Nepal lawmakers take oath of office
Kathmandu: Newly elected members of the Assembly that will draft a Constitution aimed at ending years of political turmoil in Nepal were sworn-in at the Parliament here on Tuesday.
Sons of Gilani, Taseer to be traced: Sharif
Islamabad: Pakistani intelligence agencies will be directed to make concerted efforts to recover the kidnapped sons of former premier Yousuf Raza Gilani and slain Governor Salman Taseer, PM Sharif said on Tuesday.
Court grants bail to 5 BNP leaders
Dhaka: The High Court here on Tuesday granted bail to five senior leaders of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) nearly 11 weeks after they were arrested amid political turmoil over the January 5 election.
Playwright shot and injured in lahore
lahore: Well-known playwright Asghar Nadeem Syed sustained bullet injuries in an apparent sectarian attack in this eastern Pakistani city on Tuesday.
Morsi’s espionage trial on February 16
Cairo: The trial of ousted President Mohammed Morsi and 35 others on charges of espionage in collaboration with Hamas, Hezbollah and other militant groups to commit terror acts will begin on February 16, an Egyptian court ruled on Tuesday.
25 Indian fishermen arrested in Sri lanka
Colombo: The Sri lankan Navy on Tuesday arrested 25 Indian fishermen for allegedly poaching in the country’s waters, days after the two sides agreed to resolve the issue that has become an irritant in bilateral ties.
Islamists quit libya govt amid censure debate
Tripoli: libya’s Islamist Justice and Construction Party announced it was quitting the Government on Tuesday after it failed to win sufficient support for a censure motion in Parliament.