Five of a family killed in road mishap near Jamshoro
JAMSHORO: Five members of the same family, including a bride, were killed on Saturday in a fatal road accident on the Indus Highway near the Jamshoro toll plaza.The accident was caused when their car...
View ArticlePTI announces decision to field candidates for parliamentary positions
LAHORE: Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf (PTI) on Saturday announced its decision to appoint candidates for all parliamentary positions, DawnNews reported.A meeting of PTI’s parliamentary committee was held in...
View ArticleExplosives seized in Jamrud, three suspects arrested
KHYBER AGENCY: A Khasadar force (tribal militia) in Khyber Agency have foiled a plot after having seized 1750 kilograms of explosives from a pickup on the main Pak-Afghan Highway near Jamrud. Three...
View ArticlePakistan will continue with efforts for Afghan peace: Kayani
RAWALPINDI: The Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani has said that Pakistan will continue to make all efforts to bring about peace in Afghanistan, DawnNews reported.International Security...
View ArticleAltaf to announce ‘new’ names for MQM committees
KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain will announce the names of new Coordination (Rabita) and Organisation (Tanzeemi) Committees’ members today during the general workers address,...
View ArticleMQM says no decision yet on joining govt
KARACHI: With its ‘internal cleansing exercise’ continuing and some important announcements likely to be made on Sunday, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) clarified on Saturday that it had yet to...
View ArticleNP head a contender for CM slot in Balochistan
QUETTA: Because of differences among PML-N MPAs-elect over the selection of Balochistan’s next chief minister, National Party chief Dr Abdul Malik Baloch has appeared as a strong candidate for the...
View ArticleConfirmation of three PHC judges proposed
ISLAMABAD: The Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JC) on Saturday recommended confirmation of three judges of the Peshawar High Court (PHC) and proposed grant of one-year extension in the services of six...
View ArticleRockets hit Hezbollah heartland in Beirut: security source
BEIRUT: Four people were wounded on Sunday when two rockets exploded in the Shiite-majority Hezbollah heartland of south Beirut, a Lebanese security source said.“Two Grad rockets hit the southern...
View ArticleBus flips over in Mexico; 16 dead
MEXICO CITY: A bus apparently went out of control after a blowout and turned over, killing 16 people in central Hidalgo state, Mexican authorities said.State attorney general's spokesman Fernando...
View ArticleBomb explodes at market in Thai capital, injures seven
BANGKOK: A bomb put inside a garbage bag exploded at a street market in Thailand's capital and injured seven people, police said.Police Col. Narongrit Promsawat said the explosion slightly injured...
View ArticleJudges detention case: IHC issues notices to all parties; seeks records
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court hearing judges detention case against former military ruler Gen (r) Pervez Musharraf, issued a notice on Monday to all those party to the case and sought all...
View ArticleStrong opposition needed at the centre: Babar Awan
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Senator Babar Awan on Monday said the incoming government needed a strong opposition to reinforce the narrative of maintaining good governance, DawnNews...
View ArticleIndia's anti-terror agency to probe deadly Maoist attack
NEW DELHI: India's chief anti-terrorism agency will investigate a weekend Maoist rebel attack that killed 24 people including top local politicians, the deadliest strike in three years, officials said...
View ArticleRegistrar SHC expresses reservations over set up of election tribunals
KARACHI: The Registrar of the Sindh High Court wrote a letter on Monday to the Election Commission of Pakistan expressing reservations over the set up of election appellate tribunals adding that they...
View ArticleDSP Puran among five killed in IED attack
SHANGLA: The Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Puran Tehsil Khan Bahadar Khan has been killed along with four other police officials in Paryana village of Shangla district, as his vehicle was...
View ArticleMore than 50 killed in wave of Baghdad bombings
BAGHDAD: A wave of bombs exploded in markets in mainly Shia neighbourhoods across Baghdad on Monday, killing more than 50 people in the latest attacks to increase fears Iraq risks sliding back into...
View ArticlePTI won second most votes in Pakistan poll
ISLAMABAD: The party of cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan won the second largest number of votes in Pakistan's general election, data released on Monday showed, despite finishing third in terms of...
View ArticleImran “highly unlikely” to attend June 1 NA session, says Asad Umar
LAHORE: Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan is “highly unlikely” to attend the oath taking ceremony during the National Assembly session, which was summoned for June 1 after approval from...
View ArticleIndian PM’s special envoy meets Nawaz
LAHORE: Satinder K. Lambah, the special envoy to Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, called on PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif at his Raiwind residence here on Monday.Mr Lambah conveyed Dr Singh’s warm...
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