Three ‘peace committee’ activists beheaded
LANDI KOTAL: Militants beheaded three activists of a peace committee and kidnapped four others during an attack on a house in Bara early on Monday, sources said.A gang of armed men resorted to heavy...
View ArticleCJ calls for witness protection programme
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has emphasised the need for a witness protection programme, especially for heinous cases like sectarian killings and terrorism. Addressing the...
View ArticleSenate panel asks govt to undo KESC sale
ISLAMABAD: The Senate’s Standing Committee on Water and Power has asked the federal government to take over the management of the Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) and register cases against...
View ArticleFrom Karachi to Guantanamo
KARACHI: Oblivious to the aftershocks of the Sept 11 attacks that left the world reeling from it, Fawzia, the 14-year-old bride of Mohammed Ahmad Ghulam Rabbani, was leading a blissful marital life....
View ArticleAdmitting newcomers a tall order for KP schools
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government is to launch ‘enrolment campaign’ in the province today (Tuesday) to encourage more and more people to send their children to schools.However, the...
View ArticlePML-N workers in KP feel ignored
PESHAWAR: The lack of communication between the provincial and central leaders of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) is likely to cause difficulties for the party in winning seats during the local...
View ArticleFederation submits response in petition against Zardari
ISLAMABAD: The federation’s law division on Tuesday submitted its response in the Supreme Court during the hearing of a petition against former president Asif Ali Zardari over barring him from leaving...
View ArticleDelay in LG elections irks CEC
ISLAMABAD: Acting Chief Election Commissioner Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jilani on Tuesday presided over a meetig of the Election Commission of Pakistan to review the arrangements for local government...
View ArticleKhan promises ‘uniform education system’ in KP
PESHAWAR: Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan announced Tuesday that a uniform education system will be provided throughout Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from March next year. Speaking at the inaugural...
View ArticleMissing Nato containers: MQM’s Ghauri seeks to become party in case
KARACHI: Senior leader of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and former minister for ports and shipping Babar Ghauri on Tuesday filed an application in the Supreme Court seeking to become party in the case...
View ArticlePakistan to free top Taliban prisoner Mullah Baradar
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will release former Afghan Taliban second-in-command, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, as soon as this month to help advance peace efforts in neighbouring Afghanistan, Pakistan’s foreign...
View ArticleECP, Army agree to hold LG polls in cantonment boards on Nov 3
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and the Army on Tuesday reached a consensus on holding the local body elections in cantonment boards on November 3. The decision was taken at a...
View ArticleAltaf demands formation of new provinces
KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain Tuesday said that attention should be paid to equitable distribution of national resources and elimination of the sense of deprivation among...
View ArticlePervez Rashid says talks with Taliban are in national interest
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Pervaiz Rashid Tuesday said the government would formulate a policy to eliminate terrorism in the country and talks with Taliban would be held in...
View ArticleMalala painting to hang in UK Portrait Gallery
LONDON: A painting of Pakistani education activist Malala Yousafzai is going on display alongside British luminaries at the National Portrait Gallery in London. The portrait by artist Jonathan Yeo...
View ArticleTaliban peace talks Pakistan’s “own decision,” says Nisar
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said on Tuesday that the framework for holding dialogue with Taliban is ready and there was no foreign pressure in this regard.Addressing a press...
View ArticleMilitary leadership vows to defend Pakistan’s territorial integrity
ISLAMABAD: The top military leadership of Pakistan Tuesday discussed the operational situation at the borders and vowed that territorial integrity of the country would be safeguarded at all cost, said...
View ArticleShah says easier to negotiate with Afghan Taliban than Pakistanis
ISLAMABAD: Leader of the Opposition in National Assembly Syed Khurshid Ahmed Shah Tuesday said the government should hold result-oriented dialogue with Taliban to curb terrorism and restore peace in...
View ArticleTerrorism badly affecting economy: Nawaz
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said that extremism and terrorism are adversely affecting the country’s economy. Speaking at a meeting of the cabinet on Tuesday, he said: “Economic...
View ArticleATC issues fresh order to produce Musharraf
QUETTA: The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) here on Tuesday once again ordered production of former military ruler retired Gen Pervez Musharraf before the court in the Nawab Akbar Bugti murder case. The ATC...
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