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Nepal lawmakers asked to avoid foreign trips

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 13, 2014, 20:31

Chairman of Nepal`s Constituent Assembly Subas Chandra Nembang has asked lawmakers to avoid foreign trips until the promulgation of a new constitution.

25,000 Hindus migrated to India in five years: PML-N leader

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 13, 2014, 20:29

About 25,000 Hindus in Pakistan have been forced to migrate to India due to religious violence over the last five years, a PML-N leader from the minority community said today.

68 lawyers charged with blasphemy in Pakistan

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 13, 2014, 18:54

Sixty-eight Pakistani lawyers have been charged with blasphemy for shouting slogans against a police officer named after a companion of Prophet Muhammad.

Climbers back on Everest after avalanche disaster

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 13, 2014, 18:02

Two foreign mountaineers have returned to Everest after a deadly avalanche effectively ended the climbing season, flying by helicopter partway up the peak before starting their ascents, an official said Tuesday. 

Two teachers killed in Pakistan firing

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 13, 2014, 12:06

At least two teachers were killed Tuesday when unidentified gunmen fired at them near a government high school in Pakistan, media reported.

Accusations of pumping money into Pakistan media `misleading`: US

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 13, 2014, 00:24

The US on Monday described as "inaccurate or misleading" the accusations that America is pumping money into the Pakistani media.

Khaleda Zia wants to protect militants: Awami League

Last Updated: Monday, May 12, 2014, 22:03

A senior Awami League leader on Monday said Bangladesh`s opposition leader Khaleda Zia was "out of her mind" to suggest that the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) should be decommissioned.

Imran criticises Aman ki Asha, Geo says his party backed it

Last Updated: Monday, May 12, 2014, 21:56

A leading Pakistani media group today said its `Aman ki Asha` project to promote peace with India was backed by Imran Khan`s party, the ISI and others, dismissing allegations levelled by the cricketer-turned- politician that it received funds from abroad for the venture.

20 people injured in blast in Pakistan

Last Updated: Monday, May 12, 2014, 04:15

At least 20 people were injured in a blast at a police checkpost in Khuzdar district of the Baluchistan province of Pakistan, police said.

Imran Khan demands overhaul of Pakistan election commission

Last Updated: Sunday, May 11, 2014, 23:53

Imran Khan sought the reconstitution of Pakistan`s election commission into a strong and independent institution as he held a large protest here against the alleged rigging in last year`s general election.