SC grants ECP plea to reschedule LG polls in Sindh, Punjab
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) could issue a new schedule for local government polls in Punjab and Sindh, DawnNews reported. The court...
View ArticleBan on mobile phone services, pillion-riding for 12 Rabi-ul-Awwal
KARACHI: In a bid to thwart any untoward terrorist incident on the occasion of Eid Milad-un-Nabi, mobile phone services will remain suspended in most parts of Pakistan on Tuesday, DawnNews...
View ArticleIndian army chief’s claim of ceasefire breach rejected
ISLAMABAD: Responding to the Indian army chief's statement Monday regarding ceasefire violations by Pakistan along the Line of Control (LOC), Pakistan Army’s spokesman said that it is contrary to the...
View ArticleRabbani, 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,...
View ArticleUS explains nuclear deal with Iran
WASHINGTON: Iran will receive $4.2 billion from blocked overseas funds and about $7 billion of benefits from sanctions relief for concluding an interim nuclear deal with the P5+1 countries, US...
View ArticleDefiant official sent on forced leave
ISLAMABAD: After ‘sorting out’ two top bureaucrats, the government sent Accountant General of Pakistan Revenues (AGPR) Tahir Mahmood on forced leave and replaced him with Ghuzanfar Ali Jilani, a...
View ArticleUN's Ban urges Iraq to address 'root causes' of unrest
BAGHDAD: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urged Iraqi leaders to address the “root causes” of a surge in bloodshed as security forces clashed on Monday with gunmen in violence-racked Anbar province.But...
View ArticleNA committee approves draft of anti-terrorism law
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Interior and Narcotics Control approved on Monday a draft of the Anti-Terrorism (Amendment) Ordinance (ATO) 2013, with some members expressing...
View ArticleIHC order about CNG creates confusion
ISLAMABAD: Two divergent decisions on gas supply to CNG stations by the Lahore and Islamabad high courts have put the Sui Northern Gas Pipelines (SNGPL) and its domestic consumers in a tight spot. The...
View ArticleDeath toll from Philippine landslides, floods up to 22
MANILA: Twenty-two people have been killed and nearly 200,000 others evacuated as floods and landslides hit a southern Philippine region still recovering from a deadly 2012 typhoon, the government said...
View ArticleForeign supermarkets face shut-out in Delhi
NEW DELHI: Foreign supermarket giants faced being shut out of the Indian capital Tuesday after Delhi's new state government said it would not grant them a licence to operate.Amit Yadav, the Delhi...
View ArticleOver 200 South Sudan civilians drown in ferry accident: army
JUBA: At least 200 South Sudanese civilians drowned on Tuesday in a ferry accident on the White Nile river while fleeing fresh fighting in the city of Malakal, an army spokesman said.“The reports we...
View ArticleEgypt constitution vote begins as bomb underscores divide
CAIRO: Egyptians began voting on a new constitution Tuesday amid high security, as a bomb exploded outside a Cairo court, underscoring lingering polarisation after the army overthrew Islamist president...
View ArticleBritain grants asylum to Afghan atheist
LONDON: Britain has granted asylum to an atheist from Afghanistan due to fears he would be prosecuted back home, in what is believed to be the first case of its kind, his lawyers said Tuesday.The...
View ArticleRahul Gandhi hints at PM role if party wins election
NEW DELHI: Rahul Gandhi, the scion of a dynasty that has led India for most of its history, suggested in an interview published Tuesday he was ready to be prime minister if his party won forthcoming...
View ArticleSaudi beheads Pakistanis for drug smuggling
RIYADH: Saudi authorities beheaded Tuesday two Pakistanis for drug smuggling in the ultra-conservative kingdom's first executions of the year, the interior ministry said.Abrar Hussein Nizar Hussein was...
View ArticleKarachi raids: 29 suspects arrested
KARACHI: At least 29 people were arrested Tuesday during a targeted operation conducted by Rangers’ personnel in different parts of Karachi, DawnNews reported. According to a Rangers’ spokesman, one of...
View ArticleUK probes role in India's Golden Temple assault plans
LONDON: The British government said Tuesday it would investigate its involvement in India's 1984 Amritsar Golden Temple assault after previously top secret documents showed British elite forces played...
View ArticleSri Lanka told to 'prepare stadiums for Asia Cup'
DOHA: Sri Lanka has been asked to get its stadiums ready to host the 2014 Asia Cup as the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) does not believe the tournament will be able to take place in Bangladesh, Dawn.com...
View ArticleSeparate explosions in KP kill one policeman, injure three
PESHAWAR: Two separate explosions occurred in different parts of the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Tuesday, leaving one policeman dead and three others injured.According to the police, security...
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