Ruling stalls budget at least for a day
ISLAMABAD: As the new government too had a taste of judicial activism, its first budget was stalled at least for a day in the National Assembly on Friday after the Supreme Court struck down application...
View ArticleSenate proposes fund for victims of drone strikes
ISLAMABAD: With the government set to take a few more weeks to come up with a policy on drone attacks, the Senate on Friday recommended the setting up of a special fund for those who over the years...
View ArticleInterest rate reduced by 50bps
KARACHI: Announcing the monetary policy on Friday, the State Bank slashed the policy interest rate by 50 basis points to 9 per cent.The rate was revised primarily in the wake of declining inflation and...
View ArticleMourning on MQM's appeal over MPA killing
KARACHI: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) observed a day of mourning on Saturday to protest against the killings of its lawmaker Sajid Qureshi and his young son.Schools, businesses, shops and petrol...
View ArticleBalochistan to woo foreign investors
QUETTA, June 21: The government of Balochistan will hire international consultants to seek advice on developing its rich mineral resources, attracting investment and carrying out development...
View ArticleAcid attack on Pashto actress in Nowshera
PESHAWAR: A young Pashto actress suffered critical burn injuries Saturday after a local TV drama producer allegedly threw acid on her while she was asleep in her home, family members claimed.Akhtar...
View ArticlePeace committee member killed in IED attack in Bajaur Agency
KHAR: A member of the peace committee has been killed and another person was injured in a remote controlled Improvised Explosive Device (IED) attack in Bajaur Agency’s area, Chamarkand, official...
View ArticlePeshawar mosque blast suspects arrested
PESHAWAR: Law enforcement agencies have arrested two suspects involved in a gun-and-bomb attack on Friday which killed 15 people at a mosque in Peshawar. At least three attackers had stormed the...
View ArticleMilitants bomb police vehicle in Quetta
QUETTA: Militants targeted a police vehicle through a remote-controlled bomb in Killi Qambrani area of Quetta, the capital of restive Balochistan province on Saturday.Police sources said the vehicle...
View ArticlePakistan's atomic assets safe, says Dar
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's atomic assets are absolutely safe and highly trained security force of 2500 personnel, equipped with modern weapons, is entrusted to guard the assets, Minister for Finance Ishaq...
View ArticleFC seizes 50 mortar shells from truck in Quetta
QUETTA: Frontier Corps claimed to have foiled a major bid of terrorism in Belili area of Quetta – the capital of restive Balochistan province – on Saturday evening.Commandant Ghaza Band Scouts Colonel...
View ArticleTwin blasts at Karachi Central Jail injure six
KARACHI: Back to back cracker explosions at Karachi Central Jail injured at least six on Saturday night, DawnNews reported.Sindh Minister for Prisons Manzoor Wasan told media representatives that two...
View ArticleMQM to lead country-wide ‘peaceful protest’ today
KARACHI: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) on Saturday announced to hold peaceful protests, demonstrations and candle vigils across the country over killing of its workers, office bearers and...
View ArticleTwo people gunned down in Balochistan’s Khuzdar
QUETTA: Two people were killed in a firing incident in Khuzdar town of Balochistan province early on Sunday.Police said gunmen on a motorcycle opened fire at a vehicle in Sakran area of Khuzdar town in...
View ArticleHamid’s portfolio changed
ISLAMABAD: Two days before the Supreme Court is to take up petitions seeking prosecution of former military ruler retired General Pervez Musharraf on treason charges, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif...
View ArticleDar winds up budget debate: Legal cover for steps voided by SC sought
ISLAMABAD, June 22: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar proposed amendments to the Finance Bill on Saturday in an attempt to placate an agitated salaried class as well as to lend legitimacy to some of the...
View ArticleMinistry asked to review Walsh case
ISLAMABAD: Information and Broadcasting Minister Senator Pervaiz Rashid has asked the interior ministry to review the case of the Islamabad Bureau Chief of `The New York Times’, Declan Walsh, who was...
View ArticleFive killed in Darra air strike
KOHAT: Five militants were killed in shelling by fighter planes in Akkakhel area of Darra Adamkhel on Saturday, official sources said.An unspecified number of people were also injured in the air strike...
View ArticleFive-year-old girl raped
ISLAMABAD: A five-year-old girl was subjected to rape in the capital’s rural area, police said on Friday.The minor is dumb and deaf and was a daughter of house servant of a sitting legislator.The...
View ArticleGunmen kill 10 foreign tourists in Nanga Parbat
ISLAMABAD: Gunmen stormed a hotel in Nanga Parbat, a remote part of Northern Pakistan, on Sunday and killed 10 foreign tourists, police and security officials said.“Unknown people entered a hotel where...
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