Three bodies found dumped in Pishin
QUETTA: Three bodies bearing torture marks were found near a stream in the Bostan Cross area in Pishin while another two men were found dead in separate incidents on Wednesday.According to the police,...
View ArticleAll sectors to get gas in Punjab during December
ISLAMABAD, Nov 27: The government has decided against discontinuing gas supply to transport and industrial sectors in Punjab during December in view of mild winter, but to stop the supply of gas to all...
View ArticleCourt asks FBR to act against smuggling
KARACHI, Nov 27: The Supreme Court directed the federal authorities on Wednesday to devise a mechanism to beat the menace of duty evasion on imported goods and smuggling of arms and drugs “with zero...
View ArticleUS position on Iran pipeline unchanged
WASHINGTON, Nov 27: The Obama administration has said that a recent deal with Iran does not change the US position on the pipeline project, which can still invoke severe sanctions.“Has not changed,”...
View ArticlePlunderers can’t be heirs of Bacha Khan: Nasim
PESHAWAR, Nov 27: Veteran politician Begum Nasim Wali Khan has said that plunderers and people with tainted pasts can’t be described as heirs of Bacha Khan and Abdul Wali Khan.Addressing a press...
View ArticleLaw for sectarian harmony urged
ISLAMABAD, Nov 28: The Milli Yakjehti Council (MYC) urged the government on Wednesday to make part of the law a 17-point code of conduct prepared by it over 15 years ago to maintain sectarian...
View ArticleKayani heads corps commanders meeting; Mahmood takes charge
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani held a farewell meeting with the corps commanders Thursday at the Army General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi. The conference at...
View ArticleUS political counselor meets PTI's Qureshi
ISLAMABAD: Rick Waters, the Political Counselor at the US Embassy in Islamabad held a meeting with senior Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf (PTI) leader Shah Mehmood Qureshi during which issues related to...
View ArticleIran gas pipeline project to be completed in a year, says Abbasi
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said Pakistan would find an opportunity to complete the proposed Iran gas pipeline project within a year.While...
View ArticleSharif to visit Afghanistan to push peace efforts
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will visit Kabul Saturday to meet Afghan President Hamid Karzai as part of efforts to revive Afghanistan’s faltering peace process.The one-day visit, confirmed by...
View ArticleGovt to resolve missing persons case by Dec 10: defence minister
KARACHI: Newly appointed federal minister for defence, Khawaja Mohammad Asif, assured the Supreme Court on Thursday that the government would submit a detailed report regarding 'missing persons' or...
View ArticleSC directs measures to prevent illegal SIMs usage in Karachi
KARACHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) chairman to submit a blueprint of measures to stop ‘grey trafficking’ and use of unauthorised SIMs by...
View ArticleWasim Akram to get award on diabetes fight
LAHORE: Popular Pakistan paceman Wasim Akram on Thursday said he will receive the first-ever young leader's award in sports for his fight against diabetes in a congress in Melbourne.The 47-year-old,...
View ArticleIT ministry to lay optic fiber across Pakistan: Anusha
ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Information Technology Anusha Rehman on Thursday announced to lay optic fiber across Pakistan for spreading telecom facilities to create equal opportunities for...
View ArticlePackage unveiled to revive economy
ISLAMABAD, Nov 28: In a major initiative since he came to power six months ago, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif announced on Thursday a growth-oriented incentive-cum-amnesty package for the business...
View ArticleNine Balochistan districts declared ‘very sensitive’
QUETTA, Nov 29: Nine districts of Balochistan have been declared ‘very sensitive’ for local government elections scheduled to be held on Dec 7.Provincial Election Commissioner Syed Sultan Bayazeed told...
View ArticleInvestment limit withdrawn from new package
ISLAMABAD: The government has made a significant change in the incentive package for the business community within 24 hours after it had been announced by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, by doing away...
View ArticleJustice Nasirul Mulk sworn in as acting CEC
LAHORE: Justice Nasirul Mulk was sworn in as the new acting Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of Pakistan on Saturday, DawnNews reported. The outgoing Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry...
View ArticleJudiciary ensured constitutional working of institutions: CJ
LAHORE: Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Saturday said it was the judiciary which had ensured that for the first time in the country’s history, state institutions were functioning within...
View ArticleBugti among leaders to be included in Balochistan curriculum
QUETTA: The Balochistan government has decided to include the names of veteran Pashtun and Baloch leaders, including that of late Nawab Akbar Bugti, in the educational curriculum in the province. Chief...
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