ECP refuses to reschedule presidential election
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has refused to alter the date of the coming presidential election with Secretary ECP Ishtiaq Ahmed Khan saying polling to elect the country's new...
View ArticleSeven killed in Balochistan violence
QUETTA: At least seven people were killed and nine others injured in three different acts of violence in Balochistan on Monday.Fayyaz Sumbal, the Deputy Inspector General Police Quetta told Dawn.com...
View ArticleSC reserves ruling in discretionary funds case
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Monday reserved its ruling in the case relating to the doling out of billions of rupees by former prime minister Raja Pervez Ashraf for development projects in various...
View ArticleKashmiri protesters killed: How events unfolded
SRINAGAR: Iqbal Ahmad, a resident of Gool area —around 207 kilometres from Srinagar — says he received a call on his mobile phone in the intervening night of 17-18 July 2013 from a friend who informed...
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This is what happens if you give up your honour
-Illustration by Khuda Bux Abro.“Sardar Hashim Khan weighed his spear and spurred his horse. The beast galloped towards his daughter. Even before the spectators could understand what was happening, the...
View ArticleJalazoi Camp IDPs protest violently
NOWSHERA: Scores of internally displaced persons (IDPs) from the Jalazoi Camp protested violently on Chiraat Road after they did not receive Ramazan food packages.The protesters went on a rampage,...
View Article‘Ambitious’ national energy policy formulated
ISLAMABAD: The much-awaited National Energy Policy 2013-18 has been formulated by the government and would be presented in the Council of Common Interest (CCI) on Tuesday for final approval.The policy...
View ArticleEU puts Hezbollah 'military wing' on terror list
BRUSSELS: European Union foreign ministers on Monday put the military wing of Lebanese Shia group Hezbollah on the EU's list of terrorist organisations despite Lebanon warning against the move.At the...
View ArticleHead coach, captain upbeat about Pakistan’s Asia Cup chances
LAHORE, July 22: Except for Haseem Khan all other 24 probables attended the first day of the national training camp that commenced here at the National Hockey Stadium on Monday.The camp is being held...
View ArticleAbbasi wants restoration of 1994 PCB Constitution
LAHORE: Asserting that restoring the 1994 Constitution will prove crucial in steering the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) of the current administrative crisis, former chief executive of the PCB Arif Ali...
View ArticleMamnoon strongest PML-N candidate
ISLAMABAD: With two days remaining for submission of nomination papers for the presidential election, the PML-N is reported to have narrowed down the list to three candidates.Senior PML-N leaders told...
View ArticleProvinces oppose bulk power purchase
ISLAMABAD: Three provinces have opposed the Supreme Court’s suggestion of supplying electricity in bulk directly to the provinces in accordance with their requirements and deducting the cost at source...
View ArticleSindh govt assured of centre’s help
KARACHI, July 22: Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan has assured the Sindh government that the federal government will provide it whatever resources it requires to restore peace and improve law...
View ArticleAbid named minister of state
ISLAMABAD, July 22: The Acting President and Senate Chairman Syed Nayyar Hussain Bokhari approved on Monday appointment of Abid Sher Ali as minister of state for water and power. Mr Ali is said to be a...
View ArticleSC wants legal work completed by Aug 15
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court ordered the four provincial governments and the Islamabad administration on Monday to complete legal formalities, including delimitation of constituencies, by Aug 15 to...
View ArticlePTI finds fault with deal for LNG import from Qatar
ISLAMABAD: Another project initiated by the PML-N government in the energy sector has attracted criticism for its staggering price tag.In a detailed critique, the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf challenged on...
View ArticlePolice asked to complete investigation in Bugti case
QUETTA: A division bench of the Balochistan High Court directed the crimes branch of police on Monday to complete investigation against former president retired General Pervez Musharraf in the Nawab...
View ArticleSecret govt document reveals scores of civilians killed in US drone strikes
A classified Pakistani government document has revealed that scores of civilians died in dozens of CIA-led drone strikes between 2006 and late 2009 in Pakistan’s Federally Administered Tribal Areas...
View ArticlePA speaker is ‘de facto’ KP chief executive
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Speaker Asad Qaisar has apparently assumed the role of de facto chief executive of the province as he often summons administrative secretaries and heads of the...
View ArticleFormer chairman of NAB withdraws petition
ISLAMABAD: A former chairman of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), retired Admiral Fasih Bokhari withdrew on Tuesday the review petition he had filed in the Supreme Court challenging his removal...
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