IHC halts TV anchor Mubashir Lucman from hosting programs
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court on Wednesday put a restriction on TV anchorman Mubashir Lucman from conducting any programmes, DawnNews reported.IHC’s Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui heard the case...
View ArticleCathay Pacific cancels Karachi flights after Taliban attack
HONG KONG: Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd has cancelled some flights to Karachi from Bangkok, the airline said on its website on Wednesday.“We will continue to monitor the situation closely,” the company...
View ArticleUzbek fighters claim involvement in Karachi airport attack
ISLAMABAD: Uzbek fighters were involved in the attack on Karachi airport that killed 37, insurgent sources said Wednesday highlighting how the Pakistani Taliban can draw on international militant...
View ArticleInfo minister dubs Taliban, Imran, Qadri 'strategic partners'
ISLAMABAD: Federal Information Minister Pervez Rasheed on Wednesday lashed out against Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan, Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) head Tahirul Qadri and Taliban,...
View ArticleBhakkar cannibals face 12 years in prison
SARGODHA. The Bhakkar cannibals who were arrested in April for eating human flesh were each sentenced to 12 years in prison by an Anti-Terrorism Court, Dawn News reported on Wednesday. The two brothers...
View ArticleHaripur constable allegedly rapes young girl
HARIPUR: A police constable has allegedly raped an 18-year-old girl in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Haripur area, DawnNews reported on Wednesday.While talking to DawnNews, the girl alleged that the police...
View ArticleArmy resolves to intensify air strikes against militants
RAWALPINDI: The Pakistan Army on Wednesday decided to intensify air strikes on militant hideouts in the wake of recent attacks across the country.The decision was taken by the Chief of Army Staff...
View ArticleIndia's Modi urges lawmakers to stop 'politicising rape'
NEW DELHI: India's new Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday urged lawmakers to stop fighting over rape and work together to protect women, in his first comments on the issue since the horrific...
View ArticleHEC vows to continue MNA degree verification
ISLAMABAD. The Higher Education Commission (HEC) said on Wednesday that it would continue to verify degrees of parliamentarians and that it has not been asked to halt the process."The process of degree...
View ArticlePCB disappointed after Ireland cancel tour
LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) expressed disappointment Wednesday after Ireland cancelled a scheduled tour following a militant siege on Karachi airport that left 37 people dead, dashing...
View ArticleNawaz hails ‘historic’ $700mn World Bank loan
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday termed the approval for a loan of US$700 million for Pakistan by the World Bank as a ‘historical achievement.’He was speaking with Finance Minister...
View ArticleQaim blames ‘incompetent’ airport security for terror attack
KARACHI: Chief Minister Sindh Syed Qaim Ali Shah on Thursday said that incompetence shown by the airport security paved the way for the militant attack which killed 37 people on Sunday night.Speaking...
View ArticleUS drone strike in North Waziristan leaves six dead
**MIRAMSHAH: The first US drone strike in Pakistan this year Wednesday killed at least six militants in a northwest tribal district where pressure was building on Islamabad to react after a brazen...
View ArticleResignation calls after new rape cases in Indian state
LUCKNOW: Indian police said Thursday they were investigating a spate of rapes and hangings in a troubled northern region, as the national women's rights body called for the state government to resign...
View ArticleSuccessive drone strikes leave at least 16 dead in N Waziristan
MIRAMSHAH: After a nearly six month halt in the drone campaign, separate US aerial drones fired missiles at militant hideouts in pre-dawn strikes on Thursday just days after the Taliban launched a...
View ArticleKarachi airport attack signals alarming tactical shift by Taliban
KARACHI: It was the shoes that betrayed Corporal Faiz Mohammad's would-be killers. When 10 Taliban militants attacked Karachi airport on Sunday night, sparking a five-hour gun battle that killed at...
View ArticleUS Congress links aid to military operations
WASHINGTON: To provide military assistance to Pakistan in the next fiscal year, the US administration will now have to certify to Congress that Islamabad is conducting military operations in North...
View Article80 Turkish citizens taken hostage in Iraq
BRUSSELS: Nato ambassadors held an emergency meeting at Turkey’s request on Wednesday on the situation in northern Iraq, where Islamist militants have seized swathes of territory and taken 80 Turkish...
View ArticleInquiry committee formed for Karachi airport attack probe
KARACHI: Karachi Police chief Ghulam Qadir Thebo constituted an inquiry committee to probe into the terrorism incident at Karachi airport, DawnNews reported.The inquiry committee was led by Deputy...
View ArticleCathay Pacific to resume Karachi flights from June 13
KARACHI: Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd will be resuming flights to and from Karachi starting Friday (June 13) after having reviewed the situation at Jinnah International Airport, the airline said on its...
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