Dr Malik tries to save crisis-hit coalition
QUETTA: In an effort to defuse a crisis threatening his coalition government, Balochistan Chief Minister Dr Abdul Malik Baloch held a meeting with the PML-N’s parliamentary party leader in the...
View ArticleTTP wants ‘free peace zone’ for talks
AKORA KHATTAK: The banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan has asked the government to earmark a “free peace zone” where militant leaders could come without any fear for holding peace talks with the...
View ArticleAt least four killed, seven wounded in Karachi traffic accidents
KARACHI: At least four people were and seven others wounded in separate traffic accidents on Tuesday in Karachi's Native Jetty bridge, Defence Housing Authority Phase V and Baldia town areas, DawnNews...
View ArticlePakistan may grant India MFN status on Friday
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will grant on Friday Most-Favoured Nation (MFN) status to India with a condition of receiving a substantial concessions in trade from New Delhi.The decision is expected to be...
View ArticleBodies recovered near Karachi identified as those of MQM workers
KARACHI: Three mutilated bodies which were recovered from Nooriabad 20 days ago have been identified as those of workers from the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), DawnNews reported.The bodies were found...
View ArticleBritish woman jailed in Pakistan for drug-smuggling
RAWALPINDI: A court in Rawalpindi on Tuesday jailed a British mother-of-three for life for attempting to smuggle 63 kilograms of heroin out of the country.Khadija Shah, who is from Birmingham and of...
View ArticleGirl forcibly married twice, gang-raped
CHINIOT: A girl was allegedly kidnapped, forcibly married twice before being gang-raped and stripped naked in revenge for her brother's act.Sanaullah, 22, son of Noor Muhammad of Mawar Bhattian, had...
View ArticleAnother PML-N lawmaker disqualified over fake degree
ISLAMABAD: MPA Sardar Muhammad Khan Jatoi of the ruling Pakistan Muslim - Nawaz (PML-N), who belongs to Muzaffargarh's PP-259 constituency, was disqualified on Tuesday for possessing a fake degree,...
View ArticleSC gives govt another day to produce 35 missing persons
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Tuesday gave the government one more day to produce 35 missing persons in court, but fell short of summoning Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Khyber...
View ArticleRussia suspended from G-8
MOSCOW: The Kremlin said Tuesday that it now considers Crimea part of Russia following the signing of a treaty, despite strong objections from the international community which insists the Black Sea...
View ArticleIran says drugs seizures up over past year
TEHRAN: Iran said Tuesday it has seized more than 530 tonnes of illegal drugs since March 2013, an almost 20 per cent increase over the previous year.“In the past 11 months, we have seized 532 tonnes...
View ArticleKidnapped tribesmen released after jirga intervention
PESHAWAR: Following the intervention of a local jirga, militants on Tuesday released nine tribesmen kidnapped from the outskirts of Peshawar last week, officials said.The nine tribesmen had been...
View ArticleSharif approves formation of internal security directorate
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday issued directions to immediately establish a National Intelligence Directorate under National Counter-Terrorism Authority (Nacta) in a bid to...
View ArticleSentence for Shakil Afridi still unjust: US
WASHINGTON: The United States says the 10-year sentence reduction for the doctor said to have helped the US track down Osama bin Laden is a positive step but that his jail term is still unjust.A...
View ArticleKing of Bahrain in Pakistan; six agreements on cooperation signed
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Bahrain on Tuesday signed six documents relating to mutual cooperation in various sectors during the visit of Bahrian’s King Sheikh Hamad bin Isa bin Salman Al-Khalifa to...
View ArticleAltaf urges armed forces to disobey ‘anti-state govt orders’
KARACHI: In an apparent reference to reported shift in government’s policy over Syria in the aftermath of $1.5 billion ‘friendly donation by Saudi Arabia,’ Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf...
View ArticleMalaysian PM seeks Pakistan’s cooperation in tracing missing jet
ISLAMABAD: Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak on Tuesday called his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif on the phone and sought his help in tracing Malaysian airline’s missing Boeing 777.“Prime...
View ArticlePak-Iran meeting on gas pipeline soon: diplomat
SIALKOT: The fate of Pakistan-Iran gas pipeline project will be decided during a meeting between the Iranian president and Pakistani prime minister to be held in Tehran soon, says Iranian Consul...
View ArticleMusharraf challenges decision of Special Court
ISLAMABAD: Former president retired Gen Pervez Musharraf challenged in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) a decision of the Special Court not to transfer his treason trial case to a military court.A...
View ArticleBalochistan extends FC’s police powers for two months
QUETTA: The Balochistan government has extended special powers granted to the Frontier Corps (FC) for another two months.According to an announcement by the provincial Home Secretary Syed Asadur Rehman...
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