PAT chief hosts like-minded political party leaders
LAHORE: Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) chief Dr Tahirul Qadri on Wednesday called for a meeting of all the like-minded parties on June 26, DawnNews reported.A meeting between chief of the Awami Muslim...
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Airport attack: Emirates suspends Peshawar flight operations
PESHAWAR: The Emirates airline has officially suspended its flight operations to and from Peshawar in the wake of yesterday's attack on the city's Bacha Khan International Airport. In an email to...
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Traumatised children from NWA flee battle zone in search of peace
BAKKA KHEL/FR BANNU: In her local Waziri dialect of Pashto, seven-year-old Nadia from the Khushali Tori Khel village describes the lethal hiss of US drones.“I was terrified by the bangana [buzzing]...
View Article30 days later: Stories that mattered, and those that didn't
Dawn.com presents a visual overview of what stories you, the visitor, read in the last 30 days, compared to stories that featured at the bottom of the page views barrel.Page views presented below are...
View ArticleZarb-i-Azb: 12 suspected militants surrender, 13 killed
PESHAWAR/ISLAMABAD: At least 13 suspected militants were killed and five hideouts were destroyed in fresh strikes carried out by Pakistan's military jet fighters on Wednesday, according to a statement...
View ArticleSenate standing committee approves PPO
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Interior approved on Wednesday the Protection of Pakistan Ordinance (PPO) 2014 which permits security forces to shoot suspects on sight with the permission...
View ArticleNAB has recovered Rs 260bn during last 15 years, says chairman
QUETTA: Chairman National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Qamar Zaman Chaudhry has said that the bureau had recovered Rs 260 billion from bureaucrats, politicians and others during last 15 years in the...
View ArticleShoaib Akhtar weds in low key event
HARIPUR: The wedding ceremony of Pakistan's former express bowler Shoaib Akhtar was held in Haripur district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on 23 June, DawnNews reported on Wednesday.The report further said...
View ArticleTwo pilots killed as Army chopper crashes in Multan
MULTAN: Two pilots were killed Wednesday when a Pakistan army helicopter crashed in Multan while carrying out a training exercise, military officials said.“Two army aviation pilots embraced martyrdom...
View ArticleMilitants attack security check-post in Jamrud; one killed
PESHAWAR: A member of the tribal Khasadar force was killed and four security personnel injured early Thursday when militants attacked a security check-post in Jamrud tehsil of Khyber agency.Official...
View ArticleSC summons case record of woman killed with bricks by family
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Wednesday summoned from the Lahore High Court the record of a case involving a woman who was bludgeoned to death allegedly by her father and other relatives outside the...
View ArticleBalochistan Assembly approves budget
QUETTA: The Balochistan Assembly passed the provincial budget of over Rs214 billion for the next financial year on Wednesday.Adviser to Chief Minister on Finance Mir Khalid Khan Langov presented 55...
View ArticleMQM worker killed in Karachi
KARACHI: An activist of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement was shot dead in Gulistan-e-Johar on Wednesday night, triggering fear and panic in the area.Akbar Ghazanfar was standing outside Rufi Heights when a...
View ArticleLions, owls and bears: Looking for black magic ‘essentials’ in zoo
LAHORE: Not all visitors to the zoo in the city are on a pleasure trip. Some have sinister motives as they look for ‘things’ that can be used in black magic.Black magic thrives as fake ‘pirs’ offer the...
View ArticleLawyers help suspect flee
LAHORE: A group of lawyers helped a suspect of fraud escape the FIA custody after a Lahore High Court single bench dismissed his bail petition on Wednesday.Rafiq, an employee at a rice mill, allegedly...
View ArticleSexual harassment allegations rock Quaid-i-Azam University again
ISLAMABAD: A sexual harassment scandal rocked the Quaid-i-Azam University on Wednesday, with the vice chancellor asking the Dean of Social Sciences Department Dr Aalia Hashmi to investigate the...
View ArticleWho will secure Islamabad airport?
RAWALPINDI: In the wake of the overnight attack on a commercial aircraft at Peshawar airport that left a woman passenger killed and two crew members injured, the authorities at the Benazir Bhutto...
View ArticleOpposition angered by Imran’s assembly dissolution threat
PESHAWAR: Uproar and disorder was witnessed in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly when the opposition parties protested the repeated threat of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf chief Imran Khan to dissolve the...
View ArticleDrug registration delay affecting hepatitis patients
LAHORE: The Drug Regulatory Authority (DRA) has delayed registration of a ‘miracle’ drug which is meant to treat chronic patients of hepatitis C. Approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA),...
View ArticleOpposition angered by Imran’s assembly dissolution threat
PESHAWAR: Uproar and disorder was witnessed in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly when the opposition parties protested the repeated threat of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf chief Imran Khan to dissolve the...
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