RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif visited Swat on Wednesday. During his visit the army chief inaugurated a post-graduate college and paramedical institute at Saidu Sharif. read more
NEW DELHI: Pakistan said Wednesday it was “encouraged” by comments from arch rival India´s election frontrunner Narendra Modi who stressed cooperation with foreign governments if he was elected prime minister. Hindu nationalist hardliner Modi and his opposition Bharatiya Janata Party … read more
GAZA: Israel launched an air strike on Wednesday on the northern Gaza Strip, wounding four people, medical officials in the Hamas-ruled territory said. The Israeli military had no immediate comment on the attack, which came two days after militants in … read more
ISLAMABAD: Maulana Samiul Haq said on Wednesday that the Taliban committee will try to arrange a meeting between the government committee and Taliban Shura this week. He said that both sides have their grievances and a decision had been made … read more
RICHMOND: Smokers are increasingly turning to battery-powered electronic cigarettes to get their nicotine fix. They’re about to find out what federal regulators have to say about the popular devices. The Food and Drug Administration will propose rules for e-cigarettes as … read more