All parliamentarians regularly paying tax: Dar
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Finance and Revenue Ishaq Dar on Monday clarified that tax was regularly being deducted from the salaries of all parliamentarians of National Assembly, Senate and all four...
View ArticleImran calls demand for separate province a 'fixed match'
HYDERABAD: Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan said Monday that Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s (MQM) demand for a separate province for the urban people of Sindh was a "fixed match" with the...
View ArticleJudicial commission proposes CJ PHC as SC judge
ISLAMABAD: The Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) on Monday made recommendations for the appointment of Chief Justice Peshawar High Court (PHC) Dost Muhammad Khan as a Supreme Court judge in the...
View ArticleSenators call for parliament’s sway on foreign policy
ISLAMABAD: Senators on Monday called for more parliamentary sway over framing of foreign as well as security policies of Pakistan.Speaking on a motion regarding political and security situation in the...
View ArticleMinister rules out presence of Afghan Taliban in Balochistan
QUETTA: Terming reports about presence of Afghan Taliban as baseless and far from reality, Balochistan Home Minister Mir Sarfaraz Bugti on Monday said that there is no Taliban Shura in Quetta.“No sign...
View ArticleMQM worker shot dead in Tando Adam
HYDERABAD: A former Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) taluka naib nazim, Shahid Sheikh was gunned down in Tando Adam, Sanghar district by unidentified persons Monday night.The former naib nazim of Tando...
View ArticleSaudi FM arrives amid speculations of Musharraf exit deal
ISLAMABAD: Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal was accorded a warm welcome when he arrived Monday on a two-day official visit to Pakistan for holding bilateral talks with Pakistani leadership.He was...
View ArticleTreason case to close doors for dictatorship: Mushahidullah
ISLAMABAD: Central Information Secretary for Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Senator Mushahidullah Khan said on Monday that treason case against former military ruler Gen (retd) Pervez Musharraf...
View ArticleShujaat willing to be tried for supporting Nov 3 emergency
ISLAMABAD: PML-Q chief Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain has presented himself for trial under Article 6 of the constitution for having supported former president retired Gen Pervez Musharraf’s decision to...
View ArticleMedical report may not be presented in court today
RAWALPINDI: The report on health condition of former president retired Gen Pervez Musharraf may not be presented to the special court on Tuesday because the Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology (AFIC)...
View ArticleTando Adam tense after MQM activist’s murder
SANGHAR: Motorcycle-riding assailants gunned down an activist of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement in Tando Adam on Monday, which led to the sudden closure of the town by enraged activists.Arif Shaikh,...
View ArticleSindhi intellectuals protest at UK mission against MQM chief
KARACHI: A group of Sindhi intellectuals on Monday held a protest demonstration outside the British Deputy High Commission at Clifton against MQM chief Altaf Hussain’s reported statement demanding a...
View ArticleProbe into CNICs issuance to aliens assigned to FIA
KARAHCI: A judicial magistrate extended on Monday the police remand of five Afghan aliens and two others till Jan 8 and transferred the investigation of the case to the Federal Investigation Agency.The...
View ArticleSecurity plan for Chup Tazia, Eid Miladun Nabi
KARACHI: The Pakistan Rangers, Sindh have prepared an elaborate security plan to meet any eventuality during the forthcoming Chup Tazia and 12th Rabi ul Awal celebrations, according to spokesperson. He...
View ArticleLayyah may get division’s status
LAYYAH: The committee constituted by the chief minister to finalise the proposal for establishment of a new administrative division in south Punjab has recommended Layyah as new divisional headquarters...
View ArticlePTI under fire in PA from former ally
PESHAWAR: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf and Qaumi Watan Party, which remained coalition partners in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government for a brief period, confronted each other in the provincial assembly for...
View ArticleTreason case: Medical report wins Musharraf two days' exemption
ISLAMABAD: After reviewing Gen (retd) Pervez Musharraf's medical report on Tuesday, the special court granted him exemption from appearance for two days (Tuesday and Wednesday) and adjourned the...
View ArticleThree injured in Kurram explosion
KURRAM AGENCY: At least three people were injured Tuesday when an explosion occurred in the Kurram tribal region, DawnNews reported. The explosion took place in a vegetable market in lower Kurram's...
View ArticleTwo more arrested in KP weapons scam
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa accountability court Tuesday arrested two more accused in the weapons scam case, DawnNews reported. National Accountability Bureau (NAB) officials confirmed that the...
View ArticleS. Arabia seeks Pakistan’s assistance to improve ties with Iran
ISLAMABAD: Saudi Arabia has sought Pakistan’s assistance in its efforts to improve the kingdom’s ties with Iran, DawnNews quoted sources as saying.Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al Faisal was...
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