Bahrain rejects autopsy saying dead Shi’ite was tortured
BAHRAIN:?Bahrain rejected on Friday an independent medical report that says a Shi’ite man found dead this year was tortured by electric shock, a finding that counters the Gulf Arab state’s claim More...
India to curb official foreign trips in austerity push
NEW DEHLI:?India has outlined plans to curb government foreign trips as part of an austerity drive and says it is “vigorously” committed to curtailing ballooning spending. The statement late Friday More...
‘Islamic Front’: Apolitical religious bloc to fight sectarianism
ISLAMABAD:? Top leaders of the country’s politico-religious parties are set to launch a new apolitical front on Monday in an effort to put the genie of sectarianism back into the bottle. The proposed Islamic More...
Market watch: Bourse follows global peers downward
KARACHI:? The stock exchange followed its global peers downward and with it went below the 14,000 points psychological barrier on Friday. Asian shares tumbled and were set for their worst weekly showing since More...
Islamic finance expo: Asset management companies steal the show
KARACHI:? The Karachi Expo Centre’s Hall No 1 was full of activity on Friday, as people from different professions visited about 35 stalls set up by different Islamic financial institutions as part of Pakistan’s More...
Violation of rules: SC orders removal of FDE head
ISLAMABAD:? In yet another blow to the government, the Supreme Court on Friday declared the appointment of the federal educational institutes’ directorate head illegal and ordered his removal. The apex More...
The worst isn’t over yet: ‘The monsoon this year might be worse than in 2010’
KARACHI:?Two years of flooding cost Sindh more than Rs12.7 million, but the government is now warning that the upcoming monsoon may cause even more devastation. The chief minister’s adviser on relief affairs, More...
Pacification politics: Gilani travels to Lahore to pacify irked PML-Q
LAHORE:? Yousaf Raza Gilani said on Friday that he would remain prime minister as long as he enjoyed the support of parliament and was supported by his coalition partners. The comment is particularly poignant More...
Slain ICRC worker laid to rest
LONDON:?President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani were represented at the memorial service of Khalil Rashjed Dale, an accredited volunteer of the International Committee of the Red Cross More...
ICRC to announce future of Pakistan operations soon
ISLAMABAD:?International Committee of the Red Cross ICRC will announce in coming weeks strategy on its future presence and set up in Pakistan, the head of an ICRC delegation Paul Castella said on Friday. In More...