Gilani’s name dropped from Ogra reference
ISLAMABAD: It appears that the opinion of the prosecution wing of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has rescued former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani in an Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority...
View ArticleGovt to set up cyber authority, court
ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to set up a “cyber authority”, a special court to deal with cyber crime and disputes as well as an emergency unit to counter attacks that are against Pakistan’s...
View ArticleMilitants blow up two gas pipelines
QUETTA: Two pipelines supplying gas to Balochistan and Karachi were blown up by militants in Nasirabad and Suhbatpur districts on Saturday.The banned Baloch Republican Army (BRA) claimed responsibility...
View ArticleRaheel pays tribute to Hangu hero
PESHAWAR: Brig Nadeem Zaki Manj, commander in Hangu, visited the grave of young Aitezaz Hassan Bangash in Ibrahimzai area of Hangu district on Saturday and laid a floral wreath on behalf of Chief of...
View ArticleBalochistan quake survivors in need of help
AWARAN: “No, I didn’t receive anything. There are no militants here so what is taking them so long to visit Malaar?” said an old woman named Marjan Bibi in Balochi when asked if she had received any...
View ArticleANP leader among eight killed in KP attacks
PESHAWAR: Unknown gunmen shot dead a senior opposition leader along with two others in Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar on Sunday, police said, hours after a bomb attack in another part of the...
View ArticleWomen and children rescued from private jail of Balochistan MPA
BARKHAN: Police and Anti Terrorist Force (ATF) conducted a raid at the private jail of former provincial minister education and member of Balochistan Assembly, Sardar Abdul Rehman Khetran on...
View ArticleThree people killed in Balochistan violence
QUETTA: Armed militants killed three people including a levies constable in Balochistan's insurgency-hit Kech district on Sunday, Police said.Muhammad Akram, a levies official, told Dawn.com armed...
View ArticleDialogue with Taliban top priority of govt: Nisar
ISLAMABAD: Federal Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Sunday said that dialogue with the Taliban is the top priority of the government for peace in the country. Speaking to the media in...
View ArticleTrade talks with India resume tomorrow
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and India will resume secretary-level trade talks in New Delhi on Jan 14. The meeting, being held after a gap of 16 months, will only maintain the ‘momentum of talks’ as part of the...
View ArticlePolitical appointment likely in Nadra
ISLAMABAD: After resignation of the chairman of the National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra), many in the ruling party have started lobbying for the coveted slot. The post is lucrative both...
View ArticleFive projects of 5,700MW capacity to be completed by 2016
ISLAMABAD: Five hydroelectric projects with capacity to produce about 5,700MW of electricity would be completed by 2016, said an official of the Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) on Sunday....
View ArticleECP, parties ‘want’ delay in local polls
LAHORE: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) will not be the only beneficiary if the Supreme Court accepts the election authority’s plea for delay in local body polls. Some political parties have...
View ArticlePolice arrests 29 suspects in Karachi raids
KARACHI: Police arrested 29 suspects during raids in different areas of the city on Monday and confiscated weapons, stolen goods and drugs, DawnNews reported. Under the supervision of superintendent...
View ArticleSC grants ECP plea to reschedule LG polls in Sindh, Punjab
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) could issue a new schedule for local government polls in Punjab and Sindh, DawnNews reported. The court...
View ArticlePoliceman injured in Peshawar explosion
PESHAWAR: A remote-controlled explosion occurred in Peshawar’s Badbher area Monday where the funeral prayer of slain Awami National Party (ANP) leader Mian Mushtaq Ahmed was scheduled to be held today,...
View ArticleIHC rules Malik’s appointment legal, annuls govt's dismissal
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday annulled the official notification of the dismissal of Tariq Malik from the position of National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) chairman...
View ArticleGovt files appeal challenging Pemra chairman's reinstatement
ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Monday submitted an intra-court appeal in the Islamabad High Court against the decision of reinstatement of Chaudhry Rashid Ahmed as chairman of the Pakistan...
View ArticleRabani, others lash out at PTI in Senate
ISLAMABAD: Assailing the Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf (PTI) government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) for not being able to fulfill promises it made before coming into power regarding elimination of terrorism,...
View ArticleIndian army chief’s claim of ceasefire breach rejected
ISLAMABAD: Responding to the Indian army chief's statement Monday regarding ceasefire violations by Pakistan along the Line of Control (LOC), Pakistan Army’s spokesman said that it is contrary to the...
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