PTI accuses Punjab govt of pre-poll rigging
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) has accused the Punjab government of committing pre-poll rigging in by-election for a provincial assembly seat of Jhang. The by-election will be held on...
View ArticleConstables weigh heavy on Punjab police
LAHORE: Nearly 85 per cent of the Punjab police’s budget is spent on the salary of its staff, and 90pc of this goes into paying constables who are acting as menial workers of the law-enforcement...
View ArticleKP govt welcomes centre’s decision to cease fire
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Pervez Khattak has welcomed the announcement of ceasefire by the federal government and suspension of air strikes in response to such a decision by...
View ArticleGul Bahadur distances himself from peace talks
MIRAMSHAH: Hafiz Gul Bahadur, a Taliban leader based in North Waziristan Agency, has distanced himself from peace talks between the government and the outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). His...
View ArticleGovt’s new move to end power shortage
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to put in place an upfront transmission tariff regime to enable private entities and provincial governments to set up independent power projects for their...
View ArticleSherpao seeks commission on Nato blockade by PTI
PESHAWAR: Qaumi Watan party chief Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao has demanded formation of a commission to probe blocking of Nato supplies by Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf. Criticising the provincial government,...
View ArticleTwo security men killed, seven injured in Khyber explosion
KHYBER: A remote-controlled explosion, targeting a security forces’ vehicle in Khyber Agency’s Landi Kotal tehsil Monday, killed two security personnel and injured seven others, DawnNews...
View ArticleJudge, 10 others killed in Islamabad blasts, firing
ISLAMABAD: At least 11 people, including additional sessions judge Rafaqat Awan, were killed and 29 others wounded on Monday during a gun and bomb attack in a court in the capital city’s F-8 area,...
View ArticleList of Taliban prisoners received, says Sami
ISLAMABAD: Chief of his own faction of the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI-S), Maulana Samiul Haq, who also head the Taliban negotiating committee said on Monday that the list of prisoners whom the Taliban...
View ArticleUS does not want peace in Pakistan: Imran Khan
ISLAMABAD: Imran Khan, chief of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf, said on Monday that some elements, including the United States, were against peace in the country and an operation in Waziristan region was...
View ArticlePM chairs high-level security meeting with military officials
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was heading a high-level meeting with military officials on Monday to review the prevailing security situation in the country, DawnNews reported.The meeting was...
View ArticleNine killed, 34 injured in Sindh road accidents after rains
HYDERABAD: Nine people were killed and 34 others injured in three separate road accidents at National Highway on Monday morning because of rains and fog, police said.Seven people were killed and 26...
View ArticleIndo-Pak Joint Working Group on LoC trade to meet tomorrow
ISLAMABAD: A meeting of Pakistan-India Joint Working Group on Cross-LoC Confidence Building Measures (CBMs) will be held in New Delhi on March 4 to streamline trade across the Line of...
View ArticleNisar vows to track down terrorists amid criticism in NA
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan Monday vowed to track down the perpetrators of terrorist attack in Islamabad's district courts and bring them to justice.At least 11 people,...
View Article‘39 militant outfits operating in KP’
PESHAWAR: Parliamentary party leaders of the treasury and opposition benches in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly put their heads together in a closed-door meeting here Monday and discussed prevailing...
View ArticleGovt slammed for not presenting security policy in Senate
ISLAMABAD: The opposition as well as members of the ruling coalition criticised the government on Monday for not presenting the national security policy before the Senate, which was placed before the...
View ArticleHRCP aghast at denial of permission to visit ‘mass graves’
QUETTA: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan has expressed concern over government’s refusal to allow right activists and media personnel to visit Balochistan’s Totak area where human bodies were...
View ArticleJI complains PTI ended Nato blockade unilaterally
PESHAWAR: The Jamaat-i-Islami on Monday complained the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf had unilaterally ended the Nato blockade in the province.In a statement issued here, JI provincial spokesman Israrullah...
View ArticleSC seeks Punjab’s stance on appellate jurisdiction
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court asked the Punjab government on Monday to respond to a suggestion that appellate jurisdiction be vested in the district and sessions judge to decide objections raised...
View ArticleTreason case adjourned after lawyers' boycott
ISLAMABAD: The hearing of a case relating to treason charges against former military ruler Gen (retd) Pervez Musharraf was adjourned Tuesday until tomorrow as special court judges could not reach court...
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