Ministry’s take on power crisis
ISLAMABAD: Responding to a report on power crisis, a Ministry of Water and Power spokesman said on Friday total generation on Thursday remained 9600 to 10,100 MW during the peak hours, whereas the...
View ArticleJudge slates police for interfering in Hindu trader’s work
BAHAWALPUR: District and Sessions Judge Muhammad Rashid Qamar observed on Friday that “interference by police officials in legal business or trade of anybody, including the Hindu community, was...
View ArticleIFC to help Pakistan offset effects of Disney ban
WASHINGTON: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has discussed with the International Finance Corporation a programme that could help offset Walt Disney's decision to discontinue outsourcing to Pakistan, says a...
View ArticleRDX used in fruit market bombing: officials
ISLAMABAD: RDX, a highly explosive material, was used in the fruit and vegetable market bombing, officials privy to the investigation told Dawn on Friday.At least 24 people were killed and 122 others...
View ArticleCase against nine-month-old quashed
LAHORE: The lawyer of nine-month-old baby Mohammad Musa charged with attempted murder withdrew the plea for bail on Saturday after police struck off the baby's name from the first information report...
View ArticleKarachi raids: 310 suspects arrested
KARACHI: At least 310 suspects were arrested by Rangers’ personnel and police during separate targeted raids in different parts of Karachi on Saturday, DawnNews reported.Rangers' personnel conducted...
View ArticleMusharraf’s treason trial not linked to army: Ahsan Iqbal
LAHORE: Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal said Saturday that former military ruler Gen (retd) Pervez Musharraf had remained a politician after relinquishing his position in the army and...
View ArticleMilitants kidnap 40 tribesmen from Tirah valley: sources
KHYBER AGENCY: At least 40 tribesmen have been kidnapped allegedly by Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants from Haider Kandow area of Tirah valley of Khyber Agency bordering Afghanistan, official...
View ArticleTwo Shia Hazaras gunned down in Quetta
QUETTA: Armed militants killed two people of ethnic Shia Hazara community in Sariab road area of Quetta, the capital of volatile Balochistan province on Saturday night, police said.Imran Qureshi, the...
View ArticleNo threat to democracy, Khursheed Shah assures
HYDERABAD: In an obvious reference to the recent statement of Army Chief Gen Raheel Sharif in which he said the Pakistan Army will resolutely preserve its own dignity and institutional pride, the...
View ArticleRelease of 12 Taliban prisoners likely
PESHAWAR: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has approved release of 12 people from detention as part of the so-called confidence-building measures to resume peace talks with the outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban...
View ArticlePressure to provide jobs puts PML-N in a quandary
ISLAMABAD: The government has lifted the ban on recruitment of daily wagers, but is confronted with an unsettling scenario of already bloated federal ministries and divisions which leaves little room...
View ArticleAgri dept concerned at cut in research budget
LAHORE: The Agriculture Department has expressed concern over reduction in its annual research budget, recommending the government to give financial and administrative autonomy to agriculture research...
View ArticleLegislators defaming army can be disqualified, says Shujaat
LAHORE: PML-Q chief Senator Chaudhry Shujaat Husain has said that those clamouring about Article 6 of the Constitution should also read Article 63(g), which states that any parliamentarian who tries to...
View ArticleWall being erected around Musharraf’s farmhouse
ISLAMABAD: Millions of rupees are being spent on building a security wall around the farmhouse of former president retired Gen Pervez Musharraf in Chak Shahzad to ensure his safety.According to...
View ArticleOfficial held for illegal release of inmates
ISLAMABAD: The disclosure of illegal release of three prisoners from a Karachi prison in 2010 has shaken up the interior ministry and prompted the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to arrest the...
View ArticlePML-N govt’s performance better than PPP’s: poll
ISLAMABAD: The PML-N government has outshone the previous government of PPP with majority of people expressing satisfaction with its performance and policies, says the Gallup Annual Pulse Report...
View ArticleFootprints: Text message of death
Thirty miles from Faisalabad, in Gojra, a city of Toba Tek Singh district, is a small rundown house, with white paint peeling off. The door has been locked since July 2013. The house belongs to Shafqat...
View ArticleBalochistan regularises services of over 7,000 lady health workers
QUETTA: The Balochistan government has regularised services of 7,265 lady health workers (LHW) who had been waiting for the confirmation of their jobs for the past 21 years.This was announced by Health...
View ArticleSenate to take up bill on cyber security tomorrow
ISLAMABAD: A bill seeking establishment of a 'National Cyber Security Council (NCSC)’ is on the first day’s agenda of the Senate session beginning on Monday (tomorrow).The NCSC Bill 2014, submitted by...
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