RPP case: Prosecution witnesses record statements
ISLAMABAD: During Tuesday’s hearing of the Rs22 billion Rental Power Projects (RPPs) case against former prime minister Raja Pervez Ashraf, four prosecution witnesses recorded their statements in an...
View ArticleTaliban talks: Rabbani calls for deadlines, transparency
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Raza Rabbani on Tuesday demanded that a deadline should be decided upon for results in relation to talks between negotiators representing the government...
View ArticleMusharraf to appear before special court, says spokesman
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s former military ruler Pervez Musharraf “intends” appear before a special court set to try him for high treason, his spokesman said Tuesday, after speculation he could escape trial...
View ArticleShia leader gunned down in Peshawar
PESHAWAR: A prominent Shia leader was shot dead in Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar on Tuesday, officials said, sparking a protest outside a hospital where his body was taken.The killing comes...
View ArticleNawaz links state’s survival to respect of constitutional order
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Tuesday said the state cannot survive if the constitutional order was not respected and the rule of law not enforced.“We will have to take the course of...
View ArticleSuicide blast near Imambargah kills nine, injures 50 in Peshawar
PESHAWAR: Nine people were killed and 50 others injured when a powerful bomb blast ripped through a local hotel frequented mostly by Shias in the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Tuesday...
View ArticleOne dead after blast derails Shalimar Express in Karachi
KARACHI: A powerful blast on a railway track on the outskirts of the city near Ghagar Phatak led to the derailment of eight bogies of Shalimar Express, killing a six-year-old girl and injuring nine...
View ArticleSaudi crown prince to visit Pakistan this month
ISLAMABAD: Saudi Crown Prince Salman bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud who is also Defence Minister of Saudi Arabia is due to visit Pakistan on a three-day official visit from February 15 to 17, a top government...
View ArticleCOAS to discuss ‘entire gamut of ties’ in S. Arabia
ISLAMABAD: Army Chief Gen Raheel Sharif on Tuesday left for Saudi Arabia for a three-day visit — his first overseas trip since assuming command in November — for pushing plans for a “new era in...
View ArticleArrest warrants challenged in SC
ISLAMABAD: Five days after rejection of his review petition, former president retired Gen Pervez Musharraf approached the Supreme Court again on Tuesday, but this time for questioning the issuance of...
View ArticleWidespread rain, snowfall to continue in country’s upper parts
LAHORE: While widespread rain and snowfall in upper parts of the country are likely to continue till the weekend, another westerly system is reaching Pakistan on Wednesday before the departure of the...
View Article11 cops held responsible for criminals’ escape
FAISALABAD: As many as 11 policemen, including a DSP and an inspector of the Crime Investigation Agency, helped a gang of hardened criminals involved in dozens of cases of robbery-cum-gang rape and...
View ArticleUS curtails drone strikes on Pakistan's request: report
WASHINGTON: The United States has cut back sharply on drone strikes in Pakistan after the government asked for restraint while it seeks peace talks with the Pakistani Taliban, the Washington Post...
View ArticleSharif invites India to resolve Kashmir dispute through dialogue
MUZAFFARABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif extended an invitation to the Indian leadership on Wednesday to resolve the Kashmir issue through dialogue on Kashmir Solidarity Day, DawnNews reported....
View ArticleGen Raheel meets with Saudi political, military leadership
RAWALPINDI: Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif Wednesday called on Saudi Crown Prince Salman bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud on the first day of his official visit to the Kingdom of Saudi...
View ArticleMalala nominated for 'Children's Nobel'
STOCKHOLM: Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai, who survived being shot in the head by the Taliban, was nominated for the World Children's Prize in Sweden on Wednesday for championing education...
View ArticleBRA claims train attack
QUETTA: The banned Baloch Republican Army (BRA) has claimed responsibility for Tuesday’s bomb explosion at the main railway track near Karachi. One girl was killed and at least 23 people were injured...
View ArticleGovt to seek extension of anti-terror ordinances
ISLAMABAD: After failing to get the controversial anti-terrorism ordinances, including Protection of Pakistan Ordinance, 2013, approved by parliament within the required time-limit, the government has...
View Article‘TTP Peshawar chief’ owns up to Tuesday’s sectarian attack
MIRAMSHAH: A TTP militant claiming to be the Peshawar district chief of the banned group has accepted responsibility for Tuesday evening’s suicide attack on a hotel that left nine people dead.Although...
View ArticleECP wants LG polls under existing laws
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has suggested holding of local government polls in Sindh and Punjab under the existing laws, rules and delimitation to meet a constitutional...
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