Opposition vows protest over power tariff
ISLAMABAD: Pledging to lodge a strong protest in case its call was not heeded, the opposition asked the PML-N government on Wednesday to withdraw its decision to raise electricity tariff for commercial...
View ArticlePlan for polio-free world by 2018
ISLAMABAD: With an overarching framework for vulnerable areas, a comprehensive and long-term strategy has been developed to ensure a polio-free world by 2018.Major new elements in the “Polio...
View ArticleJUI-F will seek court action against Imran
ISLAMABAD: In what appears to be a tit-for-tat move, Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman said on Wednesday he would go to a court to seek disqualification of PTI chairman Imran...
View ArticleMoon sighted in North Waziristan
A 25-member committee of ulema of North Waziristan, after deliberating for more than four hours, declared on Wednesday that Shawwal moon had been sighted and that Eid would be celebrated across the...
View ArticleKilling of three top security officials by TTP: Operation under way in Chilas...
GILGIT: Security forces intensified search on Wednesday for militants of the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan in the remote northern town of Chilas, headquarters of the Diamer district, after the killing of...
View ArticleUS avoids blaming Pakistan for LoC flare-up
WASHINGTON: The US State Department has expressed the hope that India and Pakistan “will continue to take steps they have taken recently to improve their bilateral relations”.When asked at a news...
View ArticlePolice officer killed, six injured in Quetta
QUETTA: Unknown gunmen opened indiscriminate fire on a police van in Killi Almo area of Quetta killing station house officer (SHO) of City police station and injuring six others on Thursday.SHO...
View ArticleEight of a family drown as boat sinks near Tando Allahyar
HYDERABAD: Eight members of a family, including two women and two children, drowned on Thursday when the fishing-boat they were traveling in sank in a lake near Tando Allahyar area of Sindh.A family,...
View ArticleSyrian rebels 'targeted' Assad motorcade on its way to mosque
A Syrian rebel brigade has said it targeted President Bashar al-Assad's motorcade as he headed to a Damascus mosque for prayers to mark the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr, but footage broadcast by state...
View ArticleFiring injures Pakistani civilian at Kashmir border
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani military officials on Thursday said Indian troops opened fire and seriously wounding a male civilian along the Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir.Officials said Indian troops opened...
View ArticleGraveyard bomb kills 14 women and children in Afghan east
KABUL: A bomb planted in an Afghan graveyard killed 14 women and children on Thursday, many of them present at the graveside of a family member during the Muslim Eid al-Fitr holiday, officials said.The...
View ArticleSharif seeks to ease India tensions, urges restoration of ceasefire at LoC
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif tried Thursday to ease tensions with India by urging both sides to work swiftly to shore up a 10-year ceasefire threatened by recent attacks.Sharif said that it...
View ArticleShawwal moon sighted, Eid to be celebrated on Friday
KARACHI: Ruet-i-Hilal Committee announced on Thursday that the moon of the month of Shawwal had been sighted and that Eid-ul-Fitr will be celebrated on Friday.The announcement was made by Chairman of...
View ArticlePM wants counter-terrorism strategy draft by Aug 13
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday discussed the law and order situation in the country with Interior Minister Chaudhary Nisar Ali Khan with special emphasis on the terrorist attacks in...
View ArticleSuicide attack on Quetta funeral kills 30: police chief
QUETTA: A suicide blast at the funeral of a slain police officer in Quetta killed 30 people on Thursday, including at least 21 police officers, said Balochistan police chief Mushtaq Sukhera."So far we...
View ArticleNA panels may start work this month
ISLAMABAD: The standing committees of the National Assembly are expected to start functioning by the end of this month as the government is set to announce the names of members of the committees during...
View ArticleSuicide attack on Quetta funeral kills at least 30
QUETTA: A suicide blast at the funeral of a slain police officer in Quetta killed 30 members of the police force, including a DIG and SP, and 60 others injured. on Thursday."So far we can confirm 21...
View ArticleUS urges India, Pakistan to stay engaged
WASHINGTON: Reacting to an attack on Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi, the United States has once again urged India and Pakistan to engage in further dialogue for reducing tensions.“We understand...
View ArticleUS pulls staff from Lahore consulate over 'threats'
LAHORE: The United States on Thursday evacuated all non-emergency staff from its consulate in the Pakistani city of Lahore, citing “specific threats” amid a worldwide alert over Al Qaeda intercepts.The...
View ArticleGunmen abduct two Turkish Airlines crew in Lebanon
BEIRUT: Gunmen ambushed a van on Friday carrying a Turkish Airlines crew in the Lebanese capital, kidnapping a pilot and a co-pilot in an attack that appeared linked to the ongoing civil war in...
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