Karachi operations: Government likely to form monitoring body
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has agreed in principle to form a parliamentary committee to monitor the ongoing operation in Karachi and ensure its transparency. “The final decision will be taken by...
View ArticleFBR: New income tax return form
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has prepared income tax annual return form for tax year 2015 by incorporating necessary legal changes and suggestions of business community and...
View ArticleModi’s agenda: All villages to get electricity
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi set a 1,000-day deadline on Saturday for every village in India to get electricity as he emphasised his commitment towards combatting poverty. In a speech on...
View ArticleGreek bailout: MPs recalled to vote
BERLIN: German MPs will be recalled from holiday on Wednesday to vote on the proposed bailout for the Greek economy. Eurozone finance ministers, on Friday, approved a package worth €86 billion ($96...
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Weekly review: Politics drags KSE-100 down 285 points
KARACHI: The stock market became victim to political turmoil in the country after a prominent political party in the country resigned from parliament. As a result, the benchmark KSE-100 index fell 285...
View ArticleTenure well served: CJ Nasirul Mulk retires after eventful stint
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice Nasirul Mulk will be putting his gavel away today after a 13-month long stint as head of the country’s superior judiciary. The outgoing CJ, who earned for himself the epithet...
View ArticleKasur child abuse scandal: Protest over death in ‘police custody’
LAHORE: The alleged custodial death of a suspect in the Kasur child abuse scandal led to a protest by his family members on Sunday. They blocked Lahore’s Ferozpur Road for nearly four hours for...
View ArticleBrazen attempt: Three FC men killed in check post attack
QUETTA: Terrorists mounted an attack on a check post in Balochistan’s Chaghi district and gunned down three security personnel. In the retaliatory move, the security forces also killed two of the...
View ArticleReconciliatory talks: MQM not looking for a confrontation, says Altaf
KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain said on Sunday that his party doesn’t want any confrontation with anyone and resignations have proven that his party’s parliamentarians,...
View ArticleHead of superior judiciary: Justice Khawaja to take oath today
ISLAMABAD: Following the retirement of Chief Justice Nasirul Mulk, Justice Jawwad S Khawaja is taking charge as head of the Supreme Court for a brief period of 24 days. President Mamnoon Hussain will...
View ArticleNA-19 by-polls: PML-N candidate emerges winner
HARIPUR: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) candidate Babar Nawaz has emerged as the clear winner in the by-election held for the NA-19 constituency, securing a little less than double the votes that...
View ArticleSafety concerns: Indonesian plane crashes with 54 on board
JAKARTA: An aircraft with 54 people on board crashed in Indonesia’s remote and mountainous region of Papua on Sunday, a government official said, the latest in a string of aviation disasters in the...
View ArticleHaripur win: PML-N advised against celebrating
In view of Punjab Home Minister Col (retd) Shuja Khanzada’s death in a suicide attack on his political office in Shadi Khan near Attock on Sunday, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has been...
View ArticleInterests at stake: Protest against ban on Arab safaris
QUETTA: A section of Balochistan’s population has strongly reacted to the hunting ban slapped on Arab sheikhs, particularly for the Houbara bustard. Billions of rupees of investment is at stake, PML-Q...
View ArticleLandikotal tragedy: Siblings die in roof cave-in
LANDIKOTAL: Two children died when the roof of their mud house caved-in during heavy downpour in the Sheen Pokh area of Landikotal in Khyber Agency on Sunday. An official of the Khasadar force said...
View ArticleJoint operation by Rangers, police in Karachi leaves five militants dead
KARACHI: An operation by law enforcement agencies early on Monday morning against suspected militants in Karachi left at least five members of a banned organization dead, Express News reported....
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Champions down: Mourinho sulks as Chelsea taken apart
MANCHESTER / LONDON: Under-fire Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho cut a frustrated figure as he weathered questions about his side’s bruising 3-0 defeat at the hands of Premier League title rivals...
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Stepping up offensive: 65 terrorists killed in Waziristan, Khyber air raids
PESHAWAR: The military has stepped up air strikes against suspected terrorists in the volatile tribal region after Punjab’s security czar, Col (retd) Shuja Khanzada, was killed in a suicide attack in...
View ArticleAustralia lauds ‘great Day’ after PGA win
KOHLER: Australians and golfing fans were celebrating on Monday after Jason Day finally picked up his first major championship, with a record-smashing 20-under par at Whistling Straits. Day held off...
View ArticleManchester United make Champions League return
MANCHESTER: The Champions League theme music will boom out over Old Trafford again on Tuesday when Manchester United return to the competition against Belgian side Club Brugge in the play-off round....
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