Tag: Withdrawal

Syrian rebels complete withdrawal of heavy weapons from Idlib

  ISTANBUL: Syrian rebels completed the withdrawal of heavy weapons from the frontline in Idlib on Monday, under the deal between Russia and Turkey to...

Bilawal condemns withdrawal of ex-PM Gillani’s security

KARACHI: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari lashed out at authorities on Sunday for withdrawing the security provided to former prime minister...

Turkey says reports of Kurdish militia withdrawal from Manbij ‘exaggerated’

ANKARA: A source at Turkey's Foreign Ministry on Monday dismissed a militia report that Kurdish YPG fighters had completely left Syria's Manbij region as...

Faisal Kundi’s withdrawal may benefit PTI in NA-37

Expert says delimitation can also affect MMA vote bank   ISLAMABAD: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam–Fazl (JUI-F), once a popular political force in the southern parts of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP),...

PML-N lawmakers withdraw resignations following Sialvi-Shehbaz meeting

LAHORE: Four of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) legislators on Monday announced retracting their resignations from the Punjab Assembly. The withdrawal by lawmakers including Maulana Rehmatullah, Muhammad Khan Baloch,...

PTI’s Arif Alvi demands withdrawal of ‘fake case’ against Haleem Adil

KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-e- Insaf (PTI) Sindh President Dr Arif Alvi demanded on Sunday to withdraw the ‘fake case’ against PTI leader Haleem Adil Sheikh...

LHC dismisses plea for withdrawal of plea against Hassan

  The Lahore High Court on Monday dismissed the application for withdrawal of a petition challenging the returning officer's decision of accepting the nomination papers...

US transfers defence articles to Pak after Afghan withdrawal

Report says US handed over 14 combat aircrafts, 59 military trainer jets to Pakistan The United States (US) on Wednesday handed over to Pakistan 14...

Irked by govt’s lethargy, SC withdraws acting CEC

Rejecting the government’s request to extend the deadline for appointment of chief election commissioner (CEC), Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Nasirul Mulk Monday withdrew the nomination of Supreme Court (SC) judge Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali as acting CEC with effect from December 5, following which the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is feared to become inactive if the appointment for the ECP hot seat is not made by that time.

US plans full troop withdrawal from Afghan by 2016-end

The United States plans to reduce its troop presence in Afghanistan to below the 10,000 troop level this year and to completely end its...

Afghans to get US aid even after troops pullout

Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) John Sopko has said that the US spending in Afghanistan is likely to continue at a pace...

Explanation sought from govt for withdrawal of USF funds

ISLAMABAD The Supreme Court (SC) has sought legal and constitutional explanation from the attorney general (AG) until March 17 on withdrawal of Rs 70 billion...

Hard talk aside, little desire by West to leave Afghanistan: NYT

BRUSSELS Listening to the Western defence officials gathered at a NATO meeting on Wednesday, it would be easy to think that the United States...

No plans for complete withdrawal from Afghanistan: ISAF

The commander of NATO ground forces in Afghanistan says there has been no discussion that the coalition would completely withdraw after 2014, despite continued...

Opposition stages walkout, demands withdrawal of FIR against private TV channel

  Opposition parties in the Senate on Tuesday strongly protested over the registration of an FIR against chief executive office and bureau chief of a...

US starts equipment withdrawal via Pakistan

The United States has started the withdrawal of military equipment from Afghanistan as at least 25 containers crossed the Torkham border point heading to...

Withdrawal of US forces only rational choice left: Iranian MP

Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said that the best option for restoring peace in Afghanistan was the timely withdrawal of US-led NATO forces...