Govt borrowing from State Bank falls by Rs500bn
KARACHI: The government succeeded to slash its borrowing from the State Bank by half a trillion rupees signalling that a serious effort is there to minimise the budget deficit.A State Bank report shows...
View ArticleRashid refuses to meet PCB chief?
KARACHI: Pakistan’s former captain Rashid Latif has refused a meeting with PCB chairman Najam Sethi who appeared keen to convince the ex-wicketkeeper to take up the chief selector’s post after he had...
View ArticleLess than 16pc students pass KU BCom exams
KARACHI: The University of Karachi on Saturday announced the results of BCom both parts (regular) annual examination 2013.The first and second positions were bagged by female students, a university...
View ArticlePIA flight delay irks passengers
LAHORE: A Jeddah-bound PIA flight delayed for more than 24 hours caused a great deal of inconvenience to passengers.The PK-7423 was scheduled to leave for Jeddah from the Allama Iqbal International...
View ArticlePetition says 25 ministries, institutions come under CCI
ISLAMABAD: A petition has requested the Islamabad High Court (IHC) to restrain 25 ministers and heads of organisations from running the affairs of ministries/institutions as, under the constitution,...
View Article186 Elite Force commandos arrive in capital
ISLAMABAD: A contingent of 186 Elite Force commandos of Punjab police have arrived in the capital city to enhance security measures following two terrorism incidents within six weeks, the police...
View ArticleKhyber Agency: militants release 34 tribesmen
KHYBER AGENCY: Militants released thirty-four tribesmen on Sunday who were kidnapped from Tirah valley in Khyber Agency, DawnNews reported.Sources said that 40 tribesmen were kidnapped from the opium...
View ArticleAt least five suspected militants killed in Darra Adam Khel
PESHAWAR: At least five suspected militants, including a key commander, belonging to the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were killed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Darra Adam Khel area on Sunday.Intelligence...
View ArticlePrisoners released after consulting Army, says Nisar
ISLAMABAD: Federal Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Sunday said that the government had held consultations with the Army over the issue of freeing Taliban prisoners, DawnNews...
View ArticleThree people dead in Karachi violence
KARACHI: Three people were shot dead by unidentified assailants near Drigh Road bazaar in the limits of Shahrah-e-Faisal Police Station, here late on Sunday night, police said.According to the IGP...
View ArticleProbe into Sabzi Mandi blast making headway
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Sunday said investigations into last week’s Sabzi Mandi blast were making headway, claiming the fruit crates containing the explosives had been...
View ArticleTax exemptions raise new issues
ISLAMABAD: The government has failed to control tax exemptions given to powerful businessmen, sources said.The previous PPP government lost about Rs1 trillion in customs duties, sales tax and income...
View ArticleGovt-AGP tussle deepens
ISLAMABAD: The PML-N government has quietly sidelined the Auditor General of Pakistan to strengthen its control over officers auditing accounts of billions of rupees, but the AGP appears not willing to...
View ArticleSeparatist movement funded by India: Zehri
QUETTA: Senior Minister and Balochistan PML-N chief Sardar Sanaullah Khan Zehri has alleged that India has been financing a separatist movement in the province and expressed fear that a ‘superpower’...
View ArticleMan buried while digging for ‘treasure’
MULTAN: A man looking for ‘hidden treasure’ on the advice of an ‘occultist’ was buried alive late on Saturday night in a deep well he had dug in his house in the Delhi Gate area to locate the...
View ArticleAltaf wants end to hatred, discrimination
HYDERABAD: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain said on Sunday that if Sindhi- and Urdu-speaking Sindhis joined hands they would be able to liberate their land from ‘others’. He asked...
View ArticleWait for law over but measures to curb poaching awaited
QUETTA: After promulgation of the Balochistan Wildlife Protection, Preservation, Conservation and Management Act 2014, the provincial government has been empowered to take measures to curb the poaching...
View ArticleTwo bodies found in Mand
GWADAR: Two bullet-riddled bodies were found in Mand area of Turbat on Sunday, according to the Levies sources.The victims were identified as Fareed and Mohammad Saleem.They said Saleem was kidnapped...
View ArticleSpecial branch to monitor progress on metro bus project
RAWALPINDI: Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif has directed the special branch to monitor the pace of work on the metro bus project so that it can be completed before the stipulated time of 10 months...
View ArticleBaisakhi in Hassanabdal
HASSANABDAL: This remote northwestern Punjab town remains sleepy throughout the year, but comes to life during the annual Sikh festival of Baisakhi.Every year, the believers of the Sikh religion visit...
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