Bills to increase minority seats tabled
ISLAMABAD: Two similar constitution amendment bills seeking increase in minorities’ representation in the national and provincial legislatures and a bill suggesting severe punishment to the police...
View ArticlePML-N resolves to take battle to TTP bastion
ISLAMABAD: Although the government and the military continued to discuss matters behind closed doors, government officials took pains on Tuesday to argue that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had made up...
View ArticleProsecution wants to cross-examine chief of AFIC
ISLAMABAD: After expressing lack of confidence in a report prepared by army doctors on the health of former military ruler Pervez Musharraf, the prosecution team in the high treason case has requested...
View ArticleReligious leaders want talks to be given a chance
ISLAMABAD: Security experts and senior politicians, including heads of the country’s three main religious parties, on Tuesday warned that after the withdrawal of US from Afghanistan the security...
View ArticleKarachi bomb attacks kill four, including three Rangers
KARACHI: Three bomb blasts including a suicide attack targeting security personnel in Karachi killed at least four people on Wednesday, officials said.The dead included three paramilitary Rangers and a...
View ArticleMusharraf treason case adjourned until tomorrow
RAWALPINDI: The special court, hearing the treason case against former military ruler Gen (r) Pervez Musharraf, on Wednesday issued notice to the former president's lawyers over the prosecuting team's...
View ArticleTwo killed, four injured in Orakzai coalmine blast
ORAKZAI AGENCY: At least two labourers were killed and four others were injured Wednesday when an explosion occurred in a coalmine in Orakzai Agency, DawnNews reported. According to sources, the blast...
View ArticlePM Sharif announces another push for Taliban peace talks
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif announced Wednesday that his government would pursue peace talks with Taliban militants despite a recent spate of attacks, naming a four-member committee to...
View ArticleGovt's stance to hold peace talks receives mixed reactions
ISLAMABAD: In the wake of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s announcement to formulate a four-member committee to hold negotiations with the Pakistan Taliban, the decision attracted mixed reactions from the...
View ArticleTwo gas pipelines blown up in Balochistan's Dera Bugti
QUETTA: Unknown miscreants blew up two gas pipelines in Balochistan's Dera Bugti district on Wednesday, Levies sources confirmed.“Unknown men had placed explosive materials with the two gas pipelines...
View ArticlePakistan follows best practices to safeguard nuclear assets: FO
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office (FO) on Wednesday said that Pakistan follows the best practices and standards set by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to safeguard its nuclear assets. The FO...
View ArticleSC seeks fresh reports about missing persons by Feb 10
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected the federal government's report about missing persons and directed the Attorney General of Pakistan and Advocate General Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to submit...
View Article‘Govt wants result-oriented talks with TTP without preconditions’
ISLAMABAD: A member of the recently formed team tasked to negotiate with Pakistani Taliban, Irfan Siddiqui said Wednesday that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has formed the committee with an open mind as...
View ArticleUS confident of Pakistan’s nuclear security
WASHINGTON: The United States Wednesday reaffirmed its confidence in security of Pakistan’s nuclear assets, saying Islamabad is well aware of its responsibilities in this regard.“The United States is...
View ArticleRs1.09 power tariff hike notified
ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) notified on Wednesday a Rs1.09 per unit increase in electricity rates for distribution companies of Wapda. The revised tariff to be...
View ArticleMusharraf’s counsel strive to prove bias
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court made it clear on Wednesday that it had a duty to interfere in the domain of others if any institution or organisation became dysfunctional. “Each organisation and...
View ArticleSP Aslam attack case declared solved
KARACHI: A police investigation team probing into the deadly bomb attack on SP CID Mohammad Aslam Khan’s convoy has declared the case ‘solved’, making it the ninth such case out of 23 suicide attacks...
View ArticleSeries of blasts injure 16 in Karachi's Qasba Colony
KARACHI: At least 16 people, including a local leader of the Awami National Party (ANP), were injured in a series of explosions that took place in Mohammadpur area of Karachi's Qasba Colony late on...
View ArticleNames of two suspects revealed in Imran Farooq killing case
KARACHI: A BBC news report, on Wednesday identified the names of two suspects in the Dr Imran Farooq murder case.The report said that based on the documents received from Pakistani officials the two...
View ArticleMusharraf treason case: Court rejects adjournment plea
RAWALPINDI: The special court on Thursday resumed the hearing of the treason case against former military ruler Gen (r) Pervez Musharraf, DawnNews reported.During today's hearing, the court headed by...
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