Success claimed in Michini operation: 25 militants killed, 40 arrested
PESHAWAR, Nov 24: Security forces on Monday claimed to have killed 25 hardcore militants during a military operation in the restive Michini area. They also claimed arresting 40 militants and seizing a huge quantity of arms and ammunition....
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Bomb blast rocks Imambargah
PESHAWAR: Ten people, including a woman, were injured in two bomb blasts in the city on Monday. Syed Kamal Shah, the caretaker of Hussainia Imambargah, his wife and seven other people suffered injuries in the first blast which took place.....
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Zardari, Khalifa resolve to expand trade
ABU DHABI, Nov 24: President Asif Ali Zardari and United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan have expressed their resolve to upgrade and strengthen bilateral ties, particularly in the fields of trade and economy....
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IMF board reviews Pakistan package
WASHINGTON, Nov 24: The executive board of the International Monetary Fund began a meeting on Monday afternoon which is expected to approve a $7.6 billion rescue package for Pakistan....
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Elimination of injustice must to win war: Gilani
KARACHI, Nov 24: Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani has said that Pakistan condemns terrorism in all forms and manifestations....
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Petrol may cost less than diesel
ISLAMABAD, Nov 24: The government is mulling over a proposal to make petrol cheaper than diesel to enable the country’s refineries to operate at their full capacity and save foreign exchange....
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CII asked to explain recommendations
ISLAMABAD, Nov 24: The government has asked the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) to elaborate the reasons behind its recommendations for sweeping reforms in Islamic laws....
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Plan to ‘privatise’ customs revenue collection
KARACHI, Nov 24: The government is working on a plan to hand over revenue collection at customs stage to a Kuwaiti company listed in the United States....
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Police accused of killing girl during raid
SHEIKHUPURA, Nov 24: Relatives of a 22-year-old girl have accused police of killing her during a raid in the Machike village, about eight kilometres from here, on Monday....
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Woman councillor, 15 militants killed in Swat
MINGORA, Nov 24: A woman councillor and another local PPP leader and 15 militants were killed in acts of violence and clashes in Swat valley on Monday....
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7 militants killed in Dera Bugti clash
QUETTA, Nov 24: At least seven militants were killed and over a dozen injured in a clash with security forces in Nelagh and Zain Koh areas of Dera Bugti district on Monday....
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Nato hopeful of getting more troops in Afghanistan
MONS (Belgium), Nov 24: Nato’s operations commander said on Monday he hoped a renewed focus by the incoming Obama administration on Afghanistan would encourage allies to commit more troops to the conflict there....
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Democracy in Pakistan offers hope, says Karzai
KABUL, Nov 24: Afghan President Hamid Karzai has said the emergence of a democratic government in Pakistan offered a “dim ray of hope” that regional cooperation, with the inclusion of India,...
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UN Security Council envoys on Afghan visit
KABUL, Nov 24: United Nations Security Council ambassadors and envoys arrived in Kabul on Monday for a three-day trip to assess the status of a $20 billion funding pledge to Afghanistan and meet with President Hamid Karzai....
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Chavez party, opposition share Venezuela election spoils
CARACAS, Nov 24: President Hugo Chavez’s left-wing party and the growing opposition shared the spoils of Venezuela’s local elections as they jostled for political momentum in the OPEC nation on Monday....
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LTTE in do-or-die battle to save its stronghold
COLOMBO, Nov 24: The battle for the Sri Lankan rebel stronghold of Kilinochchi raged on Monday under torrential monsoon rains, with both sides saying they had killed scores of their enemy in three days of fighting....
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S. Arabia’s first ‘all-girl rock band’ profiled
NEW YORK, Nov 24: Saudi Arabia’s first all-girl rock band, the Accolade, was profiled in Monday’s New York Times, as the band members got ready to enter into music arena which has hitherto been a ‘taboo’ in the kingdom....
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Citigroup gets massive bailout
NEW YORK, Nov 24: The US government rescued Citigroup Inc, agreeing to shoulder most of the potential losses from $306 billion in its risky assets and inject $20 billion in new...
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Obama forms team to revive economy
CHICAGO, Nov 24: President-elect Barack Obama on Monday presented a selection of “the best minds in America” headed by Timothy Geithner as Treasury boss to guide his ambitious plan to revive the stricken US economy....
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Nato assures Pakistan of respecting its sovereignty
ISLAMABAD, Nov 24: The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation has assured Pakistan that Nato forces respected its sovereignty and has no mandate to cross into the country....
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