Suspects in Danish gang-rape are jobless: Delhi police
NEW DELHI: Two suspects arrested in the gang rape of a 51-year-old Danish tourist in New Delhi are unemployed young men who allegedly attacked the woman for nearly three hours before fleeing with her...
View ArticleKarachi violence: Two policemen shot dead, two injured
KARACHI: Three people, including two policemen, were killed in separate incidents of firing in Karachi in the early hours of Thursday, DawnNews reported. In Karachi’s Shafiq Mor area, unknown armed men...
View ArticleIHC suspends AGPR's forced leave order
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court Thursday suspended the forced leave order of Accountant General of Pakistan Revenue (AGPR) Tahir Mahmood and issued notices to the respondents, including secretaries...
View ArticleFO decries Indian army chief’s statements
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Thursday said the recent statement issued by Indian army chief General Bikram Singh was unfortunate and provocative, DawnNews reported. Addressing the weekly media...
View ArticleSHO among three policemen injured in Shangla explosion
SHANGLA: Three policemen, including a Station House Officer (SHO), were injured Thursday when a remote-controlled bomb struck their police mobile van in Shangla, DawnNews reported. According to the...
View ArticleAshraf resumes duties as PCB chairman, vows to complete tenure
ISLAMABAD/LAHORE: Zaka Ashraf has resumed his duties as the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman on Thursday a day after he was restored by a two-member divisional bench of the Islamabad High Court...
View ArticleSonia Gandhi blocks son Rahul PM candidacy push
NEW DELHI: India's Sonia Gandhi stalled a push on Thursday for her son Rahul to be named the ruling Congress party's candidate for prime minister, saying such a move was against tradition.There had...
View ArticleKarachi operation to continue at all costs, says PM Nawaz
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif expressed satisfaction Thursday over the ongoing targeted operation against criminal elements and outlaws in Karachi and said it should be continued at all costs,...
View ArticleMedical board be formed to assess Musharraf's condition: court
ISLAMABAD: A special court hearing treason charges against Gen (retd) Pervez Musharraf has ordered the formation of a medical board to assess the former dictator’s health and submit a report by Jan...
View ArticleNational Security Policy in final stages of formation, says Nisar
ISLAMABAD: Federal Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan Thursday said the National Security Policy was in final stages of formation which will help the government in effectively combating...
View ArticlePAF aircraft crashes near Mandi Bahauddin; pilots killed
ISLAMABAD: A Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Mirage aircraft crashed in Qadirabad area of Mandi Bahauddin, killing both pilot and the co-pilot, a PAF spokesman said on Thursday.The spokesman said that PAF has...
View ArticlePresident swears in new ministers
ISLAMABAD: Three legislators were inducted into the federal cabinet on Thursday, raising its strength to 36. Two of the new ministers belong to the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI-F) and the third is a...
View ArticleNawaz advocates testing dialogue option with Taliban
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Thursday said the option of dialogue with Taliban should not be given up untested as it could prove the best strategy to resolve the prevailing situation.“Several...
View ArticleGovt hesitant to pledge funds for PSM
ISLAMABAD: The government on Thursday ordered the payment of a part of salaries to the staff of Pakistan Steel Mills but refrained from pledging any major financial support for its turnaround,...
View ArticleBlast at Peshawar Tablighi centre kills ten, injures more than 60
PESHAWAR: At least ten people were killed and more than 60 injured Thursday evening when a bomb exploded at a religious centre in Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.Eyewitnesses said...
View ArticleWapda companies allowed 10pc hike in tariff
ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority has allowed a Rs1.01 per unit (about 10 per cent) increase in power tariff for all distribution companies of Wapda because of higher...
View ArticleBlast hits opposition protest march in Thai capital; ten injured
BANGKOK: A bomb blast hit an opposition protest march in the Thai capital on Friday, police said, the latest in a series of attacks by unknown assailants against demonstrators seeking to oust the...
View ArticleThousands flee storm, persistent floods in Philippines
MANILA: Thousands of people fled rising floods and an approaching storm in a fresh round of evacuations in the Philippines, officials said Friday as the death toll from a week of foul weather rose to...
View ArticleLegendary Indian actress Suchitra Sen dies
KOLKATA: Suchitra Sen, India's legendary actress known for her memorable roles in both Bengali language and Bollywood films, died Friday after a cardiac arrest, her daughter said Friday. She was 82....
View ArticleBlast derails train in Rajanpur; three killed
RAJANPUR: A Karachi-bound Khushhal Express travelling from Peshawar was struck by an explosion on the railway tracks near Umerkot in Rajanpur district of Punjab, causing four bogies of the train to...
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