ABOARD A US MILITARY AIRCRAFT Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel said on Friday that cyber threats posed a “quiet, stealthy, insidious” danger to the United States and other nations, and called for “rules of the road” to guide behaviour and avoid conflict on global computer ...

LOS ANGELES (ES): - Chris Brown has received death threats. The R&B singer's lawyer Mark Geragos has asked the Los Angeles Police Department to investigate several anonymous calls made to his office, which he believes could pose a serious danger to the singer's safety. TMZ claims Mark ...

Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani has paid rich tribute to the people of the country as they actively took part in elections despite terror threats.Addressing a symposium, Kayani said that the people defeated the misleading minority through their votes.‘The people ...

BEIJING  - Chinese police have arrested a man who allegedly made bomb threats which caused delays or diversions to Shanghai, news reports said Saturday.Eleven flights were affected in total, though the suspect is not alleged to be behind all the threats. The planes were travelling from ...

LOS ANGELES: Miley Cyrus has urged her fans not to send death threats to other female pop stars after she revealed she is regularly bombarded with hateful messages. The 20-year-old singer took to her Twitter page last night to let off some steam, adding that she is friends with Selena Gomez and ...

WAH CANTT/ TAXILA -  OUR STAFF REPORTER - A number of open manholes and uncovered drains exit in Taxila, which are posing serious threat to the lives of its residents due to indifference of TMA authorities.During a few months, several persons, especially children sustained serious injuries ...

UNITED NATIONS -  Pakistan has called for addressing the root causes of terrorism that continues to mutate into new and more sinister forms, and to combat the phenomenon with “quick response” strategies.“Counter-terrorism efforts need to adapt to these challenges and develop ...

PESHAWAR - Amid tight security arrangements, around 13.92 million registered voters in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Fata will exercise their right to vote for 47 National Assembly (NA) and 99 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly seats in the general election for which polling will be held today (Saturday).In ...

MULTAN The PPPP leadership has cancelled its Multan rally because of security concerns, declared a party spokesman. The procession was scheduled to take place on May 9.“The public meeting is cancelled because of life threats given to Syed Yousuf Raza Gillani by defunct religious organisation, ...

  PARIS : President Francois Hollande said Tuesday thatFrancewas taking seriously a call by Al-Qaeda’s north African wing for Muslims worldwide to launch attacks against the country’s interests over its military operation inMali. An AQIM leader called on Muslims to “attack ...

JAKARTA: US rock band Aerosmith has cancelled a concert scheduled this week in Jakarta on safety concerns, a concert promoter said Sunday, following threats to bomb the Myanmar embassy in the Indonesian capital."We received the official confirmation yesterday from the Aerosmith management ...

islamabad - Utterly alarmed by the threats his family is receiving from banned militants groups, Mohammad Ashraf, resident of Mandi Bahauddin, has appealed to the federal and Punjab governments to provide him and his family security.While narrating his ordeal, Ashraf told TheNation on Sunday that ...

ISLAMABAD - The electoral body has desired provision of stringent security to the general polls candidates, political parties and general public as it continues to attract ire of ‘endangered’ political forces over apparently compromised security measures.“The election commission ...

The recent TTP terrorism attacks in Peshawar targeting politicians, on the eve of 2013 elections, have added to the fear that more such violence may jeopardise the holding of the May polls. The attacks are not restricted to KPK and not only aimed at ANP. There have been strikes elsewhere too, by ...

ISLAMABAD  - The romanticism of Margalla Hills has seemed to overpower a large number of birds where about 460 different species of birds are reported to be settled.Lush green and mighty Margalla hills, adjacent to the capital city of Islamabad, add to the magnificence of the capital known for ...

LAHORE - Pakistan Test and One-day captain Misbahul Haq said on Tuesday that confusion is being created by different means to disrupt the harmony of the team ahead of an important assignment the Champions Trophy in England this summer. “Certain baseless issues are being highlighted to ...

LAHORE – MIAN DAWOOD - The Returning Officers serving in the provincial capital have vowed not to bow before any political pressure for strict implementation of the code of Conduct for May 11 election.This was decided in a meeting chaired by District Returning Officer (DRO) Nazir Ahmad Gajana ...

The strategic environment in Pakistan is evolving at a frenetic pace. There are multiple scenarios that could unfold. Is Pakistan reassessing the multifarious threats it faces and repositioning itself accordingly? Is it choosing its enemies anew? Is the Pakistan Army in the throes of a strategic ...

Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani has emphasized the need for the Army to remain fully prepared to respond to the full spectrum of threat, be it direct or indirect and overt or covert.According to ISPR, he expressed these views during his visit to Sialkot Garrison Tuesday to ...

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that most threats to Israel’s security were “dwarfed” by the prospect of Iran obtaining nuclear weaponry, which local media reports charged Tehran had stepped up its efforts to achieve.The comments at a weekly ...

Reports and statements made by Asma Jehangir, a leading lawyer, that her life is threatened by an institution of this state are very disturbing and painful. We need to understand the adverse impact it would have on already tarnished image of our sensitive institutions and our country. This is what ...

KARACHI - Awami National Party central leader Ghulam Ahmed Bilour on Friday condemned the killing of ANP Sindh council member Hidayatullah Mehsud and demanded immediate arrest of the terrorists involved in the killing of ANP workers.He said that the activists of ANP in Karachi was not alone. ...

KARACHI - Sindh Minister for Information Shazia Marri said on Monday the government was fully concentrating on development and was striving for the prosperity of Sindh and its people.In an official statement, Marri said that “due to democracy and greater reconciliation in the country, we have ...

The bubble of the scare of a possible Gilani disqualification by the Supreme Court in a contempt case on January 19 and the consequent political turmoil has burst. The so-called threat to democracy by a judicial coup has been averted. The Prime Minister won kudos and instantly turned into a ...

LAHORE - The manufacturers can use Trade Defence Laws available in Pakistan to effectively counter the Indian threat following the MFN status to India, stated WTO experts on Monday. “To effectively resist the Indian cheaper goods threat, Pakistan’s industry needs to use Trade Defence ...

Our Staff reporter GUJRANWALA - Former Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Qazi Hussain Ahmad has said that America has been exploiting the slavish attitude of Pakistani rulers but it should also bear in mind the retaliating intentions of the masses whose glimpses has already been experiencing in Afghanistan. ...

PESHAWAR - Jamiat Ulema Islam chief, Maulana Fazlur Rehman, said on Sunday that United State was confronted with humiliating defeat in Afghanistan and it was pressurising Pakistan to hide its failure. Addressing a press conference here at JUI Provincial Secretariat, he said that this was right time ...

KARACHI - A couple, who contracted love marriage, demanded protection from the government as they are getting life threats from the bride's family. Addressing a press conference at Karachi Press Club, Anam and Suleman Shaikh said that Anam's father was threatening them of dire consequences, while ...

OUR STAFF REPORTER SIALKOT - The Sambrial police today have disclosed the names of eight accused involved in making the threatening phone calls to Pakistani wicketkeeper Zulqarnain Haider. The accused were identified as Sikandar Hayat, Sarfraz Sheikh, Shahid Waheed , M Rizwan Gujjar, Ghulam Fareed ...

COLOGNE (AFP) - Supporters of Bundesliga strugglers Cologne made death threats to the players after their thumping 4-1 weekend loss at Wolfsburg which left the once proud side just two places off relegation. Several fans burst into the club's training complex early Monday and brandished a banner ...