Suicide blast in Sibi; train tracks blown up in Naseerabad
QUETTA: An alleged suicide bomber blew himself up in Balochistan's Sibi town on Thursday evening, police said whereas two women were killed in a gunfiring incident in Loralai area of the province....
View ArticlePakistan protests FC soldiers’ killing in Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Thursday conveyed its strong protest and serious concern to the Afghanistan government on what the country claimed brutal murder of its 23 paramilitary personnel inside the Afghan...
View ArticleKarachi enforces ban on music in public transport
KARACHI: Traffic police in Karachi said Thursday they have launched a campaign to stop music being played in public transport due to complaints from women.The authorities denied the move was in...
View ArticleEight killed in Balochistan after armed clash
QUETTA: Eight people were killed and two others were injured on Thursday in an armed clash between two armed groups in Balochistan's Kharan district, a security official said.The official, who...
View ArticleContinuing with talks would be injustice to terror victims: Nisar
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan Thursday said that carrying on with peace talks with the Pakistani Taliban amid terrorist attacks throughout the country would be...
View ArticlePM gave ‘go ahead’ for N. Waziristan, Khyber airstrikes: sources
ISLAMABAD: After being convinced by the top military leadership of Pakistan, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif gave a go ahead for the airstrikes in North Waziristan and Khyber agencies that killed at least...
View ArticleAnother missing man back home, Supreme Court informed
ISLAMABAD: Another missing person has reached home while three others have been found detained in different internment centres, the apex court has been informed. The total number of people whose...
View ArticleOpposition paints bleak picture of governance in KP
PESHAWAR: For the first time during the last eight months, the opposition in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly took Chief Minister Pervez Khattak to the task and held him responsible for the growing...
View ArticleChina vows to stand behind Pakistan’s efforts to uphold sovereignty
BEIJING: China said on Thursday it would continue to stand firmly behind Pakistan’s efforts to uphold its sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity. In a joint statement titled “Deepening...
View ArticleJI chief asks govt to resume talks with Taliban
LAHORE: Jamaat-i-Islami chief Syed Munawar Hasan has urged the government to make a formal announcement if it has decided to launch a military operation in North Waziristan.Addressing a press...
View ArticleIbrahim says air strikes to complicate situation
PESHAWAR: Jamaat-i-Islami Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief and member of the Taliban talks committee Prof Mohammad Ibrahim has condemned the shelling in Khyber Agency and North Waziristan and described it as...
View ArticleKarachi raids: 67 suspects arrested
KARACHI: At least 67 suspects, including foreigners, were arrested by the police during a targeted operation in different areas of Karachi in the early hours of Friday morning, DawnNews reported....
View ArticleTreason case: Musharraf not to be tried in military court
ISLAMABAD: The special court constituted to try former military ruler Gen (retd) Pervez Musharraf ruled on Friday that the treason trial of the former president would not take place in a military court...
View ArticleFahad Aziz case: Add private doctors to medical board, orders SHC
KARACHI: In the light of objections raised by the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) on the constitution of the eight-member medical board constituted to conduct a thorough medical examination of party...
View ArticleTTP wants talks, calls on govt to lead on ceasefire
PESHAWAR: Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) spokesman Shahidullah Shahid on Friday said the Taliban were ready for talks despite the fact that the recent bombardment in North Waziristan was proof of the...
View ArticleArmy chief says military fully capable to counter threats
ISLAMABAD: Brushing aside the impression about capability of Pakistan’s armed forces in countering terrorism and militancy, Army Chief General Raheel Sharif Friday said the military was fully capable...
View ArticlePakistan assures Ismailis, Kalash tribe against Taliban threat
CHITRAL: In the wake of recent threats to Ismaili community and Kalash tribe by Taliban, a grand peace jirga (conference) was held at Bumborat in Kalash Valley on Friday to address concerns of the...
View ArticlePPP to raise Syria policy shift in Senate
ISLAMABAD: A calling attention notice has been submitted in the Senate asking the Advisor to PM on Foreign Affairs to explain the government’s position over shift in its policy on ongoing civil war in...
View ArticleSharif stresses allegiance to Constitution
LAHORE: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has made it clear the government is ready to hold dialogue only with those who have respect for the Constitution and integrity of the country.“We are ready for talks...
View ArticleJoint panel formed to recover Iranian guards
QUETTA: The Pakistan-Iran joint border commission has stressed the need for coordinated efforts against cross-border terrorism and formed a committee to prepare a strategy for the recovery of kidnapped...
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