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ahmed sabirTaliban bombings kill at least 30 people near Afghan parliament 10 Jan:- More than 70 others injured in twin explosions in Kabul that appeared to target a bus carrying government…
Violence in Pakistan drops significantly in 2016: report
ISLAMABAD: Deaths linked to violence in the country decreased significantly in 2016, dropping 45 percent compared with the previous year, according to a report released. Some 2,610 people lost their…
Renowned classical singer Ustad Fateh Ali Khan passes away
The music legend passed away after a long illness Ustad Fateh had been under treatment at Islamabad's PIMS Hospital for the past 10 days and was suffering from a lungs…
Pakistan ahead of India in Inclusive Development Index: WEF Report
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has been ranked 52nd, ahead of India (60th), among 79 developing economies in the Inclusive Development Index, according to a World Economic Forum (WEF) report. WEF's 'Inclusive Growth…
More to it Than Raheel Sharif
By : (K. H Zia) - The writer is a retired naval officer Much has been written about the appropriateness of General Sharif's acceptance to set up and lead an…
Indus Water Treaty
Pakistan's approach towards resolving Indus Water Treaty (IWT) issues through World Bank mediation is the correct approach and I support it. But I suggest that choice of arbiters should not…
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas arrives Pakistan on three-day visit
ISLAMABAD 30 Jan, 2017 : President Abbas is accompanied by a seventeen-member delegation including five ministers. It is his third visit to Pakistan as he had previously been to the…
Keel laying ceremony of navy’s craft held in KS&EW
Karachi : (27 January, 2017) Keel Laying Ceremony of a Maritime Patrol Vessel (MPV) being built for Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA) was held at Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works…
Pakistan test-fires first nuclear-capable submarine cruise missile
Pakistan test-fires first nuclear-capable submarine cruise missile ISLAMABAD: ( 9 Jan, 2017) Pakistan achieved a major milestone and conducted its first successful test fire of submarine launched cruise missile (SLCM)…
Is China the new custodian of the Middle East ?
ahsanBy Shazar Shafqat Russia is calling all the shots in the Middle East. No, it's the United States. Oh hang on; it's the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member countries that…