Britain ready to work with any government in Pakistan
byIslamabad, April 20 (IANS) Britain is ready to work with any government that emerges after the upcoming general elections in Pakistan, British High Commissioner…
Politics
Pakistani political party’s office set ablaze
byIslamabad, April 20 (IANS) Unidentified assailants Saturday set on fire an election office belonging to a political party in Pakistan’s port city of Karachi,…
Sonia Gandhi condemns rape of five-year-old girl
byNew Delhi, April 20 (IANS) Congress chief Sonia Gandhi Saturday condemned the brutal rape of the five-year-old girl in Delhi and said “action and…
Pakistan Army not be deployed at polling stations
byIslamabad, April 20 (IANS) The Pakistan government has decided not to deploy army personnel at polling stations during the May 11 general elections, a…
Imran to kick-off poll campaign Sunday
byIslamabad, April 20 (IANS) Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan will Sunday launch the election campaign of his Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf (PTI) party, a media report said….
Hang rapists, they need shock treatment: Sushma Swaraj
byNew Delhi, April 20 (IANS) Rapists of minor girls reflect a “mental sickness” which needs a “shock treatment” of hanging, Leader of the Opposition…
Musharraf sent on 14-day judicial remand
byIslamabad, April 20 (IANS) An anti-terrorist court in Islamabad Saturday sent former president Pervez Musharraf on a 14-day judicial remand in the case related…
Nitish Kumar readies for seminal role (Comment)
byAfter a lacklustre career in the 1990s and the first few years of the 21st century when he remained in the shadow of both…
Does Punjab have double standards on terrorism? (Punjab Newsletter)
byChandigarh, April 20 (IANS) Be it Punjab’s ruling Shiromani Akali Dal, its alliance partner Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC)…
President bemoans ‘repeated failure’ to ensure women’s security
byNew Delhi, April 20 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee has expressed deep shock and anguish at the latest incident of sexual assault and rape in…