Court orders registration of case against Meera
LAHORE: A sessions court in Lahore ordered the registration of cases against actor Meera and Capt Naveed over charges of filming and uploading on social media a ‘controversial video clip’, DawnNews...
View ArticleMusharraf ordered to appear in court for Bugti murder hearing
QUETTA: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Quetta has ordered former military ruler Gen (retd) Pervez Musharraf to appear before it on April 21 in a case relating to the murder of Baloch nationalist...
View ArticleThree govts fail since 2006 to recover outstanding $800 million from PTCL buyer
ISLAMABAD: Three successive governments, including the present one, have failed to recover $800 million outstanding payment from the buyer of the Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) since...
View ArticleIran parliament approves bill on accord with Pakistan
TEHRAN: Iranian parliament approved on Sunday the Tehran-Islamabad enhanced security cooperation act.According to Iranian news agency Irna, the bill is intended to strengthen cooperation between the...
View ArticleArmy to preserve its own dignity and institutional pride: COAS
ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif on Monday said that Pakistan Army upheld the sanctity of all institutions and would resolutely preserve its own dignity and institutional pride,...
View ArticleOpposition to react if sons of Gilani, Taseer not released: Shah
ISLAMABAD: Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Khursheed Shah on Monday warned that if the government failed to secure the release of Ali Haider Gilani and Shahbaz Taseer, then the...
View ArticleModi pledges development — with Hindu nationalism
NEW DELHI: India's prime ministerial frontrunner Narendra Modi pledged good governance and development Monday as he released his party's delayed manifesto that also included controversial Hindu...
View ArticleFour TTP militants killed in S. Waziristan attack, claim sources
PESHAWAR: At least four Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants, including a key commander, were killed in the Shaktoi area of South Waziristan tribal region on Monday, sources said.Official sources...
View ArticlePakistani Taliban website taken down 24 hours after launch
Less than a day after the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan launched UmarMedia.com– a website hosting videos, a magazine, and its leaders’ interviews and statements – it was mysteriously taken down.A...
View ArticleSethi reveals India's 'Big Four' proposal
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Najam Sethi has claimed Pakistan missed out on the opportunity to have a major say in the affairs of the International Cricket Council (ICC) after Zaka Ashraf took...
View ArticlePakistan Protection Bill passed as Opposition stage walkout
ISLAMABAD: Amidst much uproar and protests, the Protection of Pakistan Bill was approved on late Monday evening in the National Assembly, DawnNews reported.Meanwhile, the government refused all...
View ArticleGovt’s failure to provide basic necessities to people angers Supreme Court
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court expressed annoyance on Monday over the state’s failure to provide basic necessities to its citizens, although billions of rupees were being spent on extravagance.“When...
View ArticleDar arrives in US for World Bank, IMF talks
WASHINGTON: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar arrived in the US on Monday for talks with US officials and to attend the spring meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, which begin later...
View ArticleGovt urged to seek release of ANP leader from Taliban
QUETTA: Political and religious leaders have urged the committees representing the government and the Taliban in peace talks to include the name of ANP leader Arbab Zahir Kasi in the list of people the...
View ArticleKP to issue licences for exploration of natural resources
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has decided to award licences through bidding for exploration of natural resources.The winning bidders would be awarded licences for 30 years at a proposed...
View ArticlePPP for keeping military on board
ISLAMABAD: The PPP expressed concern on Monday over release of Taliban prisoners under what it called undisclosed assurances and urged the government to keep the army on board during talks with the...
View ArticlePakistanis target drones with giant posters of child victims
ISLAMABAD: A group of Pakistani artists are hoping to generate “empathy” among US drone operators by placing giant posters of children meant to be seen from the air in the country's troubled tribal...
View ArticleRs64 billion plan to improve Punjab higher education
LAHORE: The vice-chancellors' (VCs') committee set up by Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has finalised a 10-year road map to improve higher education in Punjab.Under the plan, besides the establishment...
View ArticlePhilippine top court approves controversial birth control law
MANILA: The Philippines' highest court approved Tuesday a controversial birth control law that supporters said would transform the lives of millions of poor Filipinos, in a stunning defeat for the...
View ArticleJustice Alam sworn in as new PHC CJ
PESHAWAR: Justice Mazhar Alam Khan Miankhel was sworn in as the new Chief Justice of the Peshawar High Court on Tuesday, DawnNews reported.KP Governor Engineer Shaukatullah, who is also reported to...
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