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By-Election on Nawaz's seat in Pakistan on Sep 17
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], August 1 (ANI): The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday announced September 17 as the date for holding election for NA-120 by-polls, which was left vacant after the disqualification of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif by the Supreme Court .
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Sohrabuddin encounter: DG Vanzara, Dinesh MN discharged by special CBI cou
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai[India], Aug.1 (ANI): Former senior Gujarat Police officers D G Vanzara and Dinesh M N were discharged in connection with the alleged staged encounter of gangster Sohrabuddin Sheikh by a special CBI court in Mumbai on Tuesday.
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PML-N's Khaqan Abbasi poised to become acting Pak PM
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Aug.1 (ANI): Days after Nawaz Sharif submitted his resignation from the office of Prime Minister of Pakistan following an adverse Supreme Court verdict in connection with the Panama Papers Leak case, his key party loyalist Shahid Khaqan Abbasi is poised to take charge a
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Interim Pak PM candidate Abbasi faces NAB inquiry over LNG contract
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 31 (ANI): Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PNL-N) leader and the country's interim Prime Ministerial candidate Shahid Khaqan Abbasi is facing a Rs. 220 billion corruption inquiry by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) over an illegal contract to import Lique
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Raman Singh's Panama connection: Cong questions PM Modi's '
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 30 (ANI): Questioning Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Na khaunga, na khaane dunga' statement on anti-corruption, the Congress on Sunday backed its Vice-President Rahul Gandhi's statement of no action initiated against Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Ra
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Shahid Khaqan Abbasi to be nominated as interim Pak PM
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 29 (ANI): The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) is set to nominate Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as the interim prime minister following Nawaz Sharif's disqualification.
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N Korea's launch impact: U.S., S Korea Conduct Hyunmoo-2 ballistic mi
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], July 29 (ANI):U.S. and South Korea conducted a ballistic missile test hours after Pyongyang carried out its second test of an intercontinental ballistic missile in a month.
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International Community must keep up pressure on N. Korea: Abe
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [U.S.A], July 29 (ANI): Concerned with the repeated provocations by North Korea that test fired another intercontinental ballistic missile on Friday, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said that Tokyo will urge international community to build more pressure on North Korea as the thr
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N. Korea conducts another missile launch: Reports
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], July 28 (ANI): North Korea on Friday fired an unidentified missile according to few South Korean media reports.
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Nawaz Sharif's younger brother Shehbaz announced next Pak PM
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 28 (ANI): The Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N) has announced Punjab Chief Minister and Nawaz Sharif's younger brother Shehbaz Sharif as the next Prime Minister of Pakistan.
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Nepal celebrates Naag Panchami, Raksha Bandhan today
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal, July 28 (ANI): Nepal on Friday marked the celebrations of "Naag Panchami", the day to worship the serpent deity, as well as Raksha Bandhan.
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Nawaz's days not over: PML-N after Pak SC disqualifies PM
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 28 (ANI): In the wake of Pakistani Supreme Court's decision to disqualify Nawaz Sharif as the country's Prime Minister on Friday, ruling party Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) (PML-N) members expressed disappointment but also asserted that Sharif's day
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