Punjab MPAs-elect take oath
LAHORE/QUETTA: Newly-elected MPAs of the Punjab Assembly took oath of office on Saturday during a session of the house presided by outgoing speaker Rana Iqbal.Today's session of the Punjab Assembly was...
View ArticleRockets fired from Syria hit Lebanon
BEIRUT: Sixteen rockets fired from Syria have struck the eastern region of Baalbek, Lebanese security officials said.The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the rockets caused a fire...
View ArticlePML-N’s parliamentary party nominates Nawaz for PM
ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz’s parliamentary party nominated Nawaz Sharif for the position of prime minister.Sharif’s name was recommended by Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan...
View ArticleClashes rage for second day in Istanbul
ISTANBUL: Protesters and riot police clashed for a second day in Istanbul on Saturday, a day after an environmental protest flared into a massive outcry against Turkey's government.The unrest, which...
View ArticleFive killed as tornadoes hit Oklahoma
CHICAGO: Tornadoes killed at least five people and wreaked massive damage Friday in the US state of Oklahoma near the battered city of Moore, still recovering from a monster twister less than two weeks...
View ArticleKhattak, Qaiser vacate NA seats; Fazl yet to decide
PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Khyber Pakthunkhwa, Pervez Khattak vacated NA-5 Nowshera after taking oath as the chief minister of the province.Similarly, the PTI provincial president and Speaker Khyber...
View ArticleIraq hit by worst violence since 2008
BAGHDAD: The worst violence since 2008 hit Iraq in May, raising fears of all-out sectarian strife, as political leaders were to meet on Saturday for talks on persistent disputes that have paralysed the...
View ArticlePPP to woo MQM into alliance in Sindh
KARACHI: President Asif Ali Zardari has directed CM Sindh Syed Qaim Ali Shah to re-invite former allies, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), to join the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) in the Sindh...
View Article‘IG Sindh given free hand for peace in Karachi’
KARACHI: Sindh Information Minister Sharjeel Memon has said that the Inspector General (IG) Police, Sindh has been given ‘freehand’ for restoring peace in Karachi, DawnNews reported.Memon said this...
View ArticlePoverty and human rights
IS poverty a violation of human rights? I was asked recently to speak on the subject and faced the following dilemma: if I convinced the audience it was, would that imply the most effective way to...
View ArticleUnequal burden: Electricity complaints
EVERYONE would like to see at work the principles of fair play and equitable distribution in managing the scarcities of electricity. This sentiment is understandable when citizens of one city have to...
View ArticleHouse elects new custodians: Renewed vows in NA against dictators
ISLAMABAD, June 3: All major parties made high-sounding vows on Monday to resist future dictators as the new National Assembly elected nominees of the majority Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) party as...
View ArticleTreason charges: SC requested to hold Musharraf guilty
ISLAMABAD: A petitioner seeking prosecution of retired General Pervez Musharraf on treason charges requested the Supreme Court on Monday to close the doors of military intervention for all times to...
View ArticleFrench Open: Day nine
Djokovic, Nadal, and Sharapova earned strong victories as the quarter final draw was completed in Paris on day nine
View ArticlePakistan bags two awards at Sri Lanka’s SAARC Film Festival
COLOMBO: Pakistan won two prestigious awards at the 2013 SAARC Film Festival awards ceremony held at the National Films Corporation Sri Lanka. Pakistan won awards in the categories of Best Actress and...
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Something very disturbing happened last month, and it went largely unreported in the world’s mainstream press. On the night of May 2, carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere touched 400...
View ArticleIndia thrash Australia in Champions Trophy warm-up
CARDIFF: India hammered Australia by 243 runs in a Champions Trophy warm-up match after skittling out the defending champions for just 65 in Cardiff on Tuesday.Umesh Yadav did the bulk of the damage,...
View ArticleList reveals portfolios of incoming federal cabinet
ISLAMABAD: A list of names for the upcoming federal cabinet was received by DawnNews on Tuesday night.Senior PML-N leaders Ishaq Dar, Chaudhary Nisar, Ahsan Iqbal, Khurram Dastigir and Shahid Khaqan...
View ArticleStop religious discrimination, drone attacks: Debutant MNAs
Persecution of Ahmedis, Shias and other religious minorities has killed the true essence of secularist ideology of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, who never envisioned creating a theocracy or a religion-based...
View Article‘Safety first’: Gujrat tragedy
AFTER the LDA Plaza in Lahore, we have witnessed another tragic incident of school van fire at Gujrat, claiming many innocent lives within a month in Punjab. Both incidents reflect the utter negligence...
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