Tag: Pressure
British spy agencies under pressure
Britain's spy agencies have been placed under "unprecedented pressure" by preparations for the London Olympics, leaving the country at risk from other threats, a...
Clinton urges ASEAN nations to help pressure Iran
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday urged Southeast Asian nations to help keep up pressure on Iran and end a diplomatic stalemate...
Euro under pressure in Asian trade
The euro was under pressure in Asian trade Monday after hitting a fresh two-year low against the dollar, with traders looking to a European...
Spain steps up pressure on ECB to calm crisis
Spain stepped up pressure on Wednesday on the EU's central bank to intervene urgently to calm a eurozone storm, which has intensified despite a...
Afghanistan set to press Pakistan on terror havens
Afghanistan is expected to use the latest round of international talks on its future Thursday to raise pressure on Pakistan over militant safe havens...
Judge transferred on lawyers’pressure
Under pressure from a group of lawyers, Civil Judge Abu Bakar Saddique has been posted out of the district, Pakistan Today has learnt. A...
Cement prices under the gun
The cement prices remained under immense pressure in the north and receded from Rs 435-440 to Rs 415-420 per bag during the month of...
Pressures intensify on European leaders
Confidence is already in short supply in financial markets and could evaporate further in the coming week if investors judge that Europe’s often fractious...
French police tighten siege on ‘Al-Qaeda’ gunman
French police stepped up pressure Thursday on a besieged Al-Qaeda militant who boasted of having "brought France to its knees" with a wave of...
Iran nuclear talks will fail under pressure: speaker
Talks on Iran's controversial nuclear programme will fail if world powers use "pressure" during the negotiations, Iranian parliamentary speaker Ali Larijani said on Wednesday.
"They...
‘Won’t accept foreign pressure on national interests’
Rejecting any foreign pressure on the bilateral cooperation between Pakistan and Iran including on energy sector, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Thursday said...
Israel under huge pressure to avoid Iran attack
Israel is coming under increased pressure from Washington and Europe to hold off from attacking Iran over its disputed nuclear drive and allow time...
SITE industries facing low pressure of gas despite assurance of SSGCL
Mohammad Irfan Moton, Chairman SITE association of industry has taken a strong note of low pressure of gas supply to the industries of SITE...
Obama raises pressure for Syria regime change
US President Barack Obama vowed to redouble efforts to force a change of regime in Syria as the UN Security Council struggled to agree...
Assad’s political, military foes step up pressure
The political and military opposition to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad announced Monday they have set up a hotline to coordinate their action, as foreign...
A grand alliance?
A united opposition can pull its weight
The decisions taken at a meeting of the opposition leaders on Friday would increase pressure on the government...
Moshin warns England of number one pressure
Pakistan coach Mohsin Khan Friday warned England will feel the heat to maintain their world number one ranking against his fast-rising team in the...
