Treasury benches oppose resolution to remove YouTube ban
ISLAMABAD: The treasury bench of the National Assembly on Tuesday opposed a resolution demanding to lift the ban on YouTube while another resolution seeking improvements in the curriculum and the...
View ArticleNato sees no Russian troop pullout as Moscow hits Ukraine economy
BRUSSELS: Nato on Tuesday said it could not confirm the withdrawal of Russian troops from near the flashpoint Ukrainian border as Russia heaped even more pressure on a teetering Ukraine economy with a...
View ArticleNumber of bodies recovered from Balochistan mass grave reaches 17
QUETTA: The number of dead bodies found from a mass grave in Balochistan's troubled Khuzdar district has reached 17 on Tuesday, an official said.Asad ur Rehman Gailani, the Home Secretary Balochistan...
View ArticleSawan Masih appeals blasphemy death sentence
LAHORE: Sawan Masih, the man recently sentenced to death for blasphemy, appealed against his conviction Tuesday, saying the charges were trumped up to speed the eviction of Christians from the...
View ArticleStylish Windies floor Pakistan to enter semis
DHAKA: Defending champions West Indies charged into the World Twenty20 semi-finals with a spectacular 84-run win over Pakistan in a key Super-10 match in Dhaka on Tuesday.AS IT HAPPENEDThe West Indies...
View Article14 PTI MPAs form separate bloc
PESHAWAR: Fourteen members of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf in the KP assembly have raised a banner of revolt against policies of their own government in the province and formed a separate...
View ArticlePowerful quake hits Chile, sparking tsunami warnings
SANTIAGO: A powerful 8.2-magnitude earthquake hit near Chile's Pacific coast Tuesday, triggering tsunami waves of more than two metres and warnings for people in Chile, Peru and Ecuador to flee...
View ArticleAnti-terror law: JUI-F proposes cut in detention period
ISLAMABAD: The Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (Fazl) has suggested amendments to tone down what it perceives as the “cruel” Protection of Pakistan Ordinance (PPO).One of the proposed amendments envisages...
View ArticleUS has not refused Pakistan’s request for defence equipment
WASHINGTON: The United States has not refused Pakistan's request for excess defence articles (EDA) from its worldwide pool, the State Department said while citing Washington's continued security...
View ArticleBalochistan peace talks under way, says general
GWADAR: The Commander of the Southern Command, Lt Gen Nasser Khan Janjua, has said that the process to resolve the Balochistan issue through talks is under way.Addressing local elders and officials...
View ArticleInterior Ministry apologises for ‘willful defiance of parliament’
ISLAMABAD: The interior ministry, on Tuesday, apologised for what had been termed by the senate body as a ‘willful defiance of the parliament’.Last month, the interior ministry had to brief the...
View ArticlePML-N in a fix over concession for Musharraf
ISLAMABAD: An overwhelming majority within the PML-N is reported to be against allowing former president retired Gen Pervez Musharraf to travel to the UAE to see his ailing mother and get treatment for...
View ArticleTwo bodies recovered from Karachi
KARACHI: Two trussed up bodies were recovered from Karachi’s Manghopir area on Wednesday, DawnNews reported.The bodies were discovered in Manghopir's Mianwali Colony. According to police, the victims...
View ArticleDeath toll rises to five in Chilean quake: minister
SANTIAGO: The 8.2 magnitude earthquake that hit northern Chile Tuesday and triggered a tsunami wave of more than two metres killed at least five people, the interior minister said.The victims were four...
View ArticleHafeez apologises for poor performance against Windies
DHAKA: Pakistan captain Mohammad Hafeez on Tuesday apologised to his team's fans for not doing better in the key game against West Indies which defeated them by 84 runs in Dhaka and reached semi finals...
View ArticleAt least two killed, 13 injured in blast near Pak-Afghan border
QUETTA: At least two people were killed and 13 others wounded on Wednesday after a powerful explosion occurred near the Pak-Afghan border, police said.The blast ripped through a private bank in the...
View ArticleIRC appeals for urgent aid to Afghanistan
NEW YORK: The International Rescue Committee urged the world Wednesday to redouble efforts in Afghanistan, demanding an urgent aid commitment to reverse deteriorating social and economic trends as...
View ArticleSix police killed in Kabul suicide attack: officials
KABUL: A suicide bomber blew himself up at the Afghan interior ministry Wednesday, killing six police officers just three days before the country's presidential election, which the Taliban have vowed...
View ArticleThree people killed, two women injured in Quetta firing
QUETTA: At least three persons were killed and two women injured in a firing incident on Wednesday in the Satellite Town area of Quetta, the capital of the southwestern Balochistan province, police...
View ArticleGunmen kill abducted local election candidate in Afghanistan
KABUL: An Afghan official says Taliban gunmen have killed nine people, including a candidate running for a seat in the provincial council, who had been abducted in northern Afghanistan. The governor of...
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