Presidential poll forms being issued
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has started issuing nomination forms for the presidential election.An official of the ECP said on Wednesday that the forms could be obtained from...
View ArticleCommittee set up to restore Ziarat residency
QUETTA: The Balochistan government has constituted a committee to undertake work on the restoration of the historic Quaid-i-Azam Residency in Ziarat.A spokesman for the provincial government has said...
View ArticleBalochistan MPAs to elect two senators today
QUETTA: Five candidates, including one each from the PML-N, PkMAP and JUI-F, are in the run for two vacant seats of the Senate from Balochistan whose election will be held in the provincial assembly on...
View ArticleTaliban kill eight Afghan workers en route to US base
PULI ALAM, Afghanistan: Taliban gunmen on Thursday shot dead eight Afghan civilians on their way to jobs at a US military base south of Kabul, officials said.“Eight Afghan workers who were working in...
View ArticleNawaz meets British FM; Pakistan’s role against terror lauded
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif met with British Foreign Minister William Hague in Islamabad on Thursday and discussed bilateral relations and regional situation, DawnNews reported.Nawaz Sharif...
View ArticleMarathon bombing suspect on Rolling Stone cover
BOSTON: A Rolling Stone cover story featuring a glamorous photo of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is generating controversy, with several retailers including CVS and Walgreens...
View ArticleUS launches programme to boost women's role in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON: The United States will launch on Thursday a $200 million program to boost the role of women in Afghan society, a figure that could double with international support, the head of the US...
View ArticleBruce Lee's legacy still debated 40 years after his death
HONG KONG: Late kung fu superstar Bruce Lee may be an international icon, but he is still not the complete local hero in Hong Kong.Fans are marking his death 40 years ago this weekend with art gallery...
View ArticleIndian forces shoot dead six protesters in Kashmir: police
SRINAGAR, India / Jammu and Kashmir: Indian paramilitary troops Thursday shot dead six people protesting outside a Border Security Force station in Kashmir, two police officers said.The incident...
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Those who deny women
-Illustration by Khuda Bux Abro.Those who refute women also refute their own self and existence. One does not need to search for them as they are in such large numbers that one can just identify them...
View ArticleTaxi driver killing: Court orders physical remand for Rangers man
KARACHI: A local court in Karachi sent a Rangers man accused in the shooting of a taxi driver on physical remand until July 22. The taxi driver, identified as Murid Abbas, was shot dead in Karachi's...
View ArticleNorth Korea demands ship return
North Korea urges the release of seized arms smuggling ship and crew as Panama calls in UN for further checks. - Video by Reuters
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Kashmir: The Alcove of Sufis and Saints
The Valley of Kashmir is world renowned for its snow-clad mountain peaks, orchards of apples and almonds, lush green pastures and meadows, Chinar trees, valleys of Gulmarg and Pahalgam, magnificent...
View ArticleIndia protesters condemn child food poisoning
Protesters take to the streets of India's Bihar Province over the deaths of at least 20 children after eating a free meal provided by the government. - Video by Reuters
View ArticleTaliban office plot to break up Afghanistan: Karzai aide
KABUL: The Taliban office in Doha was a plot to break up Afghanistan orchestrated by either Pakistan or the United States, a top aide to the Afghan president has said.Hamid Karzai's chief of staff said...
View ArticleEngland bat against Australia in second Ashes Test
LONDON: England captain Alastair Cook won the toss and elected to bat against Australia in the second Ashes Test at Lord's on Thursday.Ashes-holders England made one change from the side that won the...
View ArticleSC orders provinces to submit date for LG polls
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Thursday ordered all provincial advocates general to submit by July 22 the date for holding local government elections in their respective provinces,...
View ArticleMinister's guards clash with police at Balochistan Assembly premesis
QUETTA: Chief Minister Balochistan, Dr. Malik Baloch suspended the services of Superintendent Police City Samiullah Soomro following a clash between guards of senior MPA Sardar Sanaullah Zehri and...
View ArticleDeath in law-enforcers’ custody: Case lodged against Rangers men
KARACHI: A case was registered against Rangers personnel in Karachi's Sachal police station on Saturday over the death of a man under controversial circumstances in the custody of law-enforcers.The FIR...
View ArticleAltaf, other MQM leaders under no governmental restrictions: Wasay Jalil
KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader Wasay Jalil has said that party chief Altaf Hussain is not under any governmental restrictions in the United Kingdom, adding that an international...
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