Bills to increase minority seats tabled
ISLAMABAD: Two similar constitution amendment bills seeking increase in minorities’ representation in the national and provincial legislatures and a bill suggesting severe punishment to the police...
View ArticlePML-N resolves to take battle to TTP bastion
ISLAMABAD: Although the government and the military continued to discuss matters behind closed doors, government officials took pains on Tuesday to argue that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had made up...
View ArticleRoad accident kills eight in India
NEW DELHI: The Indian police said, a bus collided with a diesal tanker and a car and the three vehicles caught fire due to which at least eight people were burned to death and another 11 seriously...
View ArticlePhilippines says 37 rebels killed in offensive
MANILA: At least 37 Islamic fighters have been killed in a two-day offensive against insurgents opposed to a new peace deal between the government and the main Muslim rebel group, military officials...
View ArticleTwo killed, four injured in Orakzai coalmine blast
ORAKZAI AGENCY: At least two labourers were killed and four others were injured Wednesday when an explosion occurred in a coalmine in Orakzai Agency, DawnNews reported. According to sources, the blast...
View ArticleMusharraf treason case adjourned until tomorrow
RAWALPINDI: The special court, hearing the treason case against former military ruler Gen (r) Pervez Musharraf, on Wednesday issued notice to the former president's lawyers over the prosecuting team's...
View ArticleTwo gas pipelines blown up in Balochistan's Dera Bugti
QUETTA: Unknown miscreants blew up two gas pipelines in Balochistan's Dera Bugti district on Wednesday, Levies sources confirmed.“Unknown men had placed explosive materials with the two gas pipelines...
View ArticleGovt's stance to hold peace talks receives mixed reactions
ISLAMABAD: In the wake of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s announcement to formulate a four-member committee to hold negotiations with the Pakistan Taliban, the decision attracted mixed reactions from the...
View Article‘Govt wants result-oriented talks with TTP without preconditions’
ISLAMABAD: A member of the recently formed team tasked to negotiate with Pakistani Taliban, Irfan Siddiqui said Wednesday that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has formed the committee with an open mind as...
View ArticlePakistan follows best practices to safeguard nuclear assets: FO
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office (FO) on Wednesday said that Pakistan follows the best practices and standards set by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to safeguard its nuclear assets. The FO...
View ArticleSC seeks fresh reports about missing persons by Feb 10
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected the federal government's report about missing persons and directed the Attorney General of Pakistan and Advocate General Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to submit...
View ArticleCameron expresses concern over condemned 'blasphemy' Briton
LONDON: Prime Minister David Cameron said on Wednesday he was “deeply concerned” about a mentally-ill British man sentenced to death in Pakistan for blasphemy, adding that his views had been made clear...
View ArticleKarachi bomb attacks kill four, including three Rangers
KARACHI: Three bomb blasts including a suicide attack targeting security personnel in Karachi killed at least four people on Wednesday, officials said.The dead included three paramilitary Rangers and a...
View ArticleUS confident of Pakistan’s nuclear security
WASHINGTON: The United States Wednesday reaffirmed its confidence in security of Pakistan’s nuclear assets, saying Islamabad is well aware of its responsibilities in this regard.“The United States is...
View ArticlePM Sharif announces another push for Taliban peace talks
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif announced Wednesday that his government would pursue peace talks with Taliban militants despite a recent spate of attacks, naming a four-member committee to...
View ArticleSP Aslam attack case declared solved
KARACHI: A police investigation team probing into the deadly bomb attack on SP CID Mohammad Aslam Khan’s convoy has declared the case ‘solved’, making it the ninth such case out of 23 suicide attacks...
View Article‘Prudent limits’ imposed on use of drones, says Obama
WASHINGTON: In his fifth State of the Union address, US President Barack Obama has declared that he has imposed “prudent limits” on the use of drones that target militants in Pakistan’s tribal areas.He...
View ArticleRs1.09 power tariff hike notified
ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) notified on Wednesday a Rs1.09 per unit increase in electricity rates for distribution companies of Wapda. The revised tariff to be...
View Article'Ice is breaking' in Syria talks: UN mediator
GENEVA: The ice is slowly breaking in peace talks between Syria's warring sides, UN mediator Lakhdar Brahimi said Wednesday, warning though that no substantive results were expected during this...
View ArticleNames of two suspects revealed in Imran Farooq killing case
KARACHI: A BBC news report on Wednesday identified the names of two suspects in the Dr Imran Farooq murder case.The report said that based on the documents received from Pakistani officials the two...
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