King of Bahrain in Pakistan; six agreements on cooperation signed
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Bahrain on Tuesday signed six documents relating to mutual cooperation in various sectors during the visit of Bahrian’s King Sheikh Hamad bin Isa bin Salman Al-Khalifa to...
View ArticleKidnapped tribesmen released after jirga intervention
PESHAWAR: Following the intervention of a local jirga, militants on Tuesday released nine tribesmen kidnapped from the outskirts of Peshawar last week, officials said.The nine tribesmen had been...
View ArticleAltaf urges armed forces to disobey ‘anti-state govt orders’
KARACHI: In an apparent reference to reported shift in government’s policy over Syria in the aftermath of $1.5 billion ‘friendly donation by Saudi Arabia,’ Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf...
View ArticleMusharraf challenges decision of Special Court
ISLAMABAD: Former president retired Gen Pervez Musharraf challenged in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) a decision of the Special Court not to transfer his treason trial case to a military court.A...
View ArticleBalochistan extends FC’s police powers for two months
QUETTA: The Balochistan government has extended special powers granted to the Frontier Corps (FC) for another two months.According to an announcement by the provincial Home Secretary Syed Asadur Rehman...
View ArticlePak-Iran meeting on gas pipeline soon: diplomat
SIALKOT: The fate of Pakistan-Iran gas pipeline project will be decided during a meeting between the Iranian president and Pakistani prime minister to be held in Tehran soon, says Iranian Consul...
View ArticleEU envoy asks Pakistan to improve trade ties with neighbours
ISLAMABAD: Ambassador of European Union (EU) in Pakistan Lars-Gunnar Wigemark has stressed that Pakistan needs to strengthen trade and business relations with its neighbours.“It is highly encouraging...
View ArticlePresident defends govt for taking $1.5bn Saudi aid
ISLAMABAD: Amid controversy over $1.5 billion received by the Nawaz government from Saudi Arabia, President Mamnoon Hussain backed on Tuesday the government’s policy and expressed the hope that it...
View ArticleMortar shell explosion kills at least six in North Waziristan
MIRAMSHAH: At least six people were killed early on Wednesday when a mortar shell exploded in a house in the Shawal district of the North Waziristan region, DawnNews reported.Moreover, the dead in the...
View ArticleLawyers demand relocation of district courts
ISLAMABAD: The lawyers of the federal capital on Tuesday demanded relocation of the district courts to a safer location.About 200 lawyers presented their demands during a ‘sit-in’ in front of the...
View ArticlePPP rejects govt’s claim on $1.5bn Saudi aid
ISLAMABAD: The main opposition Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has rejected the government’s explanation that it has received $1.5 billion from Saudi Arabia as a gift and alleged that the government is...
View ArticleMilitant kills self, family in North Waziristan bomb accident
MIRAMSHAH: A militant commander and five family members including a child were killed when a bomb he was tinkering with exploded at his home in northwest Pakistan’s North Waziristan tribal region,...
View ArticleFata to get broadband services
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Engineer Shaukatullah has said every possible step would be taken to provide latest and enhanced telecommunications and internet facilities in far-flung areas of...
View ArticleMissing persons: FIR to be registered against involved army-men
ISLAMABAD: The attorney general assured the Supreme Court on Wednesday that an FIR would be filed against military officers involved in the case of 35 internees missing from a Malakand internment...
View ArticlePM announces commission for safety and security of journalists
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif announced on Wednesday the setting up of a media commission for safety and security of journalists in Pakistan."This commission will propose measures to be...
View ArticlePTI leader tables resolution in PA against MQM chief's remarks
LAHORE: A Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) leader submitted a resolution in the Punjab Assembly secretariat on Wednesday against the statements made a day earlier by chief of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement...
View ArticleSattar urges government to recover missing MQM workers
KARACHI: Senior Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader Farooq Sattar said on Wednesday that the government must fulfill its responsibility of recovering missing workers of the party, DawnNews...
View ArticleUS group highlights dangers for Pakistani journalists
ISLAMABAD: Representatives of the Committee to Protect Journalists called the conviction of six defendants accused of killing a Pakistani journalist a significant step toward ensuring reporters'...
View ArticleBalochistan seeks Islamabad’s approval for Iran ferry service
QUETTA: The government of Balochistan has formally requested Islamabad to launch ferry service for Shia pilgrims from Karachi to Iranian port Chah Bahar.A well-placed source in Balochistan Home and...
View ArticlePakistani officials reject claims of ISI handling bin Laden
ISLAMABAD: Top Pakistani intelligence officials on Wednesday rejected claims made by a British journalist that the ISI ran a special desk to handle former Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden.The journalist,...
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