Blast in Khyber kills nine, including three children
PESHAWAR: At least nine people, including three children, were killed and several others wounded Monday when a blast rocked the house of a tribal elder in the northwestern Khyber tribal...
View ArticleParliament polls: AAP to contest in most states
NEW DELHI: India’s recently launched Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) said on Monday it would contest the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls from 20 states, including the most populous Uttar Pradesh, where it would...
View ArticleSaudi FM arrives amid speculations of Musharraf exit deal
ISLAMABAD: Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal was accorded a warm welcome when he arrived Monday on a two-day official visit to Pakistan for holding bilateral talks with Pakistani leadership.He was...
View ArticleTando Adam tense after MQM activist’s murder
SANGHAR: Motorcycle-riding assailants gunned down an activist of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement in Tando Adam on Monday, which led to the sudden closure of the town by enraged activists.Arif Shaikh,...
View ArticleCongress leaders asked to appear in US court
NEW YORK: A New York Federal judge has ordered the ruling Indian Congress party to appear at a pre-trial conference in the pending human rights violation law suit against it for organising genocidal...
View ArticleSecurity plan for Chup Tazia, Eid Miladun Nabi
KARACHI: The Pakistan Rangers, Sindh have prepared an elaborate security plan to meet any eventuality during the forthcoming Chup Tazia and 12th Rabi ul Awal celebrations, according to spokesperson. He...
View ArticleMedical report may not be presented in court today
RAWALPINDI: The report on health condition of former president retired Gen Pervez Musharraf may not be presented to the special court on Tuesday because the Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology (AFIC)...
View ArticleShujaat willing to be tried for supporting Nov 3 emergency
ISLAMABAD: PML-Q chief Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain has presented himself for trial under Article 6 of the constitution for having supported former president retired Gen Pervez Musharraf’s decision to...
View ArticleSyrian aircraft strike kills 10 in rebel town
BEIRUT: Syrian activists say a government airstrike has killed 10 civilians in a rebel-held town in the country's north.Two activist groups — the Aleppo Media Center and the British-based Syrian...
View ArticleTwo more arrested in KP weapons scam
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa accountability court Tuesday arrested two more accused in the weapons scam case, DawnNews reported. National Accountability Bureau (NAB) officials confirmed that the...
View ArticleTurkey sacks hundreds of police amid graft probe
ANKARA: The Turkish government has fired 350 police officers in Ankara, local media reported Tuesday, the latest twist in a vast corruption scandal that has ensnared key allies of Prime Minister Recep...
View ArticlePressure mounts on Hasina after walkover re-election
DHAKA: Bangladesh's opposition leader Khaleda Zia accused Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of “murdering democracy” as her arch rival faced growing calls Tuesday to hold fresh polls after a walkover...
View ArticleGun battle in Kashmir leaves Indian officer dead
SRINAGAR: Separatist militants engaged Indian police and paramilitary forces in a fierce gun battle Tuesday that killed one officer in the troubled Himalayan region of Kashmir, police said.Police were...
View ArticleRouhani defends Iran nuclear deal against hardliners
TEHRAN: Iran's President Hassan Rouhani defended Tuesday a landmark nuclear deal with world powers that promises modest sanctions relief, saying his government did not fear “the few” domestic...
View ArticleS. Arabia seeks Pakistan’s assistance to improve ties with Iran
ISLAMABAD: Saudi Arabia has sought Pakistan’s assistance in its efforts to improve the kingdom’s ties with Iran, DawnNews quoted sources as saying.Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al Faisal was...
View ArticleThree injured in Kurram explosion
KURRAM AGENCY: At least three people were injured Tuesday when an explosion occurred in the Kurram tribal region, DawnNews reported. The explosion took place in a vegetable market in lower Kurram's...
View ArticleSindh calls for amendment in PPO, assures assistance to Islamabad
KARACHI: The Sindh government Tuesday assured to federal government to provide full assistance in implementing the Pakistan Protection Ordinance (PPO) and called for rectification of certain legal...
View ArticleSenate committee passes bill to hold LG polls in 45 days
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Committee on Law and Justice Tuesday unanimously approved a bill to bind the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to hold the election of local government bodies within a period...
View ArticleZardari may appear before accountability court
ISLAMABAD: Former president Asif Ali Zardari has decided to appear before the Accountability Court Islamabad on Jan 9 to face five references filed against him 17 years ago, according to sources in the...
View ArticleNine killed in Karachi; one alleged target killer arrested
KARACHI: At least nine people were killed in different incidents of violence in Karachi on Tuesday, DawnNews reported. The bodies of six men were found near a shrine in Gulshan-i-Maymar area, police...
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