Rabbani seeks politicians’ role in formulating national security policy
KARACHI: Central leader of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Senator Raza Rabbani on Monday urged the federal government to avoid relying on civil and military bureaucracy for formulating national security...
View ArticleECP issues polling scheme for by-polls
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Monday issued polling scheme for the upcoming by-polls to be held on August 22.The ECP announced to establish 7,622 polling stations in 42...
View ArticleMFN status for India is not under immediate consideration: Dar
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani Finance Minister Muhammad Ishaq Dar said Monday that the government was not currently considering granting most favored nation trading status for India, despite hope that PM Sharif...
View ArticleGreece holds suspect in Pakistan building collapse
ATHENS: Greek police say they have detained an architect sought on an international arrest warrant over a building collapse in Pakistan that killed 78 people. A police statement on Monday says the man,...
View ArticleBicycle bomb kills two in Quetta, say officials
QUETTA: A bomb planted on a bicycle killed at least two people and wounded another in the restive province of Balochistan in southwest Pakistan on Monday, officials said.“At least two people were...
View ArticleIMF agrees Pakistan can seek $6.6 bn, say officials
ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund has agreed that Pakistan can seek a loan package worth $6.6 billion, two top finance ministry officials said on Monday, a boost for Prime Minister Nawaz...
View ArticleIndian deputy high commissioner summoned over LoC violation
MUZAFFARABAD: Pakistan summoned India's deputy ambassador on Monday to protest over the latest clashes in the disputed Himalayan territory of Kashmir that left one civilian dead.The Pakistani military...
View ArticleFinancial scam in PR unearthed
ISLAMABAD: A financial scandal involving billions of rupees has been unearthed in an attached department of the Ministry of Railways, according to sources.The sources said that federal Minister for...
View ArticlePunjab PA condemns ‘Indian aggression’
LAHORE: The Punjab Assembly adopted a unanimous resolution on Monday, condemning the ongoing ‘Indian aggression’ along the Line of Control.Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah presented the resolution on...
View ArticlePML-N shelves issue of new provinces
ISLAMABAD: The PML-N government has decided to shelve the issue of creating new provinces in the country for at least two years, it is learnt.But the opposition PPP, which had got the bill for creation...
View ArticleAgents: 44 gunned down in Nigeria mosque
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria: Suspected Islamic militants wearing army fatigues gunned down 44 people praying at a mosque in northeast Nigeria, while another 12 civilians died in an apparently simultaneous...
View ArticleLandslide kills six in Nepal mountains
KATMANDU: A landslide swept away part of a village in northeastern Nepal, killing at least six people, authorities said. Police official Dipendra Jayswal said Tuesday that the landslide triggered by...
View ArticleJIT divided over status of two missing men
ISLAMABAD: The joint investigation team (JIT) set up for recovery of missing people is divided over the enforced disappearance after the Military Intelligence (MI) and Inter Services Intelligence (ISI)...
View ArticleUS refuses to link Kashmir issue with terrorism
WASHINGTON: The United States said on Monday that the Kashmir dispute was different from the broader issue of terrorism in South Asia and those two issues should not be confused with each other.“We are...
View ArticleBan Ki-moon calls for Indo-Pak dialogue to resolve issues
UNITED NATIONS: On the eve of his latest visit to Pakistan, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon expressed concern over the killing and maiming of people by the Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)...
View ArticleSC gives defence ministry 10 days to act against MI man
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday ordered immediate action against Major Haider of the Military Intelligence (MI) for his alleged involvement in the kidnapping of one Tasif Ali alias Danish....
View ArticleFarce of accusations over border skirmishes continues
SRINAGAR: India and Pakistan have again accused each other of firing across the Line of Control (LoC), the latest development in a series of allegations of cross-border attacks made by both sides.An...
View ArticleDrones should be subject to international law, urges UN chief
ISLAMABAD: UN chief Ban Ki-moon waded into the controversy surrounding US drone strikes during a visit to Pakistan Tuesday, insisting they must operate within international law.The CIA has carried out...
View ArticleBan Ki-Moon discusses LoC tension with Sartaj Aziz
ISLAMABAD: Secretary General United Nations Ban Ki-Moon and Advisor to the prime minister on national security and foreign affairs Sartaj Aziz Tuesday reviewed developmental projects of the world body,...
View ArticleConcerted efforts needed to fight terrorism: PM
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday said terrorism was not a problem restricted to particular regions of the country, adding that concerted efforts were required to combat the menace. The...
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