Cyclone may trigger rains in coastal areas
KARACHI: Cyclone ‘Nanauk’ is moving fast towards the Omani coastal areas but the developing weather condition may lead to light to moderate rains in parts of Sindh and Balochistan within the next...
View Article‘Taliban sleeper cells key in preparation of airport attack’
KARACHI: Despite the success of the operation clean-up at Karachi airport which ended in elimination of all 10 militants, the smooth execution of the brazen attack clearly suggests the role of the...
View ArticleSindh Child Marriages Restraint Act comes into effect
KARACHI: To restrain solemnisation of child marriages, Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ebad Khan has signed Sindh Child Marriages Restraint Act- 2013, to be effective immediately.According to the act,...
View ArticleNew layer of super bureaucratic cadre planned
ISLAMABAD: In the face of the serious problem of brain drain, the government has decided to create another layer of super bureaucratic cadre to be called National Executive Service and set up a...
View Article‘Karachi using fake bomb detectors’
WASHINGTON: Security guards at the Karachi airport were using their own version of a fake bomb detector made by a British con artist, the Western media reports.The fake detector, known as ADE 65, was...
View ArticleNo funds allocated in budget for quake-hit Balochistan districts
QUETTA: The federal government has allocated no funds for reconstruction of infrastructure in parts of Awaran and Kech districts which were devastated by a powerful earthquake nine months ago, despite...
View ArticleInquiry committee formed for Karachi airport attack probe
KARACHI: Karachi Police chief Ghulam Qadir Thebo constituted an inquiry committee to probe into the terrorism incident at Karachi airport, DawnNews reported.The inquiry committee was led by Deputy...
View ArticleMusharraf travel curb to be lifted in 15 days: SHC
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Thursday in a short order said that the name of former military ruler Pervez Musharraf be removed from the exit control list (ECL) after 15 days.The ruling was...
View ArticleCathay Pacific to resume Karachi flights from June 13
KARACHI: Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd will be resuming flights to and from Karachi starting Friday (June 13) after having reviewed the situation at Jinnah International Airport, the airline said on its...
View ArticlePakistan condemns US drone strikes in North Waziristan
ISLAMABAD: Two hours after her official briefing, Foreign Office spokesperson Tasneem Aslam confirmed and condemned two pre-dawn US drone strikes that struck militant hideouts in North Waziristan in...
View ArticleDrone targeted Haqqani network commander, Afghan Taliban: sources
PESHAWAR: A key Haqqani network commander Haji Gul was killed in the early morning US drone strike in Dand-i Darpakhel area of North Waziristan Agency, Dawn News quotes sources as saying on...
View ArticleUpcoming KP budget likely to be above Rs0.4 trillion
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa budget for fiscal year 2014-15 is likely to be above Rs0.4 trillion as budget recommendations with Rs139 billion for Annual Development Programs (ADPs) and Rs 261...
View ArticleNisar, Memon indulge in blame game over airport attack
KARACHI/ISLAMABAD. Sindh Information Minister Sharjeel Memon on Thursday slammed Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan for his criticism of the provincial government’s handling of the Karachi...
View ArticleAirport siege aftermath: Pakistan braces for imminent attacks
LAHORE/PESHAWAR/QUETTA: Following the deadly attack on Karachi airport, security for all airports and government buildings has been beefed up across the country.Inspector General Punjab Khan Baig told...
View ArticleAchakzai urges PM, army chief to ‘patch up differences’
ISLAMABAD: Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP) chief Mahmood Khan Achakzai on Thursday urged Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif to “patch up differences”...
View Article'Visa waiver for Pakistani fans travelling to the World Cup'
ISLAMABAD: Close to 500 Pakistani fans are travelling to Brazil to witness the biggest sporting carnival - the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Brazil’s Ambassador to Pakistan Alfredo Leoni said on Thursday.“We...
View ArticleThousands attend funeral of Nawab Marri
QUETTA: Amidst grief and sorrow, the elderly Baloch nationalist ideologue, Nawab Khair Bakhsh Marri was laid to rest in Quetta on Thursday.Nawab Marri's funeral prayer was offered in New Kahan, located...
View ArticleImran fears North Waziristan operation will be ‘suicidal'
ISLAMABAD: Reiterating his party’s stance on peace talks with militants, Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan on Thursday said that an offensive in North Waziristan would unite militant...
View ArticleSami urges govt to pursue talks with Taliban again
LAHORE: Maulana Samiul Haq, the chief of his own faction of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI-S) and a member of the now dysfunctional Taliban negotiation committee, said on Thursday that dialogue is the only...
View ArticleChina to finance, develop airport in Gwadar
ISLAMABAD: The government disclosed on Thursday that the financing and development of Gwadar International Airport had been “taken over by China” and that the Civil Aviation Authority would not be...
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