Nine killed in Karachi; one alleged target killer arrested
KARACHI: At least nine people were killed in different incidents of violence in Karachi on Tuesday, DawnNews reported. The bodies of six men were found near a shrine in Gulshan-i-Maymar area, police...
View ArticleSindh calls for amendment in PPO, assures assistance to Islamabad
KARACHI: The Sindh government Tuesday assured to federal government to provide full assistance in implementing the Pakistan Protection Ordinance (PPO) and called for rectification of certain legal...
View ArticleSenate committee passes bill to hold LG polls in 45 days
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Committee on Law and Justice Tuesday unanimously approved a bill to bind the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to hold the election of local government bodies within a period...
View ArticleUS declares Taliban leader global terrorist
WASHINGTON: The US Department of State on Tuesday declared Qari Saifullah, a Quetta-based Taliban commander, a specially designated global terrorist.Qari Saifullah is the Taliban’s shadow deputy...
View ArticleShujaat wants Article 6 amended
ISLAMABAD: PML-Q President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain submitted on Tuesday a constitution amendment bill to the Senate secretariat seeking to replace the words “high treason” in Article 6 with “offence...
View ArticleZardari may appear before accountability court
ISLAMABAD: Former president Asif Ali Zardari has decided to appear before the Accountability Court Islamabad on Jan 9 to face five references filed against him 17 years ago, according to sources in the...
View ArticleImran asked to file reply to defamation charge
PESHAWAR: Peshawar District and Sessions Judge Shehbar Khan on Tuesday ordered Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan to file written reply to a defamation suit filed against him by sacked...
View ArticleS. Arabia, Pakistan pledge regional cooperation
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Saudi Arabia agreed here on Tuesday to deepen their defence cooperation and support each other’s position on regional issues, including Syria and Afghanistan.Saudi Foreign...
View ArticleMusharraf treason trial: Hearing adjourned until tomorrow
ISLAMABAD: The hearing of the treason trial against former military dictator General (retd) Pervez Musharraf was adjourned on Wednesday until Jan 9 while the bench hearing the case reserved its ruling...
View ArticlePoliceman killed, four injured in Peshawar firing
PESHAWAR: At least one policeman was killed and four others, including a Station House Officer, were wounded in separate incidents of violence in Peshawar on Wednesday, DawnNews reported. According to...
View ArticleCollege professor injured in Rawalpindi firing
RAWALPINDI: A college professor was critically injured on Wednesday when unknown motorcyclists opened fire on him in the Sadiqabad area of the garrison city of Rawalpindi, DawnNews reported. Professor...
View ArticleSchemes launched to empower Bajaur tribal women
BAJAUR TRIBAL REGION: The local administration, in collaboration with United States Agency for International Development (USAID), initiated schemes to empower tribal women by providing them modern...
View ArticleECP recommends new schedule for LG polls in Sindh and Punjab
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Wednesday expressed its inability to hold local government elections in Sindh and Punjab within the proposed schedules, DawnNews reported. A...
View ArticleCommission approves privatisation of PIA, other entities
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Privatisation Commission on Wednesday gave the go-ahead to the privatisation of three state-owned entities, including the national flag carrier Pakistan International Airlines...
View ArticleMissing persons: 209 cases of Baloch political workers so far
QUETTA: Commission on enforced disappearances has hitherto received 209 cases of missing Baloch political workers from Balochistan, Pakistan's least developed and insurgency-hit province.A well-placed...
View ArticleIshrat pins hope on targeted operation for ‘crime-free’ Karachi
KARACHI: Governor Sindh Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan Wednesday expressed his satisfaction over the ongoing targeted operation citing “significant decrease” in target killings and kidnappings for ransom and...
View ArticleAt least 12 dead in Murree after buses plunge into ravine
ISLAMABAD: At least 12 passengers were killed and over 30 sustained injuries when two buses plunged into a ravine after colliding with each other near mountainous valley of Murree in northern Pakistan...
View ArticleClash in South Waziristan kills three soldiers,10 militants
PESHAWAR: Pakistani security forces claim to have killed 10 militants repulsing a terrorist attack on a security check post in South Waziristan tribal agency of Pakistan, military officials said on...
View ArticleMusharraf likely to leave Pakistan by Jan 31: US media
WASHINGTON: Former president retired Gen Pervez Musharraf will soon leave Pakistan for medical treatment abroad, the US media reported on Wednesday. In two separate reports, Los Angeles Times and...
View ArticleMissed targets in Punjab pose polio challenge
LAHORE: The polio eradication partners see Punjab as their biggest challenge instead of even Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.The government, World Health Organisation (WHO) and Unicef are partners in efforts aimed...
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