Anti-polio drive for 7.6m Sindh children begins today
KARACHI: Provincial health authorities are all set to inoculate some 7.6 million children of Sindh with polio vaccine from Monday as part of a nationwide drive that will continue till Thursday,...
View ArticleBalochistan by-polls held in 12 districts
QUTTEA: By-elections for 98 seats of local bodies in 12 districts of Balochistan were held in a peaceful atmosphere on Sunday.However, voting could not take place for another 331 seats in several...
View ArticlePindi blast kills eight; TTP claims responsibility
RAWALPINDI: At least eight people were killed and many feared injured in a bomb blast near the R.A. Bazaar in Rawalpindi on Monday, DawnNews reported.The site of the 10 kilogram bomb explosion also...
View ArticleExtraordinary situation entails extraordinary steps, says PM
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said extraordinary circumstances entail extraordinary steps during a meeting of the federal cabinet on Monday, DawnNews reported. Under the leadership of the...
View ArticleDemands of disbanding Islamic council rejected in Senate
ISLAMABAD: Leader of the House in Senate, Raja Zafarul Haq Monday rejected all the arguments made by members of the upper house of parliament for disbanding the Council of Islamic Ideology...
View ArticleReport reveals Shashi Tharoor’s wife died of drug overdose
NEW DELHI: The wife of Indian minister Shahshi Tharoor, found dead in a luxury hotel after accusing her husband of being unfaithful, appeared to have died of drug overdose, news agency Press Trust of...
View ArticleCommittee fails to reach consensus on judges’ appointment
ISLAMABAD: The Parliamentary Committee on Judges’ Appointment in the Superior Courts on Monday night failed to reach consensus to ratify the recommendations of the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP)...
View ArticleShia scholar gunned down in Peshawar: police
PESHAWAR: Gunmen killed a Shia Muslim scholar in the restive northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar on Monday, police and hospital officials said.Allama Alim Al-Musvi was shot while walking to the...
View ArticleTaliban bombing near GHQ kills 13
RAWALPINDI: At least 13 people were killed Monday in a bomb blast near the R.A. Bazaar in Rawalpindi, a day after one of the deadliest attacks on security forces in recent years.A further 18 people...
View ArticleBullet-proof car provided to ex-CJ under IHC orders
ISLAMABAD: Former chief justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry initially planned to retain his official bullet-proof car after his retirement under the government’s monetisation policy. Eventually he...
View ArticlePakistan annoyed at US bill linking aid to Dr Afridi’s release
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Monday expressed disappointment on a bill signed by US President Barack Obama proposed to withhold $33 million from assistance on account of Dr Shakil Afridi's detention.The...
View ArticlePakistan claims historic Test victory against Sri Lanka
SHARJAH: Azhar Ali hit a brilliant hundred as Pakistan pulled off a thrilling win in the third and final Test against Sri Lanka in Sharjah on Monday, levelling the series 1-1.Exclusive Interview: A...
View ArticleOpposition wants army action against Taliban
ISLAMABAD: A clear divide between the liberal and conservative elements was witnessed in the Senate on Monday during a debate on two major attacks on security forces by the Taliban over the past two...
View ArticleSC warns govt of contempt proceedings
ISLAMABAD: Taking serious notice of non-compliance of its orders in a missing person case, the Supreme Court warned on Monday of initiating contempt proceedings against the government for what it...
View ArticleBan Ki-moon withdraws Iran's invite to Syria peace talks
UNITED NATIONS: UN chief BanKi-moon withdrew a last-minute invitation to Iran to attend peace talks on Syria on Monday after the Syrian opposition threatened to boycott this week's conference if...
View ArticleHearing for Musharraf treason trial resumes
ISLAMABAD:The special court constituted to try General (retd) Pervez Musharraf for treason on Tuesday resumed the hearing of the case. The court constituted three high court judges and is headed by...
View ArticleIndia top court commutes 15 death sentences due to delays
NEW DELHI: India's Supreme Court commuted the sentences of 15 death row convicts on Tuesday, ruling that “inordinate and inexplicable” delays in their execution were grounds to change their sentences...
View ArticleSarfaraz Shah case: SHC retains ATC death penalty for Rangers man
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Tuesday rejected the appeals filed by accused Rangers personnel against their respective convictions in the Sarfaraz Shah murder case by an anti-terrorist court,...
View ArticleThree suspects arrested in Islamabad with 100kg explosives
ISLAMABAD: Police have arrested three men and seized 100 kilograms of explosives in a raid in the capital Islamabad, officers said Tuesday, following two deadly Taliban attacks on military targets.The...
View ArticleGovernment to ensure law and order at all costs, says PM
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif said Tuesday that maintenance of law and order was the government's top priority. “A concerted effort and united stand will enable us to achieve the...
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