Tag: Withdrawal

Rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have begun to withdraw from the key city of Goma under a regionally brokered agreement. The M23 rebels...

Lawmakers of the United States Senate have voted for an accelerated withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan, in line with the president desire to...

Rebels in eastern DR Congo say they have started withdrawing from territory they have captured from government troops, days after a pullout deal was...

The re-election of Barack Obama as president of the United States was welcomed by President Hamid Karzai and Afghan political parties saying it would...

Federal Railways Minister Haji Ghulam Ahmad Bilour has refused to withdraw his statement of announcing head money for the US producer of blasphemous film...

This is with reference to news on Panetta’s recent interview to FOX TV that US was at war with Pakistan in FATA. This statement...

After facing strong criticism from various quarters, including mainstream political parties, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Friday backtracked from its earlier stance in...

The U.S. Open witnessed a major shock without a ball being struck in anger on Wednesday when Venus Williams quit the tournament after revealing...

WAPDA employees held a protest on Tuesday against the government’s decision of withdrawing free units. WAPDA Employees Peegham Union led the protest. Employees left their...

Drone strikes and covert operations have weakened Afghanistan's al Qaeda network and could justify a White House decision to withdraw troops quicker than planned,...

US President Barack Obama on Wednesday discussed plans for a US withdrawal from Afghanistan with Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai during a one-hour videoconference. "The...

Federal budget 2010-11 has started reaping consequences. Traders have already increased prices of daily consumables, despite the fact that changes made in the federal...

India once again turned down Pakistan’s demand for troops’ withdrawal from the Siachen glacier and its proposal for Chinese role as a ‘guarantor’ in...

An application was submitted in the Sindh High Court (SHC) on Friday, requesting withdrawal of a constitutional petition that was filed seeking fresh vote...

ISLAMABAD - Army chief Ashfaq Kayani's statement regarding halting army operation in Balochistan was part of the government's announced Aghaz-e-Huqooq-e-Balochistan, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said on Tuesday. Talking to reporters after the book-launching ceremony of former information minister Javed Jabbar, the prime minister did not give a cut date for the cabinet's extension. Asked when the second phase of the cabinet extension would be made, Gilani said, "I can't comment

LAHORE - Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) chief Syed Munawar Hasan welcomed on Tuesday Army Chief Ashfaq Parvez Kayani's announcement of troops' withdrawal from Sui and Gwadar and termed it a step in the right direction. He said General Kayani's statement that the army would be withdrawn from Sui and Gwadar within two months and it would not take part in any operation in Balochistan in the future indicated the realization that issues could not be resolved by force and military operation, adding

FAISALABAD - The Punjab government, after protests from formers, has approved payment of delivery charges of Rs 7 per bag to the farmers during the upcoming wheat procurement program but the confusion over imposition of 17 percent GST on wheat still exists ahead of the procurement schedule starting from April 20. Earlier, Kissan Board Faisalabad officials and farmers staged protests in Samundary, Tandlianwala, Chak Jhumra and other places against the cancellation of delivery charges