UK envoy assures support to Pakistan in countering extremism
ISLAMABAD: The British High Commissioner to Pakistan Philip Barton assured Britain’s full cooperation in countering extremism and terrorism from Pakistan during a meeting with Information Minister...
View ArticleGen Raheel meets Afghan ambassador at GHQ
ISLAMABAD: Afghanistan's ambassador to Pakistan Janan Mosazai, held a meeting with Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif at General Headquarters, on Wednesday."During the meeting,...
View ArticleUS drone attack kills six suspected militants in North Waziristan
MIRAMSHAH: At least six suspected militants were killed in a US drone strike early Wednesday in the Miramshah tehsil of North Waziristan tribal region where a comprehensive military operation launched...
View ArticleTwitter restores access to 'blasphemous' content in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Twitter has restored access inside Pakistan to dozens of tweets and accounts, after blocking them last month following official complaints about “blasphemous” content, in a move hailed by...
View ArticleSussex paceman Naveed Arif gets life ban
LONDON: Former Sussex and Pakistan A bowler Naveed Arif was banned from cricket for life on Wednesday after being found guilty of match-fixing.Arif pleaded guilty to six breaches of the English Cricket...
View ArticleMQM female MNA shot, injured in Lahore
LAHORE: A Member of National Assembly belonging to the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), Tahira Asif, was shot and injured on Wednesday in Lahore, DawnNews reported.The lawmaker was rushed to Shaikh...
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Gunmen kill 7 of a family in Hangu
PESHAWAR: Two women were among seven Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) killed in Hangu when unidentified gunmen opened fire on them Wednesday.According to police, unidentified men trespassed into a...
View ArticleOpposition stages walkout from NA over attack on MQM lawmaker
ISLAMBAD: Members of opposition parties on Wednesday staged a walkout from the National Assembly against the firing incident in Lahore during which Tahira Asif a Member of National Assembly belonging...
View ArticleBilateral ties with India on the basis of mutual trust: Sartaj
ISLAMABAD: Adviser to the Prime Minister on National Security and Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz said that Pakistan looks forward to opening a new chapter in its bilateral relations with India based upon...
View ArticleAt least 41 devotees die at Sehwan Urs during past four days
DADU: At least 41 devotees died at various places of Sehwan Sharif due to heat stroke and other reasons during the past four days while many others also fell unconscious in the extreme weather.The...
View ArticleShahbaz takes notice of reports alleging 'police tampering'
LAHORE. Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif took notice of media reports alleging that police officials are trying to exert pressure on medical officers responsible for compiling reports of those...
View ArticleNA approves Rs 14bn for foreign affairs division
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Wednesday approved the demand for grants worth Rs 14.039 billion for Foreign Affairs Division to meet the expenditures during the financial year 2014-15.Minister for...
View ArticleTahirul Qadri rejects judicial commission on Lahore tragedy
LAHORE: Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) chief Dr Tahirul Qadri on Wednesday refused to appear before a judicial commission formed to probe into the killing of at least eight PAT supporters after they...
View ArticleFazl, Achakzai call on PM to discuss Lahore clash, N Waziristan
ISLAMABAD: Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) president Maulana Fazlur Rehman and Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP) chief Mehmood Khan Achakzai on Thursday made separate calls on Prime Minister...
View ArticlePashto singer Gulnaz shot dead in Peshawar
PESHAWAR: Pashto singer Gulnaz alias Muskan was killed in the Gulburg area of Peshawar Cantt.Police said unidentified gunmen entered the house of Gulnaz also known as Muskan and shot her dead. The...
View ArticlePAT workers died of bullet injuries: medical reports
LAHORE: A tense calm prevailed at Minhajul Quran offices in Model Town on Wednesday as representatives of various parties and other people arrived there to express grief and demonstrate solidarity with...
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30,000 flee as curfew eased in some areas
BANNU: Around 30,000 people fled the military offensive against militants in North Waziristan on Wednesday after the authorities eased a curfew in parts of the region to let civilians leave in a sign...
View ArticleFata senator's son killed in South Waziristan
PESHAWAR: A son of Saleh Shah, a senator from the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata), was shot dead Thursday near Wana, the main town of South Waziristan agency, official sources said. Shamsul...
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Gen Raheel meets Chief of Air Staff
ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif visited Air Headquarters in Islamabad on Thursday and called on Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Tahir Rafique Butt, according to a statement...
View ArticleSindh Assembly: Opposition irked over govt's focus on Lahore incident
KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly on Thursday passed with a comfortable majority a resolution condemning the Lahore tragedy which had claimed more than seven lives.The Muslim league-N (PML-N) and Functional...
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