Nigeria kidnappings 'outrageous, heartbreaking': Obama
KANO: US President Barack Obama on Tuesday described the kidnapping of more than 220 schoolgirls by militants in Nigeria as “heartbreaking” and “outrageous” as Washington deployed military experts in...
View ArticleNA resolution calls for increase in salary of govt employees
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly approved on Tuesday a resolution seeking increase in the basic salary of government employees in the upcoming federal budget.The resolution was moved by Tahira Bukhari...
View ArticlePTI workers all set to march on Islamabad on May 11
PESHAWAR/SWABI/SWAT: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa president Azam Swati on Tuesday claimed that the party’s planned protest demonstration against ‘rigging’ in elections would be a...
View ArticlePakistan rating could tip either way: Moody’s
KARACHI: Pakistan’s ‘Caa1’ government bond rating with a negative outlook reflected its “very low institutional and fiscal strength, its weakened external position and large government financing...
View ArticleGovt tries ‘smart’ way to get rid of illegal weapons
LAHORE: Nadra-made arms licences in the shape of smart cards and computerisation of the record of weapon manufacturing, selling and repairing is being fast introduced in Punjab where gunrunning has...
View ArticleMore KP ministers, adviser to be sacked: PTI lawmaker
KOHAT: The provincial government would sack two more ministers and an adviser to chief minister on charges of corruption, said Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf MPA Ziaullah Bangash here on Tuesday.Talking to...
View ArticleBomb recovered in Keamari, disabled by controlled explosion
KARACHI: A magnetic bomb was defused by the Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) on Wednesday at the Keamari Oil terminal of Karachi, DawnNews reported.The BDS was called in, after locals found the bound attached...
View ArticleUkraine expects Pakistan's help, says ambassador
ISLAMABAD: Ukraine's ambassador to Pakistan, H.E. Volodymyr Lakomov, said on Wednesday that his country expected moral support from Pakistan while also terming the Russian 'aggression' as a challenge...
View ArticleDetained US citizen turns out to be an FBI agent
Pakistani and US officials said that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent, who was caught yesterday carrying bullets and a knife by security officials at the Jinnah International Airport, is...
View ArticleImran adamant on rigging stance, LHC hearing marred by ruckus
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court's (LHC) hearing of a writ petition filed by Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan challenging an order of the Election Commission of Pakistan on an appeal for...
View ArticlePTI not in favour of mid-term elections, says Hashmi
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) president Makhdoom Javed Hashmi on Wednesday assured the National Assembly that his party was not in favor of midterm elections.Commenting on the law and order...
View ArticleThai cabinet appoints interim PM after court removes Yingluck
BANGKOK: The Thai cabinet appointed a new caretaker prime minister on Wednesday shortly after Yingluck Shinawatra was removed from office by a court for abuse of power, a minister told reporters.“The...
View ArticleKarakoram Express derails in Nawabshah; three killed
KARACHI: Several coaches of the Karakoram Express derailed in early hours of Wednesday killing three people and injuring 11 other people near Nawabshah’s Bandhi area, DawnNews reported.The engine and...
View ArticleLow turnout, more violence as Kashmiris boycott India poll
BARAMULLA: Protesters and police clashed but streets were otherwise largely deserted Wednesday in the final day of voting in Indian-administered Kashmir for the national election, as boycott calls and...
View ArticlePakistan to host New Zealand in Test series after 12 years
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will host New Zealand in a Test cricket series for the first time in 12 years in November.Pakistan announced on Wednesday a tour in the United Arab Emirates including three Tests,...
View ArticlePakistan's embassy in New Delhi receives threat letter
NEW DELHI: Pakistan has asked India to increase the security at its embassy in New Delhi following the receiving of a letter with threats to Pakistan’s High Commissioner to India, Abdul Basit, and...
View ArticleEstablishment role in peace talks vital: Fazl
DERA GHAZI KHAN/MULTAN: The success of talks between the Taliban and government mainly depends on the mood of the establishment otherwise they are doomed to fail, Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-Fazl)...
View ArticleSC angered by AG’s absence
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Wednesday took exception to the absence of Attorney General Salman Aslam Butt who had been asked to appear and justify the inordinate delay in execution or commuting to...
View ArticleNon-custodial parents allowed to meet children outside guardian courts
LAHORE: The Chief Justice of the Lahore High Court, Umer Ata Bandial, ordered on Monday that non-custodial parents should be allowed to meet their children outside the guardian courts.Dozens of...
View ArticleFive killed in fresh Taliban infighting
MIRAMSHAH: Five militants were killed and three injured as clashes between two factions of the proscribed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) continued in North Waziristan Agency on Wednesday, sources...
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