Blast in Balochistn's Mastung area kills two
QUETTA: An explosion occurred near a shopping centre in Mastung area of Balochistan killing two persons, including a child, and injured 15 persons on Wednesday, DawnNews reported.The bomb was planted...
View ArticleUS acknowledges Pakistan’s fears of Indian presence in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON: In an acknowledgement of Pakistan's concerns over India's presence in Afghanistan, US Special Representative James Dobbins Wednesday said Islamabad's fears are “not groundless.” The US...
View ArticleIndian allegations can harm peace process, says Nisar
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan Wednesday said unnecessary blame game unleashed by India would harm peace initiatives and efforts of improving bilateral relations between the two...
View ArticleUS avoids blaming Pakistan for LoC flare-up
WASHINGTON: The US State Department has expressed the hope that India and Pakistan “will continue to take steps they have taken recently to improve their bilateral relations”.When asked at a news...
View ArticleJUI-F will seek court action against Imran
ISLAMABAD: In what appears to be a tit-for-tat move, Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman said on Wednesday he would go to a court to seek disqualification of PTI chairman Imran...
View ArticleKilling of 3 top security officials by TTP: Operation under way in Chilas to...
GILGIT: Security forces intensified search on Wednesday for militants of the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan in the remote northern town of Chilas, headquarters of the Diamer district, after the killing of...
View ArticlePlan for polio-free world by 2018
ISLAMABAD: With an overarching framework for vulnerable areas, a comprehensive and long-term strategy has been developed to ensure a polio-free world by 2018.Major new elements in the “Polio...
View ArticleMoon sighted in North Waziristan
A 25-member committee of ulema of North Waziristan, after deliberating for more than four hours, declared on Wednesday that Shawwal moon had been sighted and that Eid would be celebrated across the...
View ArticleOpposition vows protest over power tariff
ISLAMABAD: Pledging to lodge a strong protest in case its call was not heeded, the opposition asked the PML-N government on Wednesday to withdraw its decision to raise electricity tariff for commercial...
View ArticleKilling of three top security officials by TTP: Operation under way in Chilas...
GILGIT: Security forces intensified search on Wednesday for militants of the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan in the remote northern town of Chilas, headquarters of the Diamer district, after the killing of...
View Article100 apply for PIA’s two top posts
LAHORE: Foreigners are among about 100 people who have applied for the posts of managing director and chairman of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), according to sources. PIA officials told...
View ArticlePBC concerned over ‘excessive’ use of contempt jurisdiction
ISLAMABAD: The executive committee of Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) adopted a strongly-worded resolution on Wednesday, expressing concern over what it called `excessive’ exercise by the Supreme Court of...
View ArticleVictims’ relatives, football fans shocked by Lyari blast
KARACHI: Football enthusiasts as well relatives and friends of the dead and surviving victims were in shock following the bomb explosion that killed at least eight people at a football event in Lyari...
View ArticleEight of a family drown as boat sinks near Tando Allahyar
HYDERABAD: Eight members of a family, including two women and two children, drowned on Thursday when the fishing-boat they were traveling in sank in a lake near Tando Allahyar area of Sindh.A family,...
View ArticlePolice officer killed, six injured in Quetta
QUETTA: Unknown gunmen opened indiscriminate fire on a police van in Killi Almo area of Quetta killing station house officer (SHO) of City police station and injuring six others on Thursday.SHO...
View ArticleFiring injures Pakistani civilian at Kashmir border
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani military officials on Thursday said Indian troops opened fire and seriously wounding a male civilian along the Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir.Officials said Indian troops opened...
View ArticleSuicide attack on Quetta funeral kills 30: police chief
**QUETTA: A suicide blast at the funeral of a slain police officer in Quetta killed 30 members of the police force, including a DIG and SP, and 60 others injured. on Thursday."So far we can confirm 21...
View ArticleSharif seeks to ease India tensions, urges restoration of ceasefire at LoC
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif tried Thursday to ease tensions with India by urging both sides to work swiftly to shore up a 10-year ceasefire threatened by recent attacks.Sharif said that it...
View ArticleShawwal moon sighted, Eid to be celebrated on Friday
KARACHI: Ruet-i-Hilal Committee announced on Thursday that the moon of the month of Shawwal had been sighted and that Eid-ul-Fitr will be celebrated on Friday.The announcement was made by Chairman of...
View ArticlePM wants counter-terrorism strategy draft by Aug 13
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday discussed the law and order situation in the country with Interior Minister Chaudhary Nisar Ali Khan with special emphasis on the terrorist attacks in...
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