Death toll from heavy rain, floods rises to 58: NDMA
ISLAMABAD: Monsoon rain and floods have killed at least 58 people across Pakistan and affected tens of thousands of others, officials said Monday, warning of more rain to come.“At least 58 people have...
View ArticlePPP to requisition Senate session after Eid
ISLAMABAD: The main opposition PPP is planning to requisition a session of the Senate soon after Eid to raise the issues of provincial autonomy and lack of implementation of 18th Amendment in the...
View ArticleSeniority rule not for military: petition
ISLAMABAD: A citizen filed a petition on Monday requesting the Supreme Court to prevent the appointment of the next army chief solely on the basis of seniority. The petitioner, Shahid Orkazai, claimed...
View ArticleRs1.27 billion TDAP scam sent to FIA
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif referred on Monday a scam involving ‘misappropriation’ of Rs1.27 billion in an export promotion organisation, a subsidiary of the commerce ministry, to the...
View ArticleGunman kills three at US town meeting
WASHINGTON, District of Columbia: A gunman opened fire at a small town meeting Monday in the US state of Pennsylvania, killing at least three people, police said.Three others were wounded in the...
View ArticleUncertainty over Iran pipeline project
ISLAMABAD: While the government appears to be trying to find a way out of the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project, it is reported to have at least made up its mind not to use the $500 million offered by...
View ArticleTariff increased by up to 74pc: Power shock for business and industry
ISLAMABAD: The government notified on Monday an unprecedented 74 per cent increase in electricity tariff for industrial, commercial and bulk consumers of all distribution companies, including Karachi...
View ArticleMalaysia arrests 10 over bizarre claim on throne
KUALA LUMPUR: Ten people dressed in ninja-style garb have been detained after they arrived at Malaysia's royal palace in a bizarre attempt to claim the throne, police said Tuesday.The unarmed group,...
View ArticleOne security man killed as militants attack oil tankers in Bolan
BOLAN: A security man was killed late Monday night when militants attacked two tankers carrying fuel for Pakistan Air Force (PAF) in Bolan district of Balochistan province. A levies official, who...
View ArticleBenazir murder case: Court adjourns Musharraf’s indictment to Aug 20
RAWALPINDI: Ex-military ruler Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday failed to appear in court to be indicted over the murder of former premier Benazir Bhutto due to what police said were security...
View ArticleMullah Omar dismisses Afghan elections as 'waste of time'
KABUL: Taliban leader Mullah Omar on Tuesday dismissed key elections due in Afghanistan next year as “a waste of time”, posing a major challenge to international efforts to ensure a credible...
View ArticleSSP, two army officers killed in Chilas firing incident
CHILAS: Three people, including a Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Diamer and two army officers, were killed on Tuesday as their convoy came under attack in Gilgit-Baltistan’s Chilas area....
View ArticleUS orders citizens to leave Yemen amid al Qaeda alert
WASHINGTON: The United States on Tuesday ordered Americans to leave Yemen “immediately” amid a region-wide alert linked to electronic intercepts from al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri to the group's...
View ArticleIran's Rowhani urges 'serious' nuclear talks without delay
TEHRAN: President Hassan Rowhani said on Tuesday that Iran was ready for “serious” negotiations on its nuclear programme with the major powers “without wasting time”.“We are the people of interaction...
View ArticleArmy deployed at Peshawar, Haripur jails
PESHAWAR: Amid security threats of militant attacks, Army troops were deployed on Tuesday at Central Jail Peshawar, which holds Dr Shakil Afridi and other high profile Taliban inmates, and Haripur...
View Article14, including three security officers, killed in Mach
BOLAN: Rebel separatists Tuesday killed 14 people, including three security officers, after stopping vehicles at a fake checkpoint in Balochistan. The attack happened in the Mach area of Bolan...
View ArticleUS blacklists Pakistan-based insurgent leader
WASHINGTON: The US is blacklisting the new leader of a Pakistan-based group that has carried out terrorist attacks in Pakistan and Afghanistan. The State Department announced Tuesday that it had added...
View ArticleIndia lodges 'strong protest' with Pakistan over Kashmir attack
NEW DELHI: India lodged a diplomatic protest Tuesday with Pakistan over an attack on an army post in the disputed Kashmir region in which five of its soldiers were killed, Defence Minister A. K. Antony...
View ArticleFour blasts rock Karachi areas
KARACHI: Four explosions rocked city’s Defence and Gulshan-i-Iqbal areas on Tuesday night in what authorities described as part of militants’ plan to spread panic in the country.The explosions which...
View ArticleHeavy rain paralyses life in most parts of Balochistan
QUETTA: Thunderstorms followed by heavy rain paralysed life on Tuesday night as Quetta and other parts of Balochistan plunged into darkness after power supply was suspended from the main transmission...
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