TTP leaders in session to firm up response
MIRAMSHAH: A meeting of the central shura of Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan is being held at an unspecified location in the tribal region to firm up a formal response to the government’s peace overtures...
View ArticleJamaat chief hails APC decisions
KARACHI: Jamaat-i-Islami chief Munawar Hasan has described decisions of the All Party Conference as a step in the right direction and advised the government to assert itself while holding talks with...
View ArticlePTI govt under fire in KP Assembly
PESHAWAR: Opposition parties in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly on Tuesday criticised the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf-led government for appointing an ‘army’ of the parliamentary secretaries for the first...
View ArticleMQM's ex-MPA arrested; Karachi shuts down
KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain condemned the arrest of a former provincial legislator belonging to the party, Nadeem Hashmi, whereas a shutdown was observed in Karachi and in...
View ArticleCourt wants more shelter homes for women in KP
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court on Tuesday directed the provincial government to increase the number of shelter homes for destitute women in the province, preferably one in every district.A bench...
View ArticleEconomic cooperation will improve Pakistan's relations with Turkey, says PM
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday said that Pakistan’s relations with Turkey would be furthered by promoting economic and trade cooperation between the two countries, DawnNews...
View ArticleAPC receives mixed response from Baloch nationalist leaders
QUETTA: Nationalist parties in Balochistan have termed the recovery of ‘missing persons’ and an end to the 'kill and dump' policy as key to a solution for issues relating to the militancy-hit province....
View ArticleNawaz, Kayani discuss talks strategy
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif met Chief of the Army Staff Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on Wednesday and discussed with him the government’s strategy for talks with militants. The meeting followed...
View ArticlePak, Afghan lawmakers agree to enhance defence cooperation
ISLAMABAD: The first-ever dialogue between members of the Senate Standing Committee on Defence and Defence Production of Pakistan and the Defence, Internal Security and Local Administration Committee...
View ArticleNA may take up counter-terrorism strategy
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly session that will begin early next week is likely to take up the government’s national security strategy, the outcome of the recent all-party conference and targeted...
View ArticleProvinces accept new water distribution mechanism
ISLAMABAD, Sept 11: The provinces have agreed to change the decades-old water distribution mechanism and accepted a new arrangement under which Punjab’s maximum requirement will be met by Mangla Dam...
View ArticleRs13bn of Ogra scam likely to be recovered
ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) is set to recover an amount of Rs13 billion in the Rs82bn Oil and Gas regulatory Authority (Ogra) scam. However, the amount will not be deposited in...
View ArticleJI backs talks to resolve Balochistan issue
QUETTA: Jamaat-i-Islami has demanded of the government to solve the Balochistan problem by halting military operation because this will pave the way for negotiations. Speaking at a press conference on...
View ArticleNon-party LG poll injustice to people: PTI
LAHORE, Sept 11: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf, Punjab, has challenged PML-N government’s Local Government Bill 2013 taking a plea that it is unconstitutional to hold local body election on a non-party...
View ArticlePunjab reports ‘lowest’ number of dengue cases
LAHORE, Sept 11: Punjab had the lowest number of reported dengue cases this season despite a heavier monsoon in the province, a Punjab cabinet committee meeting presided over by the health minister was...
View Article‘ATCs to try acid attack cases’
BAHAWALPUR, Sept 11: Punjab Minister for Women Development Hameedah Wahiduddin has said the cases of acid attacks on women will be tried in anti-terrorism courts across the province.Speaking at a...
View ArticleKP to table LG bill in assembly soon
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Local Governments Minister Inayatullah Khan on Wednesday said the draft of the new local governments law was ready and was likely to be tabled in the current session of the...
View ArticleSC irked by exploration firms’ neglect of social sector uplift
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court expressed on Wednesday displeasure over disregard of contractual obligations and neglect of social sector development by oil and gas exploration companies operating in...
View ArticlePolitical appointees in police: magnitude surprised Nawaz
ISLAMABAD: The issue of thousands of political appointments made in Sindh police since 2002 prominently figured at the meeting Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif chaired last week in Karachi, which decided to...
View ArticleSuspected mastermind of Chilas attack arrested: police
GILGIT: Police claim to have arrested the suspected mastermind responsible for killing a police officer and two military personnel investigating the Nanga Parbat killing case in which ten foreign...
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