Bomb targeting army truck kills one, wounds 16 in Karachi
KARACHI: A roadside bomb targeting troops killed a civilian and left 16 more people including 11 soldiers wounded on Thursday night in Pakistan's violence-plagued port city of Karachi, police and...
View ArticleDemocracy taking root in Pakistan: Zardari
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday said democracy was taking root in Pakistan, as for the first time in the country's history one elected civilian president would be handing over charge...
View ArticleSC constitutes bench to hear contempt case against Imran
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Thursday constituted a three-member bench to hear the contempt case against Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on August 28.According to...
View ArticleIndia urged to hold talks as two troops die in shelling
ISLAMABAD: As two more Pakistani soldiers were killed by Indian shelling, Pakistan proposed to India on Thursday meetings of senior diplomats and military officials for implementation of ceasefire on...
View ArticleBy-elections spring some upsets
ISLAMABAD: The unofficial results of the country’s largest by-elections are out and as expected, the PML-N once again tops the electoral race by winning 18 of the 39 National and provincial assembly...
View ArticleUnblocking of YouTube not coming soon
ISLAMABAD: It was being speculated that YouTube may be unblocked soon after Eidul Fitr, but it may take a while before internet users in the country will once again be able to access the popular...
View ArticleNA condemns ceasefire violations
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly condemned on Thursday continued violations of ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) by Indian army and called for a constructive, sustained and result-oriented...
View ArticleProposal to privatise PSM sparks Senate uproar
ISLAMABAD: The Senate witnessed uproar on Thursday and opposition’s protest over the proposed privatisation of Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) and absence of the minister concerned to give a policy...
View ArticleBalochistan PA worried over power crisis
QUETTA: The Balochistan Assembly condemned on Thursday the energy crisis in the province which had affected standing crops and orchards causing billions of rupees worth of losses to growers. The...
View ArticlePresident, PM discuss capital punishment, border tension
ISLAMABAD: Contrary to the exchange of thorny statements by leaders of the ruling PML-N and the main opposition PPP these days, President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif met in the...
View ArticlePeace volunteers step up patrol in Peshawar suburbs
PESHAWAR: The volunteers of peace committees in the suburban areas of Peshawar have tightened security in their respective localities after receiving threatening telephone calls from militants.The...
View ArticleSchool blown up in 2009 yet to be rebuilt in Lower Dir
TIMERGARA: Residents of Dapoor village in Maidan on Wednesday demanded of the government to rebuild the high school which was blown up by militants in 2009. Talking to journalists here, the elders,...
View Article‘Sectarian attack’ claims doctor’s life
KARACHI, Aug 22: A doctor was killed in a sectarian attack in Liaquatabad late Wednesday night, the Super Market police said.They added that Dr Ghazanfar Ali Zaidi, 58, had left his clinic in Hassan...
View ArticleECP announces official by-election results
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Friday announced the official results of the country’s largest by-polls and ruling party Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) once again topped...
View Article337 Indian fishermen released from Pakistani jail
KARACHI: Authorities said that except for one Indian fisherman, 337 other fishermen were released from jails in Pakistan on Friday as per announcement by country's Interior ministry a day earlier.The...
View ArticlePakistan’s debt reaches new heights: Minister of Finance
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Friday was informed that the previous government borrowed a staggering Rs8,136 billion, with no traceability. Minister of State for Privatisation informed the...
View ArticleNawaz for giving ‘Hong Kong like status’ to Gwadar
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday expressed optimism on the possibility of transforming Gwadar in Balochistan into a successful free port on the same lines as Hong Kong to attract...
View ArticleNawaz urges end to India-Pakistan arms race
ISLAMABAD: Despite a recent spike in tensions on the Kashmir border, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday called for an end to a long-running arms race between Pakistan and India, and a stop to a...
View ArticleEleven killed in Bhakkar sectarian clashes
ISLAMABAD: Members of a radical Sunni group clashed on Friday with minority Shia's in central Pakistan, fighting that killed 11 people. Six people had initially been killed in violence. The death toll...
View ArticleFiring at Islamabad madrassa kills three
ISLAMABAD: Three people including curator of an Islamic seminary were killed in the suburbs of Pakistani capital, Islamabad when gunmen opened indiscriminate firing at the madrassa late Friday, police...
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