CEC tried to set aside apex court order
ISLAMABAD: Chief Election Commissioner retired Justice Fakhruddin G. Ebrahim was displeased by the Supreme Court’s decision to change the presidential poll schedule and went to the extent of making an...
View ArticleJUI-F may get two ministries
ISLAMABAD: The JUI-F’s strategy to delay till last minute its decision to support PML-N’s nominee Mamnoon Hussain in the presidential election is going to pay it with two posts in the federal cabinet,...
View ArticleZardari, Nawaz felicitate president-elect
ISLAMABAD: Notwithstanding PPP’s boycott of the presidential election, President Asif Ali Zardari, who is co-chairman of the party, felicitated Mamnoon Hussain on Tuesday on his election as the 12th...
View ArticleMamnoon elected with ease, but with a blemish
ISLAMABAD: The nominee of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-N, Mamnoon Hussain, won the presidential election on Tuesday with ease, but with a blemish due to a boycott led by the largest opposition...
View ArticleMangla set to become country’s largest water reservoir
LAHORE: The raised Mangla dam may replace Tarbela as the country’s biggest water reservoir if rain forecasts for the next two months prove to be correct. Weather experts expect above-average rain...
View ArticleOil mafia behind removal, says ex-chief of PSO
ISLAMABAD: Former managing director of Pakistan State Oil Naeem Yahya Mir has claimed that an influential oil mafia hit by his fuel indigenisation campaign was behind his removal despite record profits...
View ArticleCredibility of poll not affected by boycott: CEC
ISLAMABAD: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Fakhruddin G. Ebrahim has said the boycott of presidential election by some parties had not affected its credibility. Announcing the official result of the...
View ArticleRivals join hands for peace in Tirah
LANDI KOTAL: Two rival groups in Bara tehsil of Khyber Agency have entered a secret deal for what they call restoration of peace in Tirah and Bara-Kajorai area of the tribal region, according to...
View ArticleMobile phone services to be suspended for Yaum-e-Ali
ISLAMABAD: Mobile phone services would remain suspended in most cities of the country on Wednesday as part of security arrangements for Yaum-e-Ali being observed today, DawnNews reported.Mobile phone...
View ArticleEOBI scam case: Pre-audit system restored, says chairman
ISLAMABAD: Munir Qureshi, chairman of the Employees’ Old Age Benefit Institution (EOBI), informed the Supreme Court Wednesday that corrupt elements in the institution were under investigation and that...
View ArticlePakistan goes on high alert amid potential terrorist attacks
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani security forces scoured the Margalla hills surrounding the capital Islamabad and sent additional units to protect key installations on Monday amid tightened security across the...
View ArticleTerror bid foiled in Quetta; police seizes explosive-laden rickshaw
QUETTA: Police claimed to have foiled a major bid of terrorism by seizing an explosive-laden auto rickshaw in Quetta, the capital of the restive Balochistan province on Monday evening.Deputy Inspector...
View ArticleHeavy rains, floods claim 17 lives, displace thousands in Balochistan
QUETTA: Flash-floods and torrential rains have claimed seventeen lives while leaving more than twenty thousand people displaced in Jhal Magsi, Khuzdar and other areas of Balochistan province, said an...
View ArticleEfforts being made to reopen YouTube: IT minister
ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Information Technology Anusha Rehman Khan on Monday said efforts were being made to develop technical solution for purging unwanted material from the YouTube so that it...
View ArticleD I Khan jailbreak: Police arrests suspected “Punjabi Taliban” commander
PESHAWAR: Police on Monday claimed to have arrested a suspected “Punjabi Taliban” commander involved in Dera Ismail Khan jailbreak last week, DawnNews reported.According to official sources, the...
View ArticleTariff increased by up to 74pc: Power shock for business and industry
ISLAMABAD: The government notified on Monday an unprecedented 74 per cent increase in electricity tariff for industrial, commercial and bulk consumers of all distribution companies, including Karachi...
View ArticleUncertainty over Iran pipeline project
ISLAMABAD: While the government appears to be trying to find a way out of the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project, it is reported to have at least made up its mind not to use the $500 million offered by...
View ArticleSSP, two army officers killed in Chilas firing incident
CHILAS: Three people, including a Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Diamer and two army officers, were killed on Tuesday as their convoy came under attack in Gilgit-Baltistan’s Chilas area....
View ArticleRs1.27 billion TDAP scam sent to FIA
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif referred on Monday a scam involving ‘misappropriation’ of Rs1.27 billion in an export promotion organisation, a subsidiary of the commerce ministry, to the...
View ArticleSeniority rule not for military: petition
ISLAMABAD: A citizen filed a petition on Monday requesting the Supreme Court to prevent the appointment of the next army chief solely on the basis of seniority. The petitioner, Shahid Orkazai, claimed...
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