WASHINGTON: A day after India summoned US envoy over sale of F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan, Washington has expressed its concerns about the security of Islamabad’s nuclear stockpile and its tensions with arch rival New Delhi. “We’re concerned both about the security of those nuclear weapons, and that’s been a common refrain… in […]
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US expresses concern over security of Pakistan nukes
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COAS retirement decision will turn hopes into despair
DUBAI: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday said that Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif’s decision to retire will turn people’s hopes into disappointment and can also affect the country’s war on terror negatively. Terming the COAS’s decision as premature, Zardari said the retirement decision at this critical juncture […]
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PTI-N registered as new political party
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf-Nazriati(PTI-N) has been registered as a new political party in the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP). Quoting ECP sources, a private television channel has reported that the commission has accepted an application of Iqbal Zafar Dar to set up a new political party with the name of PTI-N. It is reminded here […]
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Dont let non-state actors derail dialogue: UK to Pakistan, India
ISLAMABAD: Britain on Tuesday welcomed Pakistan’s decision to hold an investigation into the Pathankot incident and urged both Pakistan and India not to let “non-state actors” derail the peace process. Addressing a joint press conference here along with Advisor to Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz, British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said, “I […]
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Woman among two killed for honour in Faisalabad
FAISALABAD – An implacable person stabbed to death two including sister in-law for ‘honour’ and fled the scene here on Saturday. Police said the accused over suspicion of illicit relations killed wife of elder brother and another person with sharp edged weapon and escaped after committing dual murder. The bodies were shifted to hospital for […]
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Sindh observes public holiday to celebrate Holi
KARACHI – Sindh is observing a public holiday to celebrate Holi on Thursday (today), the first time the Hindu festival of colours is being officially marked in the overwhelmingly the Muslim country. The move comes days after the federal parliament passed a non-binding resolution that called for the country to observe Hindu and Christian holidays. […]
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Train accidents kill 255 in six years
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Marri still not fully satisfied with cyber legislation
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Pakistan has taken robust steps to fight illicit drugs: Nisar tells UNGA
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CPPG report highlights Punjab governance weaknesses
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Hajj balloting for govt scheme cancelled
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Opp decides not to demand resignation of prime minister: Inquiry against Sharif family in three months
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Peaceful protests part of democracy, not terrorism: Imran
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International Museum Day on May 18