Bahrain says it wants to mend fences with Iran
ISLAMABAD: In an obvious reference to Iran, Bahrain said on Thursday that it expected Pakistan to have a moderating effect on Muslim countries in the region.“We look forward to Pakistan having...
View ArticleMQM to join Sindh govt soon: Wassan
KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Mines and Minerals Manzoor Hussain Wassan claimed here on Friday that the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) would be joining the Sindh government in a few days, DawnNews...
View ArticlePPP-MQM talks: Rehman Malik says ‘good news’ to come soon
KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Rehman Malik on Friday said talks with leaders of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) had been held in a pleasant and agreeable atmosphere and the nation...
View ArticleSenator Hoti’s wife attempts self-immolation
ISLAMABAD: A woman claiming to be Senator Azam Khan Hoti’s third wife on Thursday tried to commit self-immolation against the police for not taking action against him for alleged criminal intimidation...
View ArticleSenior bureaucrat Dr Amjad Shahid Afridi feared kidnapped
PESHAWAR: Senior bureaucrat Dr Amjad Shahid Afridi was feared to have been kidnapped after his car was found abandoned at the Chach interchange on the motorway on Thursday, DawnNews reported.Police...
View ArticleFour men get life in prison for photographer gang-rape in India
NEW DELHI: An Indian court sentenced four men to life in prison on Friday for raping a call-centre operator last year inside an abandoned textile mill in the financial hub of Mumbai.Prosecutor Ujjwal...
View ArticleNisar bars Nadra employees from contacting foreigners
ISLAMABAD: Federal Interior MInister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Friday barred all employees of the National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) from making any contact with foreign nationals,...
View ArticleForeigners, children among nine killed in Kabul hotel attack
KABUL: The four gunmen were swift as they entered the luxury hotel in Kabul, although it took them a few minutes to find the restaurant that was their target, Afghan officials said Friday as they...
View ArticleKSE-100 falls 383 points, rupee strengthens
KARACHI: The Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) closed lower on Friday, with the benchmark 100-share index of the Karachi Stock Exchange falling 1.41 per cent, or 383.03 points to 26,765.49.Market plunged by...
View ArticlePartial strike in Sindh after death of ex-JSQM chief's brother
NAUSHERO FEROZE: A brother of former Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz (JSQM) chief Basheer Khan Qureshi and an associate were killed under mysterious circumstances in Sindh's Naushero Feroze district following...
View ArticleConspiracy to make Pakistan a secular country: JI
LAHORE: Secretary General, Jamaat-i-Islami (JI), Liaquat Baloch on Friday said that the Protection of Pakistan Ordinance and the security policy were a conspiracy to turn Pakistan into a secular...
View ArticleMalakand missing persons: SC orders report within 30 days
ISLAMABAD: A three-member bench of the apex court, headed by Justice Jawwad S. Khawaja, directed relevant authorities to submit a report within 30 days on the Malakand missing persons’ case which...
View ArticleMusharraf's lawyers call for suspension of trial
LONDON: Lawyers for former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf called on Friday for his treason trial to be suspended because they claim the government is colluding with elements of the judiciary to...
View ArticleKP Assembly adopts resolution to create Hazara province
PESHAWAR: A resolution moved by the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) for creating a new Hazara province was adopted with majority vote by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Assembly, DawnNews reported on...
View ArticleLet Army decide course of peace talks with TTP: Maj Amir
ISLAMABAD: One of the members of the government’s first committee formed to negotiate peace with the Pakistani Taliban, Major (retd) Amir on Friday said that armed forces are the real stakeholders on...
View ArticlePakistan fall to spirited India in Super-10 opener
India maintained their impeccable World Cup record against Pakistan after Virat Kohli's fluent 36 not out powered them to a seven-wicket victory against the arch-rivals in a group two super 10 stage...
View ArticleSC orders arrests in ‘honour’ killing case
KARACHI: The Supreme Court directed the police on Friday to arrest all those involved in the “honour” killing of two girls in Shikarpur.A three-judge bench, headed by Chief Justice Tassaduq Hussain...
View ArticleNTDC blamed for transmission line delay
LAHORE: Holding the National Transmission and Dispatch Company (NTDC) responsible for the inordinate delay in construction of the transmission line of the Neelum-Jhelum Hydropower Project between 2007...
View ArticleAGP in trouble over ‘unauthorised’ salary increase
ISLAMABAD: Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) Buland Akhtar Rana is finding it difficult to justify increase in his salary and privileges before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the National...
View ArticlePPP eases pressure on govt over $1.5bn Saudi grant
ISLAMABAD: The PPP came to the rescue of the government on Friday amid strong criticism and allegations of a compromise on the foreign policy after obtaining a $1.5 billion aid, apparently to send...
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