Tag: Threatens

Anti-graft drive threatens India’s ‘life force’: Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi, widely seen as India's prime minister-in-waiting, warned Friday that a fasting activist's popular anti-corruption campaign posed a threat to India's democratic "life...

SSGC threatens swift action against KESC

Taking serious notice of receivables over Rs28 billion from only Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC), the Board of Directors of Sui Southern Gas Company...

Flights cancelled as typhoon threatens China

Shanghai’s airports cancelled or delayed dozens of flights Sunday as authorities braced for Typhoon Muifa, but the storm bypassed China’s commercial capital and may...

Rift threatens Libya rebels

Libya's rebels were threatened by a rift on Thursday, as their progress on the battlefield slowed and one of Moamer Kadhafi's sons said his...

Moody’s threatens Spain rating cut

Rating agency Moody's put Spain on review for a possible downgrade on Friday, adding to concerns that a Greek rescue package has done little...

Climate change threatens security: UN

Climate change is generating an “unholy brew” of extreme weather events that threaten global security, the UN chief said Wednesday as the Security Council...

PSO threatens to halt fuel supplies to Railways

The problems being faced by the cash-strapped Pakistan Railways (PR) have exacerbated as the Pakistan State Oil has threatened to halt diesel supply to...

Qaeda threatens govt officials

Al Qaeda has hurled life threats at all officials working on important positions, including Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir, and precautionary measures have been taken...

MQM threatens civil disobedience as PPP, ANP defend restored system

While the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), the Awami National Party (ANP) and the Pakistan Muslim League-Functional (PML-F) on Saturday defended the restoration of the...

Rebels brace for attacks as Gaddafi threatens Europe

Rebel fighters braced for further attacks on Saturday from forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi after the Libyan leader staged a show of support at...

Gaddafi threatens ‘martyr’ attacks in Europe

Muammar Gaddafi threatened on Friday to send hundreds of Libyans to launch attacks in Europe in revenge for the NATO-led military campaign against him....

Evacuations as fire threatens top US nuclear lab

The top US nuclear research lab was ordered to stay closed Tuesday after flames reached it and the local town began evacuating, though all...

Indian graft campaigner threatens new protest

A veteran Indian activist on Thursday threatened to launch another protest against corruption, accusing the government of trying to scuttle a proposed anti-graft bill....

Mohsin Khan threatens to resign

Mohsin Khan, Pakistan’s chief selector, is on the verge of resigning from his post after differences developed with fellow selectors over the selection of...

Slow development threatens Swat military gains

MINGORA - Almost two years after Pakistan's army swept through the Swat Valley to drive out a terrifying Taliban regime, the valley's residents fear that slow economic recovery in the area could undo military gains and allow a militant return.
The idyllic tourist haven 133 km northwest of Islamabad is considered a success story in Pakistan's fight against a home-grown insurgency, so any roll-back in the gains because of poor development would be a major setback to Pakistan's weak

Shahbaz threatens ‘long march’ against drone attacks

CHISHTIAN - Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Sunday said that Pakistan could not develop until the scourge of terrorism from the country was not eradicated and the practice of taking foreign loans was not stopped.
Addressing opening ceremony of the Danish School here, he said that no nation could make progress by begging and taking loan in the world. The chief minister said that how long the country would depend on foreign aid, adding, "we can make progress and make the

Imran threatens to block NATO supply if drone attacks continue

LAHORE - Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has threatened to block the supply route for NATO forces in Afghanistan if the US did not stop drone attacks inside the tribal areas of the country in a month.
Addressing a PTI rally at Qartaba Chowk against the desecration of the Holy Quran by a US priest, release of Raymond Davis and killing of innocent people in drone attacks, Imran asked the government to adopt immediate measures to stop the US strikes in the Tribal