Bilawal’s pledge to ‘take back’ Kashmir sparks fierce reaction in India
KARACHI: While India’s External Affairs Ministry shrugged off Pakistan Peoples Party’s Bilawal Bhutto’s pledge to ‘take back’ Kashmir as “far from reality”, social media was less forgiving. In a...
View ArticleMiliband: ‘No ifs’ on Scots pledge
Ed Miliband says the ‘clear’ pledge of further devolution to Scotland would be fulfilled “no ifs, no buts”.
View ArticleTheatre makes gender equality pledge
A leading UK theatre organisation pledges to balance the number of male and female actors that appear in its self-generated productions.
View ArticleSturgeon in ‘good faith’ Smith pledge
The SNP’s Nicola Sturgeon pledges to work in good faith with the Smith commission, set up to boost Holyrood’s powers in the wake of the independence ‘No’ vote.
View ArticleIndia, Israel PMs pledge stronger ties in rare meeting
NEW YORK: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and India’s new Prime Minister Narendra Modi pledged to boost cooperation Sunday in the most substantive interaction between the two countries’...
View ArticleCameron pledge to help weak schools
Wider and more rapid powers of intervention to improve failing schools in England are being proposed by Prime Minister David Cameron.
View ArticleSmoking ban and new Tory tax pledge
Wednesday’s headlines include plans to extend the smoking ban to public parks and a new Conservative pledge on cutting inheritance tax.
View ArticleLabour pledge to first-time buyers
Labour promises first-time buyers will be given priority when communities in England “take the lead” in building new housing.
View ArticleMigration, Cameron jogger and weather pledge
The migration debate, the jogger who ran into the prime minister, and the promise of more accurate weather forecasts grab the headlines.
View ArticleLabour pledge to boost English buses
Ed Miliband will promise that a Labour government would grant cities and regions greater powers to improve bus services across England.
View ArticleNew US Senate boss makes unity pledge
The incoming Republican leader of the US Senate, Mitch McConnell, vows to work with President Obama on some issues, after a major election win.
View ArticleAsia-Pacific ministers pledge to step up graft fight
BEIJING: The Asia-Pacific government ministers meeting in Beijing on Saturday endorsed plans to deepen regional anti-graft efforts, in a move that dovetails with a high-profile corruption crackdown...
View ArticleDonors pledge $700m for rehabilitation of IDPs, flood affectees
ISLAMABAD: Bilateral and multilateral donors on Tuesday pledged 0 million for the rehabilitation of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and flood affectees. According to a statement issued by the...
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