At least six FC men killed in Peshawar attack
PESHAWAR: At least six Frontier Constabulary (FC) personnel were killed and 10 others injured when suspected Taliban militants attacked the Kishan Ganga check-post near Frontier Region (FR), Jina Kor...
View ArticleRs61bn for Chashma plants: CDWP approves Rs74 billion projects
ISLAMABAD: The Central Development Working Party (CDWP) cleared on Tuesday about Rs74 billion development projects, including a Rs61bn interconnection between two new Chashma power plants, now in final...
View ArticleCivilian deaths in drone attacks decline: report
NEW YORK: The number of reported civilian deaths caused by the CIA’s drone campaign in Pakistan is at an all-time low since early 2008 and the average number of people killed in each strike has also...
View ArticleGovt, spy agencies accused of harassing Wadh people
QUETTA: The Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M) has accused the government, intelligence agencies and Khuzdar administration of harassing the people of Wadh town to create problems for the...
View ArticleOver 90pc people in GB get CNICs
ISLAMABAD: The National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) has issued computerised national identity cards (CNICs) to 93 per cent adults of Gilgit-Baltistan and has prepared a crash programme...
View Article‘New formula’ for local bodies funds sharing
KARACHI: The Sindh government has chalked out a new formula for sharing of funds among the recently revived Karachi Metropolitan Corporation, the municipal corporations of three other divisions and...
View ArticleExtortion demands set to rise as Ramazan draws near
KARACHI: One afternoon a stranger arrived at Mohammad Faizanullah’s stationery shop and wordlessly handed the man behind the counter two items: a piece of paper with a phone number scrawled on it, and...
View ArticlePPP, Muttahida at odds over LB law revival
KARACHI, July 2: The Pakistan Peoples Party government’s move to restore the Sindh Local Government Ordinance, 1979 has triggered a new political flurry in the province as it has further widened gulf...
View ArticleTerrorist threat stops IDPs’ return to Orakzai
KALAYA/TANK, July 2: The return of thousands of internally displaced persons from Mohammad Khwaja relief camp in Hangu to Chaper Perozkhel area in Orakzai Agency was postponed at the eleventh hour on...
View ArticleSC disposes of Musharraf treason petitions, directs govt to continue course
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Wednesday disposed of the petitions calling for the registration of a treason case against former military ruler Pervez Musharraf and directed the government to continue...
View ArticleFO condemns North Waziristan drone attack
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Wednesday condemned the latest US drone strike that took place in North Waziristan late on Tuesday. At least 17 people were killed and two others injured in the drone...
View ArticleFormer law minister Wasi Zafar arrested, released by IHC
ISLAMABAD: Former Law Minister Wasi Zafar was arrested on Wednesday allegedly for creating a ruckus during proceedings in the Islamabad High Court (IHC), however, he got relief after tendering an...
View ArticlePrime Minister arrives in Beijing on five-day visit
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif arrived in China Wednesday morning on a five-day official visit, his first foreign trip since his party came to power in the May 11 general...
View ArticlePakistan rejects Afghan allegations of ‘controlling Taliban’
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Wednesday “categorically rejected” remarks from the Afghan army chief alleging that it could end the 12-year conflict in Afghanistan within weeks if it was really committed to...
View ArticleSecurity forces make arrests in Noshki, foil terror bids in Quetta and Bolan
QUETTA: Security forces on Wednesday claimed to have foiled two terror bids in Balochistan’s Quetta and Bolan districts and also arrested six alleged militants in Noshki district. Anti Terrorist Force...
View ArticleGovt has no plan to impose governor rule, says Mushahidullah
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Information Secretary Senator Mushahidullah Khan on Wednesday said that the government has no plan to impose governor rule in any province.In a statement...
View ArticleCJ wants separate attorney general for every high court
PESHAWAR: Peshawar High Court Chief Justice Dost Mohammad Khan on Wednesday observed that public interest litigations had increased in the superior courts and therefore, it would be appropriate for the...
View ArticleBudget session ends: KP govt fails to move resolution on drones
PESHAWAR: The ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf and its coalition partners backtracked on their statements to table a resolution in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly against the US drone strikes in tribal...
View ArticleECP issues code of conduct for by-elections
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) issued on Wednesday the code of conduct for the coming by-elections, barring the holders of public office, including the president, prime minister...
View ArticleBajwa takes charge as FBR chief
ISLAMABAD: The newly appointed chairman of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), Tariq Bajwa, took charge of the office on Tuesday.According to an official notification, Mr Bajwa is a BS-21 officer and...
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