Two killed as van plunges into river in Charsadda
PESHAWAR: At least two women were killed and a child went missing after a van travelling on Adezai bridge in Charsaddah's Shabqadar tehsil plunged into the Kabul River, DawnNews reported.Sources said...
View ArticleCountry needs long march for economic revival: Ahsan Iqbal
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning Development and Reforms Ahsan Iqbal on Friday said that under the prevailing circumstances, the country needs an industrial revolution and long march for economic...
View ArticleSoldiers from present-day Pakistan honoured for services in WWI
Three soldiers from Pakistan were among 175 men honoured in a ceremony held by the British government for winning UK’s highest military honour, the Victoria Cross, for services rendered in the First...
View ArticlePakistan gets representation in ICC Executive Committee
KARACHI: Chairman Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Najam Sethi was elected on the newly-formed, all powerful International Cricket Council Executive Committee (ExCo) in Melbourne (Australia), said a PCB...
View ArticleSri Lanka cancels on-arrival visa facility for Pakistanis
ISLAMABAD: The Sri Lankan government on Friday cancelled the on-arrival visa facility for Pakistanis, DawnNews reported. Pakistani citizens intending to travel to Sri Lanka have been advised by the...
View ArticleDraft bill seeks end to forced marriages of Hindu girls
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Law, Justice and Human Rights on Friday decided to finalise and approve a comprehensive draft regarding the Hindu Marriage Bill 2014 in its next...
View ArticleToppling govt is ‘too small’ an agenda, claims Qadri
LAHORE: Dispelling impression of attempting to topple the elected government, Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) chief Dr Tahirul Qadri on Friday said it was ‘too small’ an agenda to follow and his objective...
View ArticleAfridi to stage charity T20 for NWA IDPs
KARACHI: Pakistan cricket legend Shahid Afridi said Friday he is planning a Twenty20 match to raise money for almost half a million people displaced by a military operation in the country's...
View ArticleImran warns Nawaz of 'tsunami march' if demands not met
BAHAWALPUR: In a speech to large public gathering, Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan on Friday criticised Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and warned him of a 'tsunami march' to Islamabad on...
View ArticleIMF releases $555.9 mn loan tranche for Pakistan
WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday disbursed $555.9 million to Pakistan, confirming the country was on track with the conditions of its IMF loan program.The IMF saved Pakistan...
View Article‘Brain-eating’ amoeba claims third life in a month
KARACHI: The city health authorities on Friday confirmed another death caused by naegleria fowleri, commonly called ‘brain-eating’ amoeba, in the third such case within a month. Only five days ago, a...
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‘Baloch students will take up arms if denied rights’
LAHORE: Lateef Jauhar has lost too much weight and his skin its glow. But even then, he is stable and his body has begun to accept food again. Jauhar went on a 40-day hunger strike outside the Karachi...
View ArticleStudent’s goodwill gesture: From a 'future army officer'
LAHORE: A class III student was invited by Lahore Corps Commander Lt-Gen Naweed Zaman in his office to acknowledge his gesture of goodwill for the army.Eight-year-old Yousaf Mueen, of Lahore, had sent...
View ArticleStudents from rural areas bag top positions in SSC exam
ISLAMABAD: Students from the rural areas and the Pakistani embassy in Dubai bagged most of the top positions in the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) annual examination 2014.According to the results...
View ArticleThree killed as van falls into River Kabul
CHARSADDA: Three persons of a family were killed and seven others were injured when a passenger van fell into River Kabul in Charsadda on Friday. A van carrying passengers from Peshawar to Mohmand...
View ArticleIDP among two shot dead in Kohat
KOHAT: Two people, including an internally displaced person from Orakzai Agency, were killed, while a woman and her son were injured in a clash in Naway Kalay area here on Friday.Police said that three...
View ArticleKnown Pashto comedian Gul Bali passes away
PESHAWAR: Prominent Pashto comedian Murad Ali, popularly known as Gul Bali, died after protracted illness here on Friday. He was laid to rest in his ancestral graveyard in Bana Mari, Peshawar. A large...
View ArticleSwiss mountaineers to scale Tirich Mir
CHITRAL: A team of four mountaineers from Switzerland will scale Tirich Mir, the highest peak of Hindkush range in upper Chitral, after a decade.Talking to Dawn here on Friday, managing director of...
View ArticleNWA IDPs number swells to 457,048
PESHAWAR: The total number of internally displaced persons from North Waziristan Agency has reached 457,048 individuals, comprising 36,904 families.According to daily report released by the Provincial...
View ArticleSaudi Airlines suspend Peshawar flight operations
PESHAWAR: Saudi Arabian Airlines has suspended its operations to and from Peshawar on Saturday following an attack on Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) boeing 756 which had left a woman dead and...
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