Pakistani Taliban sacks central spokesman
PESHAWAR: The outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan has sacked its central spokesman, better known by the name of "Ehsanullah Ehsan", and appointed "Sheikh Maqbool" as his replacement.In a written...
View ArticleCourt limits Sethi’s authority as PCB chief
KARACHI: A court in Pakistan issued a legal notice to acting Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Najam Sethi on Tuesday, limiting his authority to make crucial decisions as head of the cricket...
View ArticleTension grips Lyari as rocket attacks injure 10
KARACHI: Several persons, including women and children were injured in different rocket attacks in Lyari's Kalri and Phool Patti lane areas on Tuesday, DawnNews reported.A traditional event for the...
View ArticleMoon not sighted, Ramzan to begin from Thursday
KARACHI: The moon, marking the beginning of the Islamic month of Ramzan, was not sighted on Tuesday and the first day of the holy month will now fall on Thursday (July 11).The announcement was made by...
View ArticleReport reveals Pasha’s admission of Pak-US 'understanding' on drones
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan reached an understanding with the United States on drone strikes targeting Islamist militants and the attacks can be useful, according to leaked remarks from a former intelligence...
View ArticleNo economic prosperity without peace in country, says Shahbaz
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif Tuesday said that the dream of economic progress could not be realised without maintaining peace in the society.He said this while presiding over a meeting...
View Article514 detained in five internment centres
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court was informed on Tuesday that 514 people were under detention in five internment centres set up in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa under the Action in Aid of Civil Power Regulations 2011...
View ArticleOsama raid a wake-up call: report
ISLAMABAD: The Abbottabad Commission has called for strengthening democratic control of state institutions and civilian oversight over so far unaccountable security and intelligence agencies if a...
View ArticleGovt to confront violent groups, says Nisar
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Tuesday expressed the government’s resolve to confront all groups indulging in violence in Balochistan to restore peace. He was talking to a...
View ArticlePTI separates govt, party offices in KP
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) has decided to separate party and government offices in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and asked its five party leaders, now in the government, to vacate their...
View ArticleKP governor calls on PM Nawaz
ISLAMABAD: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Engineer Shaukatullah Khan called on Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday to discuss the law and order situation of KP province and the Federally Administered...
View ArticleIn Pakistan, army adamant on fighting the 'other Taliban'
KALAM: In the past few years, Pakistan's Swat valley has been occupied by extremist insurgents, undergone a bruising counter-offensive by the army and then flooded by waters that washed away acres of...
View ArticleMilitant commander killed in Mastung
QUETTA: A militant ‘commander’ of a proscribed sectarian organisation was killed in an operation conducted by security forces in Mastung district of Balochistan on Wednesday, intelligence officials...
View ArticleSindh cabinet expanded: Nine new ministers sworn in
KARACHI: Nine new ministers of the Sindh provincial assembly took oath on Friday, raising the total size of the provincial cabinet to 16. Mohammad Khan Junejo and Hasnain Mirza were appointed as...
View ArticleIn Balochistan, an ancient forest battles for survival
In Balochistan’s Ziarat Valley, under the shade of ancient juniper trees, 70-year-old Haji Abdul Qayyum has constructed a mud-walled shop. “The juniper is my life; I have lived below its shadow...
View ArticleSC seeks report on cost of bringing back ex-Ogra chief
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought a report on the details of expenditure incurred to bring back former oil and gas chief Tauqir Sadiq.The apex court also ordered the National...
View ArticleBomb kills Zardari’s security chief, two others in Karachi
KARACHI: A suspected suicide explosion targeting President Asif Ali Zardari's chief security officer killed at least three people in Karachi on Wednesday, police said.Eleven others were injured in the...
View ArticleWomen's University reopens after suicide attack
QUETTA: Despite threats and intimidation, students of Sardar Bahadur Khan Women University appeared to be determined to carry on their educational journey.SBK women university was opened amid tight...
View ArticleBlast in Peshawar
PESHAWAR: A loud explosion occurred in a vehicle in Dabgari Garden area of Peshawar on WednesdayThe home-made bomb was planted under the vehicle of a doctor, according to police sources.The vehicle was...
View ArticleExternal hands involved in all matters of Pakistan: Mengal
QUETTA: Balochistan National Party- Mengal (BNP-M) President Sardar Akhtar Mengal said on Wednesday that external forces were involved in all matters of Pakistan, including the issue of handing down...
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