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Two killed, 35 injured as twin blasts target MQM office in Karachi

KARACHI: At least two people were killed while 35 others including children were injured in two powerful back-to-back blasts which occurred near Muttahida Qaumi...

Karzai calls on Taliban to fight Afghanistan’s enemies

KABUL: Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Saturday called on the Afghan Taliban to turn their weapons against those who plot against Afghanistan. “Instead of destroying...

Hundreds evacuated after train carrying chemicals derails, catches fire in Belgium

GHENT, Belgium: A train carrying chemicals derailed and caught on fire in the northwestern city of Ghent, Belgium, causing nearly 300 people to be...

Election results would not be acceptable under current situation; says Mian Iftikhar

PESHAWAR: Former information minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mian Iftikhar Hussain said on Saturday that May 11 polls results would not be acceptable under the...

Five US soldiers killed in blast in southern Afghanistan

KABUL: Five US soldiers were killed in a roadside bombing in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar on Saturday, provincial officials said. "Five American soldiers were...

ECP authorizes presiding officers to enjoy powers of magistrate grade I for 10-12 May

ISLAMABAD: The Presiding Officers, appointed for each polling station of National Assembly and Provincial Assemblies constituencies, have been authorized to exercise the powers of...

Injured Pakistani prisoner’s condition remains ‘very critical’: Pakistan embassy

ISLAMABAD: The condition of Pakistani prisoner Sanaullah Haq, who suffered serious head injuries after being attacked by other inmate former Indian Army personnel in...

Pakistan urges India to ensure protection of Pakistani prisoners: FO

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Saturday urged India to ensure protection of Pakistani prisoners languishing in their jails; in addition it asked India to arrange safe...

Judges’ detention case: Musharraf files bail application in ATC

ISLAMABAD: A bail application was filed on behalf of former military ruler Pervez Musharraf in the Anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Islamabad on Saturday. During the...

James Dobbins appointed new US envoy for Pakistan‚ Afghanistan

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday appointed James F Dobbins, a veteran US diplomat with a history of difficult assignments from...

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