LAHORE: Pakistan Awami Tehreek Chairman Dr Tahirul Qadri would be arriving at the Lahore airport on Wednesday, July 27. The PAT chairman would chair the Central Executive Committee meeting on the July 29 in which important decisions are likely to be made. All the district presidents of the party would also attend the meeting. The […]
The geographical location of Pakistan puts it in an important position in strategic politics and vital security concerns not only in the region but also in the realm of international relations. The crumbling state of affairs of security in Afghanistan and at the eastern border and ever fluctuating ties with India are constantly liable to […]
KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement leader Altaf Hussain’s diatribe on Monday took many by surprise who were convinced that state institutions will use the speech as a justification for a strong action against MQM activists. Parts of the speech that went viral on social media minutes after the violence broke out in the city’s south districts […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Electronic Media and Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) on Friday directed all TV channels to avoid release of unverified, false and baseless news items keeping in view the journalistic ethics. The PEMRA expressed serious concerned over an unverified news item on aired on August 11, by various TV news channels regarding the false death report […]
KARACHI: The road checking campaign to nab the vehicles’ tax defaulters in the metropolis will be launched from September 20. The campaign is being launched on the directives of Sindh Minister for Excise and Taxation Mukesh Kumar Chawla, said a statement on Monday. While finalising the arrangements for the drive, the minister has directed the […]
HAFIZABAD: At least two people were killed and over 11 injured in a bus-truck collision near Pindi Bhattian interchange on Sunday. As per details, a speedy truck rammed into a Sargodha-bound bus, leaving bus driver Pervaiz Ahmed and a passenger, Mumtaz Bibi, dead on the spot. The injured were shifted to Pindi Bhattian Hospital. The […]
WASHINGTON: A Muslim American of Pakistani descent said that he had told about Omar Mateen, who killed 50 people in Florida state, to FBI after listening to his radical thoughts in 2014, and criticised Republican presidential candidate, Donald Trump, for accusing Muslims for not sharing such information with government officials. While writing in the leading […]
SRINAGAR: Four protesters and a police officer were killed in Indian-held Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, police said, raising the death toll in violence sparked by the death of a separatist to 20 since Friday. Protests erupted after security services on Friday evening shot dead 22-year-old separatist leader Burhan Wani. His death came amid a […]
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ISLAMABAD: Foreign secretary-level talks between Pakistan and India are not conditional to the Pathankot airbase attack probe, said the Indian High Commissioner Gautam Bambawaly on Monday. The Indian envoy told media here that both the countries were in constant contact to hold foreign secretary-level talks in the near future. “I cannot give any particular […]
ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday directed timely completion of different ongoing power projects across Pakistan and said he would personally monitor the progress to ensure it. Chairing meeting of Cabinet Committee on Energy here at the Prime Minister’s House, the prime minister said that significant addition of power to the national grid […]
SARGODHA – Additional Session Judge Farah Naz on Wednesday awarded death sentence to two brothers convicted in a dual murder case of Shahpur police station. According to prosecution, in June 2013, three brothers including Nasir Abbas, Qamer Abbas and Arshed Abbas along with their father Khizar Hayat, residents of village Lokarry Attar, murdered two opponents […]
LAHORE – Pakistan-Belarus Joint Ministerial Commission opened its two-day second session here on Tuesday to discuss ways and means to further enhance bilateral trade volume and improve economic cooperation. The meeting was co-chaired by Federal Minister for Commerce Engineer Khurram Dastgir Khan and Belarusian Minister for Industry Vitaly Vovk and attended by Belarus ambassador, consular, […]
MAIDUGURI – At least 22 people were killed on Wednesday when two women disguised as men blew themselves up during morning prayers at a mosque in Maiduguri, northeast Nigeria, rescuers and the military said. The attack took place at about 5:30 am (0430 GMT) in the Molai district of the city, which has been repeatedly […]
QUETTA: The accountability court has remanded an accused in suspended finance secretary case to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) for 14 days, said a spokesman. The NAB spokesman said that the accused, Sohail Majeed who was working as front man of suspended finance secretary Balochistan, Mushtaq Ahmed Raisani was arrested by the NAB and he […]
ISLAMABAD: Stressing the need for access to peaceful uses of nuclear technology as a socio-economic imperative, Pakistan on Tuesday indicated its interest in cooperation with the US on peaceful applications of nuclear science in areas such as health, agriculture and water. The US expressed its interest in exploring such nuclear science cooperation with Pakistan, as […]
ISLAMABAD: The opposition parties held a meeting today with the members of Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) to clarify the latter’s position on the issue of forming a judicial probe committee for Panama leaks investigation. The meeting was chaired by the leader of the opposition Khursheed Ahmed Shah, and was attended by Aitzaz Ahsan, Shah Mehmood […]
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony on Wednesday has developed an electronic monitoring system for promptly resolving the inquiries, queries, complaints of Hujjaj during Hajj days. According to the official sources, the system, developed by Pakistan Information Technology Board will make Hajj management easier for government as well as pilgrims. The system […]
ISLAMABAD: Reserving its verdict in the farmers’ relief package case, the Supreme Court on Friday expressed its concern over the absence of laws pertaining to subsidy. The division bench of the apex court comprising Justice Ejaz Afzal Khan and Justice Qazi Faez Isa heard the federal government’s plea against the Peshawar High Court’s order of […]
ISLAMABAD: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Tuesday issued non-bailable warrants for the arrest of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan and Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) chief Tahirul Qadri for their alleged involvement in an attack on Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Asmat Junejo and some other policemen. Junejo and five other policemen were injured on […]
KARACHI: Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) killed three terrorists in an alleged encounter in Korangi late on Thursday night. According to reports, the CTD personnel cordoned off a house on the information about the presence of militants in Mehran Town area. CTD SSP Junaid Shaikh said the militants, killed in the shootout, were affiliated to a […]
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