Footprints: Wages of fate
Oblivious to the irony in the age-old term that means ‘statue’, they call each other ‘murats’. Buried between man and woman, transgenders lie on the edge of society but straddle different worlds.Deep...
View ArticleGovt mulls recourse to law against Qadri
ISLAMABAD: As Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) chief Dr Tahirul Qadri prepares to roar into the capital in an effort to unseat the ruling party, the government is collecting evidence which may help prove...
View ArticleFederal cess on gas disputed
ISLAMABAD: During the general debate in the National Assembly on the new budget on Saturday, two lawmakers of main opposition parties challenged a federal cess on natural gas as a violation of the...
View ArticleBusinesses urge govt to revise proposed tax hikes
ISLAMABAD: Business leaders from across the county urged the government to revise increase in taxes proposed in the federal budget 2014-15 to save their businesses from closure and the national economy...
View ArticleBengal tiger dies in zoo
KARACHI: A Bengal tiger that the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) authorities had imported only two years ago at an exorbitant cost died in the zoo on Saturday morning. The big cat had been...
View ArticleProbe ordered into two naegleria deaths in Karachi
KARACHI: The death of two men from the same neighbourhood of Gulistan-i-Jauhar on account of ‘brain-eating’ amoeba, or Naegleria fowleri, has kept the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB) on its...
View ArticleLuxury tax to help broaden net, says minister
LAHORE: Punjab Minister for Finance Mujtaba Shujaur Rehman is optimistic that the levy on big houses and luxury vehicles will broaden tax net and generate Rs3 billion in the upcoming fiscal year.“The...
View ArticleMinister slams false information on polio vaccine
ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for National Health Services Saira Afzal Tarar on Saturday criticised elements causing misunderstandings about the polio vaccine by claiming that it caused infertility or...
View ArticleKP govt burdens salaried class with taxes
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has raised the ratio of provincial taxes by making amendments to various laws pertaining to the stamp duty, professional institutions, business...
View ArticleReliance on foreign assistance continues
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government continues its reliance on foreign assistance in its Annual Development Programme (ADP) for fiscal year 2014-15 as it has projected Rs39.75 billion as foreign...
View ArticleForces arrest 40 suspected militants in Jamrud
LANDI KOTAL: The security forces on Saturday arrested more than 40 suspected militants in Jamrud tehsil of Khyber Agency during a search operation conducted in collaboration with the local political...
View ArticlePolio campaign begins in Peshawar, DI Khan
PESHAWAR: The polio vaccination campaign began on Sunday in Peshawar and Dera Ismail Khan, DawnNews reported.During the anti-polio campaign in which some 2,400 teams are participating, almost 700,000...
View ArticleSHO Syeda Ghazala: Defying stereotypes in chaotic Karachi
KARACHI. Just days into her job running a police station in the country’s largest city, Syeda Ghazala had to put her training to the test: she opened fire with her .22-caliber pistol at a man who shot...
View ArticleKarachi airport attack mastermind killed in N Waziristan: Sources
ISLAMABAD/PESHAWAR. The mastermind of the Karachi airport attack, Abu Abdul Rehman al Maani was killed during the overnight air strikes carried out by Pakistan Air Force (PAF) fighter jets and the...
View ArticleMilitant infighting leaves seven dead in N Waziristan
PESHAWAR. Fresh clashes between rival militant groups left seven dead on Sunday in the Shawal Tehsil of North Waziristan Agency. Two people were also injured in the militant infighting.Officials and...
View ArticleSlain minority MPA laid to rest in Balochistan
QUETTA: Slain minority lawmaker, Handry Masieh was laid to rest in Balochistan's Mastung area on Sunday.Masieh was shot dead by his own guard in Nawan Killi area of Quetta on Saturday evening. Police...
View ArticlePakistan launches 'Zarb-e-Azb' military operation in N Waziristan
ISLAMABAD: On the directions of the government, the Pakistan Army has launched a comprehensive operation against foreign and local terrorists who are hiding in sanctuaries in North Waziristan Agency, a...
View ArticleSupporters and critics weigh in on operation
ISLAMABAD. Moments after Pakistan announced the launch of a comprehensive operation in North Waziristan, political parties and analysts weighed in on the repercussions of the move.Money for operation:...
View ArticleShah warns govt against arresting Qadri, Sheikh Rashid
KARACHI: Opposition Leader in National Assembly Syed Khurshid Shah of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on Sunday warned the government against arresting Dr Tahirul Qadri and Sheikh Rashid Ahmed saying it...
View ArticleZarb-e-Azb operation: 120 suspected militants killed in N Waziristan
ISLAMABAD: At least 120 suspected militants were killed in North Waziristan tribal region during the 'Zarb-e-Azb' operation.Earlier, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) quoted to have said that at...
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