Russia tells US it will continue to back Assad
MOSCOW: Russian diplomats told a top visiting US dignitary on Friday that Moscow would continue backing Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s campaign against rebel forces despite peace talks due later...
View ArticleKarachi police identify suspect of Chaudhry Aslam killing
KARACHI: A police team, investigating the suicide bombing that killed the top anti-terror cop in Karachi, SP CID Chaudhry Aslam, reportedly identified a suspect through finger prints found at the crime...
View ArticleUN Council backs Iraq government against militants
United Nations: The UN Security Council on Friday gave strong backing to an Iraqi government campaign to retake provincial strongholds from al Qaeda-linked militants.The 15-nation council agreed a...
View ArticleMinister decries court order to reopen CNG stations
ISLAMABAD: Pointing its fingers at the Islamabad High Court for the ongoing gas crisis in the country, particularly in Punjab, the government on Friday said it would challenge in the Supreme Court an...
View ArticlePlea to suspend Musharraf’s summons rejected
ISLAMABAD: An attempt by former president retired General Pervez Musharraf to avoid his possible indictment on Jan 16 came to naught on Friday when the special court seized with his treason trial...
View ArticleGas pipeline blown up in Balochistan
QUETTA: An 18-inch Sui gas pipeline was blown up on Saturday by unknown miscreants in the Dera Murad Jamali district of Balochistan, DawnNews reported. Police personnel stated that due to the gas...
View ArticleBalochistan quake survivors in need of help
AWARAN: “No, I didn’t receive anything. There are no militants here so what is taking them so long to visit Malaar?” said an old woman named Marjan Bibi in Balochi when asked if she had received any...
View ArticleMilitants blow up two gas pipelines
QUETTA: Two pipelines supplying gas to Balochistan and Karachi were blown up by militants in Nasirabad and Suhbatpur districts on Saturday.The banned Baloch Republican Army (BRA) claimed responsibility...
View ArticleRaheel pays tribute to Hangu hero
PESHAWAR: Brig Nadeem Zaki Manj, commander in Hangu, visited the grave of young Aitezaz Hassan Bangash in Ibrahimzai area of Hangu district on Saturday and laid a floral wreath on behalf of Chief of...
View ArticleChaudhry Aslam's killing: Case registered against TTP chief
KARACHI: Police in Karachi have nominated Tehrik-i-Taliban (TTP) chief Mullah Fazlullah in the FIR for the bombing that killed senior police officer SP CID Chaudhry Aslam Khan and his two guards...
View ArticleGovt to set up cyber authority, court
ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to set up a “cyber authority”, a special court to deal with cyber crime and disputes as well as an emergency unit to counter attacks that are against Pakistan’s...
View ArticleGilani’s name dropped from Ogra reference
ISLAMABAD: It appears that the opinion of the prosecution wing of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has rescued former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani in an Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority...
View ArticleClinical Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by nine wickets in second Test
DUBAI: Sri Lanka produced a professional performance to register their biggest victory over Pakistan by nine wickets in the second Test in Dubai, taking a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.Paceman...
View ArticleLibya's deputy industry minister shot dead: security official
TRIPOLI: Libya's deputy industry minister, Hassan al-Droui, was shot dead during a visit to his hometown of Sirte, east of Tripoli, security and hospital sources said Sunday.The identity of the...
View ArticleSheikh Hasina sworn in as Bangladesh PM for third time
DHAKA: Sheikh Hasina was sworn in for a third spell as Bangladesh's prime minister on Sunday after a deadly general election boycotted by the opposition amid an ongoing political crisis.President Abdul...
View ArticleCorruption cases in BISP to be probed
ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to get investigated alleged cases of financial mismanagement and corruption committed in the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP). Enver Baig, who heads the...
View ArticleDubai pitches worry Misbah after crushing Sri Lanka defeat
Pakistan captain Misbah-ul Haq expressed his disappointment at not getting turning pitches to play up to his team's strength after suffering a heavy defeat by Sri Lanka in Dubai on Sunday.Pakistan went...
View ArticleWomen and children rescued from private jail of Balochistan MPA
BARKHAN: Police and Anti Terrorist Force (ATF) conducted a raid at the private jail of former provincial minister education and member of Balochistan Assembly, Sardar Abdul Rehman Khetran on...
View ArticleIran, world powers agree to nuclear deal terms
TEHRAN: Iran and six world powers have agreed on how to implement a nuclear deal struck in November, with its terms starting from Jan. 20, officials announced Sunday. The announcement, made first by...
View ArticleThree people killed in Balochistan violence
QUETTA: Armed militants killed three people including a levies constable in Balochistan's insurgency-hit Kech district on Sunday, Police said.Muhammad Akram, a levies official, told Dawn.com armed...
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