Judges’ detention case: ATC adjourns hearing to March 21
ISLAMABAD: The anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Islamabad, which was hearing the judges’ detention case against former military ruler Gen (retd) Pervez Musharraf, adjourned the matter to March 21 after...
View ArticleSpecial court rejects Musharraf's objections in detailed verdict
ISLAMABAD: Judges of the special court constituted to try former military ruler Gen (r) Pervez Musharraf for treason on Friday rejected the objections raised by the former president's legal...
View ArticleReady to launch operation if Taliban talks fail: Khawaja Asif
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan could launch a full-scale military operation against Pakistani Taliban insurgents in the tribal areas near the Afghan border as early as this month, the defence minister said,...
View ArticleSectarian violence killed 1,710 since 2008, Senate told
KARACHI: Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Friday told a session of the Senate that 1,710 people have been killed since 2008 in incidents of sectarian violence across Pakistan, DawnNews...
View ArticleSindh govt orders probe after 41 children die in Thar desert
KARACHI: The Sindh government on Friday ordered a probe into the death of 41 children who reportedly died of pneumonia and malnutrition in a stretch of the Thar desert.Officials were alarmed by media...
View ArticlePakistan formulating cyber security strategy
ISLAMABAD: The Senate was informed on Friday that a cyber security strategy was being devised to counter cyber attacks or infiltration from other countries.Minister of State for Interior Balighur...
View ArticleMunawar Hasan welcomes govt’s direct talks with Taliban
LAHORE: Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) chief Syed Munawar Hasan has welcomed the government’s decision to hold direct talks with the Taliban saying this is the right way to ensure success of the peace process.He...
View ArticleTwo brothers among four killed in Lyari
KARACHI: Four people, two of them brothers, were shot dead in Lyari area of Karachi on Friday night, according to police and hospital officials.The killings triggered intense firing, sowing fear in...
View ArticleSami criticises Asif for operation remarks
ISLAMABAD: Opposition leaders and a representative of the Taliban negotiating committee have expressed displeasure over the remarks of Defence Minister Khawaja Mohammad Asif that a military operation...
View ArticleArmy may keep out of dialogue committee
ISLAMABAD: The army quashed on Friday the talk of its involvement in peace talks with militants as its top brass reportedly observed that holding the dialogue was a government initiative.The 170th...
View ArticleSC asks Balochistan govt to inform it of FC officials’ trial
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court directed the Balochistan government on Friday to submit a reply with explanation about prosecution and trial of arrested Frontier Corps (FC) officials in a civil or a...
View ArticleAnother twist to district courts attack case
ISLAMABAD: The district courts attack case took another twist on Friday when the gunman of the slain additional district and sessions judge (ADSJ) denied allegations of shooting him.ADSJ Rafaqat Ahmed...
View ArticleCentral leadership’s disinterest costing PML-N dear in KP
PESHAWAR: Many in the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz fear the lack of interest on part of the central leadership could cost the party dearly.There is a high likelihood of the disgruntled party activists...
View ArticleBill paves way for appointment of Bhagwandas as CEC
ISLAMABAD: After a pitiably nerve-testing failure for nine months to find a consensus chief election commissioner (CEC), political rivals quickly amended a law in the National Assembly on Friday so...
View ArticleSindh govt rejects Punjab's aid offer for famine-hit Tharparkar
KARACHI: The Sindh government rejected an aid offer on Saturday made by its Punjab counterpart for the famine-hit people of Tharparkar, DawnNews quoted sources as saying.Earlier on Friday, authorities...
View ArticleRangers arrest 11 suspects in targeted operation
KARACHI: Rangers’ personnel conducted a targeted operation in the Gulshan-e-Mazdoor area of Karachi’s Baldia Town on Saturday and arrested 11 suspects, DawnNews reported.On receiving a tip-off about...
View ArticleBB murder: ATC adjourns hearing as prosecutor fails to appear
RAWALPINDI: The Rawalpindi anti-terrorist court on Saturday adjourned the Benazir Bhutto murder case to March 22 after Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) special prosecutor Mohammad Azhar Chaudhry...
View ArticleTharparkar drought: PM pledges support to Sindh
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has pledged full support to the Sindh government in assisting people suffering from severe shortages of food, water and medicines in large areas of the southern...
View ArticleEight injured in Chaman road mishap
CHAMAN: At least eight people were injured in a collision between two vehicles at Bypass Road area in Chaman town of Balochistan’s Qila Abdullah district on Saturday.According to Levies, two cars...
View ArticleDar, army chief agree to increase defence budget: sources
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar and Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif on Saturday agreed to increase the defence budget from 15 to 20 per cent for the coming fiscal year, DawnNews quoted...
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