Nawaz inaugurates first private hydro power plant in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan opened its first private hydroelectric power plant on Monday, moving to tackle a deepening energy crisis that has devastated its already struggling economy.The new government of...
View ArticleHanif sacked as Pakistan hockey coach after league flop
LAHORE: Pakistan sacked their hockey coach Monday over the national team's poor finish in the World Hockey League, which raised fears they will not qualify for next year's World Cup.Hanif Khan, a gold...
View ArticlePakistan will seek to capitalise on hosts' batting woes
PROVIDENCE: In the wake of a thumping 126-run series-opening victory, Pakistan will again seek to capitalise on the struggles of the West Indies batting line-up for the second One-Day International at...
View ArticleKP starts getting vaccines directly from Unicef
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has become the first province of the country to receive vaccine from Unicef directly instead of getting it from federal government after the passage of 18th Amendment,...
View ArticleMend ways before Eid
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Pervez Khattak has again issued a warning to all government departments to mend their ways before Eidul Fitr.“People will see what I can do after Eid if...
View ArticleFirst batch of fighters reaches Syria, confirms Pakistani Taliban
PESHAWAR: The first of batch of Pakistani Taliban fighters has reached Syria and has established a command and control center to launch operational activities alongside Syrian rebels against President...
View ArticleRangers report on law and order rejected
KARACHI: The Supreme Court on Monday expressed its dissatisfaction over the failure of the authorities in restoring peace to the city as the Rangers and police got yet another slap on the wrist from...
View ArticleNAB can recover only 1.2 per cent of Rs82bn Ogra scam
ISLAMABAD: In the much publicised Rs82 billion scam involving former chairman of Oil & Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) Tauqeer Sadiq, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) had been able to...
View ArticleCracker attack on shop in Karachi
KARACHI: Unidentified people threw a cracker on a shop in Karimabad on Monday night, triggering panic among people. However, the device caused no damage to life or property.“It appears that the purpose...
View ArticleMinistries of Overseas Pakistanis, HR development merged
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis has been merged with the Ministry of Human Resource Development, a Senate panel learned on Monday.A meeting of the Senate’s standing committee on overseas...
View ArticleRule violations threaten Sukkur Barrage
ISLAMABAD: Sukkur Barrage and its canals which provide water to about 25 per cent of the country’s canal-irrigated areas are in danger because of development of a large delta in the centre of its...
View ArticleSenate panel to discuss leaked report
ISLAMABAD: The leaked report of the Abbottabad Commission will come under parliamentary scrutiny on Wednesday when the Senate Standing Committee on Defence will hold a discussion on it.The discussion...
View Article‘Unilateral drone strikes set dangerous precedents’
ISLAMABAD, July 15: The Foreign Office lodged protest with the US over drone attacks on Monday, warning that the continued unilateral strikes could set “dangerous precedents” in conduct of inter-state...
View ArticleNo double standards, says Nawaz
FAISALABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said here on Monday that unlike the previous government, his government would not adopt double standards on the issue of drone attacks. The previous regime used...
View ArticlePIA promotes two brothers of PML-N leader
LAHORE: The PIA management has promoted two brothers of the PML-N’s Information Secretary, Senator Mushahidullah Khan, with effect from 2007. Officials told Dawn on Monday that Rashidullah Khan and...
View ArticleMorsi loyalists clash with security forces as US envoy visits
CAIRO: Hundreds of Islamists loyal to deposed president Mohamed Morsi clashed Monday with security forces as they rallied for his return, after a US envoy urged Egypt's army-backed leaders to end...
View ArticleBangladesh police fire on protesters killing two: officer
DHAKA: Police fired on Jamaat-e-Islaami demonstrators in southwestern Bangladesh Tuesday killing two, amid a nationwide strike in protest at the conviction of a top JI leader for war crimes, an officer...
View ArticleShutter-down strike in Quetta over Hazara killings
QUETTA: A shutter-down strike was being observed in Quetta on Tuesday as a sign of protest against yesterday's killings of four Hazara men on the call of the Hazara Democratic Party, DawnNews reported....
View ArticleUS needs a new drone deal with Pakistan: report
WASHINGTON: The United States needs to hammer out a new drone deal with Pakistan as the Nawaz Sharif government is unlikely to continue the current policy of plausible deniability, says a US think-tank...
View ArticleLaw and order situation improving, claims Malik
QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Dr Abdul Malik Baloch told the provincial assembly on Wednesday that law and order was an important issue and his government was giving top priority to the matter....
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