FC man killed in Bajaur explosion
PESHAWAR: One FC soldier was killed and another was injured in a roadside blast on Saturday in the Nawagai tehsil of northwestern Pakistan's Bajaur tribal region.According to political sources, the FC...
View ArticleOil struck near Jhelum
ISLAMABAD: A major oil reserve has been discovered near Jhelum in Punjab, opening up a new area for exploitation of hydrocarbon potential.With an estimated production of 5,500 barrels per day, the...
View ArticlePemra member challenges chairman’s appointment at IHC
ISLAMABAD: The appointment of acting chairman Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) Pervaiz Rathore was challenged on Saturday in the Islamabad High Court (IHC), DawnNews reported.The...
View ArticleFlash floods kill over 50 in north Afghanistan: officials
KUNDUZ: Flash floods have killed more than 50 people in northern Afghanistan, washing away hundreds of houses and forcing thousands to flee, provincial authorities said on Saturday.“Heavy torrential...
View ArticleIndians riot as heat wave prompts power cuts
LUCKNOW: Thousands of people enraged by power cuts during an extreme heat wave have been rioting across northern India, setting electricity substations on fire and taking power company officials...
View ArticleLHC honour killing: ATC grants 14 days remand to victim's father
LAHORE: An anti-terrorist court (ATC) on Saturday granted 14-day-long judicial remand to the father of Farzana Perveen, who was killed outside the Lahore High Cout (LHC), DawnNews reported.Mohammad...
View ArticleOpposition rejects ‘pro-elite’ budget
ISLAMABAD: The opposition parties in the Senate have termed the federal budget for 2014-15 pro-elite and presented recommendations for mitigating suffering of the common man. The opposition parties...
View ArticleRumour has it: Rawalpindi Express set to tie the knot?
KARACHI: Rumours began circling on Saturday of Pakistan's former speedster and Rawalpindi Express Shoaib Akhtar having decided to tie the knot. Television reports said earlier today that Akhtar had...
View Article122 ‘missing persons’ traced in Balochistan in three years
QUETTA: A total of 122 ‘missing persons’ were traced and recovered in Balochistan during the last three years, an official of Home and Tribal Affairs Department said Saturday.Requesting anonymity as he...
View ArticleModi govt aims to step up defence procurement
MUMBAI: India's military, one of the world's largest arms importers, aims to speed up defence procurement in the interests of “national security,” the country's new defence minister announced...
View ArticleAltaf released on bail, addresses Karachi sit-in participants
KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain was released on bail four days after he was arrested on the suspicion of money laundering by the London Metropolitan Police, DawnNews...
View ArticleSharapova wins French Open in second longest final
PARIS: Maria Sharapova won her second French Open and fifth career major on Saturday with a 6-4, 6-7 (5/7), 6-4 win over Romania's Simona Halep in the tournament's second longest final.At 3hr 02min, it...
View ArticleDefence ministry ‘not satisfied’ with Geo News penalty
ISLAMABAD: In its first ever reaction over Pemra’s decision to suspend Geo News for 15 days, the Ministry of Defence said Saturday that it is not satisfied with the penalty awarded after the private TV...
View ArticleSix killed, 47 injured in a wave of road accidents across country
PESHAWAR/HUB/TOBA TEK SINGH: At least six people were killed and 47 others were injured on Sunday in separate incidents of road accidents throughout the country, DawnNews reported.At least five people...
View ArticleNargis warns Lesco against outages
LAHORE: Water and Power Secretary Nargis Sethi on Saturday visited various grid stations and complaint centres of the Lahore Electric Supply Company (Lesco). At the grid stations, she checked power...
View ArticleKP chief minister asked to resolve Hindu shrine issue
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has asked Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Pervez Khattak to amicably resolve a controversy over the rebuilding of a Hindu shrine in Teri village of Karak district.“It is...
View ArticleTwo suspects killed in Mattani
PESHAWAR: Two alleged ‘target killers’ were killed on Sunday during a police encounter at Mattani Bazaar of the city, police officials claimed.Station House Officer (SHO) Mattani Police Station Fazle...
View ArticleKidnapped girl raped, strangled
MUZAFFARGARH: A 10-year-old girl kidnapped from Muradabad on Saturday morning, was raped and killed and her body was found in a cotton field.Police said two sisters ‘Al’ and ‘Ma’, daughters of ‘Ha’,...
View ArticleCop arrested in Swat for chopping off wife’s nose
MINGORA: A policeman, charged by his teenage wife of chopping off her nose and keeping her in wrongful confinement for many days, was arrested by police and sent to prison by a local magistrate on...
View ArticleIndian minister says rapes happen "accidentally"
NEW DELHI: A minister from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling party has said rapes happen “accidentally” in the latest controversial remarks by a politician amid renewed anger over attacks...
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