Three Gulf Arab states recall envoys in rift with Qatar

RIYADH/DOHA: Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain withdrew their ambassadors from Qatar on Wednesday in an unprecedented public split between Gulf Arab allies who have fallen out over the role... Read more »

Press Release by APML on Islamabad Terrorist Attack

Press Release Date: 3rd March 2014 After the attack on Islamabad at the district court in Islamabad’s sector F-8, the members of All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) UAE chapter gathered to offer... Read more »

Did the CIA Give Birth to The TTP at ‘Penny Lane’?

By Zaki Khalid On November 25, The Associated Press released a news report which strengthens the beliefs held by many security analyts, that the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan or ‘TTP’ for short, a terrorist organization... Read more »

GL emphasizes Asian solidarity in discussions with Myanmar Foreign Minister

The importance of Asian solidarity with regard to a wide range of challenges confronting the region formed the central theme of the bilateral discussions which took place on Sunday at the Minister... Read more »

Academic achievements: Capital’s students shine on in the world

ISLAMABAD: Twelve students in Islamabad have secured the highest marks in the world in the 2013 Cambridge exams, announced the Cambridge International Examinations (CIE). The students secured spots in the CIE’s “Top... Read more »

Afridi secures a win for Pakistan

DHAKA: Pakistan defeated India in the 6th Asia Cup fixture played at Mirpur on Sunday. Afridi gave the ball a “Boom Boom” treatment securing a win for Pakistan. Pakistan bowlers restricted India... Read more »

Indian Army Soldier Kills Five Colleagues, Than Himself

SRINAGAR: An Indian army soldier shot dead five colleagues before killing himself on Thursday 27 Feb 2014 Tribune International (Australia ) reported, an army official said, in what investigators said appeared to... Read more »

Indian Navy hunts for missing sailors after chief quits

MUMBAI: A stricken Indian submarine docked in Mumbai Thursday, allowing investigators to begin probing a fire which is feared to have killed two sailors and forced the navy chief to quit. Seven... Read more »

Ukraine parliament approves Yatsenyuk as premier

KIEV : Ukraine´s parliament on Thursday approved the nomination of pro-EU Arseniy Yatsenyuk as the crisis-hit country´s new prime minister until presidential polls are held in May. Yatsenyuk was one of the... Read more »

Withdraw military takeover statement, Munawar tells Altaf

LAHORE: Jamat-e-Islami (JI) Chief Munawar Hassan has demanded of the supremo of Mutthaida Qaumi Movement Altaf Hussain to withdraw his statement regarding military takeover. Talking to media here Thursday, Munawar Hassan said... Read more »

Youngsters at Punjab Youth Festival break 9 world records

LAHORE: Youngsters at Punjab Youth Festival has broken nine records for Guinness Book of World Records,Tribune International reported on Wednesday. Mohammad Arbab, Captain in Pakistan Army set the new world record after... Read more »

This is not democracy! Rabbi urges Jews to flee Ukraine after neo-Nazi coup

Two leading Ukrainian rabbis have warned of the danger facing Ukraine’s 200,000-strong Jewish community from the upsurge of neo-Nazi violence that toppled the government on the weekend (22-23 February). Proving that the... Read more »

Pain that Sri Lanka suffered under terrorism

  A Coffee Table book titled “1975- 2014 Sri Lanka” was launched on Tuesday, 25th February 2014 at the Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute for International Relations and Strategic Studies (LKIIRSS) in Colombo, attended... Read more »

Mecca: bulldozers at the site of the Prophet’s birth (PBUH)

by David Usborne Source: independent.co.uk Fresh plans are being drawn up to erect a modern complex on the site of what scholars of Islam contend is the birthplace of the Prophet Mohamed as... Read more »

Muslim convert who hacked British soldier to death jailed for life

A MUSLIM extremist convicted of hacking British soldier Lee Rigby to death on a London street has been ordered to spend the rest of his life behind bars, while his fellow killer... Read more »

Two sailors missing, 7 injured in India navy accident

MUMBAI: Two sailors were missing and another seven were injured after smoke was detected aboard a submarine off Mumbai on Wednesday, Indian navy officials said, in the latest accident to hit the... Read more »

Camels likely source of MERS virus in people

A respiratory virus that has killed dozens of people, mainly in the Middle East, is widespread in camels and may be jumping directly from camels to humans Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, or... Read more »

Pakistan has the highest rate of first day deaths: Report

LONDON: Pakistan has the highest rate of first day deaths and stillbirths in the world at 40.7 per 1,000 births, followed by Nigeria (32.7), Sierra Leone (30.8), Somalia (29.7), Guinea-Bissau (29.4) and... Read more »

BJP chief says ready to apologise to Muslims

NEW DELHI: Reaching out to Muslims ahead of Lok Sabha elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday asked the community to not go by the ‘propaganda’ spread by Congress and promised... Read more »

Pakistan to hold 3G,4G auctions in April:Finance minister

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will hold long-awaited auctions for 3G and 4G telecoms licences this April, the finance minister said on Friday, a step that could help boost the cash-strapped country’s foreign reserves. A... Read more »

Indian navy chief resigns after submarine accident

NEW DELHI: India’s navy chief resigned on Wednesday after a submarine accident off the coast of Mumbai saw two sailors missing and another seven injured, the defence ministry said. “Taking moral responsibility... Read more »

Russia warns Saudi against giving Syria rebels missiles

MOSCOW: Russia on Tuesday warned Saudi Arabia against supplying Syrian rebels with shoulder-launched missile launchers, saying such a move would endanger security across the Middle East and beyond. The Russian foreign ministry... Read more »

U.S. intensifies campaign against Haqqani militants

WASHINGTON: The United States has intensified its drive against the Taliban-linked Haqqani network in an attempt to deal a lasting blow to the militants in Afghanistan before foreign combat forces depart this... Read more »

Pak urges Iran to respect international borders law

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Tuesday noted with serious concern the statement by the Iranian Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani-Fazli that Iran would send forces into Pakistan to free five border guards who were kidnapped... Read more »