SC dismayed over attempts to prolong holding of LG polls in cantonment areas
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court expressed on Thursday disappointment over what it perceived as foot dragging by the government in holding the local government elections in the cantonment boards.At the...
View ArticleGovt, TTP negotiators chart roadmap for peace talks
ISLAMABAD: Negotiators for the Pakistani government and the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) met Thursday for a first round of peace talks aimed at ending the militants’ bloody seven-year...
View ArticleNepra announces further increase in power tariff
ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has increased the electricity tariff by Rs1.01 per unit. The increase is in addition to the Rs1.08 per unit raise the regulator...
View ArticleSyria, UN in Homs aid deal as Aleppo fighting hots up
DAMASCUS: Aid operations were due to start in besieged areas of Homs Friday, a US official said, as Syria and the UN agreed to hold a “humanitarian pause” on fighting in the devastated city.The...
View ArticleNAB unearths Rs1.22bn corruption in PSM, PR
ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has found corruption cases of over Rs1.22 billion in Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) and Pakistan Railways (PR). At a meeting held here on Thursday, the...
View ArticleUS senators demand say in any Afghanistan security deal
WASHINGTON: A bipartisan group of senators demanding an end to US military involvement in Afghanistan urged President Barack Obama on Thursday to seek congressional approval if he wants to keep troops...
View ArticleBomb defused in Karachi’s Baldia town
KARACHI: The Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) on Friday defused a two kg bomb planted outside the house of a local leader of the Awami National Party (ANP) in the Baldia Town area, DawnNews reported....
View ArticleTreason case: Court resumes hearing, Musharraf fails to appear
ISLAMABAD: The special court constituted to try former military ruler Pervez Musharraf for treason resumed the case's hearing on Friday with the retired general failing to appear before it, DawnNews...
View ArticleCracks appear in Balochistan ruling coalition
QUETTA: Balochistan’s coalition government, led by Dr Abdul Malik Baloch, is facing a new dilemma as differences have emerged between the allied parties on the issue of empowerment; and PML-N ministers...
View ArticleTaliban negotiators authorised to agree on ceasefire: sources
ISLAMABAD: The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has given its negotiators the authority to agree on a ceasefire if the government agrees to halt troop deployment, DawnNews quoted sources as saying.The...
View ArticleSix hurt in blasts near Cairo: security sources
CAIRO: Two explosive devices detonated on Friday near a police checkpoint in Giza, on the outskirts of Cairo, wounding six people, the government and security sources said.There was no immediate claim...
View ArticleGovt negotiators looking at TTP demand to meet PM, COAS, DG ISI
ISLAMABAD: Federal Information Minister Pervez Rashid on Friday said the government committee was taking into consideration the demand by the Taliban committee to meet the prime minister, army chief...
View ArticleRenowned actor Ghayyur Akhtar passes away
LAHORE: Renowned radio, TV and film actor Ghayyur Akhtar passed away after a protracted illness here on Friday.The actor was suffering from paralysis for last four years. He was shifted to the Services...
View ArticleKhanewal encounter kills 'terrorist,' injures two LEA personnel
KHANEWAL: A suspected terrorist was killed while another outlaw and two personnel of law enforcement agencies sustained injuries in a cross firing incident in Mianchannu, some 35 kilometres away from...
View ArticleTreason court summons Musharraf on Feb 18
ISLAMABAD: A special court trying former military ruler Pervez Musharraf for treason Friday ordered him to appear on February 18, the latest postponement in the long-delayed case.The 70-year-old is...
View ArticlePutin opens Sochi Olympics Games after stunning show
SOCHI: President Vladimir Putin on Friday opened the Winter Olympics Games in Sochi that are inextricably linked with his name, after a stunning ceremony where Russia sought to convince the world it is...
View ArticleTTP negotiator rejects peace talks under constitution
ISLAMABAD: A member of the team of negotiators representing the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan in peace talks with the Pakistani government has expressed his reservations over the dialogue, saying he won’t...
View Article‘If we followed Constitution war wouldn’t have been waged’
ISLAMABAD: Central spokesman of the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Shahidullah Shahid on Friday said that Taliban wouldn’t be waging a war against the government if they followed a law or a...
View ArticleIndia to spare Italian marines mandatory death penalty
NEW DELHI: India on Friday announced it would not prosecute two Italian marines accused of killing two fishermen under a maritime security law that carries a mandatory death penalty.New Delhi’s plans...
View ArticlePower sector circular debt surfaces again
ISLAMABAD: The power sector circular debt has resurfaced and reached an enormous level in the last six months, with the Ministry of Water and Power on Friday admitting that the debt, excluding that...
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