Tag: Threat
Taliban threaten to hit more installations in Pakistan
A top Taliban commander has threatened to carry out attacks on nine more key installations in Pakistan similar to the strike on Mehran Naval...
Climate change a threat to dry-land communities
Speakers on Monday warned that emerging global climate change impacts are likely to accelerate the process of desertification, land degradation and drought, while livelihood...
AKUH under threat of bomb attack?
The Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH) has reinforced and tightened security measures in an around the hospital premises after receiving “a phone call threatening...
French village seen at threat from Apocalypse sects
The tiny southern French hamlet of Bugarach has drawn scrutiny from a government sect watchdog over droves of visitors who believe it is the...
Cyclone threat to Pakistan’s coastal belt averted: MET
The intensity of the cyclone for which warnings have been given out to Pakistan’s coastal areas, has now decreased substantially and according to the...
Inquiry threat may linger for IMF hopeful Lagarde
French judges may seek more time to decide on opening an inquiry into Finance Minister Christine Lagarde’s role in a 2008 arbitration payout, meaning...
Nuclear assets under threat from USA,India and Israel, Prof. Khurshid warns...
Naib Amir of Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan Senator Prof. Khurshid Ahmad has asked the Government to take immediate precautionary steps to protect fully Pakistan’s nuclear assets...
Interpol says Qaeda remains biggest global threat
Al Qaeda and groups linked to it remain the world’s biggest security threat despite the killing of Osama bin Laden, the head of Interpol...
Govt aware of forest depletion threat, say president, PM
President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani have said that the government is fully aware of the fallouts of the challenge...
Sharmila given death threat?
Former Advisor to Chief Minister on Information Sharmila Farooqui on Wednesday lodged an FIR against a Pakistani-American over an alleged death threat issued in...
High alert declared at another naval base amid attack threat
A high alert was declared at the PNS Bahadur, a naval base in Karachi, on Friday as intelligence agencies forewarned the Pakistan Navy of...
Volcanic ash cloud flight threat eases
Airline passengers should be spared disruption from the ash cloud threatening to disrupt UK airspace on Wednesday according to Met Office forecasts, as airlines...
No threat to Punjab govt
The PML-N-led Punjab government is facing no immediate threat at the moment as the new coalition partners – the PPP and PML-Q – have...
Bin Laden’s death raises Qaeda threat in Africa: Mali
Osama Bin Laden's killing risks fuelling the threat of Islamic militancy in north Africa, scene of kidnappings and attacks by loyalists of his Al...
Bookmakers threatening Haider arrested
A gang of eight bookmakers, allegedly involved in threatening Pakistan's former wicketkeeper Zulqarnain Haider, was arrested here on Wednesday, police said.
The city police also...
Threat of more floods loom like Damocles’ sword
ISLAMABAD - With the breaches in many embankments that were washed away in last year's flood still un-repaired, the residents of the flood-hit areas are haunted by the threat of fresh deluge which could prove even more disastrous.
According to the Flood Reconstruction Plan 2010-11 of the Planning Commission of Pakistan, around 78 districts of the country covering 50,000 square kilometers were inundated last year, leaving 20 million affected and rendering 1.6 million homeless.
According to the Flood Reconstruction Plan 2010-11 of the Planning Commission of Pakistan, around 78 districts of the country covering 50,000 square kilometers were inundated last year, leaving 20 million affected and rendering 1.6 million homeless.
Struggles series – Under threat of eviction
Lahore's Cafe Bol has become a regular meeting place for those seeking to expand their intellectual horizons over a cup of kahva. In particular, their regularly held talks and guest lectures have been well received. Last Sunday, the cafe inaugurated their new 'Struggle Series' of guest speakers by inviting Zahid zAli Anjum, President of the All Pakistan Katchi Abadi Alliance, to talk about his organisation and experiences at the cafe in Main Market.
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