‘Taliban sleeper cells key in preparation of airport attack’
KARACHI: Despite the success of the operation clean-up at Karachi airport which ended in elimination of all 10 militants, the smooth execution of the brazen attack clearly suggests the role of the...
View ArticleFreed Taliban leaders may remain in Qatar beyond travel ban: sources
DOHA: Five Taliban leaders released by the United States have told visitors that they are likely to seek to remain in Qatar beyond an agreed one-year travel ban, sources who have spoken to the visitors...
View ArticleMusharraf travel curb to be lifted in 15 days: SHC
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Thursday in a short order said that the name of former military ruler Pervez Musharraf be removed from the exit control list (ECL) after 15 days.The ruling was...
View ArticleCyclone may trigger rains in coastal areas
KARACHI: Cyclone ‘Nanauk’ is moving fast towards the Omani coastal areas but the developing weather condition may lead to light to moderate rains in parts of Sindh and Balochistan within the next...
View ArticleNisar, Memon indulge in blame game over airport attack
KARACHI/ISLAMABAD. Sindh Information Minister Sharjeel Memon on Thursday slammed Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan for his criticism of the provincial government’s handling of the Karachi...
View ArticleUpcoming KP budget likely to be above Rs0.4 trillion
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa budget for fiscal year 2014-15 is likely to be above Rs0.4 trillion as budget recommendations with Rs139 billion for Annual Development Programs (ADPs) and Rs 261...
View ArticleAchakzai urges PM, army chief to ‘patch up differences’
ISLAMABAD: Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP) chief Mahmood Khan Achakzai on Thursday urged Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif to “patch up differences”...
View ArticleDrone targeted Haqqani network commander, Afghan Taliban: sources
PESHAWAR: A key Haqqani network commander Haji Gul was killed in the early morning US drone strike in Dand-i Darpakhel area of North Waziristan Agency, Dawn News quotes sources as saying on...
View ArticlePakistan condemns US drone strikes in North Waziristan
ISLAMABAD: Two hours after her official briefing, Foreign Office spokesperson Tasneem Aslam confirmed and condemned two pre-dawn US drone strikes that struck militant hideouts in North Waziristan in...
View ArticleAirport siege aftermath: Pakistan braces for imminent attacks
LAHORE/PESHAWAR/QUETTA: Following the deadly attack on Karachi airport, security for all airports and government buildings has been beefed up across the country.Inspector General Punjab Khan Baig told...
View ArticleSami urges govt to pursue talks with Taliban again
LAHORE: Maulana Samiul Haq, the chief of his own faction of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI-S) and a member of the now dysfunctional Taliban negotiation committee, said on Thursday that dialogue is the only...
View ArticleThousands attend funeral of Nawab Marri
QUETTA: Amidst grief and sorrow, the elderly Baloch nationalist ideologue, Nawab Khair Bakhsh Marri was laid to rest in Quetta on Thursday.Nawab Marri's funeral prayer was offered in New Kahan, located...
View ArticleImran fears North Waziristan operation will be ‘suicidal'
ISLAMABAD: Reiterating his party’s stance on peace talks with militants, Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan on Thursday said that an offensive in North Waziristan would unite militant...
View ArticleHigh tides force fishermen to flee homes
KARACHI: Rough sea and high tides forced hundreds of people, mainly fishermen, living along the Karachi-Thatta-Badin coastline to flee their homes, many of which were inundated on Thursday.“We have...
View ArticleFleeing tribesmen consider Afghanistan safer
PESHAWAR: Over 6,000 people from Ahmadzai Wazir and other clans have taken refuge in Afghanistan’s Khost province in the aftermath of the recent targeted military action, suggesting the North...
View ArticleIHC issues contempt notice to acting Pemra chairman
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday issued a contempt of court notice to acting chairman of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) Pervez Rathore for allegedly...
View ArticleChina to finance, develop airport in Gwadar
ISLAMABAD: The government disclosed on Thursday that the financing and development of Gwadar International Airport had been “taken over by China” and that the Civil Aviation Authority would not be...
View ArticleBangladeshis held by pirates home after four years
DHAKA: Seven Bangladeshi sailors, held hostage by Somali pirates for almost four years, finally returned home on Thursday, saying it was “unbelievable” to be alive and describing their ordeal as “like...
View ArticleIraq forces battle militants north of Baghdad
BAQUBA: Iraqi forces clashed with militants advancing on the city of Baquba, just 50 kilometres (30 miles) north of Baghdad, on Friday, as an offensive spearheaded by jihadists drew closer to the...
View ArticleFreed prisoner Bergdahl arrives in US
WASHINGTON: Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, who spent five years as a Taliban prisoner of war before being released on May 31, has arrived at an Army medical centre in Texas where he will receive further...
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