Thirteen bodies recovered from Khuzdar mass-graves: minister
QUETTA: As many as eleven bodies have been recovered from two separate graves found in Khuzdar district of Balochistan, provincial minister Mir Sarfaraz Bugti said on Monday.Bugti said the eleven...
View ArticleTaliban planning attacks on tourists in Pakistan: officials
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistani Taliban may be planning attacks on tourists in the country's mountainous north, where 10 foreign climbers were massacred last year, officials warned Monday.Thousands of...
View ArticleGovt determined to bring peace and stability, says Nawaz
ISLAMABAD: Staying short of publicly announcing a full-fledge military operation against Taliban militants in Pakistan, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Monday said the government would take every step to...
View ArticlePak security concerns must be addressed with US withdrawal: Aziz
WASHINGTON: Advisor to the prime minister on Foreign Affairs and National Security Sartaj Aziz Monday said Pakistan’s security worries should be addressed as the US winds down the war in neighboring...
View ArticleDecisive consultation underway amid fresh TTP talks offer: Nisar
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Interior Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan Monday apprised the National Assembly that the government was decisively consulting all stakeholders including the politicians and security...
View ArticleOrdinance challenged in Supreme Court
ISLAMABAD: The Protection of Pakistan (Amendment) Ordinance promulgated on Jan 22 for providing legal cover to enforced disappearances has been challenged before the Supreme Court.The joint petition,...
View ArticleProsecution rejects AFIC report on Musharraf’s health
ISLAMABAD: The prosecution in the high treason case rejected on Monday a military doctors’ report on the health of retired General Pervez Musharraf and termed it an “attempt to thwart the judicial...
View ArticleOpposition parties form alliance for LG polls
PESHAWAR: Three main opposition parties in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa joined hands on Monday to contest the upcoming local government elections in the province jointly. The decision was taken in a joint...
View ArticleBilawal asks political parties to unite against Taliban threat
KARACHI: Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, Chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and son of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto has called on the country’s political leadership to wake up to the threat...
View ArticleBomb defused in Peshawar
PESHAWAR: Police on Tuesday foiled a sabotage attempt and defused a half-kilogram bomb in Peshawar's Bhana Mari area, DawnNews reported. According to the police, the bomb was installed near the Ghazi...
View ArticleWoman killed, two injured in Kurram landmine explosions
KURRAM AGENCY: A woman was killed and two others were injured when two landmine explosions occurred in the Kurram tribal region, DawnNews reported. According to official sources, unknown persons had...
View ArticleCM Khattak meets with PM, demands replacement of Pesco chief
ISLAMABAD: During a meeting with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in the federal capital on Tuesday, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Pervez Khattak demanded the replacement of Peshawar Electric Supply...
View ArticlePM meets Army chief, discusses national security
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif met with Army Chief General Raheel Sharif on Tuesday to discuss the overall security situation in the country, DawnNews reported. According to a statement from...
View ArticleKarachi raids: 29 suspects arrested
KARACHI: Rangers' personnel on Tuesday conducted a targeted operation in different areas of Karachi and arrested 29 suspects. The raids were conducted in the areas of Wazir Goth, Korangi 100 Quarters,...
View ArticleMalala book launch halted for ‘unsuitability’ of venue: KP govt
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government claims there has been no stoppage or ban of the launch of Malala Yousafzai's book at a university in Peshawar, and that it was “only an issue of...
View ArticleMusharraf treason: Constitution violated by Nov 3 emergency, says CJ
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani on Tuesday said it was clear form the Supreme Court’s July 31 verdict in 2009 that the constitution was violated by imposition of emergency on November...
View ArticleFamily of blasphemy-accused Briton appeals for help
ISLAMABAD: The family of a mentally ill British man sentenced to death in Pakistan for blasphemy has urged London to intervene to seek his release.Mohammad Asghar was sentenced by a court in...
View ArticleThousands flee North Waziristan fearing more airstrikes
BANNU: Thousands of villagers have fled their homes in Pakistan's North Waziristan region, fearing a major military operation by armed forces after they said dozens of people had been killed in air...
View ArticlePakistan-US relations on 'upward trajectory'
WASHINGTON: The Pakistan-US relationship is on an upward trajectory, with bilateral cooperation in wide-ranging economic and security areas moving well, National Security and Foreign Affairs Advisor...
View ArticleIndia proposes meeting to resolve trade row
ISLAMABAD: India has proposed a meeting of the working group on Kashmir to look into a controversy started by alleged seizure of narcotics from a Pakistani truck.“India has proposed to Pakistan to hold...
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