PPP wants debate in parliament on Karachi N-reactors
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) wants the government to take parliament and the nation into confidence on the issue of building of two nuclear reactors in Karachi reportedly with untested...
View ArticleTaliban commander, three guards gunned down in Waziristan
PESHAWAR: Unidentified gunmen opened fire on a vehicle on MIramshah-Mirali road in Pir Kallay area of North Waziristan tribal region killing all its occupants, who were later identified as a local...
View ArticleIHC voids govt’s decision to shut gas supply in Potohar region
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday declared the three-month closure of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) stations in the Potohar region as void and while announcing its verdict directed...
View ArticleBDS defuses two bombs in Karachi
KARACHI: The Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) on Thursday defused two bombs planted at the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board's (KWSB)'s head office near Karsaz and Site area office, DawnNews reported.The BDS...
View ArticleGovt, TTP negotiators chart roadmap for peace talks
ISLAMABAD: Negotiators for the Pakistani government and the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) met Thursday for a first round of peace talks aimed at ending the militants’ bloody seven-year...
View ArticleTalks with TTP Pakistan's internal matter: FO
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office spokeswoman Tasneem Aslam on Thursday said holding talks with the outlawed Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) was Pakistan's internal matter.Speaking at the weekly media briefing...
View ArticleCJ takes notice of Pakistanis in Saudi deportation centre
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s top judge on Thursday took notice of the miserable condition of about 3,000 Pakistanis in detention in Saudi Arabia, ordering officials to submit a report within a week.Chief...
View ArticleNA approves 120 days extension of three anti-terror ordinances
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Thursday extended three ordinances for further 120 days amid heated debate and protest of the opposition parties.Minister for Science and Technology Zahid Hamid...
View ArticleUS adds Malik Ishaq's name to most wanted global terrorist list
ISLAMABAD: The United States on Thursday designated Malik Ishaq, the chief of proscribed Lashkar-i-Jhangvi (LJ) militant group of Pakistan, in its list of most wanted international terrorists.“The...
View ArticleCracks appear in Balochistan ruling coalition
QUETTA: Balochistan’s coalition government, led by Dr Abdul Malik Baloch, is facing a new dilemma as differences have emerged between the allied parties on the issue of empowerment; and PML-N ministers...
View ArticleNepra announces further increase in power tariff
ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has increased the electricity tariff by Rs1.01 per unit. The increase is in addition to the Rs1.08 per unit raise the regulator...
View ArticleSC dismayed over attempts to prolong holding of LG polls in cantonment areas
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court expressed on Thursday disappointment over what it perceived as foot dragging by the government in holding the local government elections in the cantonment boards.At the...
View ArticleSC says none of its judges holds dual nationality
ISLAMABAD: Judges of the Supreme Court informally discussed on Thursday the Senate proceedings regarding dual nationality of superior court judges and came out with an announcement that none of them...
View ArticleN-power plants being built in Karachi safe: govt
ISLAMABAD: The government declared on Thursday that the two nuclear power plants being built in Karachi were completely safe.However, certain remarks by Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs...
View ArticleNAB unearths Rs1.22bn corruption in PSM, PR
ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has found corruption cases of over Rs1.22 billion in Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) and Pakistan Railways (PR). At a meeting held here on Thursday, the...
View ArticleBomb defused in Karachi’s Baldia town
KARACHI: The Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) on Friday defused a two kg bomb planted outside the house of a local leader of the Awami National Party (ANP) in the Baldia Town area, DawnNews reported....
View ArticleTreason case: Court resumes hearing, Musharraf fails to appear
ISLAMABAD: The special court constituted to try former military ruler Pervez Musharraf for treason resumed the case's hearing on Friday with the retired general failing to appear before it, DawnNews...
View ArticleTreason court summons Musharraf on Feb 18
ISLAMABAD: A special court trying former military ruler Pervez Musharraf for treason Friday ordered him to appear on February 18, the latest postponement in the long-delayed case.The 70-year-old is...
View ArticleTaliban negotiators authorised to agree on ceasefire: sources
ISLAMABAD: The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has given its negotiators the authority to agree on a ceasefire if the government agrees to halt troop deployment, DawnNews quoted sources as saying.The...
View ArticleGovt negotiators looking at TTP demand to meet PM, COAS, DG ISI
ISLAMABAD: Federal Information Minister Pervez Rashid on Friday said the government committee was taking into consideration the demand by the Taliban committee to meet the prime minister, army chief...
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