Five killed in Balochistan violence
QUETTA: At least five alleged assailants were killed during an exchange of fire with security forces in Balochistan's Turbat area on Sunday night, police said.A police officer who requested anonymity,...
View ArticleDefence talks with US begin today
WASHINGTON: Pakistan and the United States will hold military-to-military talks here on Monday against the backdrop of actions taken to destroy militant hideouts in Fata.Defence Secretary Asif Yasin...
View ArticlePTI ready to back army action
LAHORE: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf has said that it will support the army operation if the Taliban refuse to announce an unconditional ceasefire. The announcement came at a peace procession organised...
View ArticleOpposition against move to bring Nacta under interior ministry
ISLAMABAD: The opposition has decided to block a move to transfer control of the National Counter-Terrorism Authority (Nacta) from the prime minister to interior minister. Interior Minister Chaudhry...
View ArticleAJK’s PM sacks top officials posted by centre
MUZAFFARABAD: The Peoples Party-led Azad Jammu and Kashmir government appeared on Sunday to be on the warpath with Islamabad after blaming its defeat in a by-election on the “despicable” role played by...
View ArticlePakistan, Afghanistan to enhance trade ties
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Afghanistan agreed on Sunday to enhance bilateral trade and economic relations and inaugurated construction work on dualisation of the 75km Torkham-Jalalabad road.Pakistan has...
View ArticleJI asks PM to seek Mullah Omar’s help for peace
PESHAWAR/NOWSHERA: Jamaat-i-Islami chief Syed Munawar Hasan has asked Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to seek help from Afghan Taliban supreme leader Mullah Mohammad Omar for restoration of peace. “The...
View ArticleTTP negotiators awaiting govt contact: Ibrahim
PESHAWAR: Professor Ibrahim Khan of the Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) on Monday said no communication had been made by the negotiators representing the government towards those representing the...
View ArticleKey TTP commander Asmatullah Shaheen shot dead
PESHAWAR: A month after unconfirmed reports of his death, senior Pakistani Taliban commander Asmatullah Shaheen Bhittani was shot dead Monday by unknown gunmen in North Waziristan tribal region,...
View ArticleCourt reserves decision in polo ground reference against Zardari
ISLAMABAD: An accountability court in Islamabad Monday reserved its decision on the polo ground reference case against former president Asif Ali Zardari after hearing the arguments of his counsel and...
View ArticleJudges' detention case: Musharraf granted appearance exemption
ISLAMABAD: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Monday granted exemption to former military ruler General (r) Pervez Musharraf from appearing in court today for the hearing of the judges' detention case...
View ArticleFour killed in Karachi violence
KARACHI: Four people were killed in different incidents of violence in Karachi, DawnNews reported on Monday. One person was killed due to firing in Orangi Town's Chishti Nagar. The deceased was said to...
View ArticleDrop war, play cricket: Nisar to TTP
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Monday invited the Pakistani Taliban to play cricket, saying members of the outlawed group were avid viewers of the matches Pakistan played and...
View ArticleKarachi law and order case: SC dissatisfied over police report
KARACHI: The Supreme Court on Monday expressed its dissatisfaction over a report submitted by the Karachi police and chided jail officials for installing jammers around the Central jail premises which...
View ArticleATC sentences three to death over trader’s kidnapping, murder
KARACHI: The Karachi anti-terrorism court on Monday sentenced three men to death for the kidnapping and murder of a trader, DawnNews reported. Shujaat Ali, Shehzad Memon and Mohammad Farhan, the three...
View ArticleCIA chief discusses regional security issues with ISI chief
The Director of US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), John Brennan, met with Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) Chief Lt Gen Zaheer ul Islam in Islamabad and discussed latest security situation along...
View ArticleImran urges Taliban to announce unconditional ceasefire
ISLAMABAD: Chief of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf Imran Khan said on Monday that the Taliban should announce an 'unconditional ceasefire' to save the dialogue process.Addressing media persons outside...
View ArticleBlast near Iranian consulate in Peshawar kills one
PESHAWAR: A blast hit a neighbourhood close to the Iranian consulate in Peshawar on Monday killing at least one security personnel, rescue workers said.Police sources said a suspicious vehicle stopped...
View ArticleSuicide attack at Iranian consulate in Peshawar kills two
PESHAWAR: A spokesman for militant commander Mast Gul, once acclaimed in Pakistan for his role fighting Indian rule in Kashmir, has claimed responsibility of a suicide attack at Iranian consulate in...
View ArticlePak-Afghan JEC concludes with vows to boost bilateral cooperation
KABUL: The ninth session of Pakistan-Afghanistan Joint Economic Commission (JEC) concluded on Monday with vows to enhance bilateral economic cooperation to promote peace and stability in the two...
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