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Pakistan blocks Twitter over contentious tweets

in National - Mon May 21, 2012

ISLAMABAD Pakistan blocked the social networking website Twitter for several hours because it refused to remove tweets considered offensive to Islam, said one of the cou

Politics is not Dr Khans cup of tea

in National - Mon May 21, 2012

THE highly respected and legendary nuclear scientist Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan has stated that he will not join any political party but continue to serve the nation in whateve

Lockerbie bomber Megrahi dies in Libya leaving unanswered

in International - Mon May 21, 2012

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Abdel Basset al-Megrahi, the Libyan convicted of the 1988 bombing of a PanAm flight over Lockerbie, died of cancer on Sunday aged 60, leaving many que

Activists Urge NATO to Protect Afghan Womens Rights

in International - Mon May 21, 2012

CHICAGO - As world leaders gather in Chicago to discuss the future of Afghanistan, human rights groups say Afghan women are being left out of the conversation. Afghan act

Lockerbie bomber Megrahi dies in Libya leaving unanswered

in International - Mon May 21, 2012

(Reuters) - Abdel Basset al-Megrahi, the Libyan convicted of the 1988 bombing of a PanAm flight over Lockerbie, died of cancer on Sunday aged 60, leaving many questions o

The Chen affair How it highlighted blind spots in Beijing

in International - Mon May 21, 2012

Soon after blind legal activist Chen Guangcheng escaped from illegal house arrest late last month, after suffering 19 months of detention and beatings, he issued a dramat

Gun battle in Beirut amid mounting fears of Syria spillove

in International - Mon May 21, 2012

A gun battle has erupted in Beirut as fears mounted that the conflict in neighboring Syria is bleeding across the border.

Lebanon"s National News Agency says

Europe faces difficult search for growth

in International - Mon May 21, 2012

WASHINGTON - (AP)  On paper at least, European leaders agree: They need stronger growth measures to help their economies expand out of their 2.5year-old government d

Thar Coal project

in National - Mon May 21, 2012

This note is in response to the intellectual dishonesty charges raised by Dr A Q Khan against Dr Samar Mubarikmand. I am in agreement with Dr Khan due to the following re

Ill conceived NAB probe against Sharifs

in National - Sat May 19, 2012

AFTER a long recess, NAB has started briefing media about its activities and the highlight of the first such briefing on Thursday was initiation of inquiry by the institu

SCs real challenge

in National - Sat May 19, 2012

IMPORTANT as it is for a court to establish all the relevant facts, the request by the Supreme Court for the government to produce the decades-old notification under whic

Air tragedy

in National - Sat May 19, 2012

WE extend our sympathies to the families of the four pilots two instructors and two trainees killed on Thursday when two Pakistan Air Force aircraft collided in mid-air

Hollande meets Obama vows early Afghan pullout

in International - Sat May 19, 2012

Washington: New French President Francois Hollande on Friday told his American counterpart Barack Obama that Paris is committed to providing assistance to Afghan security

Afghanistan provides dilemma for NATO

in International - Sat May 19, 2012

CHICAGO, May 18 (Xinhua) -- Leaders from North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) countries are convening in Chicago this weekend to discuss a variety of issues affectin

Obama puts weight behind Europe growth push

in International - Sat May 19, 2012

US President Barack Obama threw his weight behind French calls more pro-growth policies in Europe on Friday, as he welcomed G8 leaders to Camp David for a summit darkened

Diplomatic preparations Turkish premiers visit may placate

in International - Sat May 19, 2012

ISLAMABAD:

Days before Turkey"s Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan is to address the joint session of parliament and begin his Islamabad tour in earnest, there a

Sri Lanka rejects call to pull troops in ex-war zone

in International - Sat May 19, 2012

COLOMBO Sri Lanka\'s president on Saturday rejected international calls to withdraw troops from the island\'s former war zone as he marked the third anniversary of crush

Obama Welcomes World Leaders For G8 Summit

in International - Sat May 19, 2012

U.S. President Barack Obama has welcomed world leaders for a Group of Eight (G8) summit.

The two-day meeting at the Camp David retreat outside Washington is

PM asks ministry to provide community computers

in National - Fri May 18, 2012

ISLAMABAD, May 17:  Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has directed the Ministry of Information Technology to provide community computers to schools, inter-colleges, uni

Asghar Khan case: SC wants memo on formation of ISI"s poli

in National - Fri May 18, 2012

ISLAMABAD:  In an effort to unravel the truth behind the political cell in the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), the Supreme Court has asked the government to submi

Maulana Fazl advises PML-N to remove Chaudhry Nisar as opp

in National - Fri May 18, 2012

ISLAMABAD: The calls for change in the National Assembly are not restricted to the leader of the house – the prime minister. The Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) on Thur

Yemeni troops gain on al-Qaida rebels

in International - Fri May 18, 2012

SAN\'A, Yemen -- Government troops battling al-Qaida fighters in southern Yemen have made inroads into the militants\' strongholds, but the offensive on a strategic city has

China allows N.Koreans to leave for Seoul: reports

in International - Fri May 18, 2012

SEOUL China has allowed six North Korean refugees to leave for South Korea after they spent months holed up in Seoul\'s consular offices in China, news reports said Friday.

UN Chief Blames al-Qaida for Syria Attack

in International - Fri May 18, 2012

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says he believes al-Qaida is behind twin bombings in Damascus, last week, that killed 55 people.

He said Thursday the terror

Bob Carr backs Taliban role in Afghanistan

in International - Fri May 18, 2012

FOREIGN Minister Bob Carr says Afghanistan\'s prospects of stability will be boosted if the Taliban is involved in a post-transition government.

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