Heartland that holds the key to India’s future
RAE BARELI: Indira Gandhi built what became India’s most politically connected road that links Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh, to Rae Bareli, a sleepy, dusty town from where she projected her...
View ArticleProsecution seeks commencement of treason trial
ISLAMABAD: The prosecution team in the high treason case filed an application before the Special Court on Wednesday for commencement of the trial against former president retired Gen Pervez...
View Article73 UCs alerted amid polio threat
LAHORE: The Punjab Health Department declared on Wednesday 73 union councils in the provincial capital high-risk areas for wild poliovirus after a report issued by the National Institute of Health...
View ArticleThree schools blown up in Northern Pakistan
PESHAWAR: Three primary schools were blown up on Thursday in the Mohmand Agency and Shabqadar areas of the Charsadda district.Police said militants had blown up a girls primary school in the Saro...
View ArticlePakistan, UK vow to expand defence, economic ties
LONDON: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his British counterpart David Cameron reaffirmed on Wednesday strong bonds of friendship and partnership between the two countries and vowed to expand...
View ArticleIndian Kashmir shuts down over election killing
SRINAGAR: Indian Kashmir largely shut down on Thursday over the shooting death of a man during protests one day earlier against the country's ongoing mammoth election, residents and police...
View ArticleMore than 100 injured in Florida jail explosion
PENSACOLA: A gas explosion at a jail in the Florida Panhandle has injured 100 to 150 inmates and corrections officers.The explosion happened around 11 pm CDT Wednesday in Escambia County jail's booking...
View ArticleRs29bn shortfall in revenue collection
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) witnessed a shortfall of Rs29 billion in April 2014 as an amount of Rs167bn was collected against a target of Rs196.4bn.It was the highest-ever decline in...
View ArticleIndia turns to Russia to help supply arms to Afghan forces
NEW DELHI: India has signed an agreement under which it will pay Russia to supply arms and equipment to the Afghan military as foreign combat troops prepare to leave the country, in a move that risks...
View ArticleSeminaries playing courier for TTP in ‘fund-raising drive’
ISLAMABAD: Seminaries operating inside the capital are reportedly assisting Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) with the collection of extortion and ransom money by arranging deals between militants and...
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Violence against women in politics rising in Pakistan, India: study
A recent study by the Centre for Social Research and UN Women shows that violence against women in politics is on the rise in three South Asian countries namely Pakistan, India and Nepal.Factors...
View ArticleTaliban will accept Pakistan Constitution: Taliban negotiating team
PESHAWAR: Member of the Taliban negotiating committee Professor Ibrahim said on Thursday that the Pakistan Army and the Taliban were the real parties to the peace talks, DawnNews reported.Ibrahim...
View ArticleSalim Malik should be given relief now, says Latif
KARACHI: Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif Thursday backed former team-mate Salim Malik in his bid to overturn a life ban imposed 14 years ago for match-fixing.Latif, known for his fight against...
View ArticleNawaz lauds UK's cooperation in counter-terrorism
LONDON: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday lauded the British government's ongoing cooperation and assistance to Pakistan in spheres of security and counter-terrorism.The prime minister, who is...
View ArticleKP govt sacks minister industries, advisor to CM
PESHAWAR: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf govt in KP has sacked its Minister for Industries Shaukat Yousafzai and advisor to chief minister on transport Yasin Khalil.A statement issued by the Information...
View ArticleMQM to observe day of mourning
KARACHI: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) would observe a day of mourning on Friday after four bodies recovered from Karachi's Memon Goth area off the Superhighway a day earlier were identified today...
View ArticleJirga wants ceasefire revived for success of peace talks
PESHAWAR: A tribal jirga has called for revival of ceasefire to remove hitches in the peace talks between the Taliban and the government.The jirga was organised by the Fata chapter of Jamaat-i-Islami...
View ArticleSethi gives justification for giving Moin dual role
KARACHI: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Najam Sethi has spelt out the reasons for giving the dual responsibility of chief selector and managing the Pakistan team to former captain Moin Khan.“We...
View ArticleBannu emerges as major threat to anti-polio efforts
PESHAWAR: Opposition of parents to oral polio vaccines has been haunting children in Bannu, a southern district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where about 10,000 children remained unvaccinated during the last...
View ArticleCentcom chief, Raheel discuss regional security
ISLAMABAD: Commander US Central Command Gen Lloyd Austin met Army Chief Gen Raheel Sharif on Thursday for discussions on Afghanistan and bilateral military-to-military cooperation.The Inter-Services...
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