Lyari MNA charged with Arshad Pappu's murder
KARACHI: An anti-terrorism court in Karachi charged on Thursday Shahjehan Baloch, a Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Member of National Assembly (MNA) elected from Lyari, and others for their alleged...
View ArticleZaman Chaudhry reinstated as NAB chairman
ISLAMABAD: After getting a clean chit from the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) from an inquiry into the Rs6 billion National Insurance Company (NICL) scam case for his alleged involvement, Qamar...
View ArticleTwo killed in Karachi; 15 suspects arrested
KARACHI: At least, two people were gunned down in separate incidents of firing in Karachi Thursday whereas three suspected target killers were arrested by the police, DawnNews reported. Pakistan Muslim...
View ArticleBilawal Bhutto Zardari poised to make parliamentary debut
KARACHI: Chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, was set to make his maiden appearance in the parliament, after media channels reported on Thursday that PPP Member National...
View ArticleTriumph in South Africa paved way for success: Hafeez
ABU DHABI: Return to form batsman Mohammad Hafeez said Pakistan's first-ever win in South Africa raised the confidence of the team which helped them beat Sri Lanka in the ongoing five-match...
View ArticleUS drone kills four suspected militants in North Waziristan
MIRAMSHAH: At least four suspected militants were killed when a US drone fired two missiles at a compound near Miramshah, the main town of North Waziristan tribal agency of Pakistan bordering...
View ArticleSC withdraws contempt notice against IG FC Balochistan
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Thursday withdrew the contempt notice issued to the Inspector General of Frontier Corps Maj Gen Ijaz Shahid after he appeared before the bench and said that...
View ArticlePakistan wants better ties with all neighbours: Aziz
ISLAMABAD: Advisor to the Prime Minister on national security Sartaj Aziz Thursday said that Pakistan wanted good relations with all its neighbours including India.Addressing a seminar on “Rethinking...
View ArticleImran vows to continue anti-drone campaign
PESHAWAR: Pakistan Tahrik-i-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan on Thursday defended his party’s stance against the US drone strikes in Pakistan and reaffirmed his resolve to continue struggle till these were...
View ArticleIHC rejects appeals in Musharraf treason trial; verdict announced
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court on Thursday announced the detailed verdict over the intra-court appeal filed by former president of Pakistan Gen (r) Pervez Musharraf against the formation of a...
View ArticlePakistan condemns drone strike; Nato's Quetta route 'briefly' blocked
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday condemned the US drone strike that killed at least four suspected militants in North Waziristan last night, saying such attacks were a violation of the country's...
View ArticleKerry expresses concern over Egypt crackdown on Brotherhood
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State John Kerry expressed concern Thursday over Egypt's intensified crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood after the military-installed government declared it a terrorist...
View ArticleNA panel wants LG polls put off
ISLAMABAD: A senior official of the Election Commission of Pakistan said on Thursday that local government polls in Sindh and Punjab on the announced dates were not possible. According to the schedule...
View ArticleAt least 29 killed in Thailand bus accident: police
BANGKOK: At least 29 people were killed and four badly injured when a bus plunged into a deep ravine in northeast Thailand, police said Friday.The accident occurred around midnight Thursday-Friday in...
View ArticleCourt sets aside sacking of Pemra chief
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court set aside the sacking of Chaudhry Rashid Ahmad and reinstated him as chairman of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) on Thursday. In his...
View ArticleCall to prosecute Modi over deadly Gujarat riots blocked
AHMEDABAD: An Indian court Thursday rejected a petition to prosecute opposition prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi over his role in 2002 religious riots that killed some 2,000 people.A...
View ArticleBilawal not to contest by-election for NA seat
KARACHI: A daylong brouhaha on electronic media about the expected debut of Pakistan Peoples Party chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari in electoral politics died down on Thursday when a party spokesman...
View ArticleNew provincial ordinance to help improve governance, PTI claims
PESHAWAR: Unveiling a new Right to Public Services Ordinance here on Thursday, Imran Khan claimed that once in effect the new law will help improve governance in the province. But other speaking at the...
View ArticleMore to Pak-US ties than just drones, says FO
ISLAMABAD: Without specifically naming the United States, the Foreign Office on Thursday said that the issue of drones would not overshadow the country’s foreign relations despite a United Nations...
View ArticleWoman repeatedly raped on Christmas Eve in India: reports
NEW DELHI: A 20-year-old woman was allegedly gang-raped on Christmas Eve in south India, media reports said Friday, the latest in a string of sexual attacks reported in the country.The reports of the...
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