Imran Khan assails ‘those who attack polio workers’
PESHAWAR: Avoiding an open condemnation of Taliban militants yet again, Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan on Wednesday assailed “those who are attacking polio workers” and demanded an...
View ArticleBaloch warns against Islamabad’s interference in devolved depts
QUETTA: Chief Minister Balochistan Dr Abdul Malik Baloch has warned that his government would be the first to resist if Islamabad encroached into the departments devolved under 18th amendment to the...
View ArticleECP announces schedule for Sindh LG polls
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday issued schedule for local government (LG) polls in Sindh to be held on January 18, 2014.ECP Director General Syed Sher Afgan told...
View ArticlePakistan to pursue foreign policy of non-interference: Sartaj
ISLAMABAD: Advisor to Prime Minister on National Security and Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz on Wednesday said the foreign policy of Pakistan was being formulated on the principles of non-interference,...
View ArticleGovt says youth loan terms set by banks
ISLAMABAD: The government has blamed the banks funding its signature youth development programme for the tough terms and conditions for loans. Parliamentary secretary for finance and revenue Rana...
View ArticleStrategic dialogue with US to resume in Feb: Aziz
ISLAMABAD: The strategic dialogue between Pakistan and the United States, suspended in 2010, will resume by February in the perspective of post-2014 situation in the region after the withdrawal of...
View ArticleMinister’s ‘tamasha’ remark sends opposition out of NA
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan did it again on Wednesday, provoking an opposition boycott of the National Assembly by refusing to withdraw what they regarded as an offensive word...
View ArticlePunjab gives Rs100m goods for Balochistan quake victims
QUETTA: The Deputy Speaker of Punjab Assembly, Sher Ali Gorchani, visited the earthquake-hit Awaran district on Wednesday and handed over relief goods worth Rs100 million to the Balochistan government...
View ArticleAt least 23 suspected militants killed in North Waziristan
MIRAMSHAH: At least 23 suspected militants were killed late on Wednesday during a clash with security forces in the country's troubled northwest, officials said.According to a security official who...
View ArticlePM chairs meeting over implementation of CCNS decisions
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif chaired on Thursday a meeting over the implementation of the decisions made by the Cabinet Committee on National Security (CCNS), DawnNews reported.The meeting...
View ArticleIHC reserves judgment over appeal in Musharraf treason trial
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday reserved its judgment on the intra-court appeal filed against the formation of a special court to try former military ruler Pervez Musharraf in the...
View ArticleQuetta blast leaves one dead, 22 injured
QUETTA: At least one person was killed and another 22 were injured in a powerful blast in Quetta, the capital of Balochistan province on Thursday, police said.Five of the injured are said to be in...
View ArticleSC orders acting IG FC to recover all remaining missing persons
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notices to acting Inspector General (IG) of Frontier Corps (FC) and home secretary Balochistan in the missing persons and Balochistan law and order...
View ArticleSecurity forces kill 10 more militants in North Waziristan
MIRAMSHAH: Pakistani security forces Thursday claim to have killed 10 more militants mostly Uzbek nationals, following last night’s clashes that left 23 terrorists dead in North Waziristan tribal...
View ArticleForeign secretary gets contempt of court notice
PESHAWAR: A two-member bench of the Peshawar High Court on Thursday issued show cause notice to the foreign secretary in a contempt of court petition and directed him to explain why the court’s...
View ArticleMosque damaged in grenade attack
PESHAWAR: Suspected militants hurled a hand grenade at a mosque in the suburban area of Peshawar on Thursday evening, police said.They said that two motorcyclists hurled a hand grenade at a mosque in...
View ArticleGovt to recruit 900 more doctors
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Health Minister Shaukat Yousufzai has said that efforts are afoot to recruit around 900 doctors in near future while 500 have already been inducted by the current...
View Article12 children injured as school van overturns in Peshawar
PESHAWAR: At least 12 children sustained minor injuries when their school van overturned in Peshawar on Friday morning.Police said the school van of Iqra Public School, carrying about 20 children, was...
View ArticleATC grants time for submission of Musharraf security report
ISLAMABAD: An Anti-Terrorism Court in the federal capital city on Friday accepted the request by the federal government which had sought more time to submit a report concerning the security of former...
View ArticleLHC restrains Censor Board from certifying Indian movies
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court Friday restrained the Federal Film Censor Board from issuing certificates for the exhibition of films made in India, DawnNews reported. Petitioners contended that damage...
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