Karachi violence: Two policemen shot dead, two injured
KARACHI: Three people, including two policemen, were killed in separate incidents of firing in Karachi in the early hours of Thursday, DawnNews reported. In Karachi’s Shafiq Mor area, unknown armed men...
View ArticleMedical board be formed to assess Musharraf's condition: court
ISLAMABAD: A special court hearing treason charges against Gen (retd) Pervez Musharraf has ordered the formation of a medical board to assess the former dictator’s health and submit a report by Jan...
View ArticleFO decries Indian army chief’s statements
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Thursday said the recent statement issued by Indian army chief General Bikram Singh was unfortunate and provocative, DawnNews reported. Addressing the weekly media...
View ArticleSHO among three policemen injured in Shangla explosion
SHANGLA: Three policemen, including a Station House Officer (SHO), were injured Thursday when a remote-controlled bomb struck their police mobile van in Shangla, DawnNews reported. According to the...
View ArticleIHC suspends AGPR's forced leave order
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court Thursday suspended the forced leave order of Accountant General of Pakistan Revenue (AGPR) Tahir Mahmood and issued notices to the respondents, including secretaries...
View ArticleKarachi operation to continue at all costs, says PM Nawaz
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif expressed satisfaction Thursday over the ongoing targeted operation against criminal elements and outlaws in Karachi and said it should be continued at all costs,...
View ArticleBlast at Peshawar Tablighi centre kills ten, injures more than 60
PESHAWAR: At least ten people were killed and more than 60 injured Thursday evening when a bomb exploded at a religious centre in Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.Eyewitnesses said...
View ArticlePAF aircraft crashes near Mandi Bahauddin; pilots killed
ISLAMABAD: A Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Mirage aircraft crashed in Qadirabad area of Mandi Bahauddin, killing both pilot and the co-pilot, a PAF spokesman said on Thursday.The spokesman said that PAF has...
View ArticleNational Security Policy in final stages of formation, says Nisar
ISLAMABAD: Federal Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan Thursday said the National Security Policy was in final stages of formation which will help the government in effectively combating...
View ArticleNawaz advocates testing dialogue option with Taliban
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Thursday said the option of dialogue with Taliban should not be given up untested as it could prove the best strategy to resolve the prevailing situation.“Several...
View ArticleGovt hesitant to pledge funds for PSM
ISLAMABAD: The government on Thursday ordered the payment of a part of salaries to the staff of Pakistan Steel Mills but refrained from pledging any major financial support for its turnaround,...
View ArticlePresident swears in new ministers
ISLAMABAD: Three legislators were inducted into the federal cabinet on Thursday, raising its strength to 36. Two of the new ministers belong to the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI-F) and the third is a...
View ArticleWapda companies allowed 10pc hike in tariff
ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority has allowed a Rs1.01 per unit (about 10 per cent) increase in power tariff for all distribution companies of Wapda because of higher...
View ArticleSC conditionally extends functioning of cantonment boards
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has conditionally extended till Feb 6 the functioning of 43 cantonment boards – institutions which have been without public representation for almost 15 years. The...
View ArticleFormer PM Ashraf indicted in rental power case
ISLAMABAD: An accountability court in Islamabad indicted former prime minister Raja Pervez Ashraf and six others in the rental power case on Friday, DawnNews reported.All accused, including the former...
View ArticleEditor Dawn.com Musadiq Sanwal passes away
KARACHI: Musadiq Sanwal, the editor of Dawn.com, passed away on Friday after battling with lung cancer for more than a year.Born in 1962, Sanwal will be remembered for his dedication to journalism, his...
View ArticleBlast derails train in Rajanpur; three killed
RAJANPUR: A Karachi-bound Khushhal Express travelling from Peshawar was struck by an explosion on the railway tracks near Umerkot in Rajanpur district of Punjab, causing four bogies of the train to...
View ArticleBohra's spiritual leader Burhanuddin passes away in Mumbai
KARACHI: Spiritual leader of the Dawoodi Bohra community, Dr Syedna Mohammad Burhanuddin passed away on Friday morning at the age of 102 at his residence in South Mumbai."Syedna Mohammad Burhanuddin,...
View ArticleFive people gunned down in Rawalpindi
ISLAMABAD: At least five people were killed and two others sustained wounds when unidentified gunmen opened fire at them in Rawalpindi on Friday evening, DawnNews reported.Rescue sources said that the...
View ArticlePakistan plans 3G licence auction by March
KARACHI: Pakistan is planning to hold its long-delayed auction of 3G telecommunications licences by March, hoping to raise $2 billion with the sale, the government said Friday.A statement said the...
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