Tag: State

Govt failed to protect state institutions, says Rabbani

Senator Raza Rabbani said on Saturday that the state failed to protect its own institutions, expressing disappointment over the federal government’s unwillingness to deal...

Indian state battles ‘rat fever’ outbreak after worst floods in a...

  NEW DELHI: The southern Indian state of Kerala is battling an outbreak of a bacterial disease that authorities suspect has killed dozens of people...

Separating religion from state is a conspiracy: TLP chief

KARACHI: Tehreek Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) chief Khadim Hussain Rizvi said on Tuesday that separating religion from state is a conspiracy. Addressing a meet-the-press programme at...

Will Iraqis draw a line between mosque and state?

BAGHDAD: Iraq holds its fourth election since the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003 and the first since the defeat of Islamic State (ISIS)...

‘State is responsible for security of Hazaras’: report

LAHORE: Government College University (GCU) Philosophy Department Chairperson Dr Sobia Tahir stated that Hazaras are peace-loving citizens and their security is the prime responsibility of...

Pakistan’s curriculum should not be secular: Hafiz Saeed

LAHORE: Jamatud Dawa (JuD) Ameer Hafiz Muhammad Saeed on Tuesday while terming Pakistan an ideological state said that the country’s curriculum should not be secular. Addressing...

Nisar hints at parting ways with PML-N

Former minister says he will go public with grievances very ‘soon’ Insiders say Nisar might take a solo flight in upcoming polls  ISLAMABAD: Former...

India’s secularism a mere farce, says former ambassador

Dr Junaid says India emerged as apartheid state dominated by Hindu fundamentalists ISLAMABAD: Former ambassador Riaz Hussain Khokhar said Wednesday that India’s secularism was a...

Judges not against democracy, chief justice assures  

CJP Nisar says parliament is supreme lawmaking body, judiciary ensures implementation  Doctrine of necessity has been buried; judiciary is neither a part of...

Melania Trump back in public eye after weeks of privacy

WASHINGTON: First Lady Melania Trump made a very visible return to the public stage Tuesday after weeks of privacy, as she attended her husband's...

Journalism is fourth pillar of state: Sindh governor

KARACHI: Sindh Governor Muhammad Zubair on Monday said that journalism is the fourth pillar of the state which is playing an important role in...

Northern Parisian municipality recognises Palestine state

PARIS: The municipality of Gennevilliers, a northern suburb of Paris, has decided to recognise the state of Palestine, citing a 2014 French parliament vote. Gennevilliers...

‘Paigham-i-Pakistan’ fatwa endorses call for countering terrorism

President says according to Islamic teachings, extremism, bloodshed, suicide-bombing were categorised as spreading evil on earth Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal says terrorism has no...

Surrender or be shot in face, senior US soldier tells IS

WASHINGTON: US troops and their allies will shoot Islamic State militants in the face, beat them to death with shovels or drop bombs on...

US State Dept expresses concern over alleged bid to abduct journalist

The US State Department has said that it would "continue to monitor developments" after journalist Taha Siddiqui escaped an abduction bid in Islamabad on...

Saudi prince fired after audio reocording contradicts state

RIYADH: A Saudi prince was removed from his post after he released an audio recording that contradicted the Saudi authorities' version of the arrest...

Senior State Dept refugee official sidelined

WASHINGTON: A US official who has been a defender of refugees has been sidelined within the State Department in what some advocates and former...