Political appointment likely in Nadra
ISLAMABAD: After resignation of the chairman of the National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra), many in the ruling party have started lobbying for the coveted slot. The post is lucrative both...
View ArticleANP leader among eight killed in KP attacks
PESHAWAR: Unknown gunmen shot dead a senior opposition leader along with two others in Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar on Sunday, police said, hours after a bomb attack in another part of the...
View ArticleECP, parties ‘want’ delay in local polls
LAHORE: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) will not be the only beneficiary if the Supreme Court accepts the election authority’s plea for delay in local body polls. Some political parties have...
View ArticleTrade talks with India resume tomorrow
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and India will resume secretary-level trade talks in New Delhi on Jan 14. The meeting, being held after a gap of 16 months, will only maintain the ‘momentum of talks’ as part of the...
View ArticleFive projects of 5,700MW capacity to be completed by 2016
ISLAMABAD: Five hydroelectric projects with capacity to produce about 5,700MW of electricity would be completed by 2016, said an official of the Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) on Sunday....
View ArticleMinister renews peace talks offer to TTP
ISLAMABAD: Disclosing that dialogue with some militant groups was in a crucial phase, Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan renewed on Sunday the government’s offer of talks to the banned...
View ArticleAl Qaeda Syria unit executes dozens of rivals in Raqqa: activists
AMMAN: The al Qaeda-linked Islamist State of Iraq and the Levant executed dozens of rival Islamists over the last two days as the group recaptured most territory it had lost in the northeastern Syrian...
View ArticleDialogue with Taliban top priority of govt: Nisar
ISLAMABAD: Federal Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Sunday said that dialogue with the Taliban is the top priority of the government for peace in the country. Speaking to the media in...
View ArticleThai opposition protesters launch Bangkok "shutdown"
BANGKOK: Thai opposition protesters launched their attempted “shutdown” of Bangkok on Monday, occupying key intersections in the capital in an escalation of their campaign to unseat Prime Minister...
View ArticleState memorial for Israel former PM Sharon begins
JERUSALEM: A state memorial for the late Israeli premier Ariel Sharon got under way at the parliament in Jerusalem on Monday in the presence of Israeli and foreign dignitaries.The ceremony, which was...
View ArticleMortar attack in central Syria kills at least 19
BEIRUT: Syrian state media and anti-government activists say a mortar attack has killed at least 19 people in the central city of Homs. The official SANA news agency said late on Sunday that the mortar...
View ArticlePhilippine school blast wounds 24
COTABATO, Philippines: A suspected improvised bomb attack at a university campus in the Philippines has left 24 people wounded — many critically — including students and teachers, police said Monday.It...
View ArticlePolice arrests 29 suspects in Karachi raids
KARACHI: Police arrested 29 suspects during raids in different areas of the city on Monday and confiscated weapons, stolen goods and drugs, DawnNews reported. Under the supervision of superintendent...
View ArticleGovt files appeal challenging Pemra chairman's reinstatement
ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Monday submitted an intra-court appeal in the Islamabad High Court against the decision of reinstatement of Chaudhry Rashid Ahmed as chairman of the Pakistan...
View ArticleIHC rules Malik’s appointment legal, annuls govt's dismissal
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday annulled the official notification of the dismissal of Tariq Malik from the position of National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) chairman...
View Article'American Hustle,' '12 Years a Slave' top Golden Globes
LOS ANGELES: “American Hustle” won big at the Golden Globes Sunday, while harrowing drama “12 Years a Slave” took the coveted best drama prize, fueling buzz ahead of the all-important Oscars.“Hustle,”...
View ArticleTwo suspected militants killed in Kashmir shootout: Indian police
SRINAGAR: Police say Indian law enforcement officers have killed two suspected militants in a gun-battle in Indian-administered Kashmir region.Area Police Chief Abdul Qayoom says Indian police and...
View ArticlePoliceman injured in Peshawar explosion
PESHAWAR: A remote-controlled explosion occurred in Peshawar’s Badbher area Monday where the funeral prayer of slain Awami National Party (ANP) leader Mian Mushtaq Ahmed was scheduled to be held today,...
View ArticleIndia marks three years since last polio case
NEW DELHI: India marks three years since its last reported polio case on Monday, meaning it will soon be certified as having defeated the ancient scourge in a huge advance for global eradication...
View ArticleRabani, others lash out at PTI in Senate
ISLAMABAD: Assailing the Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf (PTI) government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) for not being able to fulfill promises it made before coming into power regarding elimination of terrorism,...
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