Tag: Two

DHAKA: Two passenger trains collided at a busy station just outside the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka on Wednesday, killing at least four people and injuring scores, local officials told AFP.
One train was stopped at the station when the second one ploughed into it from behind, leaving passenger carriages mangled and stacked on top of each other.
Television footage showed workers at the scene trying to rescue people from inside the coaches, as large crowds milled around the

ANKARA: Pakistan and Turkey, on Tuesday, signed sixteen Memoranda of Understandings (MOUs) at High Level Cooperation Council (HLCC) in the presence of their respective prime ministers.
Federal Commerce Minister Makhdoom Amin Fahim, signed four MOUs for cooperation in the field of plant protection and quarantine; on cooperation in the field of veterinary sciences; on developing health strategic plans and health systems; and on supporting and maintaining post-disaster health

KHOST: Two NATO and two Afghan soldiers were killed in a suicide attack at a market close to a joint military base in the east of the country on Sunday, coalition and local officials said.
An unknown number of Afghan soldiers and troops with NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) were also injured in the blast that tore through the bazaar in Gardez, the provincial capital of Paktia.
"There was some sort of explosion near the operating base in Gardez

ISLAMABAD: In its third meeting today (Saturday), the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) will likely nominate two judges for the Supreme Court and 32 judges for the country's high courts (HCs), including the chief justice of the Islamabad High Court.
The meeting will discuss nominations for two judges of the Supreme Court - replacements for Justice Chaudhry Ijaz Ahmed and Justice Rahmat Hussain Jafferi, who retired on May 5 and November 20, respectively.
The meeting is

ISLAMABAD: Another two ministers were administered oath on Tuesday by Fehmida Mirza, the acting president.
Khuda Baksh Khan Rajar of the Pakistan Muslim League-Functional (PML-F) and Istaqbal Khan of the Awami National Party (ANP) were given the ministerial slots, with the former being made federal minister while the latter taking oath as a minister of state (MoS).
An informed source told Pakistan Today that Istaqbal was made MoS as per a deal struck between President Asif

KABUL: Two Afghans accused of converting to Christianity, including a Red Cross employee, could face the death penalty, a prosecuting lawyer said on Sunday.
Musa Sayed, 45, and Ahmad Shah, 50, are being detained in the Afghan capital awaiting trial, the prosecutor in charge of western Kabul, Din Mohammad Quraishi, told AFP.
"They are accused of conversion to another religion, which is considered a crime under Islamic law. If proved, they face the death penalty or life

KARACHI: The Sindh government has lifted the ban on pillion riding in Karachi, a notification issued by the provincial Home Department said on Tuesday.
The ban was imposed in 2008, but the government made exception for the people on special occasions, such as eids. It is uncertain as to how long the government would stick to the decision, as it is likely to re-impose it during the upcoming month of Muharram.
The ban has not only remained a social and political issue in the

ISLAMABAD: The Parliamentary Committee on Constitutional Reforms (PCCR) is considering two options to incorporate the Supreme Court's recommendations on Article 175-A, which deals with the mechanism for the appointment of judges.
In its meeting on Tuesday, the committee discussed options that included a constitutional amendment and a resolution to be adopted in the joint session of parliament to give effect to the recommendations of the Supreme Court.
Talking to reporters

LAHORE: The Ministry of Water and Power on Monday announced a two percent hike in electricity rates, which will be applicable from November 1 onwards.
The electricity price notification issued by the Ministry of Water and Power will come into effect in November 2010 and the increased rate will be included in peoples' electricity bills for November. The new price hike will affect both domestic and industrial consumers.
The Ministry of Finance said the government was giving Rs

KARACHI: Investigators, looking into the attack on the head office of the Crime Investigation Department in Karachi, said on Friday that they are looking for two men - identified by eyewitnesses - believed to be involved in the terrorist act, and also released their sketches.
"Eyewitnesses confirmed that they saw the two men approach the CID building from the railway lines, located behind the office," an investigator said. The men escaped minutes before the explosion," a police

SRINAGAR: Two people were killed on Saturday when their truck overturned in Indian-held Kashmir after anti-India protesters stoned it, police said on the first day of US President Barack Obama's tour of the country.
Four people have now been killed in Kashmir by stone pelters since protests against Indian-rule started in early June. A police statement said that the incident occurred in southern Shopian district on Saturday when "miscreants were enforcing a strike and resorting to

SEOUL: Hundreds of South Koreans on Saturday held tearful reunions with their relatives living in the North as the two Koreas resumed the humanitarian project despite tensions after an exchange of fire.
The reunions, which give divided families their first chance to see one another in six decades, started mid-afternoon at the Mount Kumgang resort on the North's southeastern coast, near the border, Yonhap news agency said.
"How are you, you... I could only see you in dreams,"

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Dr Abdul Hafiz Shaikh has said that five federal ministries would be abolished and shifted to provinces under the devolution plan within the next few weeks, while the abolishment and transfer of another five would follow by the end of this year.
Following the inauguration of a seminar - Making the 18th Amendment and NFC Award Work - the federal minister told reporters that the ministries to be transferred to the provinces under the provisions of the

LAHORE: The Lahore Polo Club has added two new events to its calendar this year and many local and international players will be participating this season, it was announced on Thursday.
In the season-launching press conference, LPC President Irfan Ali Hyder said that the new tournament, named Lahore Cup, will be played at eight goals handicap - a decision welcomed by the local polo fraternity. The event will provide opportunity to players who miss the National Polo Championship

KARACHI: Two employees of the Japanese consulate in Karachi were injured when unidentified assailants opened fire on a vehicle of the consulate in Artillery Maidan police precincts on Thursday.
The injured were identified as the consulate's driver, Gul Muhammad, and another employee, Ghulam Haider. They were rushed to Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre for treatment.
A police official said that in light of initial investigations, the incident appeared to be a robbery, as

LAHORE: In a landmark development to free roads from traffic jams, two main bottlenecks at key intersections, which were identified by the Traffic Engineering and Planning Agency (TEPA) under the master plan 2021, have been removed allowing smooth traffic supply, Pakistan Today has learnt.
Yateem Khana Chowk and the Scheme Morr, which were intersections on the Multan Road leading to the Lahore Ring Road, were among the 20 main bottlenecks in the city including Chowk Taxali, Chowk

BEIJING: China on Tuesday said it was shocked by the latest comments from Tokyo in a simmering row over a group of disputed islands, as the two sides held informal talks in a bid to ease tensions.
The latest volley in the war of words between Asia's top two economies came after three days of sporadically violent anti-Japan protests in several Chinese cities -- the largest such demonstrations since 2005. Japan and China are trying to rebuild ties that were badly strained after