Hazara Town residents shoot down suspected suicide bomber
QUETTA: An alleged suicide bomber was killed by residents of Hazara Town in Quetta, the capital of Balochistan on Saturday.Capital City Police Officer Quetta, Mir Zubair Mehmood told Dawn.com that a...
View ArticleAfridi, Babar heroics seal thrilling win for Pakistan
KINGSTOWN: Thirty-four-year debutant Zulfiqar Babar took three key wickets then struck a six off the final ball of the match to give Pakistan a two-wicket victory over West Indies in the first Twenty20...
View ArticleLNG permit of three firms revoked
ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) has cancelled the permit of three companies because of their failure to take steps for import and sale of 1,400mmcfd of liquefied natural gas...
View ArticlePPP calls for resignation of chief election commissioner
ISLAMABAD: Syed Khurshid Ahmed Shah, Leader of Opposition in the National Assembly, has called for resignation of the chief election commissioner and all four members of the Election Commission of...
View ArticleECP moves to protect secrecy of presidential vote
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has finalised arrangements for holding the presidential election on July 30. Mamnoon Hussain, the PML-N candidate, and retired justice Wajihuddin...
View ArticleOutrage in Italy over racist attack on first black minister
ROME: The latest racist attack against Italy’s first black minister, in which bananas were hurled at her during a rally, sparked outrage across the political spectrum Saturday.Immigration Minister...
View ArticleProceedings against chief justice in SJC sought
ISLAMABAD: A self-styled pro bono publico activist, Shahid Orakzai, has written a letter to the acting president and sought initiation of proceedings against Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry in...
View ArticleRabbani asks govt to cut petroleum prices
ISLAMABAD: PPP Senator Raza Rabbani has asked the government to reduce the prices of petroleum products to provide relief to people during Ramazan.In a statement on Saturday, Mr Rabbani said oil...
View ArticleUS gunman among seven killed in Florida shootout
MIAMI: A gunman holding hostages inside a South Florida apartment complex killed six people before being shot to death by a police commando team that stormed the building on Saturday morning following...
View ArticleMultinational firms eye Pakistan for genetically-modified products
ISLAMABAD: Three multinational companies along with a number of national firms have approached the Ministry of Food Security seeking licences to raise genetically-modified (GM) food products in...
View ArticleThousands protest in Peru as president feels heat
LIMA: Peruvian police used tear gas and water cannon Saturday to drive back thousands of demonstrators protesting against what they said were President Ollanta Humala's unkept promises on schools and...
View ArticleTwo security men injured in IED attack in Peshawar
PESHAWAR: At least two security forces’ persons were injured Sunday when a roadside Improvised Explosive Device (IED) targeted their vehicle in Peshawar’s Wazir Bagh area. According to a DawnNews...
View Article'US drone strike' kills six Qaeda suspects in Yemen: army
ADEN: An apparent US drone strike killed six suspected Al-Qaeda militants overnight, a Yemeni military source told AFP on Sunday.The six suspects were travelling in a two-vehicle convoy in Mahfad in...
View ArticleSuicide bomber kills eight Kurdish security personnel in Iraq
TIKRIT: A suicide bomber driving a car packed with explosives blew himself up near a Kurdish security forces patrol killing at least eight of them early on Sunday, police said.The attack took place in...
View ArticlePietersen in as England recall trio to Ashes squad
LONDON: Kevin Pietersen was included in a 14-man squad for next week's third Ashes Test against Australia at Old Trafford despite concerns over his calf injury, the England and Wales Cricket Board...
View ArticleUnchanged India bowl first in third ODI
HARARE: India signalled their intent to wrap up the one-day series against Zimbabwe at the first opportunity, shunning experimentation and naming an unchanged side for Sunday's match at Harare Sports...
View ArticleAfghan president to soon visit Pakistan
KABUL: The Afghan Foreign Ministry says the country's president will soon visit neighboring Pakistan in an effort to mend fences, and says it hopes that the new government in Islamabad will seek to...
View ArticleExplosion in Parachinar kills one, injures two
PESHAWAR: An roadside blast near a vehicle in Parachinar's Pewar Tangi area killed one person and injured two others on Sunday, DawnNews reported.Political administration officials told Dawn.com that a...
View ArticleMamnoon Hussain elected 12th President of Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Ruling party candidate Mamnoon Hussain was elected as the 12th President of Pakistan on Tuesday, replacing Asif Ali Zardari whose five-year term expires in September.Chief Election...
View ArticleBenazir murder case: Musharraf to be indicted on Aug 6
RAWALPINDI: Former military ruler General (retd) Pervez Musharraf is to be indicted on August 6 in the Benazir Bhutto murder case, an anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Rawalpindi said Tuesday. Musharraf...
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