Road accident kills 35 in Hub
HUB/BALOCHISTAN: A collision between two passenger buses and a petrol tanker killed 35 people in southwest Pakistan on Saturday, officials said, with many of the victims being burned to death.The...
View ArticleWheat price drops, but flour still costly
KARACHI: The price of wheat has fallen to Rs3,350-3,400 per 100 kg bag compared to Rs3,700 within this week due to start of new crop. However, consumers have yet to see any price cut in flour...
View ArticleCommittees agree on venue for direct talks with TTP
ISLAMABAD: Committees representing the government and Taliban met here on Saturday for a two-hour long session to finalise the date and venue for the next phase of peace talks.Member of the Taliban...
View ArticleN. Waziristan attack leaves two dead
MIRAMSHAH: Two people were killed and two others injured in an attack in Lowara Mandi area in Dattakhel tehsil of North Waziristan tribal region on Saturday.Sources said that four men were going from...
View ArticleImmunisation campaign begins in KP tomorrow
PESHAWAR/KHAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government will begin the national immunisation campaign in the province tomorrow (Monday), while the campaign for public awareness of dengue fever will be...
View ArticleNAB officer shot dead in Karachi
KARACHI: An investigation officer of the National Accountability Bureau, Sindh, and a boy were gunned down in Sharfabad area on Saturday night, police said.New Town SHO Inam Husain Junejo said DSP Agha...
View ArticleSome madressahs spread disinformation about security policy, says Nisar
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan has said that with a view to gaining ‘political advantages’ some madressahs are spreading false information about the National Security...
View ArticleAustralian PM voices new hope of solving MH370 mystery
PERTH: Australia raised hopes Sunday that the mystery of missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 could be solved after unidentified debris was spotted and China and Japan piled extra resources into the...
View ArticleMetro Bus Project eats away Women Park
RAWALPINDI: After receiving a letter of intent from the Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA), the contractor for Saddar to Committee Chowk portion of Metro Bus Project, Zahid Khan and Brothers (ZKB),...
View ArticlePhillipine security forces arrest top communist leaders
MANILA: Philippines security forces arrested the country's top communist leaders on Saturday, a week ahead of the 45th anniversary of the group's armed struggle when it is expected to launch attacks on...
View ArticleEducation budget to go up by 30pc
LAHORE: The Punjab Assembly concluded on Friday budget debate for the next financial year as the chair prorogued the session sine die.At least 46 lawmakers took part in the debate identifying the areas...
View ArticleTTP accuses govt of stepping up attacks in tribal areas
MIRAMSHAH: The outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has accused the government of increasing attacks on militant hideouts and raids on houses of its members in tribal areas.Despite a ceasefire...
View ArticleAnalysis: Foreign investors booking profit
The economists and common man are delighted over the fact that the rupee has after years overpowered the dollar— the latter already losing its status of being the ‘reserve currency’ of the world.Yet,...
View ArticleTwo kidnapped Sikhs freed in Dera Ismail Khan
PESHAWAR: Two members of Sikh community, who were kidnapped from Dera Ismail Khan on February 11, have been released and have reached their home in Peshawar, official source told Dawn.com on Sunday.The...
View ArticleSyria accuses Turkey of 'aggression' after jet downed
DAMASCUS: Syria accused Ankara of “flagrant aggression” Sunday after Turkish forces shot down a warplane near the border, raising tensions as Syrian loyalists and rebels battle to control a frontier...
View ArticleMalala, Aitezaz among others lavished with Civil awards
ISLAMABAD: As many as 105 notables from across Pakistan, including some from abroad, were conferred the Pakistani Civil Award on Sunday in recognition of the services they rendered in their respective...
View ArticleAfghanistan hints at Pakistan link to Kabul hotel attack
KABUL: Afghanistan on Sunday said an attack on a Kabul hotel that left nine civilians dead, including an AFP journalist, was planned “outside the country” in a veiled reference to Pakistan.The National...
View ArticleVan plunges into ravine killing 11 in Murree
ISLAMABAD: At least 11 people were killed and 12 others wounded as a passenger van fell into a ravine near Salgran area in Murree tehsil of Punjab's Rawalpindi district, DawnNews reported.Rescue...
View ArticleKhursheed Shah rules out MQM joining Sindh govt
ISLAMABAD: Brushing aside the media reports reading a power-sharing formula being discussed between the former coalition partners, Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Syed Khursheed Shah Sunday...
View ArticleUmar Akmal stars in Pakistan’s 16 runs win over Aussies
DHAKA: Umar Akmal smashed 94 off 54 balls as Pakistan bounced back after a morale-sapping loss against India to defeat Australia by 16 runs in the World Twenty20 in Dhaka on Sunday.Also read: “It is...
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