PTI chief criticises US move to use force against Syria
ISLAMABAD: Calling for a UN-sanctioned prescription to resolve the Syrian crisis, Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan has opposed America’s one-sided move to attack the country.Condemning...
View ArticleRisk of regional war if West strikes Syria, says Assad
PARIS: France released an intelligence report on Monday alleging chemical weapons use by Syria's regime that dovetailed with similar US claims, as President Bashar Assad warned that any military strike...
View ArticleElevation of Justices Alam and Baqar recommended
ISLAMABAD: The Judicial Commission recommended on Monday elevation of Sindh High Court Chief Justice Mushir Alam to the Supreme Court.A meeting of the commission presided over by Chief Justice of...
View ArticleIndian HC, Sartaj Aziz discuss Nawaz, Singh meeting
ISLAMABAD: Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan, T.C.A. Raghavan, met with Adviser to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Foreign Affairs and National Security, Sartaj Aziz, at the Foreign Office on...
View ArticlePM arrives in Karachi
KARACHI: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif arrived in Karachi on Tuesday (today), a day before he is scheduled to preside over a federal cabinet meeting on the city’s deteriorating law and order...
View ArticleATC rejects PPP's application to become party in BB murder case
RAWALPINDI: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Rawalpindi on Tuesday rejected an application filed by the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) to become a party in the Benazir Bhutto murder case, DawnNews...
View ArticleMalala says books can defeat terrorism at UK library opening
BIRMINGHAM: Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani schoolgirl shot in the head by the Taliban after campaigning for girls' right to an education, said books were “the weapons to defeat terrorism” as she...
View ArticleFederation seeks more time in case against President Zardari
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned till September 10 hearing of a petition requesting for barring President Asif Ali Zardari from travelling abroad after completion of his tenure.A...
View ArticleNepra advised to provide Rs31bn relief for masses
ISLAMABAD: With the exception of Karachites, the inflation stricken masses are likely to benefit from the Rs31 billion relief after the Ministry of Water and Power issued an advice in this regard to...
View ArticleSecurity beefed up at all jails in Gilgit Baltistan: official
GILGIT: Jail authorities in Gilgit Baltistan said extraordinary security measures have been adopted to avoid any untoward incident as eight prisoners were shifted from District Jail Gilgit to District...
View ArticleUS inaction would embolden Iran, N.Korea, says Kerry
WASHINGTON: Failure to take military action against Syria would send a dangerous signal to Iran, North Korea and other US foes, Secretary of State John Kerry said Tuesday.“Iran is hoping you look the...
View ArticleDG Rangers blast police during Karachi briefing to PM
KARACHI: Briefing Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on prevailing law and order situation in Karachi, Director General of Sindh Rangers, Maj-Gen Rizwan Akhtar Tuesday came hard on police saying the law...
View ArticleIndian envoy raises LoC incident during ‘courtesy call’
ISLAMABAD: In what some foreign policy analysts described as discourteous, the new Indian High Commissioner during a “courtesy call” on Foreign Policy and National Security Adviser Sartaj Aziz turned...
View ArticleOmbudsman appears in SC to face challenge
ISLAMABAD: The ailing Federal Ombudsman, Salman Farooqui, appeared before the Supreme Court on Tuesday to face a challenge against his appointment filed by Adviser to the Transparency International...
View ArticleECP member terms Imran’s allegations lies
ISLAMABAD: A member of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), retired Justice Riaz Kayani, has rejected allegations levelled against him by Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf chief Imran Khan and termed the...
View ArticleCommanders meet today
ISLAMABAD: Top army generals have a full plate when they convene for the corps commanders’ conference on Wednesday at the General Headquarters.The meeting is taking place amidst extraordinary...
View ArticlePTI fails to attend meeting on Karachi
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) abstained from the multi-party meeting Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif chaired in Karachi on the law and order situation obtaining there. A press statement...
View ArticleStrikes to degrade Syria’s military capabilities, Congress told
WASHINGTON: The US military chief told a congressional committee on Tuesday that US strikes on Syria would degrade the Syrian government’s overall military capabilities, besides causing other...
View ArticleKarachi violence: 12 suspects arrested, two bodies recovered
KARACHI: A total of 12 suspects were arrested by the police and Rangers in Karachi on Tuesday, while at least six were killed in different parts of the city, DawnNews reported. Four gang members were...
View ArticleNaval Officer killed in Karachi gun attack
KARACHI: A senior Pakistan navy officer was shot dead and his wife wounded in Karachi on Wednesday, police said.The couple were shot on a busy thoroughfare near the National Stadium, a cricket venue,...
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