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30-day quit call to PM non-negotiable: Imran Khan

30-day quit call to PM non-negotiable: Imran Khan

Last Updated: Monday, August 25, 2014, 14:18

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan has said his call for Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to step down for a 30-day period is non-negotiable and the ball is now in the government`s court, media reported Monday.

Sri Lankan arrested for woman`s murder in New Zealand

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 26, 2014, 12:54

New Zealand police Tuesday arrested a Sri Lankan national who has been wanted in connection with the murder of a woman in Switzerland 14 years ago.

Pakistan cleric sets 48-hour deadline for parliamentarians

Last Updated: Monday, August 25, 2014, 23:27

Cleric and Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) chief Tahir ul-Qadri Monday gave a 48-hour deadline to members of the National Assembly or lower house of parliament to leave the house even as it was reported that the third round of talks between the Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) and the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has been successful.

Historic Hindu temple facing demolition in Pakistan

Last Updated: Monday, August 25, 2014, 21:01

A historic Hindu temple in Pakistan`s garrison city of Rawalpindi is facing demolition to make way for barracks for soldiers, outraging the minority community in the country.

Pak, India hold Indus water talks

Last Updated: Monday, August 25, 2014, 19:33

The second round of talks between Pakistani and Indian water authorities were held here on Monday in which they discussed the disputed issues under the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty.

Six killed, three missing as landslides hit Nepal

Last Updated: Monday, August 25, 2014, 19:31

At least Six people were killed and three went missing after rain-triggred landslides struck central and western Nepal, where a restaurant located on the banks of a lake in tourist spot Pokhara was burried on Monday.

Pakistan SC asks protesters to clear Constitution Avenue in 24 hrs

Last Updated: Monday, August 25, 2014, 18:56

Pakistan`s Supreme Court on Monday ordered the supporters of Imran Khan and cleric Tahirul Qadri to clear the Constitution Avenue within 24 hours so that the movement of judges and officials is not hampered.

Pak bomb attack at Balochistan hotel kills one

Last Updated: Monday, August 25, 2014, 16:47

At least one person was killed and 15 others were injured when a hand grenade was thrown at a restaurant in Pakistan`s restive Balochistan province in the southwest, police said today.

Two gunned down in Pakistan

Last Updated: Monday, August 25, 2014, 15:47

At least two people were killed in an armed attack Monday on a NATO tanker on the Pakistan-Afghanistan highway, a media report said.

Afghan presidential inauguration is delayed with candidates deep in conflict

Last Updated: Monday, August 25, 2014, 13:58

Afghanistan`s next president was meant to be inaugurated on Monday but the deadline has been pushed back to Sept. 2 as rival candidates remain deadlocked over who won an election meant to mark the troubled country`s first democratic transfer of power.