Tag: Threaten

UN experts: Armed groups threaten Libya political transition

UNITED NATIONS: UN experts say "predatory behaviour" by armed groups in Libya is posing a direct threat to forming a national government and ending...

Erdogan says US ‘wrong’ to threaten Turkey

  ISTANBUL: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday said it was wrong of the United States to try to bring Turkey into line with threats,...

Trump did not threaten to leave NATO, Macron says

BRUSSELS: French President Emmanuel Macron said Donald Trump did not directly threaten to leave the NATO security alliance during a summit on Thursday. Some news...

Coronation plans threaten Thai election schedule

BANGKOK: Thailand's prime minister has said his military government will hold elections only after a coronation ceremony for the new Thai king takes place,...

Hindu extremist groups threaten release of Salman’s Bajrangi Bhaijaan

The title of Salman Khan’s Eid release, Bajrangi Bhaijaan, has angered right-wing Hindu groups who have threatened to thwart the release of the film...

Somali militants threaten US attacks to avenge leader’s death

Somali Islamist militants have threatened attacks in east Africa and the United States, warning President Barack Obama he would hear "shocking news" as punishment...

Maldives’ ousted former president threatens protests

The ousted leader of the Maldives, who claims he was deposed in a coup, called for fresh elections on Friday and threatened street protests...

Conversions threaten the Kalash

Nestled among the valleys of the country’s mountainous northwest, a tiny religious community that claims descent from Alexander the Great’s army is under increasing...

Doctors threaten to go on strike if govt crackdowns not stopped

Medical professionals on Monday threatened to stop work if the Punjab government did not stop its crackdowns on private hospitals and labs. The Pakistan Academy...

Fertiliser Sector: Gas issues threaten demand dynamics

Fertiliser sector’s rocky relationship with gas supplies is about to take a new twist as the sector is set to face further curtailment along...

Taliban threaten to hit more installations

A top Taliban commander has threatened to carry out attacks on nine more key installations across Pakistan similar to the attack on PNS Mehran...

China says will not threaten anyone with modern military

China’s Defence Minister General Liang Guanglie sought to reassure Asia Pacific neighbours on Sunday that his country’s growing economic and military power was not...

Towering trio threaten Sri Lanka at Lord’s

England are poised to field the tallest ever pace trio in the second test against Sri Lanka at Lord’s starting on Friday against a...

Doctors threaten to resign

QUETTA - The Balochistan chapter of Pakistan Medical Association Wednesday threatened that all the doctors working at government-run hospitals would tender their resignations in protest over the abduction and murder of their colleague Dr. Mumtaz Haider. They however said that final decision in this raged would be taken by the PMA's academic council meeting being held on April 22. Citing poor security for doctors, the PMA members said they felt insecure while performing their duty. The

EU banks threaten global financial stability: IMF

WASHINGTON - Unhealthy European banks are the biggest threat to global financial stability, and they need to find fresh capital, the International Monetary Fund said Wednesday.
"Many institutions - particularly weaker European banks - are caught in a maelstrom of interlinked pressures that are intensifying risks for the system as a whole," the IMF said in its Global Financial Stability Report.
"Remaining structural weaknesses and vulnerabilities in the euro area still pose

Paramedics threaten to suspend services

LAHORE - Members of the Punjab Paramedics Alliance (PPA) held a protest in front of the Punjab Assembly on Wednesday and threatened to stop working in the public hospitals from next month and take to the streets if the Punjab government did not issue a service structure notification for paramedics' basic pay scales 1 to 16.
PPA President Malik Muneer Ahmed said the Punjab government catered only for the people who protested in front of the Punjab Assembly and added that perhaps

Small traders threaten to hold nationwide protest

KARACHI - Small traders threatened to unleash nationwide agitation if the government failed to comply with their demands, including the cancellation of the proposed reformed General Sales Tax (GST).
The members of the All Pakistan Organization of Small Traders and Cottage Industries (APOSTCI) have also vowed to hold a national gathering under the banner of the All Pakistan Traders Convention by the middle of this month to devise a future course of action for the organisation