Tag: Tense

City tense after Taseer’s murder

LAHORE - The city's situation became extremely tense as news of Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer's assassination spread in the governor's hometown and aerial firing incidents were also reported in some areas. All major markets and other business centers were closed on orders of Lahore District Coordination Officer (DCO) Ahad Cheema.
Cinemas and theatres were also closed to mourn the governor's assassination and the DCO said that the City District Government Lahore (CDGL) closed

S Korea readies major military drill near tense border

SEOUL: South Korea on Wednesday prepared for a major show of military strength involving fighter jets and tanks near the tense North Korean border as Washington ruled out "feel-good" talks with Pyongyang.
The live-fire exercise, planned for Thursday with self-propelled guns and 800 soldiers, follows signs of an easing of tensions on the peninsula after the North backed down from a threat to retaliate against an earlier drill.
Although similar exercises have been held at the