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News for Friday, 22 Apr 2011

China bans foreigners from restive Tibetan areas

China has banned foreigners from some restive, heavily Tibetan parts of southwestern Sichuan province, travel agents said on Friday, in an apparent attempt to close off a region shaken by...

Fatima Jinnah Institute of Dental Sciences project

The Punjab government has abandoned Fatima Jinnah Institute of Dental Sciences project after spending millions of rupees from the provincial exchequer, depriving people of a crucial health facility, Pakistan Today...

Earth Day marked to ensure a sustainable future

The World Wide Fund for Nature-Pakistan (WWF) and the US Embassy marked the 41st Earth Day with activities to clean the Trail-5 at the Margalla Hills in the federal capital...

Yemen’s Saleh cool on Gulf exit plan

Yemen's embattled President Ali Abdullah Saleh on Friday gave a cool response to a Gulf plan for him to quit, even as massive crowds returned to the streets to demand...

Murder accounts for 5pc of crimes reported nationwide

As many as 1,452 cases of murder and attempted manslaughter were reported in 66 districts monitored by the Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN), says a report issued here on...

Malik says govt will provide security to Mai

Interior Minister Rehman Malik on Friday told the National Assembly that the federal government would provide security and legal assistance to Mukhtaran Mai.
He was responding to a...

India raises security concerns with Nepal

India's foreign minister on Friday urged Nepal to provide better protection to Indian diplomats as he wound up a three-day visit to the Himalayan nation.
India's ambassador, Rakesh Sood,...

Saudi Arabia values ties with Pakistan’

Saudi Arabia expressed resolve to further strengthen its ties with Pakistan saying it deeply valued its close, friendly relations with Islamabad , said the Secretary General of National Security Council...

Protest against Egypt Christian governor rages

Tens of thousands of protesters massed in a southern Egyptian city on Friday and cut off a major railroad to demand the exit of a Christian governor as the government...

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