Tag: Leader

12 injured as tribal leader escapes Peshawar blast

At least 13 people were injured when a remote-controlled bomb targeted the vehicle of a tribal leader near the Karkhano Market checkpost on Tuesday....

Ambassador calls on PML-N leader

Belgian Ambassador Hans Kint called on Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Muhammad Mehdi on Tuesday. Belgium-funded development projects and matters of mutual interest were...

Ex-Egyptian president’s son, known for 1980s revolt, dies

Khaled Abdel Nasser, son of late Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser and a key figure during a 1980s Egyptian revolt, passed away on Monday,...

ISAF claims to capture Haqqani leader from Afghanistan

Allied forces in Afghanistan have claimed to capture a senior commander of Haqqani Network, ISAF said in a statement on Saturday. The International Security Assistance...

Sikh leader threatened in Lahore

The business of a prominent Pakistani Sikh leader has been attacked by unidentified people several times over the past six months, and now the...

Altaf withdraws statement against ANP

Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain has withdrawn his statement against Awami National Party (ANP) chief Asfandyar Wali, saying that he has no...

PPP trade leader shot dead

Unidentified armed men shot dead the Pakistan People Party’s (PPP) Kashmiri Market president near the Delhi Gate when he was returning home after purchasing...

Chavez expects visit from Iran leader

Hugo Chavez expects Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad to visit him after this month’s UN General Assembly, which the Venezuelan leader will be unable to...

Venezuela’s Chavez expects visit from Iran leader

Hugo Chavez expects Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad to visit him after this month's UN General Assembly, which the Venezuelan leader will be unable to...

Senior al Qaeda leader arrested in Quetta

Pakistan on Monday said it had arrested senior al Qaeda leader and two other operatives of the global terrorist organisation from the outskirts of...

Tajik leader urges greater regional economic cooperation

The third quadrilateral summit of Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan and the Russian Federation that took place in Dushanbe on Friday resulted in the signing of...

Rebel Abkhazia elects pro-Russian as new leader

Abkhazia elected a top politician who advocates firm ties with Russia as the new president of the rebel Georgian region after polls widely seen...

Five-way race to pick new Japanese leader begins

Five lawmakers from Japan's ruling party on Saturday officially declared themselves candidates to succeed Prime Minister Naoto Kan as party leader and become the...

Tribal leader, son killed by militants

A leading pro-government tribal elder and peace committee member was abducted and shot dead along with his young son by militants in the Chamarkand...

Militant leader becomes govt contractor

Maulvi Halim Khan, who is often dubbed as a leading militant leader in the Mir Ali region of North Waziristan, has now become a...

Outgoing Thai PM re-elected opposition leader

Thailand's outgoing prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva was re-elected as leader of the now-opposition Democrat Party, despite fronting their crushing defeat in July's general election. A...

Israel frees Hamas leader in mass prisoner release

Israel is to free 770 Israeli and Palestinian prisoners, including a founder of the Islamist movement Hamas, due to overcrowding, a prison services spokeswoman...