Musharraf’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 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 ArticleAttack over land dispute leaves 10 dead in India
GAUHATI: A mob armed with shotguns attacked the Chauldhua village in northeast India, killing at least 10 people in a long-simmering land dispute, police said on Thursday.The attackers fired...
View ArticleToy bomb kills two children in Khyber
PESHAWAR: Two children were killed Thursday when a toy bomb exploded in Landi kotal Tehsil of Khyber Agency. Political administration officials said a toy-like bomb was found at the roadside by...
View ArticleBomb kills one in Nasirabad
QUETTA: A bomb destroyed a pickup truck at a petrol pump in Nasirabad district on Thursday, killing one person and wounding 12 others, police said.The explosion took place in the Nasirabad district of...
View ArticleApex court discards Musharraf’s review petition
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court Thursday disposed of the review petition filed by former military ruler General (retd) Pervez Musharraf against the July 31, 2009, verdict denouncing the Nov 3, 2007,...
View ArticleJI chief among 14 sentenced to death in Bangladesh arms smuggling
CHITTAGONG: A Bangladesh court sentenced Thursday the leader of the country's largest religious party and 13 others to death over a huge 2004 arms smuggling racket, sparking fears of new political...
View ArticleState Bank governor resigns, cites 'personal reasons'
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's central bank governor, Yaseen Anwar, stepped down on Thursday, Finance Ministry officials said, with other officials citing policy differences between the governor and the finance...
View ArticleHigh-powered peace committee meets in Islamabad
ISLAMABAD: Members of a high-powered committee formed by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to initiate peace talks with the Taliban arrived in Islamabad on Thursday for consultations prior to their meeting...
View ArticleSC seeks report over Balochistan unrest
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the ministries of defence and interior to submit a comprehensive report over prevailing law and order situation in the troubled Balochistan province.A...
View ArticlePM, army chief in Balochistan; joint anti-terror strategy sought
QUETTA: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday urged the civil and military leadership to devise a joint strategy for ensuring durable peace in Balochistan.He arrived in the provincial capital on a...
View ArticleWeb of conspiracy being woven around me, says Altaf
KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain said Thursday that a “new web of conspiracies” was being hatched to implicate him in various cases. “I want to tell my sympathisers that a...
View ArticlePanchayat returns, orders ‘gang-rape’
MUZAFFARGARH: The beasts nurtured in the name of prompt justice were seen to be on the loose again after the surfacing on Thursday of an incident in which a panchayat was accused of ordering gang-rape...
View ArticleNew York Times reporter leaves China after visa denial
BEIJING: A New York Times reporter left Beijing Thursday after authorities did not grant him a visa, sparking ire in Washington as China ratchets up pressure on foreign media.The United States said it...
View ArticleMan sentenced to death, five jailed for life for killing three brothers
MANSEHRA: A court in Kohistan sentenced a man to death, jailed five others for life and fined them Rs200,000 each for their involvement in the murder of three brothers who had been seen dancing in a...
View ArticleUS says Syria 'dragging its feet' on chemical weapons
WASHINGTON: The United States accused the Syrian regime Thursday of dragging its feet over its chemical weapons stockpile and urged Damascus to immediately hand over the cache as promised for...
View ArticleTTP wants enforcement of Sharia: spokesman
MIRAMSHAH: The objective of Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) is enforcement of Sharia in the country, according to its spokesman Shahidullah Shahid.Talking to Dawn from an unspecified location on...
View ArticleKerry to meet Ukrainian opposition leaders
WASHINGTON: In a major show of support for pro-democracy protesters in Ukraine, US Secretary of State John Kerry will meet top opposition leaders for the first time this weekend, senior US officials...
View ArticleMQM rejects BBC report on Imran Farooq’s murder
KARACHI: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) said on Thursday it had no links with the two persons identified in a BBC programme as suspects in the murder of Dr Imran Farooq, a senior leader of the...
View ArticleNawaz orders dialogue with angry Baloch
QUETTA: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has directed the authorities to form a committee for initiating a reconciliation process and negotiations with disgruntled Baloch nationalists.Presiding over a...
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