sirajul Haq as new Amir of Jamaat-e-Islami. |
Do you think that other members of Musharraf's regime should also be tried for treason under Article 6(2)? Yes. No. Don't know. |
image LONDON: Europe's main stock markets slid down on Monday, with traders saying many investors are staying on the sidelines ahead of an ECB interest rate decision later this week. |
Tax collection falls short of the Parliament's approved target but remains in line with the IMF's projections. By Shahbaz Rana / Web Desk. |
The country is rich in natural and human resources, geographical location and climate conditions. But lack of continuity in policies due to interrupted political system and lack of visionary leadership as well as commitment to the nation have left us behind as ... |
“The government should construct the Kalabagh Dam as soon as possible,” said Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) leader Moonis Elahi on Sunday. |
Defending champion Australia Women is amongst the teams that has progressed to the semi-finals. Line-up to be confirmed after Tuesday's match between West Indies and India; women's semi-finals to be played ahead of men's semi-finals in Mirpur on 3 and ... |
Left-arm spinner Rangana Herath produced a dream spell of five wickets for just three runs as Sri Lanka recorded a crushing 59-run victory over New Zealand in a dramatic Super 10 match to qualify for the semifinals of the World Twenty20 in Chittagong on ... |
Bangladesh may have expected to be here but very few -- not least the Australians themselves -- would have thought that the top-ranked ODI team and second-ranked Test team would be fighting it out with Bangladesh for nothing more than some crumbs of ... |
Liverpool's 4-0 win over Tottenham was a perfect example of how Brendan Rodgers wants his team to play. The Reds boss has his side playing a relentless pressing game when they don't have the ball and preaches ball retention when they are in posession. |
CHITTAGONG - The Netherlands humiliated 2010 champions England by 45 runs at the World Twenty20 in Chittagong yesterday, rounding off a wretched winter for the English side that included a 5-0 Ashes series loss in Australia. |
The event was held at J Park in Phase 5 amidst. Major entrances leading to the park were blocked to ensure proper security. A walk-through gate was installed at one of the entrances leading to the park. |
HOUSTON: Texan of Pakistani dissent and local musical talent Romee Khan will be performing at numbers of music concerts in India. The first concert is planned to be on 7th of June in Ahmaabad after which several cities will host Romee Khan for his magical ... |
HOUSTON: A Federal jury in Houston has convicted seven including a doctor on defrauding the Health and Human Services Program of Medicare system for $97 (ninety seven) million dollars. |
A simple test could help rule out if people who go to emergency rooms with chest pain are at risk for a heart attack. A study in Sweden found a blood test plus an electrocardiogram were 99 % accurate at showing which patients could safely be sent home ... |
KARACHI (PR): In a launching ceremony Pak Suzuki motor limited presented its range of outboard motors, the launch consisted of two types of motors, the 2-stroke and 4-stroke models. |
image ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has announced that no cellular SIM in Balochistan and Karachi will be activated without biometric verification from Tuesday (April 1). |
Karachi: Sindh Assembly on Monday has passed Motor vehicles (Amendment) Bill 2014 in case of traffic violations in the metropolis. |
Earth Hour, an annual event organized by the World Wide Fund For Nature, asks everyone around the world to turn off lights for an hour. |
Earth Hour was this weekend, so people worldwide turned off their lights for an hour as a symbolic environmental gesture. Head here for more. |
