IED blast in N Waziristan wounds four security personnel
PESHAWAR: At least four security personnel were injured in a remote controlled Improvised Explosive Device (IED) attack on a security forces vehicle near Khajuri checkpost on Mir Ali Road in North...
View ArticleBlast in Peshawar kills five, wounds 14
PESHAWAR: An explosion near Bacha Khan Chowk in Peshawar killed at least five persons and wounded 14 others, DawnNews reported.Witnesses said a suicide bomber entered Shahibagh stadium in Peshawar and...
View ArticlePTI rally ends with demands of ‘new Election Commision'
Major anti-government protests by three political parties – the Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf (PTI), Awami Muslim League (AML) and Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) conclude amid much saber-rattling between...
View ArticlePML-N lashes out at 'anti-govt' rallies
LAHORE: Leaders of the Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N) on Sunday lashed out at the 'anti-government' rallies being taken out by the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf, Awami Muslim League (AML) and...
View ArticleRoadside bomb kills soldier in Bajaur Agency
KHAR: A roadside bomb killed one paramilitary trooper and injured four others Sunday in Pakistan's troubled northwest near the Afghan border, security officials said.The bomb went off in the Kitkoot...
View ArticleNawaz, Rouhani agree to give impetus to gas pipeline project
TEHRAN: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and President of Iran Hassan Rouhani on Sunday agreed to continue with the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project as it was beneficial for the peoples of both...
View ArticleRegulatory system urged for GM crops
ISLAMABAD: The country is heading for commercialisation of genetically modified (GM) crops, in the absence of a strong regulatory system, trained staff and well-equipped laboratory to deal with the...
View ArticleBill seeks to end bureaucrats’ two-timing ways
ISLAMABAD: Serving bureaucrats may soon find that their days of working ‘freelance’ are numbered as the Senate seeks to amend the Civil Servant Act, 1973, to prevent public office holders from working...
View ArticleSummer weddings fashion fiesta concludes
KARACHI: As if taking a cue from the abundance of summer blossoms lining the ramp on the last day of the three-day bridal fashions extravaganza that is the Pantene Bridal Couture Week, a few prominent...
View ArticleJI declares war on ‘political, economic terrorists’
LAHORE: The Jamaat-i-Islami has announced a war against “political and economic terrorists” and has sought support of the masses for the cause.“I’ve decided to wage a war against the ruling feudal...
View ArticleFive held in Mansehra for giving two sisters in vani
MANSEHRA: Police arrested five persons in Pulash area on Sunday for trying to give two sisters in vani to settle a feud between two families.The arrested persons included jirga members and father of...
View ArticleKP govt plans star ratings for hospitals to help people
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Health Department is awarding star ratings to the public and private sector hospitals and medical colleges and institutes to enable the people to take informed...
View ArticleImran’s stance on polio vaccination ‘sets him apart’
ISLAMABAD: To a young, polio-stricken man from Battagram, Imran Khan’s stance on polio immunisation is what sets him apart from the rest.It is his support for this stance that brought Sardar Ali to the...
View Article12,000 students of junior classes await books
SAHIWAL: Dozens of secondary and elementary public schools of Chichawatni and Sahiwal tehsils have not received free textbooks for about 12,000 students of nursery and Class-I. Although the academic...
View ArticlePunjab medium term plan to target 7pc growth
The Punjab government is formulating a medium-term development framework that is expected to be implemented from the next financial year. The major objectives of the framework, according to one of its...
View ArticleSolar park area, capacity enhanced
LAHORE: The Punjab government has enhanced the area of Quaid-e-Azam Solar Park (QSP) in Bahawalpur from 10,000 acres to 15,000 acres and generation capacity from 1000 megawatts to 1500 megawatts.The...
View ArticleDoctor was killed by extremists over liberal views
GUJRAT: A senior doctor, who was killed at his clinic in Jalalpur Jattan city on August 7 last year, was not a victim of extortionists but of the alleged militants belonging to banned outfits for his...
View ArticleLightning kills two near Rawalpindi
RAWALPINDI: Two young men died on Monday when lightning struck them in the area of Kahuta near Rawalpindi, DawnNews reported.Two residents belonging to the Kahuta district went searching for employment...
View ArticleGunmen kill Pakistan Navy cook in Karachi
KARACHI: Unknown gunmen attacked a Pakistan Navy officer near Karasaz area on Karachi's Shahrae Faisal on Monday, DawnNews reported.Ghulam Akbar belonged to Punjab's Jhang district and was a working as...
View ArticleVictim's mother identifies DHA shootout suspects
KARACHI: The mother and elder brother of the deceased Suleman Lashari in the DHA shootout case on Monday identified the suspected killers during an identification parade carried out in a sessions...
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