Teacher’s husband held for beating up student
RAWALPINDI: The husband of a teacher at a private school was arrested on charges of torturing a fifth class student, police said.Hamza, a student at a private school in Morgah, did not inform his...
View ArticleKP not informed about Waziristan operation: Khattak
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Pervez Khattak has expressed ignorance about the timing of the military operation in North Waziristan Agency, saying that provincial governor and Peshawar...
View ArticlePolice officers ‘posting shy’ in the wake of Minhaj fiasco
LAHORE: Police authorities had to face embarrassment on Thursday after a senior officer posted against a key slot in Lahore refused to assume the charge.Punjab police Inspector General Mushtaq Ahmad...
View ArticleEnvironmental tribunal judge killed in Quetta
QUETTA: Environmental Tribunal judge Sakhi Sultan was killed in a firing incident in Quetta’s Jinnah Town area on Friday, DawnNews reported. Mehmood Notezai, the Superintendent of Police Quetta, told...
View ArticleMohsin Hamid's novel shortlisted for International Literary Award
Pakistani writer Mohsin Hamid's latest novel, "How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia", has been shortlisted for Germany's International Literature Award."I'm thrilled for 'How to Get Filthy Rich in...
View ArticleBody of kidnapped woman found hanging on tree in Layyah
LAHORE: A woman’s body was found hanging on a tree in Punjab’s Layyah area on Friday, DawnNews reported.The woman was kidnapped earlier but was later found murdered with her body hanging on a...
View ArticleKarachi Rangers kill alleged TTP commander during operation
KARACHI: Rangers personnel conducted an operation in Sultanabad area of Manghopir in Karachi on Thursday, allegedly killing a key commander and the local vice-emir of the proscribed Tehreek-i-Taliban...
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Tango with the mango
Why not let the mangoes ripen on the trees? Why take them off as soon as they reach the right size? In many cases it is not even allowed for that to happen. Those raw mangoes or kairis have their own...
View ArticleIED attack on police van kills two
PESHAWAR: Two policemen were killed, and two others injured on Friday as a result of an improvised explosive device (IED) blast on a police van in Torghar.The attack took place in Akazai area of...
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Zarb-i-Azb: At least 12 militants killed; 200,000 civilians fled
BANNU: Pakistan Army’s Cobra gunship helicopters pounded three militant hideouts in Qutub Khel area on the outskirts of Miramshah Friday, killing at least 12 suspected terrorists, as the number of...
View ArticleSlain MQM lawmaker buried in Lahore
LAHORE: Member of National Assembly belonging to the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Tahira Asif, who was gunned down in an attack in Lahore, was buried on Friday in a local graveyard near her residence...
View ArticleMilitary to be given full resources to accomplish NWA operation: PM
PESHAWAR/ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, during his first ever visit to the Headquarters of the Peshawar Corps of Pakistan Army, assured the military of full financial support to ensure success...
View ArticleShahbaz sacks Rana Sanaullah over Lahore tragedy
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Friday said that he has asked for the resignation of the provincial Law Minister Rana Sanaullah, DawnNews reported.The announcement comes over the...
View ArticlePemra suspends Geo Entertainment, ARY News licenses
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) announced on Friday that the licenses of private TV channels Geo Entertainment and ARY News are to be suspended, DawnNews reported.Geo...
View ArticleBlast at Islamabad shrine wounds at least 54
ISLAMABAD: A powerful explosion at a shrine in the federal capital on Friday night injured at least 54 people, seven of whom are said to be in critical condition, DawnNews reported.Chief Commissioner...
View ArticleSecurity enhanced at KKH, tourist spots
GILGIT: The Gilgit-Baltistan government has decided to beef up security at the Karakoram Highway and around the tourist points across the region following the launch of ‘Operation Zarb-i-Azb’ in the...
View ArticleThousands stranded on Bannu road
PESHAWAR/BANNU: Thousands of displaced men, women and children were stranded on Friday at checkpoints, waiting for clearance from the authorities amid a mass exodus from North Waziristan.The Fata...
View Article35 injured in blast at shrine near Islamabad
ISLAMABAD: A low-intensity blast rocked the outskirts of Islamabad causing injuries to 35 people.According to police, the blast took place at a shrine in the Pandorian area during commemoration of the...
View ArticleIHC stops govt from making high-profile appointments
ISLAMABAD: Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) has restrained the federal government from making appointments on high-profile positions that violate the Supreme Court...
View ArticleWoman’s body found hanging from tree
LAYYAH: The body of a 24-year-old woman was found hanging from a tree in Nawankot area of Choubara tehsil on Friday. The woman’s father told police his son alerted him in the small hours of the morning...
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