Pakistani Taliban claim attack on SHC judge in Karachi
KARACHI: At least nine people were killed and 15 others injured on Wednesday when a bomb targeting the convoy of Sindh High Court judge Justice Maqbool Baqir exploded near Karachi’s Burns Road...
View ArticleSHO gunned down in Peshawar; peace committee chief killed in Bannu
PESHAWAR: The SHO of Peshawar's Hayatabad police station was killed and four policemen injured on Wednesday in an attack by unknown motorcycle-riding gunmen on the main near Karkhano checkpost on the...
View ArticleOne security person killed, three injured in Quetta blast
QUETTA: At least one security man was killed and three others were injured in a remote-controlled blast in the Awaran district of Balochistan on Wednesday.Security officials told Dawn.com that a...
View ArticleTTP under attack from rival groups near Pak-Afghan border
PESHAWAR: Clashes between the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and other militant groups erupted in the Pakistan-Afghanistan border region as hundreds of fighters attacked TTP bases situated in Kunar...
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Biking to build bridges: A journey of peace
Moin Khan In July of 2011 Moin Khan journeyed on his 450-pound motorbike from San Francisco to Lahore. It was a 20,000 mile journey that took him ¾ of the way around the world. Arriving a national hero...
View ArticleSwiss were asked to shun Zardari probe without SC knowledge: AG
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court was shocked to hear from Attorney General Munir A Malik on Wednesday that the previous government without the court's knowledge had sent a second letter to the Swiss...
View ArticleSharif orders FIA to start treason probe of Musharraf
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has initiated the process of filing a high treason case against former military dictator General (Retd) Pervez Musharraf.Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has ordered the...
View ArticleZiarat residency attack: Report submitted to Balochistan govt
QUETTA: Chief Minister Balochistan Dr. Malik Baloch on Wednesday said that report investigating the bombing of the Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah residency in Ziarat has been submitted to the...
View ArticleSC for imposing “energy emergency” in the country
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Wednesday observed that there was a need to impose energy emergency in the country to fulfill the electricity demands of people. The court also observed that while using...
View ArticleBanned cricketer Asif says robbed in Lahore; Police deny claims
KARACHI: Banned Pakistan pace bowler Mohammad Asif Wednesday said he was robbed of cash and valuables at gunpoint in Lahore, a claim police have denied.Asif, who was given a seven-year ban - with two...
View ArticleCM Balochistan orders recovery of kidnapped Czechs appearing in new video
PRAGUE: A video message on Wednesday purporting to show two Czech women hostages in Pakistan demanded the release of a Pakistani national jailed in the United States in return for their freedom.Antonie...
View ArticleLoud explosion heard in Karachi’s DHA neighbourhood
KARACHI: A loud explosion has been heard from phase-6 and phase-7 of Karachi’s up-scale Defence Housing Authority (DHA) neighbourhood on Wednesday night, DawnNews reported.Initial TV reports suggest...
View ArticleCM assures better monitory discipline and transparency in KP
PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pervez Khattak has said that the present provincial government will reduce the trust deficit of the international donors' agencies by ensuring better...
View ArticleHopes for revival of dialogue with India
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is hopeful of resumption of stalled peace dialogue with India in a few weeks in which trade is likely to take precedence over core bilateral disputes.Soon after its installation,...
View ArticlePakistan should hold talks with Taliban: Fazl
ISLAMABAD: Welcoming the initiation of Doha peace process, Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Wednesday reiterated his desire that the Pakistan government should also hold...
View ArticleGovt working on plan-B to avoid tough IMF terms
ISLAMABAD: The economic managers are working on a plan-B to shore up declining foreign exchange reserves and stabilise exchange rate in case conditions for a new bailout package from the International...
View ArticleNawaz will call APC on terrorism soon: CM
LAHORE: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will shortly convene an all-party conference to devise a joint line of action to tackle the menace of terrorism.This was stated by Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif...
View ArticleKP Assembly passes budget: Opposition resents denial of uplift funds
PESHAWAR: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf chairman Imran Khan’s decision to end the role of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa lawmakers in the use of development funds on Wednesday met resistance from the opposition in the...
View ArticleMilitants torch two containers in Mastung
QUETTA: Armed militants on Thursday torched two private containers, which were on their way from Karachi to Quetta, in the Mastung district of Balochistan.Levies sources told Dawn.com that four armed...
View ArticleShah warns govt against using Swiss cases to 'choke' PPP
ISLAMABAD: Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Syed Khursheed Shah said on Friday that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said several times that the cases against President Asif Ali Zardari...
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