ATC rejects PPP's application to become party in BB murder case
RAWALPINDI: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Rawalpindi on Tuesday rejected an application filed by the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) to become a party in the Benazir Bhutto murder case, DawnNews...
View ArticleAIG Sindh says 119 police officers, personnel targeted in Karachi this year
KARACHI: Additional Inspector General Sindh (AIG) Ghulam Qadir Thebo on Tuesday said 119 police officers and personnel have become victims of targeted attacks in Karachi this year alone. Addressing a...
View ArticleFederation seeks more time in case against President Zardari
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned till September 10 hearing of a petition requesting for barring President Asif Ali Zardari from travelling abroad after completion of his tenure.A...
View ArticleDG Rangers blast police during Karachi briefing to PM
KARACHI: Briefing Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on prevailing law and order situation in Karachi, Director General of Sindh Rangers, Maj-Gen Rizwan Akhtar Tuesday came hard on police saying the law...
View ArticleSecurity beefed up at all jails in Gilgit Baltistan: official
GILGIT: Jail authorities in Gilgit Baltistan said extraordinary security measures have been adopted to avoid any untoward incident as eight prisoners were shifted from District Jail Gilgit to District...
View ArticleNepra advised to provide Rs31bn relief for masses
ISLAMABAD: With the exception of Karachites, the inflation stricken masses are likely to benefit from the Rs31 billion relief after the Ministry of Water and Power issued an advice in this regard to...
View ArticleParliamentary panel formed for CEC appointment
ISLAMABAD: The process for filling the vacant position of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) commenced on Tuesday, with the formation of a12-member parliamentary committee which would make the...
View ArticleECP member terms Imran’s allegations lies
ISLAMABAD: A member of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), retired Justice Riaz Kayani, has rejected allegations levelled against him by Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf chief Imran Khan and termed the...
View ArticlePTI fails to attend meeting on Karachi
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) abstained from the multi-party meeting Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif chaired in Karachi on the law and order situation obtaining there. A press statement...
View ArticleIndian envoy raises LoC incident during ‘courtesy call’
ISLAMABAD: In what some foreign policy analysts described as discourteous, the new Indian High Commissioner during a “courtesy call” on Foreign Policy and National Security Adviser Sartaj Aziz turned...
View ArticleCommanders meet today
ISLAMABAD: Top army generals have a full plate when they convene for the corps commanders’ conference on Wednesday at the General Headquarters.The meeting is taking place amidst extraordinary...
View ArticleScepticism follows premier’s assurance
KARACHI: When Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif assured all segments of society on Tuesday that peace would be brought back to Karachi, many were not ready to buy his words as history has made them...
View ArticleOmbudsman appears in SC to face challenge
ISLAMABAD: The ailing Federal Ombudsman, Salman Farooqui, appeared before the Supreme Court on Tuesday to face a challenge against his appointment filed by Adviser to the Transparency International...
View ArticleComplete strike by nanbais in Peshawar
PESHAWAR: The nanbais (bakers) of the provincial capital showed unity in their ranks on Tuesday by closing their outlets to press the local administration into increasing the roti price.However, a...
View ArticleNaval Officer killed in Karachi gun attack
KARACHI: A senior Pakistan navy officer was shot dead and his wife wounded in Karachi on Wednesday, police said.The couple were shot on a busy thoroughfare near the National Stadium, a cricket venue,...
View ArticleKarachi violence: 12 suspects arrested, two bodies recovered
KARACHI: A total of 12 suspects were arrested by the police and Rangers in Karachi on Tuesday, while at least six were killed in different parts of the city, DawnNews reported. Four gang members were...
View ArticleNisar says Karachi ‘operation’ to start in two days
KARACHI: The federal cabinet empowered Rangers on Wednesday to lead a targeted operation in the next "one to two days" with the support of police against criminals already identified by federal...
View ArticleNavy officer gunned down in Karachi
A senior Pakistan navy officer was shot dead and his Swedish wife wounded in Pakistan's port city of Karachi on Wednesday, police said.The couple were shot on a busy thoroughfare near the National...
View ArticlePakistan keen to strengthen ties with Afghanistan: Aziz
Sartaj Aziz, the adviser to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on National Security and Foreign Affairs, assured the international community on Wednesday of Pakistan’s sincere desire to work with Afghanistan....
View ArticlePakistani contractors resume Nato oil supplies to Afghanistan
PESHAWAR: Overland oil supplies to Nato troops in Afghanistan resumed through Pakistan on Wednesday with stepped up security after a four-month hiatus due to attacks, Pakistani officials said.Pakistani...
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