Judiciary ensured constitutional working of institutions: CJ
LAHORE: Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Saturday said it was the judiciary which had ensured that for the first time in the country’s history, state institutions were functioning within...
View ArticleMissing Mozambican plane wreck found in Namibia; no survivors
WINDHOEK: Police on Saturday found the burned wreckage of a missing Mozambican Airlines plane in a remote area in northeastern Namibia, saying none of the 33 people from several countries aboard had...
View ArticleBugti among leaders to be included in Balochistan curriculum
QUETTA: The Balochistan government has decided to include the names of veteran Pashtun and Baloch leaders, including that of late Nawab Akbar Bugti, in the educational curriculum in the province. Chief...
View ArticleEight killed in Glasgow pub helicopter crash: police
GLASGOW: Eight people have been killed in the helicopter crash at a crowded Glasgow pub, police said Saturday, with 14 others seriously injured in hospital.Police Scotland Chief Constable Stephen House...
View ArticleBilawal vows to resist privatisation plans
KARACHI: Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, the son of Pakistan's slain premier Benazir Bhutto, vowed on Saturday to resist a massive privatisation drive planned by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's government.The...
View ArticleSouth Africa beat Pakistan by four wickets
CENTURION: Vernon Philander led a strong performance by South Africa's bowlers to set up a four-wicket consolation win for the hosts in the third and final one-day international against Pakistan at...
View ArticleThree killed in Karachi
KARACHI, Nov 30: A suspected criminal was killed in an exchange of fire with police in Lyari on Saturday, officials said.Mohammad Javed alias Bengali, 37, was killed near Hanfi Masjid in Agra Taj...
View ArticleThree security personnel killed in Mohmand attack
PESHAWAR: Three security personnel have been killed and two others injured after militants attacked security forces in Baizai Tehsil of Mohmand Agency.Official sources told Dawn.com that the exchange...
View ArticleEarthquake of 6.3 magnitude strikes off Indonesia island
JAKARTA: A strong, shallow earthquake rocked parts of eastern Indonesia early Sunday, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The US Geological Survey said the 6.3-magnitude quake...
View ArticleUS air carriers give China flight plans for new defence zone
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON: US airlines United, American and Delta, have notified Chinese authorities of flight plans when traveling through an air defense zone Beijing has declared over the East China Sea,...
View ArticleTehelka editor arrested on sexual assault charges
NEW DELHI: Police arrested the editor-in-chief of an Indian magazine on Saturday over allegations that he had sexually assaulted a woman colleague, in a case that has turned the focus back on sexual...
View ArticlePaul Walker dies in car crash
SANTA CLARITA: A publicist for actor Paul Walker says the star of the ''Fast & Furious'' movie series has died in a car crash north of Los Angeles. He was 40. Ame Van Iden says Walker died Saturday...
View ArticlePeaceful, stable Afghanistan is in Pakistan's interest: Sharif
KABUL: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif reiterated on Saturday that achieving peace and stability in Afghanistan is in Pakistan's interests. The Pakistani prime minister was speaking at a joint press...
View ArticleObama retains oil sanctions against Iran, dashes Pakistan’s hopes
WASHINGTON, Nov 30: President Barack Obama has decided to retain US sanctions on petroleum and petroleum products from Iran, dashing hopes that a recent nuclear deal would make it easier for Pakistan...
View ArticleAbducted Dr Munaf Tareen recovered
QUETTA: Well-known cardiologist, Dr Munaf Tareen was recovered from Balochistan's Lasbela district during the wee hours on Sunday, police and family sources confirmed.Dr Haqdad Tareen, a senior leader...
View ArticleIndia's spacecraft successfully begins journey to Mars
NEW DELHI: India's first mission to Mars left Earth's orbit early on Sunday, clearing a critical hurdle in its journey to the red planet and overtaking the efforts in space of rival Asian giant...
View ArticleIraq funeral suicide bomb kills 12: officials
BAQUBA: A suicide bombing at the funeral of the son of a tribal leader and anti-Al Qaeda militiaman killed 12 people and wounded 25 others in central Iraq on Sunday, officials said.The funeral had been...
View ArticleNarendra Modi vows unity at Jammu-Kashmir rally
JAMMU: India prime ministerial candidate and Hindu hardliner Narendra Modi promised unity and development on Sunday during a rally in the restive Muslim-majority state of Jammu and Kashmir.Modi, a...
View ArticlePervez Rashid cautions PTI for politicking on foreign policy
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Senator Pervez Rashid Sunday said there should be no politicking on foreign policy and the Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf (PTI) should rise above its party...
View ArticleDr Shakeel Afridi demands rights
PESHAWAR: A Pakistani doctor who helped the CIA find Osama bin Laden has spoken out to demand better conditions in prison and complain of being falsely implicated in a treason case, his lawyer said on...
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