Bus accident kills minor, injures 29 near Murree
MURREE: A minor was killed and 29 other passengers were injured when a bus carrying vacationers from Lahore fell into a ravine near Trait, while on way to Islamabad from Murree on Saturday.The bus was...
View ArticleNAB revives 300 high-profile cases
ISLAMABAD: Reversing the last government’s shelving of cases against certain politicians and bureaucrats, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has reactivated over 300 high-profile cases, sources...
View ArticleNadra detects flaws in May voting for NA seat
ISLAMABAD: The National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) has unearthed another fraud in the May 11 elections through verification of thumbprints on ballot papers polled in 16 polling...
View ArticleImran lashes out at govt for failing to curb inflation
LAHORE: Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran khan has lashed out at the government, accusing it of begging from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and causing inflation in the country, DawnNews...
View ArticleDPC for immediate Taliban talks
PESHWAR: The Difa-e-Pakistan Council (DPC) on Sunday issued a statement seeking immediate talks with the Pakistani Taliban, DawnNews reported.The joint declaration said that the decisions taken by the...
View ArticleGang related violence kills three, wounds as many in Lyari
KARACHI: At least three people were killed and three others wounded asa result of gun-firing in Lyari area of Karachi whereas Rangers claimed arresting 12 suspects including an alleged important...
View ArticleTwo hurt as shell hits Mirali house
MIRAMSHAH: Two people were injured when an artillery shell hit a house in Manan Kot area near Mirali as the North Waziristan tribal region remained under curfew for the sixth day on Sunday.Locals said...
View ArticleMalik may face NAB probe
ISLAMABAD: Former interior minister Rehman Malik may face a fresh investigation by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) for illegally issuing diplomatic passports during the last PPP government....
View ArticleElectricity dues pile up
ISLAMABAD: Despite having pumped hundreds of billions of rupees to clear the circular debt build-up in the electricity sector, the government is yet to show any urgency for the clearance of a...
View ArticleCentre, provinces in row over Irsa control
ISLAMABAD: Despite losing a second water dispute to India in a row, the federal and provincial authorities continue wrestling over inter-provincial matters to have more control over the domestic water...
View ArticleNAB baulks at probe against own official
ISLAMABAD: A discreet inquiry by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) found complaints of corruption and misuse of authority against one of its own top officials, warranting a thorough...
View Article15 clerics arrested as police launch crackdown against ‘trouble makers’
RAWALPINDI: The Punjab government has decided to arrest the local leadership of various sects who have been listed as potential trouble makers, and apprehended 15 local clerics on Sunday night.The...
View ArticleANP for joint strategy to restore lasting peace
PESHAWAR: Awami National Party has urged the leaders of Pakistan and Afghanistan to put their heads together to devise a joint strategy for restoring lasting peace in the militancy-stricken...
View ArticlePTI holds rally against price hike
QUETTA: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf, Balochistan chapter, has said that the provincial government over the past six months has failed to deliver, especially on the issues of education and health, and...
View ArticleSHC disposes of plea to strike Musharraf's name off ECL
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court Monday disposed off an application seeking removal of the name of former military ruler General (retd) Pervez Musharraf from the Exit Control List (ECL), DawnNews...
View ArticleSecurity beefed up for Chehlum; cellular services to remain shut
KARACHI: Arrangements for strict security measures were underway in major cities of the country whereas an Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) spokesman said that 10,000 army men would be working...
View ArticleResidents allege dozens of civilians killed in Waziristan action
ISLAMABAD: Residents of Pakistan's ethnic Pashtun region of North Waziristan accused government troops on Monday of killing dozens of civilians during military action against Taliban insurgents.The...
View ArticleCourt extends remand of KP’s ex-IGP
PESHAWAR: An accountability court on Monday extended for ten days the physical remand of the former inspector general police Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Malik Naveed to the custody of the National...
View ArticleMilitary action in North Waziristan to exact revenge: Fazl
ISLAMABAD: Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam - Fazl (JUI-F) chief Fazlur Rehman on Monday said the military action in the North Waziristan tribal region was being conducted simply for purposes of exacting...
View ArticleHigh level appointments made in Army
RAWALPINDI: Army Chief General Raheel Sharif made six high level command postings across Pakistan. Most of the positions were given to recently promoted three star generals, Army's Inter Services...
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