 NEW DELHI: Japan and India struck a $15 billion currency swap deal Wednesday that could bolster the sagging rupee as Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda made a lightning 36-hour trip to New Delhi. The currency swap was part of a host of agreements signed by India and Japan, which is seeking to forge closer partnerships in the Asian region as a counterweight to China’s growing ... Read more » |
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ISLAMABAD: Senior Pakistani and Indian officials agreed on Tuesday on extending pacts on reducing risks of nuclear accidents and pre-notification of ballistic missile tests. < ... Read more » |
 PESHAWAR: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Wednesday said that the decision of the courts are being dismissed and national security is at stake, while national security institutes are being closed one after another, DawnNews reported. While addressing the Provincial Council Meeting of Muslim League-N in Peshawar, Mian Nawaz Sharif said that, former president Pervez Musharaf i ... Read more » |
 KARACHI: Pakistan’s former cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan brought at least 100,000 people into the streets of Karachi on Sunday in a massive rally that increases pressure on the civilian government and cements his standing as a political force. Khan is riding a wave of dissatisfaction with the government of President Asif Ali Zardari, who co-chairs the ruling Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), and is facing challenges from the military, the supreme court and political opponents after a year of cascading crises. ... Read more » |
