Journalists protest selective coverage
ISLAMABAD, Dec 11: Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry was given a send-off on Wednesday with fireworks though the fiery farewell was different from the one expected. On the CJ’s last day, the...
View ArticlePM suggests new forum
ISLAMABAD, Dec 11: Suggesting a new forum for talks with India on counter-terrorism, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has proposed regular meetings of National Security Advisers (NSAs) of the two countries...
View ArticlePeshawarites celebrate Dilip Kumar’s birthday
PESHAWAR, Dec 11: Legendary Indian film actor Dilip Kumar on Wednesday praised residents of his ancestral city, Peshawar, for celebrating his 91st birthday by organising a cake cutting ceremony at...
View ArticleNAB decides to take action against Gilani
ISLAMABAD, Dec 11: The National Accountability Bureau has decided to take action against former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani after he failed to appear on Wednesday before its investigators in...
View ArticleKhursheed Shah elected PAC chief
ISLAMABAD, Dec 11: Leader of the Opposition Syed Khursheed Shah of the PPP was elected on Wednesday chairman of the Public Accounts Committee of the National Assembly.Mr Shah was unanimously chosen as...
View ArticlePower sector’s ‘circular debt’ piles up again
LAHORE, Dec 11: The unpaid bills of power companies have again piled up to a precarious level of Rs216 billion in less than six months after the Nawaz Sharif government had settled the previous...
View ArticleDar expects payment of CSF in four weeks
ISLAMABAD, Dec 11: Pakistan chastised the United States on Wednesday over its threats to hold up coalition support fund reimbursements, saying the amount belonged to Islamabad and its disbursements...
View ArticleIDPs, Afghans blamed for kidnappings
PESHAWAR, Dec 11: The internally displaced persons and Afghan nationals were involved in most of the crimes of heinous nature, especially kidnapping for ransom, in Peshawar division, officials said.An...
View ArticleSeven Rangers personnel injured in Karachi explosion
KARACHI: At least seven Rangers’ personnel were injured Thursday in a remote-controlled blast, in Karachi’s eastern neighbourhood of Landhi, DawnNews reported. The blast took place in Landhi 89, close...
View ArticleJustice Tassaduq Jillani takes oath as new chief justice
ISLAMABAD: Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani took oath on Thursday as the 21st Chief Justice of Pakistan.President Mamnoon Hussain administered the oath of office to Justice Tassaduq, the senior most...
View ArticleArmy chief attends passing out parade of Baloch recruits
QUETTA: Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif arrived in Quetta to attend the passing out parade ceremony of 1,800 recruits from Balochistan and said on Thursday that 20,000 Baloch youths became...
View ArticleFreshly sworn in CJP takes first suo motu
ISLAMABAD: Newly appointed Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani, after taking oath, took his first suo motu notice against the leakage of Full Court Reference proceedings...
View ArticleGovt requests for initiation of treason case against Musharraf
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Government has submitted a petition in the special court to initiate hearing of a case of high treason against former dictator Pervez Musharraf. An application in this regard has...
View ArticleRoadside bomb kills four soldiers in North Waziristan
ISLAMABAD: A roadside bomb struck a vehicle carrying Pakistani soldiers in North Waziristan tribal agency near the Afghan border on Thursday, killing four of them, military officials said. The...
View ArticleEU grants GSP Plus status to Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The European Union (EU) on Thursday granted Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) Plus status to Pakistan with an impressive count of 406 votes, granting Pakistani products a duty free...
View ArticleUS defense secretary did not threaten to stop Pakistan aid: FO
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Thursday clarified that US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel held positive talks with Pakistan leadership during his visit to Pakistan and did not convey any threat to stop...
View ArticleIndian PM accepts invitation to visit Pakistan
NEW DELHI, Dec 12: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday got a formal invite from his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif for visiting that country, which was accepted, The Economic Times...
View ArticleDr Malik lays stress on trade with Iran
QUETTA, Dec 12: Balochistan Chief Minister Dr Abdul Malik has said that Pakistan has cultural, economic and brotherly ties with Iran and promotion of trade will boost economic relations on both sides...
View ArticleSindh ready for local govt polls on Jan 18
ISLAMABAD, Dec 12: The Sindh government has finally agreed to hold local bodies elections in the province on Jan 18, giving up its stance of getting them delayed till March.According to an official of...
View ArticleSharif can improve ties with India and Afghanistan, says US
WASHINGTON, Dec 12: The United States and India believe that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif can succeed in improving relations with both New Delhi and Kabul, says a senior US official.And the United...
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