PML-N in a fix over concession for Musharraf
ISLAMABAD: An overwhelming majority within the PML-N is reported to be against allowing former president retired Gen Pervez Musharraf to travel to the UAE to see his ailing mother and get treatment for...
View ArticleBalochistan peace talks under way, says general
GWADAR: The Commander of the Southern Command, Lt Gen Nasser Khan Janjua, has said that the process to resolve the Balochistan issue through talks is under way.Addressing local elders and officials...
View ArticleZiarat Residency to be restored by Aug 14
QUETTA: The Quaid-i-Azam Residency in Ziarat will be restored to its original shape by Aug 14.A team of engineers and architects, under the supervision of Chief Secretary of Balochistan Babar Yaqoob...
View ArticlePPP wants action against LJ’s ‘150 sleeper cells’
LAHORE: The PPP has called upon the Punjab government to take action against what it called ‘150 sleeper cells’ of the outlawed Lashkar-i-Jhangvi (LJ) in the province.Fawad Chaudhry, the media adviser...
View ArticleSC allows Pesco to recover fuel adjustment charge
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court set aside on Tuesday a high court verdict and allowed the Peshawar Electric Supply Company (Pesco) to recover fuel adjustment charge (FAC) from its consumers.A three-judge...
View ArticleAnti-terror law: JUI-F proposes cut in detention period
ISLAMABAD: The Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (Fazl) has suggested amendments to tone down what it perceives as the “cruel” Protection of Pakistan Ordinance (PPO).One of the proposed amendments envisages...
View ArticleUS has not refused Pakistan’s request for defence equipment
WASHINGTON: The United States has not refused Pakistan's request for excess defence articles (EDA) from its worldwide pool, the State Department said while citing Washington's continued security...
View Article14 PTI MPAs form separate bloc
PESHAWAR: Fourteen members of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf in the KP assembly have raised a banner of revolt against policies of their own government in the province and formed a separate...
View ArticleInterior Ministry apologises for ‘willful defiance of parliament’
ISLAMABAD: The interior ministry, on Tuesday, apologised for what had been termed by the senate body as a ‘willful defiance of the parliament’.Last month, the interior ministry had to brief the...
View ArticleImran’s plea against defamation suit rejected
PESHAWAR: Peshawar district and sessions judge Shehbar Khan on Tuesday dismissed Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf chairman Imran Khan’s application for dismissal of a defamation suit against him.Sacked...
View ArticleTwo bodies recovered from Karachi
KARACHI: Two trussed up bodies were recovered from Karachi’s Manghopir area on Wednesday, DawnNews reported.The bodies were discovered in Manghopir's Mianwali Colony. According to police, the victims...
View ArticleThree people killed, two women injured in Quetta firing
QUETTA: At least three persons were killed and two women injured in a firing incident on Wednesday in the Satellite Town area of Quetta, the capital of the southwestern Balochistan province, police...
View ArticleEfforts to sell small arms and jets to S. Arabia underway: Aziz
Adviser to Prime Minister on National Security and Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz said in an interview with the BBC that Pakistan was making efforts to sell small arms and fighter jets to Saudi Arabia...
View ArticleSelf immolation case: CJ assures victim's mother of justice
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered Inspector General Punjab police to submit a report of the Bet Mir Hazar self-immolation incident before it on April 21, DawnNews reported.A...
View ArticleGovt rejects Musharraf's petition to strike name off ECL
ISLAMABAD: The government has rejected former military ruler General (retd) Pervez Musharraf’s application seeking removal of his name from the Exit Control List (ECL), DawnNews reported.The Interior...
View ArticlePolice apologise for German tourist's two-week detention
MULTAN: Pakistani police have apologised to a German tourist after she was detained for two weeks for allegedly violating the terms of her visa, her lawyer said Wednesday.Kim Laura Schweer was arrested...
View ArticleCivil-military leadership on same page over internal security: Asif
ISLAMABAD: Federal Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif said on Wednesday that both political and armed forces’ leadership was on the same page over all matters including the internal security...
View ArticleTaliban leadership divided on extending ceasefire
PESHAWAR: Due to prevailing difference of opinion among their ranks, the Pakistani Taliban have not extended a month-long ceasefire but are still open to pursuing peace talks with the government, a...
View ArticleGovt may rely on majority for controversial bill
ISLAMABAD: A much awaited standing committee report on a controversial bill seeking to tighten terrorism prosecution came to the National Assembly on Wednesday, indicating the government will press its...
View ArticlePTI ready to hold LG polls in KP on 30th
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf, the ruling party in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, announced here on Wednesday that it was ready to hold local government elections in the province on April 30, putting the...
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