Tag: Tension

Hezbollah says Lebanon govt delay risks ‘slide towards tension’

BEIRUT: The parliamentary bloc of Lebanon's Hezbollah group said on Thursday that delay in forming a new government risked Lebanon sliding "towards tension". "(The delay)...

Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa says talking to opposition to defuse tension

  HARARE: Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa said on Thursday he had been talking to opposition leader Nelson Chamisa to try to defuse tension over this...

China navy drills in Pacific as tension with Taiwan rises

    SHANGHAI: Chinese naval forces have passed through waters south of Taiwan and carried out military exercises in the western Pacific, the latest in a...

World must play role to defuse tension in Kashmir: PM

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday said that people of Indian held territory were struggling for freedom which is their fundamental right. “The UN resolution...

Tension rises between outgoing CJ, FC counsel

Outgoing Supreme Court Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry on Wednesday got into a heated exchange with the Frontier Corps inspector general's lawyer while hearing a...

Karachi tense after sectarian killings

Several parts of Karachi were tense on Wednesday In the wake of yesterday's sectarian violence which claimed at least 15 lives. Moreover, funeral prayers for...

Peshawar: Qissa Khawani Bazaar reopens

Peshawar's famous Qissa Khawani Bazaar reopened on Wednesday after a three-day mourning following a deadly blast earlier this week but people are still tense...

INDO-PAK TENSION: Peace is the only way forward

Peace between India and Pakistan is the only way forward towards a stable region, while hawks on both sides should not be allowed to...

India rejects Pakistan’s offer for talks

New Delhi welcomes Nawaz Sharif’s hand of friendship but wants LoC issues resolved first Demands action against Hafiz Saeed, alleged mastermind of Mumbai attacks     India on...

India continues LoC violations

Youth killed as Indians violate ceasefire protocol in three separate sectors Indian defence minister says forces have ‘freehand’ at LoC     Amassing courage from Indian Defence Minister...

Nawaz should not meet Manmohan amid tension: Khosa

Pakistan People’s Party Secretary-General Sardar Latif Khosa on Monday said Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif should not meet Indian PM Manmohan Singh until prevention of...

PTI dual office row: Khan plays peacemaker amid growing tensions

    In a damage-control measure, PTI Chairman Imran Khan on Thursday called for halting the debate over the dual office issue within the party in...

Tension prevails in Gilgit, education institutes closed

In the backdrop of intense tension triggered as aftermath of December 12 clashes, the city’s all educational institutions have been closed down and inter-city...

Tension prevails in Gilgit, educational institutions closed

In the backdrop of intense tension triggered in the aftermath of December 12 clashes, the city’s educational institutions have been closed down and inter-city...

US runs TV ads to calm Pakistan tensions

The US government has spent $70,000 to buy airtime on the Pakistani airwaves in hopes of countering fervor around an anti-Islam video created by...

Lebanon on the brink

Many a faultline pass through this troubled land With neighbouring Syria imploding, tensions with Iran mounting, and Israel ever threatening, Lebanon appears to be on...

US-Pakistan putting tensions behind them: Clinton

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Sunday that the United States and Pakistan are putting past tensions behind them to focus on the...