Pistol and liquor-carrying suspects arrested from PTI rally venue
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad police on Sunday arrested two people from the venue of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) rally with a pistol and some liqour.One person was arrested with a 9mm pistol, two...
View ArticleNawaz Sharif meets Ayatollah Khamenei
TEHRAN: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday met the Supreme Leader of Iran Syed Ali Ayatollah Khamenei in Tehran. The meeting was also attended by delegation accompanying the Prime Minister. Prime...
View ArticleANA official arrested after crossing into Pakistan
PESHAWAR: An Afghan National Army official was arrested near the Pak-Afghan Torkham border after he crossed into Pakistan without any valid documentation whereas one security person was killed in a...
View ArticleCommittee terms Dasti's allegations baseless
ISLAMABAD: The special committee constituted to probe Jamshed Dasti's accusations of parliamentarians' involvement in “immoral activities” at the Parliament Lodges termed his allegations baseless on...
View ArticleGovt, opposition walk out of Senate against May 12 carnage
ISLAMABAD: In a rare show of unison, legislators from both the government and opposition walked out of the Senate on Monday in protest of the May 12, 2007 carnage in Karachi that left dozens...
View ArticleUS dispels notion of funding Pakistani media outlet
ISLAMABAD: Terming recent statements by political leaders and journalists alleging foreign funding for a specific Pakistani media outlet as “misleading or inaccurate,” the United States on Monday...
View ArticleKhalid acting emir of SWA Taliban
MIRAMSHAH/LADHA: The infighting between two factions of the outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan has prompted intervention by the TTP shura which is reported to have appointed Sheikh Khalid Haqqani as...
View Article78,000 new classrooms needed in Punjab
LAHORE: The Punjab School Education Department requires some 78,000 new classrooms to accommodate out-of-school children. This preposition, however, has a huge financial implication as one classroom...
View ArticleTwo school teachers killed in Hangu firing
HANGU: In an incident of firing in the early hours of Tuesday unknown armed men killed two teachers near the Government High School in Chasma Jaat area of the Hangu district, DawnNews...
View ArticleSHC takes notice of mysterious disease in Thatta and Sujawal
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court on Tuesday taking notice of the reported deaths of 48 children in the provinces Thatta and Sujawal areas due to a mysterious disease and sought answers from the provincial...
View ArticleUS chief of naval operations arrives in Pakistan, meets COAS, CNS
**ISLAMABAD: Admiral Jonathan Greenert, US chief of naval operations, arrived in the federal capital city on Tuesday on an important visit aimed at enhancing professional cooperation between the navies...
View ArticleBDS defuse 25kg bomb in Karachi's Saeedabad area
KARACHI: Police defused a 25-kilogram bomb from a bus-stop in Karachi’s Saeedabad area on Tuesday, DawnNews reported.On receiving a tip-off about a suspicious bag, police summoned the Bomb Disposal...
View ArticleLocal ANP leader killed in Peshawar firing
PESHAWAR: A local Awami National Party (ANP) leader was killed by unknown persons in Peshawar's Kohati area on Tuesday, DawnNnews reportedAccording to the police, former Union counsellor Anwarul Haq...
View ArticleKhurshid demands immediate resignation of all ECP members
ISLAMABAD: Following serious allegations of rigging in the 2013 general elections, the leader of the opposition in the National Assembly on Tuesday endorsed Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran...
View ArticlePolio virus found in Lahore, Karachi sewage samples
KARACHI: Samples taken from sewage in different parts of Karachi and Lahore – the country’s most populated cities – have tested positive for the polio virus, officials confirmed on Tuesday.The Prime...
View ArticleRecords of MQM chief's NIC application available: Shamsul Hasan
Pakistan's former high commissioner of to the United Kingdom, Wajid Shamsul Hasan, has said that his granting of permission to a National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) team from the...
View Article'Do we need a polio certificate to board a flight?'
Days after the self-imposed restrictions on people travelling to and from Pakistan, a clearly defined procedure is yet to be outlined for polio certification, leaving thousands in a state of...
View ArticleFive foreign nationals recovered in Balochistan
QUETTA: Police have recovered five foreign nationals during a search operation in Balochistan's troubled Kech District on Tuesday, said an official.Bashir Brohi, the District Police Officer (DPO) told...
View ArticleDoctor, driver gunned down in Karachi
KARACHI: Dr Manzoor Memon, the medico-legal officer (MLO) at the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center (JPMC), and his driver were gunned down Tuesday evening in Delhi Colony area of Karachi.According to...
View ArticleOffence against any religion comes under blasphemy law: CJ
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Tassaduq Hussain Jillani on Tuesday remarked that according to Pakistan Penal Code’s Article 295, offence against any religion comes under the blasphemy law while...
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