King of Bahrain vows to enhance military cooperation at JSHQ
ISLAMABAD: King Hamad bin Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa of Bahrain along with his delegation made an unprecedented visit to the Joint Services Headquarters (JSHQ) in Rawalpindi, said a press release issued...
View ArticleMultiple Afghan suicide attack kills ten police
JALALABAD: Seven Taliban suicide attackers stormed a police station in the centre of Jalalabad city in eastern Afghanistan on Thursday, killing 10 policemen in a major assault ahead of the presidential...
View ArticleSuicide attack in Baghdad cafe kills 12 people
BAGHDAD: A suicide bomber struck inside a Baghdad cafe overnight where customers were watching a football game on TV, killing at least 12 people and wounding 38, Iraqi officials said Thursday.The...
View ArticleNotable Indian writer Khushwant Singh dies at 99
NEW DELHI: Notable Indian writer, editor and translator Khushwant Singh died Thursday at the age of 99 at his home in New Delhi, a report published on Indian news website NDTV quoted his son Rahul...
View ArticleSri Lankan city shut ahead of UNHRC war crime resolution
COLOMBO: Supporters of Sri Lanka's government have brought a city in the country's former civil war zone to a standstill to protest a US-sponsored resolution at the UN Human Rights Council on alleged...
View ArticleKarachi unrest case: SC orders speedy appointment of IGP Sindh
KARACHI: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Thursday ordered authorities to immediately issue the notification for the posting of Inspector General of Sindh Police and also sought a written report over...
View ArticleImran proposed TTP office out of fear, claims Iftikhar
PESHAWAR: Senior Awami National Party (ANP) leader Mian Iftikhar Hussain on Thursday claimed that Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan’s proposal of establishing an office in Pakistan for...
View ArticleSC upholds SHC ruling on delimitation of constituencies
KARACHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the decision of the Sindh High Court pertaining to delimitation of constituencies and rejected an application filed by the Sindh government in this regard,...
View ArticleTask force to arrest killers of Balochistan journalists
QUETTA: Chief Minister Balochistan Dr. Malik Baloch announced Thursday the formation of a special task force to arrest culprits involved in the murder of journalists in the province.Over 30 journalists...
View Article‘Top military officials had no knowledge of Osama’s presence’
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s former air force chief says top military officials, including himself and the former army and intelligence chiefs, were unaware of Osama bin Laden’s presence in Abbottabad before...
View ArticlePakistan not sending troops to Bahrain or Saudi: PM
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday denied speculation that Pakistan was sending its troops to Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, DawnNews reported.In response to a question posed by media...
View ArticleAustralia searches ocean site for possible Malaysian jet debris
CANBERRA: Surveillance aircraft scoured a remote and stormy section of the Indian Ocean on Thursday for a pair of floating objects that Australia and Malaysia guardedly called a “credible” lead in the...
View ArticleDirect govt-TTP talks could take place tomorrow: Sami
MULTAN: Chief of the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP)-nominated team to hold peace talks with the government, Maulana Samiul Haq, said on Thursday that the location to hold direct talks between the two...
View ArticleFour gunmen killed in attack on luxury Afghan hotel
KABUL: Four gunmen opened fire in a luxury hotel frequented by foreigners in the Afghan capital Thursday, prompting guests and staff members to take refuge in the basement as security forces killed the...
View ArticleBalochistan leaders urge Islamabad for swift recovery of ANP leader
QUETTA: Political parties of Balochistan on Thursday night demanded of the federal government to include the name of kidnapped Awami National Party (ANP) leader Arabab Zahir Kasi in exchange of...
View Article“It has nothing to do with history,” Hafeez says of India clash
DHAKA: The World Twenty20 steps up a gear Friday as cricket's top eight sides enter the fray, with Pakistan seeking a historic win against India in the second round's standout clash.Minnows of...
View ArticleBalochistan Assembly adopts four resolutions
QUETTA: The Balochistan Assembly adopted four resolutions on Thursday, with its members discussing issues like job quota for locals in private companies. Deputy Speaker Mir Qaddus Bizenjo chaired the...
View ArticleNeed stressed to address water threats
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal accused India on Thursday of causing water and air pollution and reduced river flows in Pakistan.Addressing participants of a...
View ArticlePakistan not to take sides in disputes between Muslim countries, says FO
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office said on Thursday that Pakistan would not take sides in bilateral disputes between Muslim countries.“We do not interfere in bilateral disputes or differences. Our effort,...
View ArticleIssue of FIR in missing persons’ case yet to be resolved
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court was about to close the 35 missing persons’ case on Thursday, but Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s disclosure that a formal FIR was yet to be filed in the province on the defence...
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