Petition seeks action against ARY News
ISLAMABAD: A petition filed in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday seeks action against ARY News for allegedly airing malicious content targeting members of the superior judiciary.The petition,...
View ArticleParliament watch: ‘Cracks’ surface in Nisar’s ties with PM
Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan is in the news once again. But this time around, he is not holding forth on talks with the Taliban or security details.He is reportedly not happy with the...
View ArticleKidnapped contractor ‘sold’ to militants
RAWALPINDI: A private contractor, who was kidnapped from Gulraiz Colony for a ransom of Rs10 million by unidentified people, was further sold to a splinter group of militants in Khyber Agency, police...
View ArticlePresident of PML-N's Khuzdar city chapter gunned down
QUETTA: Haji Muhammad Alam Jattak, president of the Khuzdar city chapter of Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N), was shot dead in the early hours of Friday when unidentified gunmen riding a...
View ArticleFiring reported across LoC; two injured
KOTLI: Mortar shells were allegedly fired by personnel from the Indian army on Friday in the Nakial and Hot Spring sectors of Azad Kashmir, DawnNews reported.Two casualties were reported in the...
View ArticleAttack on checkpost in Lower Dir District kills one
PESHAWAR: A policeman was killed on Friday when unidentified militants attacked a police checkpost near Chakdara area of Lower Dir district.In a separate incident, at least two FC men were injured when...
View Article2nd death anniversary of renowned ghazal singer Mehdi Hassan Khan
LAHORE: The 2nd death anniversary of Lollywood ghazal singer late Mehdi Hasan Khan will be observed on Friday.In Lahore, a memorial reference will be held at Al-Hamra Art Center today.Meanwhile, Lahore...
View ArticleIHC issues contempt notice to acting Pemra chairman
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday issued a contempt of court notice to acting chairman of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) Pervez Rathore for allegedly...
View ArticleModi condemns Karachi airport attack in letter to Nawaz
ISLAMABAD: Replying to a letter written by his Pakistani counterpart, Indian premier Narendra Modi on Friday strongly condemned the terrorist attack on Karachi airport. He expressed sorrow over the...
View ArticleGovt members boycott Senate’s budget debate
ISLAMABAD: Perhaps for the first time in the country’s parliamentary history, treasury members boycotted on Thursday the budget debate in Senate, over alleged misuse of rules by the deputy chairman. It...
View ArticleOver Rs1trillion budget announced in Punjab Assembly
LAHORE: The Punjab Assembly's session for presentation of budget proposals for fiscal year 2014-2015 concluded on Friday while the total volume of the provincial budget is estimated to be at...
View ArticleNorth Waziristan empties out as foreign fighters flee
MIRAMSHAH: Some of the world's most feared militants are quietly slipping away from the North Waziristan tribal region in anticipation of a long-rumoured military operation, raising questions about the...
View ArticleJUI-F senator says govt failed to provide relief with budget
ISLAMABAD: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl (JUI-F) Senator Haji Ghulam Ali said that the government had failed to provide relief to common people in the recent budget, adding that the federal government...
View ArticleSindh urged to boost agri tax collection
KARACHI: The Sindh government should reduce sales tax on services to single digits and improve tax collection on agriculture which is even less than one per cent of federal and provincial taxes,...
View ArticleModerate earthquake hits southwestern Pakistan; no casualties
QUETTA: A 5.3-magnitude earthquake struck southwestern Pakistan on Friday, but officials said there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.The epicentre was in the city of Khuzdar, in...
View ArticleUN vehicle reported snatched in Karachi
KARACHI: A double cabin vehicle of the United Nations was snatched in Karachi on Friday, whereas six people were reported injured in two separate incident in the city, DawnNews reported. Moreover, two...
View ArticleTribunal disqualifies JUI-F MPA, orders re-polling at Mansehra seat
ABBOTTABAD: An election tribunal on Friday disqualified Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam Fazl (JUI-F) provincial lawmaker Zareen Gul Khan after it declared that polls had been rigged at his PK-58 Mansehra...
View ArticleCM Sindh announces Rs686bn provincial budget
KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly's session for presentation of budget proposals for fiscal year 2014-2015 was under way here on Friday, DawnNews reported.The session was being chaired by Speaker Sindh...
View Article'Hereditary politics threat to democracy in Pakistan'
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) MNA Shafqat Mahmood on Friday said that the isolated leadership of the ruling party and hereditary politics can be a threat to democracy while the electoral...
View ArticleIHC hints at commission to investigate ‘illegal gains’ made by TV anchors
ISLAMABAD: The petition seeking action against ARY News anchor Mubasher Lucman over his alleged contemptuous campaign against judiciary may ensnare a number of television show hosts as the Islamabad...
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