New Yorkers Want Mosque Moved: NYT
NEW YORK: If we go by a survey conducted by the New York Times, a majority of New York City residents are against the proposed Muslim community center and mosque…
Pak to release 100 more Indian fishermen
LAHORE: The Pakistani authorities would release hundred more Indian fishermen on Sunday. They had been detained in the Malir Jail, Karachi along with 342 other Indian fishermen over alleged charges…
UNICEF Executive Director visits Pak flooded areas
CHARSADDA DISTRICT: UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake’s two-day visit to Pakistan, which wraps up today, has reflected the unprecedented scale of emergency the country faces, with more than 17 million…
India raises Pak flood aid to $25 m
NEW DELHI: (AMN) India on Tuesday decided to increase its humanitarian aid to Pakistan’s flood victims. External affairs minister S.M. Krishna told the Lok that the assistance would go up…
Nirupama in Sri Lanka to asses work in Tamil area
NEW DELHI: (AMN) Foreign Secretary Nirumapa Rao will begin a three-day visit to Sri Lanka on Monday. During the visit she will see directly the utilisation of Indian economic and…
Pakistan need more help for flood victims: UN
NEW YORK: – The surging Indus River in Pakistan continues to inundate more areas and swell the numbers of people in need of humanitarian assistance, the United Nations reported Friday,…
India -Afghanistan to combat terrorism effectively
NEW DELHI: (AMN) India and Afghanistan on Wednesday renewed their resolve to effectively combat and defeat the menace of terrorism. They also emphasised the need to ensure that terrorist and…
Afghan Foreign Minister briefs Manmohan
NEW DELHI: (AMN) Afghan Foreign Minister Zalmay Rassoul on Tuesday briefed the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh about latest developments in Afghanistan and India’s aid Programme in the country. Rassoul…
China for Prob into Manila Hostage Crisis
MANILA: With the death of one more person, the death toll in Monday’s bus hostage crisis in Grandstand Manila has reached to 10. According to the Philippine Star a dismissed…
Recent floods in Pakistan unprecedented :UNICEF
SUKKUR, Pakistan, – The extent of the misery and devastation caused by Pakistan’s recent flooding is unprecedented, said UNICEF Regional Director for South Asia Daniel Toole after visiting the area…