Haqqani, Al Qaeda men died in drone attack
PESHAWAR, July 6: A ‘commander’ of the Haqqani network and an Al Qaeda operative were among the 17 people killed in drone strike in North Waziristan earlier this week, according to official...
View ArticleImran hopeful of $2bn investment in KP
PESHAWAR: Chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan has hinted at an investment of about $2 billion in the energy sector in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.Addressing a meeting of elected members of...
View ArticleJUI-F, PML-Q assail govt’s security policy
ISLAMABAD: Two major political parties — the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI-F) and Pakistan Muslim League-Q (PML-Q) — expressed on Saturday their reservations over the proposed counter-terrorism policy of...
View ArticleThe last tourists
SHERISTAN is a beautiful name; it sounds so very poetic and at the same time manifestly close to the natural world. But contrary to what one may initially think upon hearing it, Sheristan is not the...
View ArticleA visionary blind defying all odds
HAFIZ Mohammad Iqbal, a resident of Bampokha village in Buner district, was born blind but not without a vision.Despite the fact that his whole family was well-educated, they were unaware that a school...
View ArticleKashgar-Gwadar project “a game changer” for whole region: Sharif
GUANGZHOU: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Sunday asked a prominent Chinese company to provide suggestions and assistance in curbing power line losses, theft and pilferage in Pakistan.The Prime Minister...
View ArticleNato container attacked, set ablaze in Bolan district
QUETTA: Armed militants torched a container supplying fuel to US and Nato troops in Balochistan' s Bolan district on Sunday.Fateh Muhammad, a Levies official told Dawn.com that two gunmen on a...
View ArticleNawaz to set up ‘China Cell’ for projects’ supervision
GUANGZHOU: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Sunday said that he would set up a 'China Cell' in his office, tasked with supervision of all the development projects to be executed with the Chinese...
View ArticleNisar invites political leaders to attend July 12 meeting
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Interior Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Sunday invited political leaders to attend a meeting on national security to be held on July 12.The minister telephoned...
View ArticleFormer spymaster gunned down in Peshawar
PESHAWAR: A former assistant director of Intelligence Bureau (IB), Mujahid Khan was gunned down by unknown miscreants in Peshawar on Sunday night, DawnNews reported.According to police, Khan was...
View Article80 rounded up in Lahore blast probe
LAHORE: As the death toll in Saturday's Old Anarkali bomb blast rose to five on Sunday, police took more than 80 suspects into custody for interrogation, but without any significant breakthrough in...
View ArticleImran and Mengal demand fair election process
ISLAMABAD: The clamour over alleged election rigging refuses to die down. On Sunday, the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) and Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M) agreed to raise the issue and...
View ArticleJUI-F readies ‘white paper’
ISLAMABAD: Almost all mainstream political parties have alleged rigging and pointed out irregularities in the May 11 elections, but it is the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI-F) which has taken lead in...
View Article‘Minus-Altaf formula’ not acceptable, says MQM leader
KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement leader and former legislator Haider Abbas Rizvi said on Sunday that elements thinking of the MQM minus Altaf Hussain were living in a fool’s paradise.Addressing a...
View ArticleBilour again in the run for Peshawar seat
PESHAWAR: The Awami National Party has announced its candidates for national and provincial assemblies’ seats for by-election to be held on August 22.A meeting chaired by provincial president of the...
View ArticleFive militants held in Lakki operation
LAKKI MARWAT: Police claimed here on Sunday to have arrested five militants during a search operation in the district.An official said that the operation was launched after they got information that...
View ArticleJirga wants more funds for Peshawar roads
PESHAWAR: Speakers at a jirga here on Sunday highlighted the problems faced by the residents of provincial metropolis and asked the government end misuse of funds.The representatives of different...
View ArticleBNP-M women protest against poor law, order in Wadh
QUETTA: The women wing of Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M) held a demonstration here on Sunday in protest against the law and order situation in Khuzdar district, particularly Wadh...
View ArticleSteps taken to establish govt writ, says official
QUETTA: A high-level meeting reviewed on Sunday measures to strengthen coordination between civilian and military intelligence agencies to curb crime and restore peace.Addressing the meeting, Home...
View ArticleFO bosses not ready to support austerity proposals
ISLAMABAD: Controversy over austerity proposals continues to rage at the Foreign Office, but no one among its top bosses is ready to stand up for the proposed cuts being criticised by the foreign...
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