Turkish PM arrives in Lahore
LAHORE: The Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Lahore on a two -day official visit to Pakistan early on Monday morning.Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif received the Turkish Chief...
View ArticleMusharraf's pleas against special court declared 'inadmissible'
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday rejected all three petitions filed by former president Pervez Musharraf against the special court constituted to try him for treason.Musharraf had...
View ArticlePakistan, India DGMOs to meet today
ISLAMABAD: The Director General Military Operations (DGMO) of Pakistan Army will meet with his Indian counterpart at Wagah Border near Lahore today to work out a mechanism to ease tensions and maintain...
View ArticleCountrywide loadshedding to increase from today
ISLAMABAD: The government announced on Monday revival of electricity loadshedding for ‘about two hours’ per day throughout the country because of an increased gap between power generation and demand...
View ArticleCurfew lifted after talks with Taliban
PESHAWAR: A curfew imposed after a suicide bomb attack on a mosque near a checkpost and subsequent clashes between militants and security forces in North Waziristan was lifted on Monday following...
View ArticleNAB clears its chief in NICL case
ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has saved its own Chairman Qamar Zaman Chaudhry in an inquiry into the Rs6 billion National Insurance Company (NICL) scam, but has ordered a formal...
View ArticleZardari’s indictment deferred till Jan 9
ISLAMABAD: The counsel for former president Asif Ali Zardari on Monday informed the accountability court that since the government had not provided foolproof security to his client, he could not attend...
View Article2 attackers, FC soldier killed in Turbat clash
QUETTA: Two militants and a soldier were killed in a gunfight in Turbat area of Kech district on Monday, sources said.Armed men opened fire on the camp of a private company engaged in the construction...
View ArticleCellular services suspended in 22 cities for Chehlum security
KARACHI: Cell phone services have been suspended in 22 cities of Pakistan Tuesday as a security measure during the observance of Chehlum, DawnNews reported. Earlier, the Pakistan Telecommunication...
View ArticleMusharraf treason case adjourned until Jan 1
ISLAMABAD: The special court formed to try former president Gen (retd) Pervez Musharraf for treason under Article 6 of the Constitution on Tuesday adjourned its hearing until Jan 1 whereas the former...
View ArticleBlasts in Karachi kill three, injure 18
KARACHI: Twin blasts occurred in Orangi Town No 10 area killing three persons, including a teen aged girl, and wounded 18 others whereas another explosion took place near Karachi's Numaish chorwangi on...
View ArticleBugti murder case: Musharraf ordered to appear in court on Feb 3
QUETTA: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Tuesday issued orders for former president Gen (retd) Pervez Musharraf to appear on Feb 3 before the bench hearing the murder case of Baloch nationalist leader...
View ArticleShahbaz takes notice of minor girl's rape in Lahore
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif Tuesday took notice of the alleged rape of a minor girl in Lahore and has sought a report from the police while ordering for the immediate arrest of the...
View ArticleAccord to defuse LoC tensions
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and India pledged on Tuesday to uphold the 2003 Line of Control (LoC) ceasefire accord which had been left in tatters by repeated violations this year. The truce breaches had put...
View ArticleErdogan arrives in Islamabad after day-long Lahore visit
ISLAMABAD: Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived here Tuesday after concluding his day-long trip to Lahore.Advisor to Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz and Minister for...
View ArticleClash between militants and security forces kills six in Turbat
QUETTA: At least six persons, including five militants and a paramilitary man, were killed in an exchange of gunfire in Balochistan's volatile Turbat area on Tuesday, an official said.Spokesman for the...
View ArticlePakistan, Turkey to enhance cooperation against terrorism
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Turkey Tuesday resolved to increase bilateral cooperation against terrorism and organised crime, besides consulting each other bilaterally as well as multilaterally to promote...
View ArticleRelatively peaceful Chehlum
ISLAMABAD: Blanket security thrown around Chehlum-related processions and events helped avoid any major incident after reports from intelligence agencies had warned of possible violence in various...
View ArticleIrregularities in PSO cost Rs10bn last year
ISLAMABAD: The Auditor General of Pakistan has pointed out losses of about Rs10 billion to the national exchequer in 2012-13 because of irregularities in Pakistan State Oil and massive violation of...
View ArticleBullet-riddled bodies found in Lakki
LAKKI MARWAT: Two bullet-riddled bodies of young men were found near Mir Hazar Khanzadkhel village in Ghaznikhel police station limits here on Tuesday.An official said a contingent of Ghaznikhel police...
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