PML-N ends boycott of Balochistan cabinet
QUETTA: After three days of tiresome negotiations, ruling Baloch nationalist group National Party (NP) persuaded its coalition partner Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) to end the boycott of...
View ArticleKing of Bahrain vows to enhance military cooperation at JSHQ
ISLAMABAD: King Hamad bin Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa of Bahrain along with his delegation made an unprecedented visit to the Joint Services Headquarters (JSHQ) in Rawalpindi, said a press release issued...
View ArticlePunjab delimitation to be carried out by ECP
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has declared that the absence of local government bodies for the past nine years is against the constitution, and vested the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) with the...
View ArticlePolice refuse to register missing persons case
ISLAMABAD: The capital police have ignored a government directive to register a case about missing persons and referred it to the police station concerned in Mardan. They also intend to approach...
View ArticlePIA grounds five planes for lack of spare parts
ISLAMABAD: Five aircraft of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) fleet have been grounded because of the breakdown of supply chain of spare parts, according to inside sources.Of the five aircraft,...
View ArticleCJ takes notice of karo kari case
ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court Chief Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani took suo motu notice on Wednesday of a reported jirga and ordered the Inspector General of Sindh Police to appear before the court on...
View ArticleGovt finalises plan for direct talks with TTP
ISLAMABAD: The government has finalised a plan for holding direct talks with the outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan.The new committee formed by the government to hold talks with the TTP Shura called...
View ArticleCotton trading fails to pick up
KARACHI: Trading activity failed to pick up on the cotton market on Wednesday where buyers remained to the sidelines.Floor brokers said spinners were reluctant to enter into fresh deals due to...
View ArticleIHC returns Musharraf’s petition
ISLAMABAD: The registrar office of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday returned the petition of former president retired General Pervez Musharraf he had filed before the court on Tuesday...
View ArticleThirteen arrested in Rawalpindi raids
RAWALPINDI: Nine proclaimed offenders and four absconders were arrested on Thursday in raids carried out by police personnel in different parts of Rawalpindi, DawnNews reported.The raids were conducted...
View ArticlePakistan not sending troops to Bahrain or Saudi: PM
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday denied speculation that Pakistan was sending its troops to Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, DawnNews reported.In response to a question posed by media...
View ArticleSpecial court resumes treason case hearing
ISLAMABAD: The special court on Thursday resumed its hearing of the treason case against the former military ruler Gen (retd) Pervez Musharraf, DawnNews reported.The three-judge court headed by Justice...
View ArticleKarachi unrest case: SC orders speedy appointment of IGP Sindh
KARACHI: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Thursday ordered authorities to immediately issue the notification for the posting of Inspector General of Sindh Police and also sought a written report over...
View ArticleImran proposed TTP office out of fear, claims Iftikhar
PESHAWAR: Senior Awami National Party (ANP) leader Mian Iftikhar Hussain on Thursday claimed that Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan’s proposal of establishing an office in Pakistan for...
View Article‘Top military officials had no knowledge of Osama’s presence’
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s former air force chief says top military officials, including himself and the former army and intelligence chiefs, were unaware of Osama bin Laden’s presence in Abbottabad before...
View ArticleDirect govt-TTP talks could take place tomorrow: Sami
MULTAN: Chief of the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP)-nominated team to hold peace talks with the government, Maulana Samiul Haq, said on Thursday that the location to hold direct talks between the two...
View ArticleTraffic accident in Rawalpindi kills one
RAWALPINDI: One person was killed and 18 others injured in a traffic accident on GT Road in Rawalpindi on Thursday, DawnNews reported.The accident occurred when two passenger vehicles collided near...
View ArticleTask force to arrest killers of Balochistan journalists
QUETTA: Chief Minister Balochistan Dr. Malik Baloch announced Thursday the formation of a special task force to arrest culprits involved in the murder of journalists in the province.Over 30 journalists...
View ArticleBalochistan leaders urge Islamabad for swift recovery of ANP leader
QUETTA: Political parties of Balochistan on Thursday night demanded of the federal government to include the name of kidnapped Awami National Party (ANP) leader Arabab Zahir Kasi in exchange of...
View ArticleBahrain says it wants to mend fences with Iran
ISLAMABAD: In an obvious reference to Iran, Bahrain said on Thursday that it expected Pakistan to have a moderating effect on Muslim countries in the region.“We look forward to Pakistan having...
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