Tag: Cross

Karachi to have ‘bulletproof’ cross

When the construction began last year, Gill didn’t inform the workers what they were working on. When the cross became apparent, about 20 Muslim workers quit in protest.

I will live and die Syrian: Assad

“I am not a puppet made by the West to go to the West or to another country. I am Syrian... I must live...

NATO oil tankers cross Torkham border after a year

After a year-long suspension of NATO oil tanker supplies, two oil tankers entered into Afghanistan through the Torkham border crossing on Wednesday. According to details,...

Man dresses as Red Cross worker, robs homes

When Alfonso Manzo wore a Red Cross jacket around Staten Island last week, people may have assumed he was helping others. The police say...

Red Cross tallies 72.4 million forced migrants worldwide

Political upheaval, violence, natural disasters and development projects have forced some 72.4 million people to migrate from their homes worldwide, the Red Cross said...

Red Cross chief meets Assad over plight of Syrians

Red Cross chief Peter Maurer held a “positive” meeting with President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus on Tuesday during which he raised concern over the...

Red Cross chief in Syria; to discuss aid with Assad

Red Cross chief Peter Maurer was in Damascus on Tuesday for talks with President Bashar al-Assad and other officials on ways to get humanitarian...

Bombings, fighting as Red Cross chief heads to Syria

The chief of the Red Cross was on Monday headed to Syria on a humanitarian mission, his office said, as an air strike on...

Red Cross scales back Pakistan work

The Red Cross is scaling back its work in Pakistan, with the loss of hundreds of jobs, the aid organisation said Tuesday, following the...

Cross-border attacks unacceptable: FO

Pakistan on Thursday condemned the attacks carried out from Afghanistan’s Kunar province into Pakistan. During weekly briefing in Islamabad on Thursday, Foreign Office spokesman Moazzam...

S. Korea accuses N. Korea of ‘crossing the line’

South Korea accused North Korea Friday of "crossing the line" with its recent threats and insults, and pressed the impoverished country to start repayments...

Red Cross suspends aid projects in Pakistan

The Red Cross on Thursday suspended most of its aid projects in Pakistan and recalled foreign staff to the capital, following the brutal murder...

Cross border incursions destabilising region

Cross border incursions from Afghanistan are destabilising the region despite hectic efforts by both Pakistan and Afghanistan, the Jinnah Institute said in a report...

Remittances cross record $11.2 billion during FY11

Remittances by overseas Pakistanis have exceeded the Annual Plan’s estimates for FY11 by $2.2 billion or 24.4 per cent. The remittances have crossed the...

Cross LoC trade resumes

After remaining suspended for nearly four weeks, cross-Line of Control (LoC) trade between divided parts of Kashmir has been resumed following assurances from the...

Bomb fails to explode outside Red Cross office in Karachi

A bomb failed to explode outside the international Red Cross office in Karachi on Saturday, police said. A small blast did take place from...

Forex reserves cross $17 billion again

Following a declining trend for the last four consecutive weeks the country’s foreign exchange reserves exhibited a recovery. Whereas, Pakistan’s inflated oil and food...