Post-poll manoeuvres: PTI calls APC over rigging allegations ahead of strike
PESHAWAR: In a desperate bid to pre-empt a tripartite alliance’s June 10 strike call in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf-led government decided to convene an all parties conference...
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View ArticleSectarian target: Five Hazara men gunned down in Quetta
QUETTA: Five members of the Hazara community were gunned down in a targeted attack on their shops near Meezan Chowk in downtown Quetta on Sunday. Four masked men riding two motorcycles opened fire at...
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Internal conflicts: Pakistan, Sri Lanka fought for regional peace, says Gen...
ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif has said Pakistan and Sri Lanka have shown resilience in the fight against terrorism in the effort to bring peace and stability to the region....
View ArticleIndian PM Modi accuses Pakistan of promoting terrorism
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused Pakistan of creating “nuisance” and “constantly” troubling India by promoting terrorism, the Press Trust of India reported on Sunday. His latest outburst...
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View ArticleCorruption investigation: Russia, Qatar in risk of losing hosting rights
GENEVA: Russia and Qatar could lose the right to host the 2018 and 2022 World Cups if evidence is found of corruption in the bidding process, a FIFA official was quoted as saying on Sunday. The...
View ArticleZong brings WiFi devices as competition intensifies
KARACHI: Joining the WiFi devices bandwagon, officials from China Mobile Pakistan, which operates under the brand name Zong, unveiled the company’s MBB devices at Mövenpick Hotel on Monday. Speaking to...
View ArticleCanadian Grand Prix: Mercedes no longer idiots, says Wolff
MONTREAL: Lewis Hamilton celebrated by chatting, posing for photos and signing autographs with the fans, Nico Rosberg kept his dignity and his cool and Mercedes breathed a sigh of relief. After the...
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Obstruction: Police request reinstatement of case against Dasti
MULTAN: Justice Mazhar Iqbal of the Multan bench of Lahore High Court on Monday summoned the Muzafargarh DPO and National Assembly member Jamshed Dasti on June 8 for their comments on a petition...
View ArticlePatronage for criminals: Protest held against illegal occupants in Irrigation...
FAISALABAD: Hundreds of residents of Irrigation Colony on Monday staged a protest demonstration against what they called illegal occupation by a former colleague. The protesters, holding banners and...
View ArticlePreparations for Olympic qualification in full flow
KARACHI: As the Hockey World League semi-finals — the Olympic Qualification Round — draw closer, Pakistan’s preparation and training have gathered momentum, with the Greenshirts’ first encounter set to...
View Article‘Sialkot to be made model city’
SIALKOT: “The government is planning on making Sialkot a model district for trade, industrial growth and export,” National Assembly member Chaudhary Armughan Subhani said on Monday. He was addressing...
View ArticleNo mercy for extremists: LHC
LAHORE: Fanatics do not deserve any relief from the court, Lahore High Court (LHC) said last week dismissing a bail application by a cleric booked for violating a ban on use of loudspeakers. The...
View ArticleCompensation: Mother of murdered girls offered govt job
FAISALABAD: The chief minister on Monday took notice of the murder of three girls by their father on Sunday and directed police to see to it that the man was arrested as soon as possible. DCO Noorul...
View ArticleWork woes: Health workers demand risk allowance arrears
FAISALABAD: Scores of employees of Dengue Control Cell of the Health Department on Monday staged a demonstration demanding risk allowance, which they said they had not paid since 2012. The protesters,...
View ArticleAccident : Four of a family killed
MINGORA: At least four members of a family were killed and 11 others were injured when a pickup truck fell into a ravine at Dero, on the border between Swat and Dir late Monday night. Officials said...
View ArticleDRO produces incomplete results
PESHAWAR: DC Riaz Mehsud, who served as the district returning officer, has failed to produce complete local government poll results. According to the Election Commission of Pakistan, a notification...
View ArticleHitting out : PTI flays JI minister for ‘mismanagement’
PESHAWAR: The two parties may be coalition partners in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Assembly, but this did not stop Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s elected district and town council members from flaying...
View Article67% of local ADP funds used: P&D dept
PESHAWAR: The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Planning and Development department (P&D) claims to have utilised 67.5% of local portion of the Annual Development Programme 2014-15. In a press release issued on...
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