KP has highest number of drug users: report
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has the highest number of drug users in the country as 10.9 per cent of its residents have used an illicit substance during the past year, according to a report.The report...
View ArticleApex court questions settlement in ATA cases
LAHORE: A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court on Tuesday sought assistance from the Punjab prosecution department on a question of reconciliation in cases registered under provisions of the...
View ArticleAirport attack: Body of missing ASF man recovered
KARACHI: The dead body of a missing security officer in the attack on the Karachi’s Jinnah International Airport was found on Wednesday from one of the storage houses, DawnNews reported.The body was...
View ArticleAttack on checkpost in Malakand kills two Levies personnel
PESHAWAR: At least two Levies personnel were killed on Wednesday when unidentified gunmen opened fire at a checkpost in Malakand district, DawnNews reported.The Levies personnel were targeted when they...
View ArticleThree, including a peace committee member, killed in Swat firing
PESHAWAR: At least three people were killed and two others were injured on Wednesday when unidentified gunmen opened fire on them in the Bara Bandi area of the Swat district.The deceased who belonged...
View ArticleArmy resolves to intensify air strikes against militants
RAWALPINDI: The Pakistan Army on Wednesday decided to intensify air strikes on militant hideouts in the wake of recent attacks across the country.The decision was taken by the Chief of Army Staff...
View ArticleAt least five children killed as roof collapses in Rawalpindi
RAWALPINDI: At least five children were killed and seven others injured on Wednesday when the rooftop of a makeshift residence in Rawalpindi fell on them, DawnNews reported.The incident occurred in...
View ArticleIHC halts TV anchor Mubashir Lucman from hosting programs
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court on Wednesday put a restriction on TV anchorman Mubashir Lucman from conducting any programmes, DawnNews reported.IHC’s Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui heard the case...
View ArticleNawaz hopes to resolve unsettled matters with Modi
ISLAMABAD: In a letter written to Indian premier Narendra Modi on Wednesday, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said he looked forward to working him in harmony to resolve all unsettled matters in the...
View ArticleCommission to determine legality of Karachi operation: SHC
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court has ordered the formation of a commission in order to determine the legality of the Karachi operation, DawnNews reported. The court issued the order during the hearing of...
View ArticleNAB arrests two KP bureaucrats for Rs 400 mn fraud
PESHAWAR: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on Wednesday, arrested two bureaucrats for their alleged involvement in a land scam worth Rs 400 million.The NAB officials...
View ArticleBhakkar cannibals face 12 years in prison
SARGODHA. The Bhakkar cannibals who were arrested in April for eating human flesh were each sentenced to 12 years in prison by an Anti-Terrorism Court, Dawn News reported on Wednesday. The two brothers...
View ArticleUzbek fighters claim involvement in Karachi airport attack
ISLAMABAD: Uzbek fighters were involved in the attack on Karachi airport that killed 37, insurgent sources said Wednesday highlighting how the Pakistani Taliban can draw on international militant...
View ArticleInfo minister dubs Taliban, Imran, Qadri 'strategic partners'
ISLAMABAD: Federal Information Minister Pervez Rasheed on Wednesday lashed out against Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan, Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) head Tahirul Qadri and Taliban,...
View ArticleHaripur constable allegedly rapes young girl
HARIPUR: A police constable has allegedly raped an 18-year-old girl in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Haripur area, DawnNews reported on Wednesday.While talking to DawnNews, the girl alleged that the police...
View ArticleNawaz hails ‘historic’ $700mn World Bank loan
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday termed the approval for a loan of US$700 million for Pakistan by the World Bank as a ‘historical achievement.’He was speaking with Finance Minister...
View ArticleHEC vows to continue MNA degree verification
ISLAMABAD. The Higher Education Commission (HEC) said on Wednesday that it would continue to verify degrees of parliamentarians and that it has not been asked to halt the process."The process of degree...
View ArticleUS drone strike in North Waziristan leaves six dead
**MIRAMSHAH: The first US drone strike in Pakistan this year Wednesday killed at least six militants in a northwest tribal district where pressure was building on Islamabad to react after a brazen...
View ArticleQaim blames ‘incompetent’ airport security for terror attack
KARACHI: Chief Minister Sindh Syed Qaim Ali Shah on Thursday said that incompetence shown by the airport security paved the way for the militant attack which killed 30 people on Sunday night.Speaking...
View ArticleLondon police will not pursue Altaf ‘hate speech’ case: MQM
KARACHI: London's Metropolitan Police informed Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain that they have no intention of pursuing action regarding the content of his speeches, said a statement...
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