Karachi to Lahore motorway project approved
ISLAMABAD: The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) approved on Thursday 12 development projects with an estimated cost of over Rs440 billion, including Rs310bn for the...
View ArticleAnalysis: A war without narratives
It’s a major military operation by any account with nearly 400 alleged terrorists killed and half a million residents of North Waziristan Agency turned refugees within a fortnight. And yet go through...
View ArticleGwadar to have naval school, college
KARACHI: Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Mohammad Asif Sandila laid the foundation-stone of Bahria Model School and College in Gwadar on Thursday.During his visit to navy’s coastal establishments,...
View ArticleJustice Jillani asks lawyers to play role in strengthening democracy
ISLAMABAD: Outgoing Chief Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani urged lawyers on Thursday to play their role as responsible citizens to strengthen the democratic culture which, he said, was not possible...
View ArticleShahbaz continues efforts to pacify Nisar
ISLAMABAD: Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif met annoyed Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan for the second time in 72 hours on Thursday, giving credence to reports about differences between...
View ArticleHeavyweights to sit on electoral reform body
ISLAMABAD: Most major political parties, including the Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf (PTI), have finalised the names of their members for the proposed special parliamentary committee on electoral reforms,...
View ArticleAltaf distances himself from his legislators’ support for PPB
KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain distanced himself on Thursday from his party’s support for the controversial Protection of Pakistan Bill approved by the National Assembly a day...
View ArticleTribunal dissatisfied with interim probe report
LAHORE: The single-judge Model Town inquiry tribunal on Thursday expressed serious dissatisfaction at an interim investigation report on the June 17 incident by a Joint Investigation Team (JIT).Headed...
View ArticleRefuseniks frustrate anti-polio efforts
PESHAWAR: The vaccination refusal cases continue to frustrate the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government’s fight against polio as 17,583 people didn’t allow health workers to administer anti-polio drops to...
View ArticleBlast in Karachi destroys courier company's office
KARACHI: A blast in Karachi's Korangi No 4 area on Friday destroyed the office of a private courier company while in another incident a policeman was killed by unknown gunmen in Gulshan-i-Maymar area...
View Article575,000 IDPs registered in Bannu; relief efforts in progress
BANNU: Commissioner of Bannu, Syed Mohsin Ali, held a media briefing on Friday to share the details of ongoing relief efforts for the Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) in the wake of Operation...
View ArticleNawaz Sharif summons meeting of PML-N leaders and advisers
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif summoned a meeting of the Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N) leaders and advisers to discuss key national, security and political issues, DawnNews...
View ArticleIndia releases nine Pakistani prisoners
LAHORE: India released nine Pakistani nationals, including five fishermen and four others, on Friday, DawnNews reported. Rangers’ personnel greeted the released prisoners and showered them with petals...
View ArticlePolio team beaten up in Khairpur
KHAIRPUR: Two polio vaccinators were wounded in Shah Latif town in Sindh's Khairpur district on Friday, DawnNews reported.Unknown attackers beat up the members of the polio vaccination team with...
View ArticleTwo North Waziristan IDPs shot dead in Bannu; attacker arrested
PESHAWAR: At least two North Waziristan IDPs were killed on Friday when unidentified gunmen opened fire at the registration camp for the internally displaced at Government High School No 4 Mundan in...
View ArticleCJ-designate emphasises greater harmony among national institutions
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice-designate Justice Nasirul Mulk on Friday emphasised the need for greater harmony among national institutions. He was speaking during a full court reference which was held in...
View ArticleBlast near Karachi mosque kills two
KARACHI: Two people were killed and two others were injured in an explosion that took place in Karachi's Saddar area on Friday.The blast took place near Makki Masjid (mosque). Initial investigation...
View ArticleOnly democracy can save Pakistan, says Rabbani
KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Raza Rabbani on Friday said only democracy could lead and save Pakistan.Addressing media representatives at the Karachi Press Club (KPC), Rabbani emphasised...
View ArticleECP directs parties to submit details by Aug 29
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday directed all the political parties, enlisted with the commission, to submit their financial details for financial year 2013-2014 on or...
View ArticleKidnappers release Judicial Magistrate Ziarat
QUETTA: Kidnappers released Judicial Magistrate Ziarat Jam Saka on Friday evening, a senior administration official said.Akbar Hussain Durrani, the Home Secretary Balochistan said the kidnappers freed...
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