Security forces kill six militants during operation in Bolan
QUETTA: Pakistani security forces claimed to have killed six militants in Balochistan's troubled Bolan district during an operation on Tuesday night.An official of the Frontier Corps, who did not wish...
View ArticleHand grenade attacks kill two Ismailis, wound 28 in Karachi
KARACHI: Twin hand grenade attacks killed at least two people and wounded 28 others belonging to Ismaili Muslim community, a faction of Shia Islam, in Pakistan's port city of Karachi on Tuesday,...
View ArticleNA adopts unanimous resolution to denounce Indian aggression
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Thursday adopted a unanimous resolution condemning the Indian aggression along the Line of Control (LoC).The resolution was moved by Minister for Science and...
View ArticleBowing down before terrorism is not solution, says Kayani
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s top military commander at midnight on Tuesday said that there could be difference of opinion on counter terrorism strategy, however, to bow down before the militancy can never be...
View ArticlePM approves Balochistan govt dialogue with armed groups
QUETTA: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has given the green signal to the coalition government in Balochistan to initiate meaningful negotiations with all armed groups in the province which has been...
View ArticleUpon consensus govt to enter war against militancy vigorously: Nisar
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Tuesday said the government will enter the war against militants wholeheartedly only if the consensus is reached in the APC, announced to take...
View ArticleMagisterial powers
ISLAMABAD, Aug 13: The Election Commission of Pakistan has authorised officers of the armed forces to be deputed at polling stations to exercise the powers of first class magistrate on Aug 22 when...
View ArticlePPP to challenge non-party move
LAHORE, Aug 13: PPP Information Secretary Qamar Zaman Kaira has urged the PML-N government not to go for local body elections on a non-party basis in Punjab because it is incompatible with the Charter...
View ArticleSHC chief rejects police report on law, order
KARACHI, Aug 13: Sindh High Court Chief Justice Mushir Alam turned down on Tuesday a police report and expressed grave concern over the poor law and order situation across the city.Presiding over a...
View ArticleAuthorities told to be on alert amid flood fears
LAHORE: A strong westerly wave in league with a monsoon low pressure over India began to give widespread heavy to very heavy rain in the country on Tuesday, generating fears of high floods in the...
View ArticleIndia wants peace, says Mukherjee
NEW DELHI: India is committed to building a “friendly and cooperative” relationship with Pakistan that leads to peace and prosperity in the region, President Pranab Mukherjee said on Tuesday. “I take...
View ArticleEgyptian troops move against pro-Morsi sit-ins
CAIRO: Egyptian security forces, backed by armoured cars and bulldozers, moved on Wednesday to clear two sit-in camps by supporters of the country's ousted President Mohammed Morsi, showering...
View ArticleIndian submarine catches fire, sinks
NEW DELHI: An Indian navy submarine with about 18 sailors on board caught fire after an explosion and sunk early Wednesday at its home port in Mumbai. Efforts were being made to ascertain the safety of...
View ArticleUS envoys trying to defuse tensions
WASHINGTON: US envoys were “very engaged” with both Pakistani and Indian governments, encouraging them to continue their dialogue for defusing a potentially explosive situation, the State Department...
View ArticleGovt ignores TTP threat, to execute three militants
ISLAMABAD: Despite threats by the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), the government has decided to carry out the execution of condemned prisoners and the death penalty for the first batch of...
View ArticleFemale Afghan MP taken hostage: officials
GHAZNI: An unknown gang has kidnapped a female Afghan member of parliament, officials said Wednesday, in the latest example of prominent women being targeted in the country.Fariba Ahmadi Kakar and her...
View ArticleAfghanistan's future depends on foreign soldiers, says Isaf chief
KABUL: Afghanistan's future security will remain dependent on international troops for many years after most foreign combat forces leave by the end of 2014, the US commander of the Nato-led force in...
View ArticlePM vows to defeat terror, turn Pakistan into cradle of peace
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday vowed to defeat terrorist forces and turn Pakistan into a cradle of peace with the support and unity of the people and cooperation from the army and...
View ArticleWith 93 dead, Met Office warns of more rains, flash floods
ISLAMABAD/KARACHI: The Met Office predicted widespread rains and flash floods in the country on Thursday, with Islamabad, Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Eastern Balochistan and Pakistan-Administered...
View ArticleBalochistan lawyers to boycott court proceedings
QUETTA: Leaders of different lawyer organisations have announced their decision to boycott proceedings of the Supreme Court and subordinate courts in Balochistan from Aug 15 in protest against...
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