Militant attack on Nato supply terminal in Jamrud foiled
PESHAWAR: Pakistani troops on Wednesday foiled an attack on a Nato supply terminal in the northwest, killing one attacker and forcing others to flee, officials said.The attack was mounted in the Jamrud...
View ArticlePTI, PML-Q join hands for 'electoral reforms'
LAHORE: During a meeting between the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) delegation and members of the Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) on Wednesday, the two sides agreed on a joint course of action for...
View ArticleJonathan Yeo donates Malala portrait for auction
NEW YORK: A portrait of Malala Yousufzai, a young Pakistani girl who was shot by the Taliban for campaigning for girls' education, is being sold by its British artist to help further her cause.Jonathan...
View ArticleResolution passed in NA to extend PPO for 120 days
ISLAMABAD: The government on Wednesday passed a resolution in the National Assembly to extend the Pakistan Protection Ordinance (PPO) for further 120 days whereas opposition party members and members...
View Article‘Pakistanis not treated as terrorists in Malaysia’
ISLAMABAD: Malaysia is becoming most preferred tourist destination for Pakistani tourists and only last year over 80,000 Pakistanis visited Malaysia for business, tourism and education.“Malaysia does...
View ArticleFIA declares Musharraf’s emergency act illegal
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has “irrefutable proof” that former military ruler Gen (retd) Pervez Musharraf illegally declared a state of emergency in 2007, according to a...
View ArticleMusharraf treason inquiry report remarkable for its omissions
ISLAMABAD: After much hesitation, the prosecution in retired general Pervez Musharraf’s high treason case finally submitted the ‘inquiry report’ before the special court on Wednesday, which astounded...
View ArticleReport on ‘women in politics’ launched
ISLAMABAD: Women representation in the parliament has increased over the years, but this has not necessarily led to greater diversity or empowerment as most have their campaigns run by the men of their...
View ArticleGovt bans forest cutting under Green KP Plan
PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Pervez Khattak on Wednesday said that under the ‘green and clean Khyber Pakhtunkhwa plan’ the provincial government had banned cutting of trees to increase forest cover in the...
View ArticlePDWP approves Rs5.9bn development projects
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has approved 21 development projects with an estimated cost of Rs5.93 billion in the province, with a major of chunk of Rs2 billion to be spent on...
View ArticleGovt, opposition wrangle over Sindh electricity dues
ISLAMABAD: Opposition members protested in the Senate on Wednesday against the federal government’s act of disconnecting power supply to various feeders in Hyderabad because of non-payment of bills,...
View ArticleRs1 billion recovered in BoP, housing scheme scams
ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has recovered over Rs1 billion from the accused in two scams – Bank of Punjab (BoP) and Capital Builders Housing Scheme (CBHS), inside sources told...
View ArticleFate of multiple passport holders hangs in balance
ISLAMABAD: The fate of holders of multiple passports hangs in the balance as the interior ministry has decided not to extend amnesty period for cancellation of additional passports beyond Jan 30,...
View ArticleTwo killed by firing in Khuzdar
KHUZDAR: Two people were killed when gunfire broke out in Balochistan’s Khuzdar district, DawnNews reported.Another three people were also injured in the incident.Khuzdar district is considered to be...
View ArticleFree and compulsory education is now a law
LAHORE: The Punjab government has finally accepted its responsibility of giving right to education to all children between 5-16 years of age in the province by promulgating The Punjab Free and...
View ArticleDoctor held for suspected links with militants
GUJRAT: Law-enforcement Agencies (LEAs) claim to have arrested some more people including a doctor on the suspicion of having links with the recently captured militants belonging to a network of the...
View ArticleFIR can be lodged against armymen, AG says
ISLAMABAD: Attorney General Aslam Butt informed the Supreme Court on Thursday that a First Information Report (FIR) could be filed against a currently serving army official according to Pakistan Army...
View ArticleSC reinstates PTI's Qaisar Jamal Khan as MNA
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Thursday reinstated Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf candidate Qaisar Jamal Khan as Member of the National Assembly (MNA) from NA-47, days after an election tribunal had...
View Article‘Underage’ marriage: Medical test ordered to assess girl’s age
KARACHI: The court of a judicial magistrate on Wednesday asked police to get a girl medically examined to determine her age following a complaint about her underage marriage. Areeba, said to be 13...
View ArticlePolio workers administer vaccines under army protection in Bara
KHYBER AGENCY: Polio workers continued to administer polio drops on Thursday under the protection of the army in the Bara tehsil of Khyber tribal region during the fourth phase of polio vaccination...
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