ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday directed the immediate construction of Islamabad Metro Bus link from Peshawar Mor to New Islamabad Airport at a cost of Rs 18 billion. The prime minister was chairing a meeting attended by Communications Division Secretary and National Highway Authority (NHA) Chairman Shahid Ashraf Tarar. According to sources, […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Saturday handed over Sepoy Chandu Babulal Chohan – an Indian Army soldier who crossed the Line of Control (LoC) four months ago and surrendered before the Pakistan Army – to Indian authorities at Wagah Border. According to Pakistan Army spokesman Major General Asif Ghafoor, Sepoy Chandu Babulal Chohan was stationed in Indian-held […]
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PESHAWAR: The minority community on Wednesday demanded the federal government to immediately bring amendments in the minorities divorce and marriage acts aimed at solving the current issues being faced by the community. All Pakistan Hindu Movement Rights (APHMR) Chairman Haroon Sarbdiyal, during a press conference at Peshawar Press Club, said that being citizens of […]
DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Suspected militants attacked Chashma Sugar Mills-2 with rockets and hand grenades in Prova tehsil on Friday night. However, no casualty was reported in the incident. The official sources said that suspected militants attacked Chashma Sugar Millis-2 located in Miryan area with rockets and hand grenades at around 11 pm. The rockets and […]
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) announcement of boycotting the address of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to the joint sitting of parliament is regrettable, Adviser to Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz said on Tuesday. He was talking to the media after a seminar on FATA reforms on Tuesday. He said that the Turkish […]
QUETTA: On Monday, a Chinese investment group sent a nine member-delegation to the port city of Gwadar. The committee were briefed by the Gwadar Development Authority (GDA) administration on development schemes underway in collaboration with China-Pak Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects. The Chinese delegation led by Senate Standing Committee on Cabinet Secretariat Chairman, Senator Talha Mehmood, […]
ISLAMABAD: A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA)’s passenger plane with at least 47 people on board crashed Wednesday during a domestic flight from Chitral to Islamabad, an airline spokesperson said. Following is a chronology of major air crashes in the country or involving Pakistani planes, May 20, 1965: A PIA Boeing 707 crashes on its inaugural […]
ISLAMABAD: Managing Director International Monetary Fund Christine Lagarde has reiterated full support to Pakistan in its endeavors to address economic challenges and realize its superb potential. She was addressing a news conference along with Finance Minister Ishaq Dar in Islamabad on Tuesday. Christine Lagarde felicitated Pakistan on having successfully completed IMF supported economic reforms package. […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) leader Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi has also decided to gear up for the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) November 2 sit-in. He has given out a clear message – in a statement – that ‘we will lockdown whole country just in case if any type of hurdles are created in our way’. Pervaiz […]
KARACHI: Police have apprehended 50 suspects during a search operation in different parts of the metropolis. Authorities received a tip and carried out a door-to-door search operation in Musa Colony, Khamosh Colony, Mujahid Colony and arrested 50 suspects. The operation was carried out over presence of miscreants who were involved in Nazimabad firing incident – […]
KARACHI: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has demanded Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan’s resignation for his failure in implementing the National Action Plan (NAP). PMNS has to accept the PPPs 4 main demands.We also demand resignation of the Interior Minister for his failure in implementing #NAP 2/3 — BilawalBhuttoZardari […]
KARACHI: Karachi police arrested former Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) senator Faisal Raza Abidi in Patel Para killing case. According to police 2 people were killed in the area of Patel Para and Faisal Raza Abidi’s suspected involvement in this incident caused his arrested. According to reports, FIR for the double murder was registered at Jamshed […]
KARACHI: Activists of different religious groups blocked almost all major roads of the city on Monday to protest against the arrest of All-Pakistan Shia Action Committee (APSAC) Chief Allama Mirza Yousaf Hussain and Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ) leader Taj Hanafi. The two were detained following a resurgence of sectarian killings that claimed 13 lives […]
SRINAGAR: Indian troops Friday killed three youth in a fresh act of violence against Kashmiris demanding an end to foreign occupation. According to Kashmir Media Service, Indian occupational forces killed three youth during a violent military operation at Torna Rampur in Uri area of Baramulla district. The operation continued till reports last came in. A […]
FAISALABAD: The City Traffic Police (CTP) has activated ‘speed gun squads’ to control over-speeding on main roads of the city. Maximum speed on city roads is 40 kilometres per hour and those violating this speed limit will be issued fine tickets, said traffic police spokesman on Wednesday. The squads are monitoring speed limits by installing […]
KARACHI: A police team on Friday conducted a raid in Lyari area of the metropolis and nabbed four gangsters. According to SSP City Police Station Faizullah Korejo, a police team raided a Lyari area and apprehended four gagsters. Police recovered four pistols, 670 sub-machine gun bullets and a hand grenade from their possession. “Two of […]
SRINAGAR: Police and troops in India-held Kashmir will use chilli-based shells instead of pellet guns to quell protests, a minister said on Monday, after hundreds of civilians sustained serious eye injuries in weeks of unrest. The government has been coming under growing pressure over the level of casualties in Kashmir during protests against Indian rule […]
ISLAMABAD: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) will meet on Monday morning – September 12 – to discuss Panama leaks that poses a serious threat to Sharif’s dynasty in Pakistan. National Assembly Opposition Leader Syed Khurshid Shah said the PAC will also grill the heads of Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), Securities and Exchange Commission of […]
ISLAMABAD: Around 23.9 million adults in Pakistan currently use tobacco in any form, out of which six per cent are women. According to a report, 15.6 million people smoke tobacco. Men between the ages of 15-49 are more likely to use tobacco as compared to women in the country. Tobacco use is the world’s leading […]
GHALLANAI: The death toll from a Taliban suicide bomb attack on a mosque in Mohmand rose to 36 on Saturday, as two more people succumb to their injuries and six bodies dug out from the rubble. Friday’s attack targeted a mosque in the tribal district bordering Afghanistan where the army has been fighting the militants. […]
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