CM vows to restore peace in Balochistan
QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Dr Abdul Malik Baloch has vowed to take every step to protect life and property of people and restore peace in the province.Presiding over a law and order meeting on...
View ArticleNAB revamps prosecution system
ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has revamped its prosecution system, believing it will help increase the conviction rate in corruption cases, expectedly by 10 per cent during the...
View ArticleSewage samples polio positive
LAHORE: The sewage samples collected from Lahore and Rawalpindi tested positive for the polio virus on Monday.The samples were drawn in May and the report issued by the National Institute of Health,...
View ArticleInterior ministry cell had warned of attack on airports, airbases
ISLAMABAD: The weapons and explosives used in the attack on Quaid-i-Azam International Airport in Karachi on Sunday night might have been transported into the building prior to the arrival of the...
View ArticleSeven bodies recovered from Karachi airport’s cold-storage facility
KARACHI: At least seven bodies were recovered in the early hours of Tuesday morning from Karachi airport’s cold-storage facility, DawnNews reported.The rescue operation continued nearly for 28 hours....
View ArticleAt least 25 killed in airstrikes in Tirah valley
PESHAWAR: At least 25 suspected militants were killed early on Tuesday as F-16 jets bombed militant hideouts in the Tirah valley along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, military sources said.Military...
View ArticleSix security alerts issued to Sindh govt since November: Nisar
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said Tuesday that the Interior Ministry had issued six security alerts to the provincial government of Sindh since November out of which two were...
View ArticleTTP claims attack on Karachi ASF camp
KARACHI: Attackers managed to flee as a heavy contingent of security forces reached Airport Security Force (ASF) camp number 2, which came under a fresh attack on Tuesday, DawnNews reported. Flight...
View ArticlePTI moves court over alleged rigging
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) on Tuesday filed a miscellaneous petition in the Supreme Court over alleged tampering in ballot bags for the NA-118 constituency, DawnNews reported. The...
View ArticleTaftan tragedy victims laid to rest
PESHAWAR: About two dozen victims of Taftan tragedy were laid to rest on Tuesday in their native areas after their funeral prayers were held in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the Federally Administered Tribal...
View ArticleSharjeel lambasts Nawaz govt over Karachi attack handling
KARACHI: Sindh Information Minister Sharjeel Memon came down hard on the federal government saying the Nawaz administration failed to act when the attack on Karachi was taking place, DawnNews...
View ArticlePIDC blast mastermind sentenced to death
KARACHI: An anti-terrorism court in Karachi Tuesday awarded capital punishment to the mastermind of the Pakistan Industrial Development Corporation (PIDC) blast Abdul Hameed Bugti, DawnNews reported....
View ArticleCivil-military leadership discuss internal security
ISLAMABAD: A high level meeting on internal security chaired by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif discussed on Tuesday matters relating to current security situation and emphasised for more concerted efforts...
View ArticleNisar calls for improved intel-security coordination in KP
ISLAMABAD: Federal Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Tuesday directed Inspector General Frontier Corps Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Maj-Gen Tayyab Azeem to further improve coordination between...
View ArticleSenate session resumes after opposition walkout
ISLAMABAD: The Senate’s session resumed on Tuesday after a symbolic walkout staged by the opposition parties in protest against the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government’s “non-serious”...
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KP governor announces Rs3.5bn for Tirah valley
TIRAH VALLEY: Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Sardar Mahtab Ahmed Khan on Tuesday announced a Rs3.5 billion uplift package for the remote Tirah valley, which had remained out of the administrative writ of...
View ArticlePakistan negotiating MI-35 helicopter deal with Russia: envoy
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has placed an order to Russia for purchase of the latest MI-35 Helicopters for multipurpose use including fighting terrorism, Russian Ambassador to Pakistan Alexey Y. Dedov told a...
View ArticlePM proposes parliamentary committee on electoral reforms
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday proposed setting up a parliamentary committee to finalise recommendations on electoral reforms and submit its report within three months.In a...
View ArticleTaftan suicide bombers to be identified through DNA
QUETTA: The Balochistan government has decided to determine through DNA testing the identities of four suicide bombers who killed 24 Shia pilgrims in Taftan earlier this week, a senior administration...
View ArticleKhair Bakhsh Marri: a fighter all the way
KARACHI: Veteran politician Nawab Khair Bakhsh Marri, who died on Tuesday, never gave up his dream of a homeland for the Baloch in the face of heavy odds.Born in Balochistan’s Kohlu region in one of...
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