IED attack on police van kills two
PESHAWAR: Two policemen were killed, and two others injured on Friday as a result of an improvised explosive device (IED) blast on a police van in Torghar.The attack took place in Akazai area of...
View ArticleK-Electric bosses ordered over-billing, says Nepra
ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has revealed that the management of K-Electric, including a former managing director and all its regional heads, have been involved...
View ArticleShahbaz protests he was ‘out of the loop’
ISLAMABAD: Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif must have raised many an eyebrow even in the ruling PML-N on Thursday when he protested that he was out of the loop about the operation two days ago...
View ArticleIndonesia fears terror return as fighters head to Syria, Iraq
JAKARTA: Indonesians are joining the procession of jihadists to Syria and Iraq, sparking fears they will revive sophisticated militant networks when they return and undermine a decade-long crackdown...
View ArticleIndia nuke enrichment plant expansion operational in 2015
NEW DELHI: India is expanding a covert uranium enrichment plant that could potentially support the development of thermonuclear weapons, a defence research group said on Friday, raising the stakes in...
View ArticleSlain MQM lawmaker buried in Lahore
LAHORE: Member of National Assembly belonging to the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Tahira Asif, who was gunned down in an attack in Lahore, was buried on Friday in a local graveyard near her residence...
View ArticleKarachi Rangers kill alleged TTP commander during operation
KARACHI: Rangers personnel conducted an operation in Sultanabad area of Manghopir in Karachi on Thursday, allegedly killing a key commander and the local vice-emir of the proscribed Tehreek-i-Taliban...
View ArticleMilitary to be given full resources to accomplish NWA operation: PM
PESHAWAR/ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, during his first ever visit to the Headquarters of the Peshawar Corps of Pakistan Army, assured the military of full financial support to ensure success...
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Zarb-i-Azb: At least 12 militants killed; 200,000 civilians fled
BANNU: Pakistan Army’s Cobra gunship helicopters pounded three militant hideouts in Qutub Khel area on the outskirts of Miramshah Friday, killing at least 12 suspected terrorists, as the number of...
View ArticlePakistan adds T20 with NZ to Australia itinerary
KARACHI: Pakistan Friday announced revised schedules for its series against Australia and New Zealand in the United Arab Emirates, adding one Twenty20 match.Pakistan will play a Twenty20, three one-day...
View ArticlePemra suspends Geo Entertainment, ARY News licenses
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) announced on Friday that the licenses of private TV channels Geo Entertainment and ARY News are to be suspended, DawnNews reported.Geo...
View ArticleShahbaz sacks Rana Sanaullah over Lahore tragedy
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Friday said that he has asked for the resignation of the provincial Law Minister Rana Sanaullah, DawnNews reported.The announcement comes over the...
View ArticleBlast at Islamabad shrine wounds at least 54
ISLAMABAD: A powerful explosion at a shrine in the federal capital on Friday night injured at least 54 people, seven of whom are said to be in critical condition, DawnNews reported.Chief Commissioner...
View ArticleK-Electric rejects Nepra’s allegations
ISLAMABAD: The management of K-Electric has accused the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) of acting in bad faith, committing contempt of court and having evil designs in holding it...
View ArticleSindh can’t afford more IDPs: CM
KARACHI: Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah has said Sindh cannot afford a further influx of internally displaced persons (IDPs) due to the ongoing military operation against militants in North...
View ArticleIran rejects big powers ‘excessive demands’ in nuclear talks
VIENNA: Iran told six big powers on Friday it would not accept their “excessive demands” after the latest talks on lifting sanctions against Tehran in exchange for curbs on its nuclear work yielded no...
View ArticleOpposition parties, govt agree to set up poll reforms committee
ISLAMABAD: The government and the joint opposition agreed on Friday to form a 33-member special parliamentary committee to prepare recommendations for electoral reforms. A meeting of parliamentary...
View ArticleIHC stops govt from making high-profile appointments
ISLAMABAD: Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) has restrained the federal government from making appointments on high-profile positions that violate the Supreme Court...
View ArticleThousands stranded on Bannu road
PESHAWAR/BANNU: Thousands of displaced men, women and children were stranded on Friday at checkpoints, waiting for clearance from the authorities amid a mass exodus from North Waziristan.The Fata...
View Article35 injured in blast at shrine near Islamabad
ISLAMABAD: A low-intensity blast rocked the outskirts of Islamabad causing injuries to 35 people.According to police, the blast took place at a shrine in the Pandorian area during commemoration of the...
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