Interior ministry rules out UBA hand
ISLAMABAD: Hours after the banned United Baloch Army accepted the responsibility for the terror attack in the busy fruit and vegetable market of the federal capital, the interior ministry surprised...
View ArticleArmy still upset over ‘unfair criticism’
ISLAMABAD: Army generals are still upset for having been “unfairly criticised” by federal ministers.The seething resentment in the military ranks was obvious as generals met for the corps commanders’...
View ArticleArmy should not side with individuals: Fazl
MANSEHRA: Maulana Fazlur Rehman, chief of his own faction of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam, has said that army is a national institution and it should not side with individuals.“Army is a national institution...
View ArticleGovernor, CM asked to open talks with Baloch militants
QUETA: President Mamnoon Hussain has said that the governor and chief minister of Balochistan have been assigned the task of opening peace talks with Baloch militant leaders.Talking to journalists at...
View ArticleReligious rhetoric takes backseat as new JI chief takes oath
LAHORE: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Senior Minister Sirajul Haq took oath as the fifth emir of the Jamaat-i-Islami here on Wednesday.According to those present on the occasion, never was such enthusiasm...
View ArticleASWJ chief secures NA seat from Jhang
FAISALABAD: An election tribunal disqualified on Wednesday PML-N MNA Sheikh Akram from NA-89 (Jhang) and declared runner-up candidate Maulana Mohammad Ahmed Ludhianvi of the Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat...
View ArticleEx-CM seeks judicial inquiry into corruption in Sindh govt
ISLAMABAD: Former chief minister of Sindh Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim requested the Supreme Court on Wednesday to constitute a judicial commission headed by one of its judges to investigate what he called...
View ArticleAgreement signed with China for coal power plants
ISLAMABAD: A Chinese group will set up at Gadani two coal power plants, each of 1,320MW capacity, and invest around $2 billion in the project.A memorandum of understanding was signed to this effect on...
View ArticlePosting criteria violations rampant in health department
LAHORE: The Punjab health department has been blatantly violating criteria for the posting and transfer of senior doctors against top administrative positions at the teaching and district hospitals of...
View ArticleIslamabad once again a target of terrorism
ISLAMABAD: It seems as if Islamabad is being dragged back to the instability it witnessed from 2007 to 2010 when the capital witnessed a spate of deadly terrorist attacks.Wednesday’s explosion at the...
View ArticleLawyer shot dead in Karachi
KARACHI: A lawyer was shot dead on Thursday when unidentified armed men opened fire on his car in Karachi’s Gulshan i Iqbal area, DawnNews reported.The deceased was identified as Advocate Waqar...
View ArticleSardar Mehtab appointed new KP governor
PESHAWAR: Sardar Mehtab Ahmed Khan was appointed the new governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Thursday, DawnNews reported.President Mamnoon Hussain appointed Sardar Mehtab on the advice of Prime...
View ArticleFaith healer turns woe dealer
SAHIWAL: The police have arrested a self-acclaimed faith healer who inflicted burns on a 13-year-old girl on the pretext of ridding her of ‘possession’.The police also registered a case against Sarfraz...
View ArticlePML-N lawyer shot dead in Karachi
KARACHI: A lawyer was shot dead on Thursday when unidentified armed men opened fire on his car in Karachi’s Gulshan-i-Iqbal area, DawnNews reported.The deceased, identified as Advocate Waqar Shah, was...
View ArticleOne dead as gunmen attack Nato trucks near Jamrud Bypass
PESHAWAR: Gunmen in restive northwest Pakistan Thursday attacked container trucks carrying supplies to Nato troops in Afghanistan, killing a driver, officials said.The attack took place around 25...
View ArticleSC issues detailed verdict over discarding of Musharraf petition
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Thursday issued its detailed verdict over the disposal of the petition filed by former military ruler General (retd) Pervez Musharraf, against the apex...
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Even PM may become victim of PPO, warns Bilawal
Pakistan People’s Party chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari warned Thursday that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif may himself one day become a victim of the Protection of Pakistan Ordinance if it is passed in...
View ArticlePeace in region linked to resolution of Indo-Pak disputes: FO
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reiterated that durable peace in the region is linked to resolution of all issues and disputes between Pakistan and India.Responding to questions at the weekly news briefing in...
View ArticlePakistan attaches 'highest priority' to relations with China: PM
BOAO: Describing Pakistan's friendship with China as an exemplary inter-state relationship, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday stressed that Pakistan attaches the highest priority to its relations...
View ArticleInvestigators collecting information to verify UBA claim
ISLAMABAD: Investigators are collecting details to verify the United Baloch Army’s claim that it carried out Wednesday’s explosion in Islamabad’s fruit and vegetable market in which 24 people were...
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