Tag: Possible

BLED: The European Union's chief Brexit negotiator says a divorce agreement with Britain by early November is "possible," and that's triggered a big rally...

Sindh Prisons Minister Manzoor Wassan on Thursday warned that jails in the province were unsecured, lacked protection and were under threat of attacks from...

A spokesman from Poland’s National Atomic Energy Agency on Friday said there were “unconfirmed reports” about a possible incident at a nuclear power station...

Senate elections will be held on the stipulated time even if anyone resigns or assemblies are dissolved, Punjab Governor Latif Khosa said on Wednesday....

Reaffirming his resolve for peace in Karachi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ameer Haider Khan Hoti said on Saturday that he would extend all possible...

Russian authorities are preparing for a possible visit by North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, a local official in Russia’s Far East said on condition...

Pakistan and India will hold foreign secretary-level talks on Kashmir and peace and security, the two top issues in the recently revived Indo-Pak peace...

Creation of special facilities for the education, training, rehabilitation and empowerment of people with disabilities is of central importance. A large number of such...

Disgraced left-handed opener and former Test captain Salman Butt said that the passion still runs high in him for the game and will surely...

Schalke 04 striker Raul insists that his side can overturn the 2-0 deficit following the one-sided first leg of their Champions League semi-final with...

TUNIS - The United Nations is talking to all parties in the Libyan conflict to provide aid to those in need "as soon as possible", an envoy said on Sunday. "Nothing is on the table ... the situation is very fluid and unpredictable," Rashid Khalikov, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Libya, told a news conference in Tunis.
"Timeframe, I can give you only one timeframe: as quickly as possible because we have to do something to reduce the suffering of the population ... Dialogue

KARACHI - The Chotiari Conservation Information Centre (CCIC) established by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)-Pakistan under its Indus for All Programme was inaugurated on Friday in Chotiari, Sanghar district. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony, Netherlands embassy's First Secretary (Environment and Water) Jan Willem Cools said that all segments of the civil society need to play their due part in preserving, conserving and protecting natural resources and biodiversity of the

ISLAMABAD - The Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) have warned the government of dire consequences in case Raymond Davis was released without fulfilling legal requirements; however, the two parties differ on a possible out-of-court settlement.
The JI, which fears an 'illegal' out-of-court settlement, has changed its posture on the issue, demanding the government book the US national under the Anti-Terrorism Act in order to make the offence non-compoundable

LAHORE - The Pakistan Cricket Board has heaved a sigh of relief after the Indian High Commission cleared visas for the national squad to play across the border if they qualify for the knockout stages of the 2011 World Cup. Pakistan could be required to play in India if they qualify for the quarterfinals. The PCB had, in a preemptive move, submitted applications for visas for the entire squad and other board officials to the Indian High Commission in Islamabad for clearance at an early

PARIS - Violence during anti-regime protests in Libya could constitute crimes against humanity which might need to be brought before international judges, the French foreign ministry said on Thursday. France also called for a UN-mandated mission of Inquiry to be sent to Libya to assess such eventual crimes.
A UN rights council resolution is being discussed "strongly condemning the massive and unacceptable violence currently carried out" in Libya, a ministry statement said, with

ISLAMABAD - With the political situation heating up with JUI-F's departure from the coalition, hectic consultations continue among major players to assess the possibilities of new alignments.
Although no political party has come up with a clear agenda for the future, background discussions with leaders of mainstream political parties suggest that everyone is adhering to a wait-and-see policy.
The PML-N does not want to take any decision in haste, as its leadership has

ABIDJAN: Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo has dismissed talk of a possible resumption of war, and said rival factions should negotiate a solution to a crisis provoked by a row over who won elections on Nov. 28.
The comments, published in state-run Fraternite Matin newspaper on Friday, are the first signs from Gbagbo that he is ready for talks to end a deadlock after a top legal body named him as president, reversing election commission results that said rival Alassane