Posted by Javed Iqbal The recent opening of the Doha office for initiating US-Afghan Taliban talks is an auspicious beginning insofar as it is the first formal attempt after many years of false starts. Yet it calls for cautious optimism where many roadblocks and snags exist. Preparations for the talks had started about 18 months ago but were stopped due to misgivings expressed by Afghan Taliban leadership. ...

No need for probe, culprits known: DC BURHAN KHAN Srinagar, June 30 (GNS): Massive protests broke out in Sumbal area of Bandipora in North Kashmir following the death of two persons in alleged army firing. Police have registered a case for murder against the army with administration maintaining that there was no need for any probe into the incident as ‘culprits are known.” Sources told Global News Service t ...

by Staff Reporter PESHAWAR: Ambassador of France Philippe Thiébaud, French Development Agency (AFD) Vice-President Grégory Clémente and the secretary of the Minister of Water and Power inaugurated the Jabban Hydropower plant in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. A press release said the Jabban Hydropower Project located on Swat canal in Malakand division was built in 1937, but it discontinued its production after a fire b ...

LONDON: Third seed and 2004 champion Maria Sharapova crashed out of Wimbledon on Wednesday, losing 6-3, 6-4 in the second round to Portuguese qualifier Michelle Larcher De Brito, the world number 131. Sharapova's defeat came just hours after second seed Victoria Azarenka withdrew from the tournament with a knee injury. But it was a controversial exit for Sharapova who twice slipped and fell on Court Two. Sh ...

The spokesman for the Directorate General of Passports, Saudi Arabia confirmed that the deadline for correcting visa status for expatriates will not be extended, reported Akhbaar24. However, those expatriates who started the correction process before the third of July will be given the chance to complete the formalities past the deadline. This statement comes as a setback even as requests for extending the ...

Posted By Rida Zaheer Coming Ashes  might be proven an interesting series  between two traditional rivals of Cricket.  Both the teams are determine to  take away  the Ashes Trophy. . New Australian coach Darren Lehmann has declared that despite all the on-field malfunctions and the dressing room problems plaguing the team currently, Australia can still win the Ashes. The links between captain Michael Clarke ...

United State tussle with Russia over Snowden has become a new bone of contentions between two traditional rivals. Russia denied presence of any contract with U.S. over exchange of prisoners.  Putin said, yes, he's at a Moscow airport, and no, you can't have him. Russian President Vladimir Putin gave the first official acknowledgment of the whereabouts of National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden on Tue ...

By Staff Reporter Wed, 26 Jun 2013 12:28 PM  Chinese Shenzhou-10 spacecraft makes return after completing its longest manned space mission on Wednesday as its three crew members safely returned to Earth, in a major step for Beijing's goal of building a permanent space station by 2020. The return capsule touched down at 8.07am (12.07am GMT), live state TV footage showed, kicking up a cloud of dust on the gra ...