China releases $49 million more for N-J project
LAHORE: The Chinese government on Friday released $49 million through Exim Bank of China for Neelum-Jhelum Hydropower Project in a bid to help Pakistan accelerate the pace of work on the mega hydel...
View ArticleDate for Tirah IDPs’ return extended
LANDI KOTAL: The Fata Disaster Management Authority has extended the second phase of the return of internally displaced persons to Tirah valley until June 27, saying it will facilitate the repatriation...
View ArticleBlast in Karachi's Baldia Town injures four
KARACHI: Four people were injured in an explosion early Saturday in Karachi’s Baldia Town, DawnNews reported.The blast took place near the Muhammad Khan Police checkpost.Police said explosive material...
View ArticlePML-N MPA kidnapped
LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) MPA Rana Jamil Hasan was abducted on Saturday from an area in the country's central Punjab province, DawnNews reported.Police said Hasan was kidnapped...
View ArticleBajaur clash kills one soldier, 16 militants
PESHAWAR: At least 16 militants were killed on Saturday as security forces backed by gunship helicopters thwarted a cross border militant attack on a checkpost near the Pak-Afghan border in the Bajaur...
View ArticlePM inaugurates Nandipur power project
GUJRANWALA: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Saturday inaugurated the first phase of the Rs 58 billion Nandipur power project and called upon certain opposition parties to shun their protesting agenda...
View ArticleFarzana Parveen's father sent on week-long physical remand
LAHORE: An anti-terrorist court in Lahore sent Mohammad Azeem, father of Farzana Parveen, who was bludgeoned to death outside the Lahore High Court, on a seven-day-long physical remand, DawnNews...
View ArticleQuake prone Balochistan without building control body
Despite the devastation caused by earthquakes in parts of Balochistan over the past few years, the province is yet to have an official body which ensures implementation of the building code which...
View ArticleFarzana Parveen’s family claims husband killed her
LAHORE: The family of a pregnant woman who was bludgeoned to death in broad daylight near the Lahore High Court accused her husband of killing her, in stark contrast to his version of a story that has...
View ArticlePakistan protests against cross-border fire on military post
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Saturday lodged strong protest with the Afghan chargé d'affaires against a cross-border attack from Afghanistan and the matter had also been taken up with the Afghan Foreign...
View ArticleDar set to unveil tax-heavy budget
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar is all set to present the second budget by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz government in the National Assembly on Tuesday.The finance bill, which will be tabled...
View ArticleGovt to work for uplift of all provinces, says Sharif
GUJRANWALA: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said that equal development in all provinces is the priority of his government because he is working for progress of the nation.Addressing the inaugural...
View ArticlePML-N lawmaker kidnapped
SHEIKHUPURA: Rana Jamil Hasan alias Gudo Khan, an MPA of the PML-N, was kidnapped near Sheikhupura on the motorway on Saturday.The member of the Punjab Assembly and his wife were going to Islamabad...
View ArticlePolio booths opened at Balochistan airports
QUETTA: Polio booths have been set up at three airports in Balochistan, including the Quetta International Airport, to administer drops to passengers travelling abroad.Zhob and Gwadar are the other...
View ArticleZardari warns govt against political victimisation
ISLAMABAD: Former president and PPP co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari has warned the government against the alleged victimisation of PPP members.In a statement on Saturday, Mr Zardari said he was “shocked”...
View ArticleApprehension can’t justify travel bar for Musharraf: counsel
KARACHI: The counsel for retired Gen Pervez Musharraf has contended that the government’s contention that the former president would flee the country due to entailment of death penalty in the ‘high...
View ArticlePML-Q, PAT to launch anti-govt movement next month
LAHORE: The PML-Q and the Pakistan Awami Tehreek decided on Saturday to launch a movement against the government next month. The decision was made by the two parties at a meeting in London which set a...
View ArticleTwo more children killed due to anti-measles vaccine
CHARSADDA: In yet another incident of getting anti-measles vaccine two more children were killed on Sunday in Charsadda district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, DawnNews reported.The total number of...
View ArticleMan killed in grenade attack near Tariq Road
KARACHI: At least one person was killed and two injured Sunday in a hand grenade attack near Tariq Road area in Karachi.According to police, three people Asif, 35, son of Razaque; Khadim Hussain, 40,...
View ArticleMWM protests against targeted killings in Karachi
KARACHI: The Majlis-i-Wahdat-i-Muslimeen (MWM) on Sunday staged a rally near Shaheen Complex in protest of targeted killings in Karachi after police restricted demonstrators from marching towards the...
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