PTI finds rigging at women’s booths
LAHORE, June 14: The Punjab chapter of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf has found maximum rigging complaints at women’s polling stations besides lack of cooperation from the administration, polling staff and...
View ArticleHeavy rain
LAHORE, June 14: The city received heavy rain on Friday night which inundated roads and low-lying areas in no time.It started raining after 11pm and was on till 12.30am. The Met office has forecast...
View ArticleNawaz being advised to dent PPP in Sindh
LAHORE, June 14: Some PML-N leaders are reportedly advising Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to “drive a final nail into the coffin” of the PPP by solving the Bhuttos’ murder cases.A former chief minister...
View ArticleBan on Sheesha smoking
LAHORE, June 14: The City District Government of Lahore on Friday extended ban on Sheesha smoking for one month, directing assistant commissioners and town administrators to continue crackdown against...
View ArticleProtest against budget
LAHORE, June 14: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) workers and supporters staged on Friday a protest demonstration against, what they see, the anti-people federal budget and chanted slogans against the...
View ArticleKaira asks govt to check tax evasion
LAHORE, June 14: PPP information secretary Qamar Zaman Kaira has said the government should evolve a mechanism to check tax evasion in order to accelerate the revenue generation.He however cautioned...
View ArticleLHC concern at Chinese locomotives contract
LAHORE, June 14: The Lahore High Court chief justice on Friday expressed concern over a US $104 million contract (now terminated) of 75 locomotives awarded to a Chinese firm by the Pakistan...
View ArticleSchool enrolment scheme from Aug 14
LAHORE, June 14: Punjab will start school enrolment scheme for five to nine years of age children from Aug 14 to achieve education for all target by 2015.This was decided at a meeting held under the...
View ArticleBudget session on Monday: ‘Q’ moves PA for raise in govt staff salaries
LAHORE, June 14: The PML-Q has filed a resolution in the Punjab Assembly demanding increase in salaries of provincial employees by at least 15 per cent.Submitting the resolution, PML-Q MPA Samina...
View ArticleBomb attack destroys Quaid's residency in Ziarat
QUETTA: Militants attacked the Quaid-e-Azam residency in Ziarat with hand grenades in the wee hours of Saturday, destroying the historical monument where the founder of Pakistan Mohammad Ali Jinnah...
View ArticlePolice arrests TTP man in Kausar Saqlain’s killing
KARACHI: Police in Karachi has reportedly arrested a man suspected to have been involved in the killing of Sindh High Court advocate Kausar Saqlain Abbas and his two sons. The arrested suspect, who is...
View ArticleTwo killed, two injured in Lahore court firing
LAHORE: Two people were killed and two others critically injured on Saturday when five gunmen opened fire inside a courtroom at Lahore’s sessions court, DawnNews reported.The deceased had arrived at...
View ArticleMusharraf indicted in judges' detention case
ISLAMABAD: The anti-terrorist court indicted General (retd) Pervez Musharraf in the judges’ detention case on Saturday.He was indicted during a hearing of the case at his farmhouse residence in Chak...
View ArticleOne killed, eight injured in two explosions on Karachi's Manghopir Road
KARACHI: A policeman was killed and eight others, including police and Rangers personnel, were injured in two explosions on Manghopir Road in Karachi's Pirabad area.Those injured in the explosions near...
View ArticleOpposition not to remain silent on Ziarat attack: Khurshid Shah
ISLAMABAD: Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Khurshid Shah on Saturday strongly condemned the attack targeting Jinnah’s Ziarat residence, adding that the opposition would not remain...
View ArticleDNA evidence in rape cases: For religious leaders, it's still a question mark
Two weeks ago, the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) declared that DNA tests should not be used as primary evidence in rape cases.Although its recommendations are not binding on the government, the CII...
View ArticleCM Balochistan condemns attack on Jinnah’s Ziarat residency; vows to rebuild
QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Abdul Malik Baloch on Saturday took serious notice of the attack on Quaid-i-Azam’s Ziarat residency on Saturday."I strongly condemn this act", Baloch told Dawn.com....
View ArticleAt least 15 killed in multiple blasts, gunfire; Quetta hospital under siege
QUETTA: At least eleven women were killed on Saturday when bomb ripped through a bus inside the Women University campus in Quetta, the capital of Balochistan. Less than an hour later, sounds of...
View ArticlePresident, PM, others condemn Quetta bombing
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Saturday condemned the bus bombing in Quetta. Moreover, Chief Minister Balochistan Abdul Malik Baloch, Chief Minister Punjab...
View ArticlePM directs Nisar to extend maximum assistance to Balochistan govt
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Saturday telephoned Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan and sought details of the security situation in Quetta. The prime minister conveyed his...
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