Karachi at standstill over religious parties' strike call
KARACHI: A strike was observed in Karachi after the call was made by the Ulema Action Committee over the law and order situation in the the city and by the Majlis-i-Wahdat-i-Muslimeen (MWM) to assert...
View ArticleSecurity forces launch operation in Mastung; three detained
QUETTA: Security forces detained at least three suspected individuals during a full scale operation in Mastung's Kanak and Derringer areas on Friday, DawnNews reported.The operation was launched Friday...
View ArticleTreason case: Musharraf's medical report handed to judges
ISLAMABAD: The special court constituted to try Gen (retd) Pervez Musharraf for treason on Friday resumed the case's hearing, DawnNews reported.The special court comprises of three high court judges...
View ArticleCracker blasts in Hyderabad, other Sindh cities
HYDERABAD: Cracker explosions occurred in different districts of Sindh province on Friday evening with no reports of casualties. Five police stations’ SHOs are suspended by DIG Hyderabad police range,...
View ArticleBugti tribesmen yet to end Kashmore sit-in
HYDERABAD: Authorities in Kashmore district are hopeful that Bugti tribesmen and others would end their sit-in at Derra Morr following a meeting between Shahzain Bugti and Leader of Opposition in...
View Article‘No shariah through suicide attacks, no peace through airstrikes’
LAHORE: Taking a slightly different position from their traditional view point, Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) chief Syed Munawar Hasan Friday said that neither bombings (airstrikes) can help restore peace nor...
View Article$352 million to be reimbursed on Feb 6
ISLAMABAD: US Ambassador Richard Olson informed Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Friday that $352 million would be reimbursed to Pakistan on Feb 6 under the Coalition Support Fund. He said the US...
View ArticleReports about manipulation of Nadra data ring alarm bells
ISLAMABAD: The revelation of distortion and manipulation in the sensitive data of the National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) set off alarm bells on Friday with Interior Minister Chaudhry...
View ArticleReferences filed against Gilani, Ashraf
ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau filed on Friday two references about Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority scam involving two former prime ministers of the PPP government, Yousuf Raza Gilani...
View ArticlePakistani truckers stranded after fresh row with India
SALAMABAD (India): The 49 truck drivers, grizzled men from the mountains of Kashmir, were on a routine job dropping goods across the Line of Control (LoC) between Pakistan and India when an alleged...
View ArticleMixed response to JSMM’s strike call in Sindh
HYDERABAD: Barring few areas of Hyderabad, Tando Allahyar, Matiari and Ghotki, complete strike was observed on Saturday in other districts of Sindh province on the call of banned Jeay Sindh Muttahida...
View ArticleThree killed in security forces action in Panjgur
QUETTA: Three people were killed in an exchange of fire with security forces in Balochistan province's Panjgur area, DawnNews quoted sources as saying.Sources said the action was ongoing since Friday,...
View Article30 proclaimed offenders among 100 arrested in Islamabad raids
ISLAMABAD:The capital police conducted raids in Islambad’s Tarnol area Saturday and arrested 100 suspects, including 30 proclaimed offenders. Police conducted three major search operations in Tarnol’s...
View ArticleAltaf calls for immediate action against terrorists
KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain said Saturday the government and armed forces should take strict action against terrorists in the interest of the nation, DawnNews...
View Article11 killed, four injured as jeep plunges into ravine in Chitral
CHITRAL: At least 11 people were killed and four others injured when a Chitral-bound jeep fell into a ravine in the Marwai area of the district here on Saturday, DawnNews reported. According to...
View ArticleTwo killed in Karachi violence; 22 suspects arrested in operation
KARACHI: Two bodies were recovered from Karachi’s Lasbela Pull on Saturday whereas 22 suspects were arrested during a targeted operation conducted by Rangers personnel, DawnNews reported. Two bodies...
View ArticleKP teachers agree to partake in anti-polio drive after govt talks
PESHAWAR: Over 9,000 teachers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, who had refused to take part in a polio-vaccination campaign citing low wages and security concerns as the reasons earlier, agreed to kick start the...
View ArticleThousands flee North Waziristan after airstrikes
PESHAWAR: Thousands have fled North Waziristan region, which lies along the Pak-Afghan border, after airstrikes this week targeting suspected Taliban militant hideouts killed dozens of people, elders...
View ArticleDeputy secretary NA kidnapped in Multan
MULTAN: Deputy secretary National Assembly Moazzam Kalru was kidnapped near the suburbs of Multan on Saturday, DawnNews reported.According to the police, Kalru was kidnapped from Multan's Nawabpur area...
View ArticleImran to be taken on board on likely military action against TTP
LAHORE: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Pervez Rashid on Saturday said the government will take Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan into confidence on likely military...
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