IMF terms package a strong signal to donors: $3bn to be released initially, $13bn needed for ‘stabilisation’
WASHINGTON, Nov 25: The executive board of the International Monetary Fund has approved a $7.6 billion loan for Pakistan under a programme that also requires Islamabad to reduce its fiscal deficit to 3.3...
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Accord with India to fight terror together: FIA, CBI to work in concert; visa regime to be liberalised
ISLAMABAD, Nov 25: Pakistan and India on Tuesday agreed to boost cooperation between their civilian investigation agencies to control cross-border terrorism, illegal immigration, influx of fake currency and liberalise the visa regime under a joint anti-terrorism mechanism....
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Action against drones depends on govt, says PAF chief
KARACHI, Nov 25: Despite its limited resources, the Pakistan Air Force is capable of intercepting drones but it is for the government and the political leadership to decide whether to handle the matter diplomatically or militarily....
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UAE firm wants to set up coal-based power plant
ABU DHABI, Nov 25: The Abu Dhabi National Energy Company has expressed interest in setting up a coal-based power plant in Pakistan....
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Pressure mounts on Mamond militants
KHAR, Nov 25: At least six militants were killed and four others injured when helicopter gunships and tanks pounded militants’ hideouts in Nawagai and Mamond tehsils of Bajaur Agency on Tuesday....
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Eight killed in Kohat, Hangu
KOHAT, Nov 25: Six men, a woman and a child were killed in Kohat and Hangu districts in incidents of sectarian violence on Tuesday....
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Britain clamps down on forced marriages
LONDON, Nov 25: Britain introduced a new law on Tuesday bolstering rules against forced marriages, after Foreign Secretary David Miliband highlighted a case in Pakistan ahead of a visit to the south Asian country....
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Karzai seeks timeline for troop withdrawal
KABUL, Nov 25: President Hamid Karzai demanded at a meeting with a UN Security Council team on Tuesday that the international community set a ‘timeline’ for ending military intervention in Afghanistan, his office said....
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UN human rights award for Benazir
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 25: Former prime minister Benazir Bhutto would be given the prestigious United Nations Human Rights Award posthumously on December 10, the UN Human Rights Day, well-informed sources at the UN have told Dawn....
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Grenade attack on Kashmir poll rally
SRINAGAR, Nov 25: One person was killed and four others injured in occupied Kashmir on Tuesday when a grenade was hurled at an election rally, police said....
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Muslim officer in deal with London police
LONDON, Nov 25: Britain’s most senior Muslim police officer agreed an out-of-court settlement with London’s Metropolitan Police on Tuesday, dropping discrimination charges in return for a reported 300,000-pound payoff and early retirement....
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Afghan police arrest 10 for acid attack on girls
KANDAHAR, Nov 25: Security forces have arrested 10 men suspected of involvement in a Taliban-ordered acid attack on schoolgirls in southern Afghanistan and some have confessed, authorities claimed on Tuesday....
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Rocket attack
QUETTA, Nov 25: Militants fired four rockets in Dera Allahyar and Loralai areas on Tuesday evening. According to sources, two rockets exploded near the Dera Allahyar residence of Nawabzada Shahzain Bugti, a grandson of the late Nawab Akbar Bugti.....
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Six injured in Murad Jamali blast
QUETTA, Nov 25: Six people, including a woman constable and a lawyer, were injured when a bomb exploded in Dera Murad Jamali on Tuesday....
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AJK’s PM asked to take trust vote or resign
ISLAMABAD, Nov 25: The Pakistan People’s Party has intensified behind-the-scenes efforts to dislodge the Muslim Conference-led government in Azad Kashmir....
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Pakistan offers UN help to combat high sea piracy
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 25: Pakistan on Monday offered to help the international community combat the menace of piracy off the coast of Somalia and the Red sea....
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Iftikhar defends judicial activism
WASHINGTON, Nov 25: Deposed chief justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry has defended judicial activism, saying the courts have the duty to protect fundamental rights of a citizen and to keep the government within the parameters of the Constitution....
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4 officials feared kidnapped
LANDI KOTAL, Nov 25: A deputy collector of customs and three other government employees went missing when they were going to Peshawar from Torkham on Tuesday....
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