30 warehouses, shops gutted in Glass Tower fire
KARACHI: Thirty shops were gutted when a huge fire erupted in a commercial building in Clifton on early Tuesday morning, police and rescue services officials said. Four people, including one...
View ArticleTirah jirga opposes displacement of locals
KHYBER: Tirah Qaumi Jirga (TQJ) announced on Tuesday to hold a protest demonstration in Islamabad if locals were forced to vacate their houses in the name of restoration of peace. A meeting of TQJ was...
View ArticleLower Kurram villages to be evacuated ahead of search operation
KURRAM: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government on Tuesday decided to evacuate four villages in Lower Kurram region to prevent loss of public life during search operation against miscreants as death toll...
View ArticleMan in Sargodha, his sons kill three family women over property row
SARGODHA: A man along with his sons killed three women and injured three others of his brother’s family over a property dispute in the suburbs of the city. The incident took place at Chak 103-NB on...
View ArticleLawyers’ convention rejects 26th Amendment
LAHORE: A PTI-backed lawyers’ convention on Tuesday rejected the 26th constitutional amendment, reiterating its demand for a full court of the Supreme Court, other than the newly-elevated judges, hear...
View ArticleCM Maryam inaugurates four uplift projects in Narowal
NAROWAL/LAHORE: Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz inaugurated two major road projects worth Rs2 billion and laid the foundation stones of a medical college and the Children’s Learning Park in Narowal on...
View ArticleThird quake in a month shakes Zhob, Sherani
QUETTA: A moderate earthquake with a magnitude of four struck Zhob and neighbouring Sherani district on Tuesday afternoon, forcing residents to flee their homes in panic and seek shelter in open areas....
View ArticlePM briefs cabinet on letter sent by Saudi crown prince about renewal of...
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View ArticleNA reaffirms support for Kashmiris’ struggle
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution reaffirming Pakistan’s unwavering moral, political, and diplomatic support for the just struggle of the Kashmiri people...
View ArticlePindi police to shut down scrapyards for ‘security clearance’
RAWALPINDI: As Pakistan hosts the ICC Champions Trophy this month, the Rawalpindi police have decided to shut down all scrapyards in the garrison city for the ‘security clearance’ of the owners and...
View ArticleNAB files fresh cases against Malik Riaz over illegal land grab
RAWALPINDI: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Tuesday filed two corruption references against property tycoon Malik Riaz, his son Ali Riaz, former Punjab chief minister Chaudhry Parvez Elahi...
View ArticleYouth killed in ‘business dispute’ at Karachi’s DHA guest house
KARACHI: A young man was shot dead while another wounded inside a private guest house in the Defence Housing Authority (DHA) on Tuesday evening over some personal dispute, police said. They identified...
View ArticleMilitary deals major blow to terrorists in South Waziristan
• ISPR says 30 attackers killed in Sararogha, ‘swift action’ prevented their escape • Kohat police kill four suspects in shootout, recover weapons and hand grenades SOUTH WAZIRISTAN: In two separate...
View Article11pc decrease recorded in crime rate in Islamabad, NA informed
ISLAMABAD: Crime rate in Islamabad decreased by 11 per cent last year compared to 2023, the National Assembly was told on Tuesday. In response to a question by MNA Jamshaid Ahmad, Interior Minister...
View ArticlePM inaugurates Recep Tayyip Erdogan Interchange at Jinnah Avenue
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday inaugurated the Recep Tayyip Erdogan Interchange at Jinnah Avenue. The project worth Rs4.1 billion has two components — a flyover and an underpass at...
View ArticlePresident reaffirms commitment to regional connectivity
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to enhancing regional connectivity, highlighting the country’s strategic role in fostering economic integration....
View ArticleIOM reports uptick in repatriation of Afghan refugees from capital
ISLAMABAD: Over 18,000 Afghan nationals returned to their country from the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad in January this year, with repatriations in the second fortnight of the month slightly...
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Pakistan no longer isolated on world stage, says Ishaq Dar
• At UN Security Council, FM Dar calls for global financial reform; expresses support for peace in Palestine • Calls for fresh approach to deal with terrorism; discusses economic and strategic ties...
View ArticleIHC refuses to register Al-Qadir Trust as charity
ISLAMABAD: Acting Islamabad High Court (IHC) Chief Justice Sardar Mohammad Sarfraz Dogar on Tuesday turned down a request to register the Al-Qadir Trust under the Charity Act, observing that the...
View ArticleSC constitutional bench urged to strike down Army Act provisions under...
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court’s constitutional bench (CB) hearing a set of intra-court appeals was requested on Tuesday to strike down Sections 2(1)(d)(i) and (ii) of the Pakistan Army Act (PAA) on the...
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Dar seeks UN support in countering ‘cross-border terrorism from Afghanistan’
Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar sought the United Nations’ support for counter-terrorism efforts in Pakistan during a meeting with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in New York on Tuesday. The meeting...
View ArticleArmy chief Gen Asim Munir awarded guard of honour during UK visit
Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir was awarded a ceremonial guard of honour during his visit to the United Kingdom, according to a statement by the military’s media wing. The army chief is...
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Tail-enders give Pakistan respectable end as clinical NZ win Champions Trophy...
Pakistan failed to chase the 321 target set by New Zealand in the opening match of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Champions Trophy tournament at the National Stadium in Karachi. The Green...
View ArticlePolice arrest 3 suspected kidnappers, recover Afghan nationals in Pindi
The Rawalpindi police arrested three suspected kidnappers and recovered three Afghan abductees during an operation on Wednesday, a police spokesman said. The spokesman added that the three victims were...
View ArticleGunmen shoot dead policeman guarding polio team in KP’s Bajaur
Gunmen shot dead a police officer guarding a polio vaccination team on Wednesday in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bajaur district, police said. Pakistan and Afghanistan are the only countries where polio is...
View ArticleMan awarded life imprisonment, Rs500,000 fine by Rawalpindi court for raping...
A Rawalpindi additional sessions judge convicted a man of raping his niece, sentenced him to life imprisonment, and awarded a Rs500,000 fine, it emerged on Wednesday. According to the court order —...
View ArticlePakistan dispels alleged ‘mistreatment’ of Afghan refugees
Foreign Office (FO) Spokesperson Shafqat Ali Khan on Wednesday issued a statement asserting that Afghan refugees in Pakistan were treated with “respect and dignity”, expressing hope that Kabul will...
View ArticlePM reaffirms pledge to eliminate terrorism after 7 passengers in Punjab-bound...
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday reaffirmed the government’s pledge to eradicate terrorism after seven Punjab-bound passengers were offloaded from a bus and shot dead in Barkhan district last...
View ArticleKP CM fears ‘foreign hand’ in Kurram
• Gandapur claims foreign powers supplying weapons to fuel sectarianism • Says Rs2bn to be spent on surveillance, security infrastructure to secure Peshawar-Kurram route PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa...
View ArticleNawaz roars back as Imran threatens yet more protests
• PML-N chief says won’t allow long marches, violent protests to derail progress • Says PTI lacks capacity to engage in meaningful dialogue • Maryam continues to assail PTI founder for fostering...
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