North Waziristan blast claims two lives
PESHAWAR: At least two people were killed and one person injured on Tuesday in a blast which occurred in the Miramshah bazaar of North Waziristan.According to sources, explosive material had been...
View ArticlePakistan to set up polio vaccination points at airports
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will set up mandatory polio immunisation points at its international airports in response to recommendations by the World Health Organisation, the health ministry said Tuesday.The...
View ArticlePakistan to maintain policy of non-interference in ME, says PM
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday categorically stated that Pakistan desired peace and tranquility in the Middle East and would maintain the policy of non-interference in the internal...
View ArticleHindus, other minorities face surge of violence in Pakistan
The mob arrived at around midnight, brandishing clubs. They smashed statues, looted gold artifacts and then set the Hindu temple in Pakistan ablaze.An accusation of blasphemy sparked the attack in the...
View ArticleNA unanimously approves resolution for lifting YouTube ban
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Tuesday unanimously adopted a resolution to lift the ban on video-sharing website YouTube, DawnNews reported.During today's National Assembly session, chaired by...
View ArticleEx-CJ rubbishes Imran's 'absurd' rigging allegations
ISLAMABAD: Former chief justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Tuesday rejected the rigging accusations made against him by Pakistan Tehreeak-i-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan, terming them as...
View ArticleLahore Zoo's oldest lion dies
LAHORE: Jumbo, the oldest lion in Lahore Zoo, died on Tuesday, DawnNews reported.The lion — an African breed — had been brought to the zoo in 1998. A few days earlier, Jumbo became sick and the zoo...
View ArticleTravelers to Punjab to show polio vaccination certificates
LAHORE: People traveling to Punjab from other provinces of Pakistan will now have to present polio vaccination certificates.Health Adviser to Punjab Chief Minister Khwaja Salman Rafique told DawnNews...
View ArticleNisar denies kidnapped Iranian guards ever on Pakistani soil
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tuesday strongly denied that kidnapped Iranian border guards were ever on its soil, amid fresh efforts to improve fractured ties before Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's visit to...
View ArticleKP to set up Pakistan’s first high security prison
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa would be setting up Pakistan’s first high security prison having three-layered security besides establishing high security zones in six sensitive jails of the northwestern...
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Women in politics: Strength in numbers
There is strength in numbers. The statement holds particularly true when analysing the number of seats occupied by women in the National Assembly. Of the 272 contested seats a mere eight were secured...
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Actual power shortfall at least 7000MW, official records reveal
ISLAMABAD: The actual shortfall in power generation in the country is much greater than the 3,100 MW claimed by the government, computerised records of the National Power Control Center (NPCC)...
View ArticleGovt committed to resolve power shortage, says Nawaz
KARACHI: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said on Tuesday that his government was committed to address the issue of power shortage and would encourage local and foreign investment in the energy sector.He...
View ArticleNA resolution calls for increase in salary of govt employees
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly approved on Tuesday a resolution seeking increase in the basic salary of government employees in the upcoming federal budget.The resolution was moved by Tahira Bukhari...
View ArticlePakistan rating could tip either way: Moody’s
KARACHI: Pakistan’s ‘Caa1’ government bond rating with a negative outlook reflected its “very low institutional and fiscal strength, its weakened external position and large government financing...
View ArticlePTI workers all set to march on Islamabad on May 11
PESHAWAR/SWABI/SWAT: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa president Azam Swati on Tuesday claimed that the party’s planned protest demonstration against ‘rigging’ in elections would be a...
View ArticleMore KP ministers, adviser to be sacked: PTI lawmaker
KOHAT: The provincial government would sack two more ministers and an adviser to chief minister on charges of corruption, said Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf MPA Ziaullah Bangash here on Tuesday.Talking to...
View ArticlePolice prepare to counter May 11 rally
ISLAMABAD: The capital territory administration and the police are flexing their muscles to ‘counter’ the protest rally called by the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) and the Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT)...
View ArticleGovt tries ‘smart’ way to get rid of illegal weapons
LAHORE: Nadra-made arms licences in the shape of smart cards and computerisation of the record of weapon manufacturing, selling and repairing is being fast introduced in Punjab where gunrunning has...
View ArticleSo long, Jumbo
LAHORE: An African lion born in Lahore Zoo in 1998 died on Tuesday.The lion called 'Jumbo' died after completing its natural life cycle which runs between 15 to 18 years. He died at the age of 16.The...
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