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Syrian opposition in rift over Damascus meeting

Anti-regime activists behind street protests in Syria on Tuesday criticised opposition figures who held an unprecedented meeting in Damascus at which they called for...

It’s over between us, MQM tells PPP

The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) said on Monday it was quitting the federal and provincial governments, citing the “dictatorial” and “brutal” approach of the...

Punjab, Centre at odds over devolution

Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has urged Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani to take up all outstanding issues regarding the devolution of federal ministries...

New Zealand notch historic win over Australia

New Zealand beat Australia 3-2 for their first women’s Champions Trophy field hockey win over their trans-Tasman neighbour and move to second place in...

Germany open campaign with win over Canada

Defending champions Germany got their women’s World Cup campaign off to a flying start on Sunday as they beat Group A rivals Canada 2-1...

Woman killed by brother-in-law over domestic issue

A 40-year-old woman was killed by her brother-in-law and his son over a domestic issue in the Burki Police Station precincts on Sunday. The...

MQM boycotts proceedings over polls postponement

The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) boycotted the proceedings of the Sindh Assembly on Saturday to protest the postponement of elections on two general seats...

SWM handed over to LWMC on 20-year lease

A formal agreement to hand over administrative and operational powers of the Solid Waste Management (SWM) to the Lahore Waste Management Company (LWMC) on...

Egyptians injured in clashes over Mubarak’s fate

Dozens of people were injured in clashes between two groups of protesters, for and against putting former president Hosni Mubarak on trial, Egypt’s official...

PPP and PML-N bad blood boils over

Senior leaders of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz continued their tirade against President Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday with party chief Nawaz Sharif saying that...

LWMC taking over SWM today

The administrative and operational powers of City District Government Lahore (CDGL) Solid Waste Management (SWM) department, which has been controlling the sanitation system since...

PA approves 43 demands for grant of over Rs 653b

The Punjab Assembly on Wednesday approved 43 demands for grants of over Rs 653 billion, as it passed the Finance Bill 2011-12 with a...

Over Rs 508m handed to media in ads: Memon

The Sindh Information Department has paid over Rs 508 million to the print and electronic media for advertisements during the past two years, Sindh...

SC notifies NBP management, 16 directors over staff welfare fund...

Reprimanding the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) for not registering cases against officials of National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) who misused Rs 2.5 billion from...

Saudi Arabia apologises over beheading: Indonesia

Saudi Arabia has apologised for failing to inform Indonesia about the beheading of a maid convicted of murdering her Saudi employer, Jakarta said Wednesday....

Jordanian minister resigns over planned media curbs

Jordan’s Information Minister Taher Adwan said on Tuesday he had resigned in protest over proposed laws which he said restricted freedom of expression and...

Skirmish over budget continues in PA

The war of words between legislators from across the political divide continued on the seventh day of the Punjab Assembly (PA) budget session as...