Deadline triggers flight from NWA
MIRAMSHAH/BANNU: The 15-day deadline given by the government to North Waziristan-based tribes to expel militants from their area has sent shockwaves through the volatile region and forced people to...
View ArticlePPO no more in force
ISLAMABAD: Although the controversial Protection of Pakistan Ordinance (PPO) completed its extended life on Saturday, the government and the opposition have yet to reach an agreement on its extension...
View ArticleNo charges filed, but Altaf told to appear before police next month
KARACHI: London police filed no charges against Muttahida chief Altaf Hussain, but told him to appear before investigators again next month, the MQM said on Saturday.Mr Hussain, who was arrested by the...
View ArticleKP chief minister asked to resolve Hindu shrine issue
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has asked Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Pervez Khattak to amicably resolve a controversy over the rebuilding of a Hindu shrine in Teri village of Karak district.“It is...
View ArticleOnline hate speech study launched
KARACHI: One positive feature that has come out of the frequent social media ban is that people are now debating and discussing myriad aspects of the freedom of expression on the...
View ArticleCop arrested in Swat for chopping off wife’s nose
MINGORA: A policeman, charged by his teenage wife of chopping off her nose and keeping her in wrongful confinement for many days, was arrested by police and sent to prison by a local magistrate on...
View ArticlePK-45 defeat exposes rift in PTI
ABBOTTABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s defeat in the recent PK-45, Abbottabad-IV by-election has exposed rifts in the party’s local chapter.The PTI lost the election to the Pakistan Muslim...
View ArticleNargis warns Lesco against outages
LAHORE: Water and Power Secretary Nargis Sethi on Saturday visited various grid stations and complaint centres of the Lahore Electric Supply Company (Lesco). At the grid stations, she checked power...
View Article‘Rape victim’ goes missing
LAHORE: A 19-year-old Karachi girl who was allegedly raped in the city has gone missing mysteriously, police claim, saying they are in a quandary as to how to proceed with a case taken notice of...
View ArticleKidnapped girl raped, strangled
MUZAFFARGARH: A 10-year-old girl kidnapped from Muradabad on Saturday morning, was raped and killed and her body was found in a cotton field.Police said two sisters ‘Al’ and ‘Ma’, daughters of ‘Ha’,...
View ArticleEliminating militants may prove a task too big for NWA elders
PESHAWAR: Finally, the elders of Utmanzai tribe of North Waziristan Agency have been tasked to take the bull by the horns within 15 days. The helpless non-combatant residents have to eliminate hardcore...
View ArticleSix killed, 47 injured in a wave of road accidents across country
PESHAWAR/HUB/TOBA TEK SINGH: At least six people were killed and 47 others were injured on Sunday in separate incidents of road accidents throughout the country, DawnNews reported.At least five people...
View ArticleNo travel restrictions imposed on Altaf, says MQM party member
KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) party chief Altaf Hussain’s bail conditions did not impose any travel restrictions on him, MQM leader Mustafa Azizabadi said in an interview with the British...
View ArticleNato oil tanker torched in Jaffarabad
QUETTA: Armed militants torched a tanker carrying fuel for Nato troops in Balochistan's Jaffarabad district on Sunday, police said.Noor Muhammad Bareech, a police officer, told Dawn.com that armed...
View ArticleKarachi violence claims three lives
KARACHI: At least three people were killed on Sunday in separate incidents of violence in the metropolis, DawnNews reported.Upon seeing the police personnel, two suspects opened fire to which the...
View ArticleTwo suspects killed in Mattani
PESHAWAR: Two alleged ‘target killers’ were killed on Sunday during a police encounter at Mattani Bazaar of the city, police officials claimed.Station House Officer (SHO) Mattani Police Station Fazle...
View ArticleTroops kill 10 suspected militants in Dera Bugti operation
QUETTA: Paramilitary forces Sunday killed more than 10 alleged militants in violence-stricken Balochistan as part of a fresh operation to quell a long-running insurgency, officials said.The operation...
View ArticleThree children die of gastro in Dadu, over 30 others hospitalised
DADU: Three children died of gastroenteritis in Dadu on Sunday while more than 30 others were hospitalised, DawnNews reported. Scorching heat caused the outbreak of gastroenteritis. More than thirty...
View ArticleGovt forms three-member committee to liaise with political parties
ISLAMABAD: The government on Sunday formed a three-member committee to liaise with political parties over the country’s political situation, DawnNews reported. Federal Minister for Railways Khawaja...
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TTP claims attack on Karachi airport
KARACHI: Pakistani officials say a brazen five-hour attack by militants on the international airport in Karachi left 28 people, including 10 attackers, dead but police managed to regain control of the...
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