Tottenham last night became a battleground as a protest after the shooting of Mark Duggan by police turned into a riot. Members of the north London community had gathered on the streets to demand “justice” after the 29-year-old was shot dead on Thursday. But the protest descended into a night of violence which saw homes and [...]
ISLAMABAD: According to sources, The government has decided to appoint Hina Rabbani Khar as the Minister for Foreign Affairs.Prime Minister of Pakistan Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani has sent advice to President Asif Ali Zardari for the appointment of Khar as Foreign Minister. The decision was taken keeping in view the level of Khar’s comptency and [...]
ISLAMABAD: Governor Punjab Salman Taseer was dead after one of his guards, named Malik Mumtaz Hussain Qadri, opened fire on him when he was going towards his car in Kohsar Market here today. Share This Post:
London – WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange surrendered to London police on Tuesday. Julian Assange have been arrested on Swedish warrant for sex-crime investigation according to official sources. However, facts are disputable on the basis of releasing secret information regarding US Weaponry Assets and their intelligence. His personal Bank accounts have been frozen and U.S. government [...]
An Israeli minister secretly met with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu in order to thaw the deep chill in relations between former allies, Channel Two television said the Trade Minister Binyamin Ben Eliezer, who is on good terms with the personal Davutoglu, met in an undisclosed location in Europe in recent days. He did not [...]
Congress has approved tough new sanctions against Iran, urging the Iranian administration to suspect pursuit of a nuclear weapons capability. The bill has been sent to President Obama for his signatures. The Senate approved the bill with 99-0 votes. Congress approved the bill for sanctions with outright majority. As many as 408 votes were in [...]
WASHINGTON — Pakistan’s former military ruler Pervez Musharraf said he planned to return from exile and re-enter politics, and did not rule out a new bid for the presidency. Musharraf, who has mostly lived in London since losing power following 2008 elections, visited Washington this week and met quietly with prominent Pakistanis at a ritzy [...]
KARACHI: With self-exiled retired General Pervez Musharraf as its chief, the All-Pakistan Muslim League was launched by his close aides here on Tuesday. Equating the present situation with that of 1906 when the All-India Muslim League was launched, Barrister Muhammad Ali Saif, a central leader of the new party, said that as the AIML overcame [...]
Sheikh’s strategy fails in this NA-55 election against unexpected strong candidate of PML-N Shakil Awaan. Unofficial results that have started pouring in show Pakistan Muslim League-N candidate Shakil Awan in clear lead over Sheikh Rashid in a neck-and-neck competition between the two. This has been reported yesterday that PPP, PML-Q and few small political groups [...]
Top Taliban commander captured in secret raid. The Taliban’s top military commander has been captured in Pakistan in a joint operation by Pakistani and U.S. intelligence forces, The New York Times reported. AP reports: Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, described as the No. 2 behind Taliban founder and Osama bin Laden associate Mullah Muhammad Omar, has [...]
