Troops kill two key TTP men
LADHA: Two leaders of the outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were killed in clashes with security forces in the Bober area of South Waziristan, officials said on Saturday.Irfan Mehsud, son of...
View ArticleGovt flouting court rulings in making key appointments
ISLAMABAD: The government seems to be ignoring the orders of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) while also disregarding a key Supreme Court (SC) judgement, by continuing to retain the services of officials...
View ArticleParliament panel moves to regain say in judges’ selection
ISLAMABAD: After being little more than a ‘rubber stamp’ body for over three years since the Supreme Court gave the upper hand to the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP), the Parliamentary Committee...
View ArticleFootprints: Punjab's forgotten cash scheme
THE Khidmat Card Scheme was to be launched on March 23 by the Punjab government. It was to be a boon for low-income groups who would be provided some relief through cash assistance. Last year, when a...
View ArticleMQM unlikely to join combined opposition
ISLAMABAD: Although the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) has joined hands with the PPP in the Sindh government, it is not ready to become a part of the combined opposition at the centre.The PPP believes...
View ArticleEnergy shortage to be overcome in a few years, says Sharif
LONDON: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said that Pakistan will overcome electricity and gas crises within a few years as all out efforts are under way to achieve that goal.Addressing the Pakistani...
View ArticleJI team to join PTI sit-in
LAHORE: The Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) has decided to take part in the sit-in to be staged by its ally, the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), in Islamabad on May 11 on the issue of alleged rigging in last...
View Article13 ‘non-combatant’ Taliban may be released
MULTAN: Taliban Committee member Maulana Yousaf Shah says a list of 765 non-combatant Taliban prisoners has been handed over to the government out of which 13 inmates will be release in a couple of...
View ArticleImran trying to stop foreign investment: minister
FAISALABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf chief Imran Khan has been trying to stop foreign investment in Pakistan, fearing if Nawaz Sharif delivered people would forget him (Mr Khan).State Minister for...
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The System set to release next month
As cinemas gain popularity around the country the Pakistani film industry is increasing the pace of churning out movies with everyone getting involved in the process.“The System,” a much-awaited movie...
View ArticleMusharraf seeks acquittal in Ghazi murder case
ISLAMABAD: Former president retired General Pervez Musharraf on Saturday moved a local court, seeking acquittal in the murder case of Lal Masjid cleric Abdul Rashid Ghazi.Advocate Akhtar Shah, the...
View ArticleFor child labourers, education still a distant dream
Every morning, Zubair Ahmed, 9, wistfully looks at other children going to schools. Young Ahmed always wanted to get education but his parents’ poor financial condition forced him to work at an...
View ArticleUniform school education in KP still a far cry
PESHAWAR: Textbooks of around 15 publishers are being taught in private schools of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa contrary to the provincial government’s repeated claims of bringing uniformity in the government...
View ArticlePakistan Idol runner-up enthrals Peshawarites
PESHAWAR: Mohammad Shoaib, runner-up at the Pakistan Idol singing competition, on Saturday received thunderous applause and a standing ovation from the audience when he showed up at the packed Nishtar...
View ArticlePakistan most dangerous country for journalists: UN
UNITED NATIONS: “An open and pluralistic media” must work in a safe environment without fear of reprisal, the United Nations said on Saturday in observance of the World Press Freedom Day.The world body...
View ArticleWarid set to launch 4G LTE services, with PTA approval
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) accepted Warid Telecom’s plea to permit it to launch 4G services in the country.The PTA had held auctions for 3G and 4G network licences on...
View ArticlePakistani security man killed near Afghan border area: ISPR
PESHAWAR: Firing from Afghanistan killed one Pakistani security person on Sunday at the Pak-Afghan border area near Bajaur tribal region, according to a statement issued by the Inter Services Public...
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Bringing Roohi Bano back
“Nowadays, no one works for the ‘art’ part of the performing arts,” says Mazhar Moin in an interview to Images on Sunday. This new wave television director is known for focusing on lower-middle class...
View ArticleNAB arrests top energy tycoons
ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Sunday arrested three top energy tycoons for indulging in corrupt practices, a NAB spokesman said.N. A. Zuberi, Managing Director, Private Power...
View ArticleForty suicide jackets seized at Torkham border
PESHAWAR: Security forces on Sunday seized 40 suicide vests at the Torkham border which were being smuggled into Pakistan from Afghanistan.Official sources said the suicide jackets did not contain any...
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