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One killed in fifth day of Afghanistan protests

Abdul-Wali — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 00:00:25 +0000

KABUL: One person was shot dead by Afghan security forces on Saturday as protests over the burnings of the Muslim holy book at a NATO base raged for a fifth day, provincial officials said.

Mandela admitted to hospital in South Africa

Marium Quraishi — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 00:00:19 +0000

JOHANNESBURG: Former South African president Nelson Mandela was admitted to hospital on Saturday for treatment for a "long-standing abdominal complaint", the government said.

Haiti in renewed political turmoil

Sanaa Muntaha — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 21:00:15 +0000

PORT-AU-PRINCE: Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille offered his surprise resignation on Friday after just four months in office, amid tension between the premier and government ministers...

US Marines near start of F-35 fighter training flights

Sanaa Muntaha — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 21:00:13 +0000

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE: Top US Marine Corps officials hailed progress on the next-generation F-35B fighter jet built by Lockheed Martin Corp and said military training flights could be...

Indonesia reports fourth bird flu death of the year

Abdul-Ghafur — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 18:00:14 +0000

JAKARTA: A 12-year-old boy on the Indonesian resort island of Bali has died from bird flu, the fourth human death from the virus this year, an official said Saturday.

Polls back Australian PM Gillard's rival Rudd

Abdul-Ghafur — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 18:00:13 +0000

SYDNEY: Kevin Rudd's bid to lead Australia again won a boost Saturday when opinion polls showed he remains more popular with the public than his rival in next week's ballot, Prime Minister...

Yemen's Saleh returns home after US medical visit

Sanaa Muntaha — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 18:00:10 +0000

WASHINGTON: Yemen's outgoing president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, returned to his home in Sanaa late on Friday after receiving medical treatment in the United States, a spokesman for Yemen's...

In Michigan, Santorum feels heat from within

Sanaa Muntaha — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 18:00:09 +0000

DETROIT: After a week in which Rick Santorum's presidential campaign often seemed focused on issues like pre-natal testing, abortion and religion, the message from the Republican Party's...

Two decades of courtroom saga for Italy's Berlusconi

Zahidah Morcos — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 18:00:06 +0000

ROME: Legal troubles have haunted Italy's Silvio Berlusconi, who faces a verdict on charges of bribery on Saturday, ever since the larger-than-life billionaire entered politics in the...

PM urges Taliban to participate in reconciliation process

Jalil Idris — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 15:00:43 +0000

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Friday urged the Taliban leadership as well as all the other Afghan groups, including Hizb-e-Islam...

Evidence of external involvement in Balochistan exists: FO

Jalil Idris — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 15:00:43 +0000

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will no longer publicly accuse India of alleged interference in Balochistan and will refrain from naming it as one of the foreign...

Four cops die as terrorists storm police station in Peshawar

Jalil Idris — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 15:00:41 +0000

PESHAWAR: Four policemen were killed and six others sustained injuries when three suicide bombers attacked the C Division Police Station in the crowde...

Balochistan target killings

Jalil Idris — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 15:00:40 +0000

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and Military Intelligence (MI) to submit a detailed report by Ma...

Islamabad wants US apology delayed until mid-March: NYT

Jalil Idris — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 15:00:40 +0000

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has called on the Afghan Taliban to start talks with the Kabul government on Friday, lending fresh diplomatic momentum to an Ameri...

Govt begins procedure for red warrant against Musharraf: Malik

Jalil Idris — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 15:00:39 +0000

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Interior Rehman Malik Friday said the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) had been directed to write Interpol for issuance of r...

Protests spread to Pakistan, Malaysia, Indonesia, India

Jalil Idris — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 15:00:38 +0000

ISLAMABAD: Hundreds of activists took to the streets on Friday as the protests over desecration of Holy Quran at the Nato military base in Afghanistan...

SC moved against Erra to get exact details

Jalil Idris — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 15:00:37 +0000

ISLAMABAD: A constitutional petition was filed Friday in the Supreme Court, seeking direction to the Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitate Author...

Kayani visits Ordnance Centre Malir

Jalil Idris — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 15:00:37 +0000

KARACHI: Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on Friday visited Ordnance Centre in Malir Cantonment in connection with Commanding officers...

Many PPP leaders not briefed on Benazir murder report

Jalil Idris — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 15:00:36 +0000

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Rehman Malik s briefing to the Sindh Assembly on Benazir Bhutto murder case has raised many eyebrows and many senior PPP...

Haqqani did not want Pasha to get memo copy from FT: Ijaz

Jalil Idris — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 15:00:35 +0000

LONDON: Mansoor Ijaz on Friday lived up to his promise of bringing fresh startling revelations before the judicial commission probing the Memogate tha...

Zardari ready to meet angry Baloch leaders

Jalil Idris — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 15:00:34 +0000

KARACHI: President Asif Ali Zardari has assigned Governor Balochistan Nawabzada Zulfiqar Magsi the task to contact disgruntled Baloch leaders who are...

Senate election 98 candidates to contest for 45 seats

Jalil Idris — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 15:00:34 +0000

ISLAMABAD: As many as 98 candidates are left in the field to contest for 45 seats of the Senate on March 02, as nine have already made their way to th...

First batch of three upgraded F-16 aircraft arrive

Jalil Idris — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 15:00:33 +0000

ISLAMABAD: The Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) has handed over the first batch of three F-16 Block 15 MLU (Mid Life Upgrade) aircrafts to the Pakis...

SHC orders publication of notice to Musharraf in London Jang

Jalil Idris — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 15:00:32 +0000

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Friday ordered the publication of a notice to former president Pervez Musharraf through the daily Jang London e...

Pemra warns TV channels over debate on Balochistan

Jalil Idris — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 15:00:31 +0000

RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) late Friday night warned private TV channels against holding programmes and talk sh...

ANP, JUI-F nominees in NA-9 hoping for better turnout to win

Jalil Idris — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 15:00:30 +0000

MARDAN: There isn t much interest among the voters here in the by-election for the National Assembly constituency for which polling would be held toda...

Three soldiers, 14 militants killed in Khyber

Jalil Idris — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 15:00:30 +0000

BARA: Three soldiers and 14 militants were killed in separate incidents in the Khyber Agency on Friday, official and tribal sources said. Three sol...

12 more killed in Afghan anti-US protests over desecration of Quran

Jalil Idris — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 15:00:29 +0000

KABUL: Twelve people were killed on Friday in the bloodiest day yet in protests that have raged across Afghanistan over the desecration of Holy Quran...

PM directs transparency in auction of 3G Spectrum

Jalil Idris — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 15:00:28 +0000

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Friday directed that the proposed auction of the 3G Spectrum must ensure transparency, professiona...

PPP set to muzzle media ahead of general election

Jalil Idris — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 15:00:27 +0000

KARACHI: The beleaguered PPP government in its final days, just like former dictator Pervez Musharraf, is all set to launch a war against the media in...