London : North Korea has been warned of ‘serious consequences’ by the United States after it launched a long-range rocket this morning in defiance of international sanctions banning it from using ballistic missile technology.Pyongyang said the rocket had successfully put an Earth observation satellite into orbit but the US and its allies believe the regime […]
Islamabad : The Pakistan Army has sought additional funds from the Finance Ministry to raise a new security division and an additional 28 security battalions.Senior army officials had a meeting with Finance Minister Ishaq Dar in Islamabad during which the demand for ‘financing and the release of funds’ was made.Dar said that the ‘government attaches […]
Quetta : Pakistan Frontier Corps and the police personnel killed two suspected militants and arrested 35 suspects during an exchange of fire today.The law enforcement agencies were conducting raids in various parts of the city following yesterday’s suicide attack in Quetta.The arrested suspects will be interrogated by the security personnel with regard to their alleged […]
Peshawar : Pakistan’s Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Governor Sardar Mehtab Ahmad Khan has started farewell meetings with the officials and his well-wishers. This came following his decision to vacate office by the end of second week of February.Meanwhile, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is busy trying to find a suitable candidate for the post.Sharif has, however, asked Mehtab to stay […]
New Delhi : External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Sunday met the family members of 39 Indians who are held hostage in Iraq. EAM Swaraj reiterated that during her recent Bahrain visit, she talked about the hostages with Arab ministers and none of them said that the hostages had been killed. “Two of the ministers said […]