Indian minister killed in car accident
NEW DELHI: A new Indian minister was killed Tuesday in a car accident in the capital just days after being sworn into government, officials told AFP.Gopinath Munde, rural development and water and...
View ArticleLaw and order improving, says Balochistan chief minister
ISLAMABAD: Balochistan Chief Minister Abdul Malik claimed on Monday that the law and order situation in his province had improved and crime declined significantly in the first year of his...
View ArticleThree killed, five injured in Karachi violence
KARACHI: Three people, including a gang-war suspect, were killed and five others injured in different incidents of violence in Karachi, DawnNews reported on Tuesday.On receiving a tip-off about the...
View ArticleSnowden applies for asylum in Brazil again
NEW YORK: Former US National Security worker Edward Snowden, wanted by US authorities and currently living in Russia, said in a TV interview broadcast here that he has applied for asylum in...
View ArticleReleased Bagram prisoners: LHC directs interior ministry to reply
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has directed the federal interior ministry to respond on June 5 over a petition relating to Pakistani citizens who were reportedly released following their detention...
View ArticlePolls open in Syrian presidential election
DAMASCUS: Syrians began voting on Tuesday in an election expected to deliver an overwhelming victory to President Bashar al-Assad in the midst of a civil war that has fractured the country and killed...
View ArticleTwo elite force men injured in firing near Lal Masjid
ISLAMABAD: Two elite force personnel were injured when unknown assailants opened fire on them in the downtown area of Islamabad.Elite force personnel were on routine security patrolling when they came...
View ArticleEight killed, six injured in Kurram tribal region
PESHAWAR: At least eight people were killed and six others injured on Tuesday when a landmine exploded in the Khomta area of Kurram tribal region, DawnNews reported.The victims were travelling from...
View ArticleFormer PM Raja Pervez Ashraf, Shaukat Tareen indicted in RPP case
ISLAMABAD: An accountability court in Islamabad indicted former prime minister Raja Pervez Ashraf and 11 others on Tuesday in the rental power project case, DawnNews reported.Former finance minister...
View ArticleThree killed as PAF jet crashes in Karachi's Baldia Town
KARACHI: At least three people were killed and eight injured when a Pakistan air force fighter plane crashed at a bus terminal in Karachi’s Baldia Town area.Those killed included both pilots operating...
View ArticleMQM chief's arrest not to decide KSE future: analysts
KARACHI: Contrary to public sentiment, experts and analysts believe that the temporary arrest of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain will not decide the future trends of the Karachi...
View ArticleAltaf Hussain arrested for money laundering; MQM denies
Altaf Hussain arrested for money laundering; MQM deniesKARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Altaf Hussain was arrested on Tuesday in London on charges of money laundering but his party has denied...
View ArticleFinance Minister announces budget 2014-15
The federal cabinet on Tuesday approved the federal budget for the year 2014-15, with a total outlay of Rs3.945 trillion, and a Public Sector Development Programme allocated at Rs525billion.Finance...
View ArticleRs20bn housing credit scheme for poor
ISLAMABAD: The government on Tuesday announced a Rs20 billion credit scheme for poor to buy low-cost housing units.Unveiling the salient features of the scheme, the finance minister said banks and...
View ArticleRelief for the rich, peanuts for the poor
ISLAMABAD: The PML-N government unveiled its second budget on Tuesday which provided harsh cuts as well as populist measures. As a result, cuts in subsidies and increase in gas rates rubbed shoulders...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Rs1,175bn set aside for development works
ISLAMABAD: The national development outlay for the fiscal year 2014-15 has been set at Rs1,175 billion, including a foreign aid component of Rs192bn.According to the budget documents released here on...
View ArticleRs47bn set aside for underdeveloped areas
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to allocate Rs47.03 billion for the uplift of underdeveloped areas in 2014-15, according to budget documents released on Tuesday.The documents show that...
View ArticleCable operators’ petition: LHC terms govt’s response incomplete
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Wednesday declared the federal government’s response incomplete over an application pertaining to threats received by cable operators, DawnNews reported.Khalid Arain,...
View Article11pc increase in defence spending proposed
ISLAMABAD: The government announced on Tuesday an 11 per cent increase in defence spending for the next fiscal.According to the budget documents placed before parliament, the government has allocated...
View ArticleFunding for environmental projects reduced to Rs25m
ISLAMABAD: The government has reduced funding for environmental projects to Rs25 million in the 2014-15 budget from Rs58m allocated for the previous financial year.It allocated Rs10m for the...
View Article