Fazl expresses concern over ‘innocents’ killed in airstrikes
KARACHI: Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Wednesday expressed concern over ‘innocents’ being killed during Pakistani security forces’ airstrikes in North Waziristan on...
View ArticlePolio security team attacked in Charsadda; seven dead
PESHAWAR: At least seven people were killed and nine others injured Wednesday in an explosion near a police vehicle on its way for security duty for polio immunisation workers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's...
View ArticleThousands protest Mastung bloodbath
QUETTA: Despite freezing temperatures, thousands of members of the Hazara Shia community staged an ongoing sit-in in Quetta to protest against the killing of Shia pilgrims in a bombing in Balochistan's...
View ArticleBomb defused near flyover in Peshawar
PESHAWAR: The Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) on Thursday defused a five-kilogram bomb planted near an under-contrsuction flyover on Peshawar's Charsadda road, DawnNews reported.A police source said that the...
View ArticleNawaz did not interfere in treason probe, says prosecutor
ISLAMABAD: The hearing of the treason case against former military ruler Gen (r) Pervez Musharraf resumed on Thursday at the premises of the special court formed to try the former president, DawnNews...
View ArticleIraq executes 11 more 'terrorism' convicts: ministry
BAGHDAD: Iraq executed 11 men convicted of charges related to “terrorism” on Thursday, the justice ministry said, just days after another mass execution of 26 convicts.“The ministry executed 11 people...
View ArticleTribal elders in India order gang-rape of woman
KOLKATA: Indian police said Thursday they have arrested 13 people after a 20-year-old village woman was allegedly gang-raped on orders from tribal elders who objected to her relationship with a man.The...
View ArticleKarachi raids: 93 suspects arrested
KARACHI: Police in Karachi and personnel from the Crime Investigation Department (CID) arrested 93 suspects in the last 24 hours during raids conducted in different areas of the city. According to a...
View ArticleShahrukh Khan suffers minor injury during film shoot: reports
Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan was injured on Thursday in Mumbai during the shooting of a film he's starring in, television reports said. Khan was busy shooting for his upcoming film Happy New Year...
View ArticleNo chance of Shakil Afridi’s release over US pressure: FO
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Thursday said there was no chance of Pakistan releasing Dr Shakil Afridi due to pressure from the United States, DawnNews reported.A bill recently signed by US...
View ArticleSouth Sudan government, rebels sign ceasefire
ADDIS ABABA: South Sudan's government and rebels on Thursday signed a ceasefire agreement, pledging to halt fighting within 24 hours and end five weeks of bitter conflict that has left thousands...
View ArticleNever asked Sami to broker Taliban talks: govt
ISLAMABAD: A spokesman of the government said Thursday that Maulana Samiul Haq, the head of his own faction of the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam, had not been given any “specific mission” regarding measures to...
View ArticlePM chairs high-level meeting on national security
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif chaired a high-level meeting at the Prime Minister House on Thursday to review the prevailing security situation in the country. According to a press release,...
View ArticleBlast in Peshawar kills six: police
PESHAWAR: At least six people were killed and eight injured Thursday when a bomb exploded in a vehicle at a car workshop on the outskirts of Peshawar, police officials said.According to SP Peshawar...
View ArticleBy-polls: PML-N wins NA-69 Khushab, PTI claims PK-50 Haripur
KHUSHAB/HARIPUR: According to unofficial results, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) candidate Uzair Muhammad Khan won NA-69 Khushab by-poll while Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf’s (PTI) Akbar Ayub succeeded...
View ArticleBlasphemy accused sentenced to death
ISLAMABAD: A court in Rawalpindi sentenced a self-proclaimed prophet to death on Thursday after convicting him of blasphemy.Additional district and sessions judge Naveed Iqbal also imposed a fine of...
View ArticleItaly helicopter crash kills general
ROME: An Italian general renowned for commanding peacekeeping missions died in a military helicopter crash north of Rome Thursday that also killed a trainee pilot, emergency services said.General...
View ArticleMyanmar Buddhists killed more than 40 Muslims: UN
YANGON: The United Nations says more than 40 Muslims were killed when a Buddhist mob stormed a village in an isolated corner of western Myanmar last week, hunting down residents with knives and...
View Article50 licences awarded for exploration of gas, oil
ISLAMABAD: After a rather long gap, the government on Thursday issued 50 provisional licences for exploration of oil and gas to eight local and two foreign firms having minimum investment commitment of...
View ArticleMastung bloodbath: Protesters agree to end sit-ins across Pakistan
QUETTA: The grieved Shia Hazara community decided to end the two-day long sit-in against the deadly Taliban bombing in Mastung following strong assurance given by Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali...
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