Imran asked to file reply to defamation charge
PESHAWAR: Peshawar District and Sessions Judge Shehbar Khan on Tuesday ordered Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan to file written reply to a defamation suit filed against him by sacked...
View ArticleTreason case: Medical report wins Musharraf two days' exemption
ISLAMABAD: After reviewing Gen (retd) Pervez Musharraf's medical report on Tuesday, the special court granted him exemption from appearance for two days (Tuesday and Wednesday) and adjourned the...
View ArticleFlorida executes first US inmate of 2014
WASHINGTON: The United States put to death its first inmate of the year Tuesday in Florida, after a drop in executions during 2013.Askari Abdullah Muhammad, previously known as Thomas Knight, was...
View ArticleArmy chief awards souvenir to Afridi
LAHORE: Pakistan Army chief Gen Raheel Sharif awarded on Tuesday a souvenir to veteran all-rounder Shahid Afridi for his services to national cricket during his 17 years long international...
View ArticleFour US military helicopter crew die in British crash
LONDON: A US military helicopter crashed while on a low-level training exercise in eastern England on Tuesday, killing all four crew members, military officials announced.“A US Air Force HH-60G Pave...
View ArticleUS declares Taliban leader global terrorist
WASHINGTON: The US Department of State on Tuesday declared Qari Saifullah, a Quetta-based Taliban commander, a specially designated global terrorist.Qari Saifullah is the Taliban’s shadow deputy...
View ArticleShujaat wants Article 6 amended
ISLAMABAD: PML-Q President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain submitted on Tuesday a constitution amendment bill to the Senate secretariat seeking to replace the words “high treason” in Article 6 with “offence...
View ArticleS. Arabia, Pakistan pledge regional cooperation
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Saudi Arabia agreed here on Tuesday to deepen their defence cooperation and support each other’s position on regional issues, including Syria and Afghanistan.Saudi Foreign...
View ArticleGaza militant killed 'by Israel drone': medics
GAZA CITY: An Islamic Jihad militant was killed near Gaza City on Wednesday in what medics and family said was an Israeli drone strike, although the Israeli army denied any involvement.“A Palestinian...
View ArticleMorsi trial delayed to Feb 1 after court absence
CAIRO: An Egyptian court on Wednesday adjourned the murder trial of deposed president Mohamed Morsi to February 1, citing “weather conditions” that prevented the Islamist's transport to court from...
View ArticleClashes in northeast India leave 17 dead as thousands flee
GUWAHATI: Clashes between tribes in India's restive northeast Assam state have left 17 dead and forced thousands to flee, officials said Wednesday.Some 4,000 people have sought refuge in makeshift...
View ArticleBangladesh charges top rights activists over crackdown
DHAKA: A Bangladesh court charged top human rights activists on Wednesday for publishing details of a police crackdown on Islamist protesters last year that said dozens of people were killed.A...
View ArticleECP recommends new schedule for LG polls in Sindh and Punjab
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Wednesday expressed its inability to hold local government elections in Sindh and Punjab within the proposed schedules, DawnNews reported. A...
View ArticleCollege professor injured in Rawalpindi firing
RAWALPINDI: A college professor was critically injured on Wednesday when unknown motorcyclists opened fire on him in the Sadiqabad area of the garrison city of Rawalpindi, DawnNews reported. Professor...
View ArticlePoliceman killed, four injured in Peshawar firing
PESHAWAR: At least one policeman was killed and four others, including a Station House Officer, were wounded in separate incidents of violence in Peshawar on Wednesday, DawnNews reported. According to...
View ArticleJury finds police lawfully killed man whose death sparked riots
LONDON: A British inquest jury concluded Wednesday that police lawfully killed a man whose shooting in 2011 sparked deadly riots across the country.Family members and supporters of Mark Duggan shouted...
View ArticleMusharraf treason trial: Hearing adjourned until tomorrow
ISLAMABAD: The hearing of the treason trial against former military dictator General (retd) Pervez Musharraf was adjourned on Wednesday until Jan 9 while the bench hearing the case reserved its ruling...
View ArticleIshrat pins hope on targeted operation for ‘crime-free’ Karachi
KARACHI: Governor Sindh Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan Wednesday expressed his satisfaction over the ongoing targeted operation citing “significant decrease” in target killings and kidnappings for ransom and...
View ArticleCommission approves privatisation of PIA, other entities
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Privatisation Commission on Wednesday gave the go-ahead to the privatisation of three state-owned entities, including the national flag carrier Pakistan International Airlines...
View ArticleZardari in capital for court appearance today
ISLAMABAD: Former president Asif Ali Zardari landed in the federal capital on Wednesday to appear before an accountability court on Thursday to face, after a decade, five references filed during Prime...
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