Sexual assault: Third grader allegedly attacked by teenage boy
ISLAMABAD: The Secretariat police on Friday arrested a teenage boy accused of sexually assaulting a seven-year-old boy in the capital’s outskirt, said a police officer. MS*, 16, a resident of Dhoke...
View ArticleGhani eyes Saudi mediation in peace talks with Taliban
ISLAMABAD: During his visit to Saudi Arabia this week, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and King Salman bin Abdulaziz discussed the Kingdom’s potential role in the reconciliation with the Taliban....
View ArticleGoût de France: Celebrating gastronomy
ISLAMABAD: The French ambassador on Thursday hosted a dinner to celebrate “France’s gastronomy” as part of Goût de France or Good France, a worldwide French cuisine celebration initiative. An...
View ArticleCharity gala raises Rs2.5m for thalassaemia patients
ISLAMABAD: A spring charity gala held here on Saturday raised Rs2.5 million for thalassaemia patients and families of police officials who have lost their lives in the line of duty. The event was...
View ArticleLittlest patients: Polyclinic gets its first pediatric ICU
ISLAMABAD: Almost 49 years after its establishment, the capital’s second largest hospital, Polyclinic, got its first paediatric intensive care unit (ICU) on Friday. The two-bed paediatric ICU has been...
View ArticleProtection plan for minorities
A military operation is underway. The militants are living through their last hour, we are told. And yet, the mind wonders why they would target Christians? A minority, already persecuted, doesn’t have...
View ArticleAfterimages: The rise of the machines or the fall of man?
KARACHI: The sensitivities of two young artists surface in their masterpieces on display at Indus Valley School (IVS) Gallery. While one of them, Zoha Khan, seems to have set her focus on how man has...
View ArticleSecurity concerns: Sensitive areas handed over to SSU
KARACHI: After two separate blasts in the city took at least five lives including those of two personnel of the law enforcement agencies, security in Karachi was tightened and all sensitive areas were...
View ArticleIdentify yourself: SHC initiates biometric identification in Hyderabad
HYDERABAD: Sindh High Court (SHC) chief justice Faisal Arab inaugurated the biometric identification system for litigants in the Hyderabad circuit bench on Saturday. The identification and affidavit...
View Article‘Mehran underpass work will not hamper traffic’
KARACHI: With the construction of Nusrat Bhutto underpass at Mehran Hotel underway, authorities are worried that traffic along Sharae Faisal will be clogged as long as construction lasts. Khalid...
View ArticleHunar Foundation propels unemployed youth to a better future
KARACHI: Have you completed your Matriculation? Are you confused about your future or have no money to continue your education? The Hunar Foundation (THF) has a plan for you and all you need to do is...
View ArticleSolution in sight
It seems the political crisis that had been brewing in the country for many months between the ruling party and the PTI, over alleged rigging in the 2013 general election, may finally be moving towards...
View ArticleGoodwill gesture: 57 Indian fishing boats released
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani authorities on Saturday released 57 Indian fishing boats held for nearly a year as a goodwill gesture following a visit by New Delhi’s top diplomat to Islamabad this month. The...
View ArticleLufthansa Airline: Pilots’ strike continues for 4th day
FRANKFURT: Pilots at Lufthansa staged a fourth straight day of walkouts on Saturday, grounding almost half of the German airline’s lucrative long-haul flights in a protracted row over early retirement...
View ArticleLaw Abiding: Argentina warns banks
BUENOS AIRES: President Cristina Kirchner has warned that banks operating in Argentina must obey its laws, amid a row over Citibank’s refusal to defy a US court order blocking Buenos Aires from...
View ArticleBailout Package: EU offers Greece funds worth €2b
BRUSSELS: The European Union (EU) offered Greece funds worth €2 billion ($2.16 billion) to deal with what it called a ‘humanitarian crisis’ after the Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras vowed to clarify...
View ArticlePetitioner advised not to pursue blasphemy case
LAHORE: A Lahore High Court judge last week dismissed a blasphemy petition after discouraging the complainant from pursuing the case against the administration of a school. The complainant had accused...
View ArticleHeinous crime: Three killed for ‘honour’ in Faisalabad
FAISALABAD: Three people were shot dead for ‘honour’ on Saturday in Faisalabad. Faisalabad district police spokesman Muhammad Ramzan said that Ghulam Shabbir, a resident of Chak 167-RB Balloana, had...
View ArticlePakistan Day Mubarak
As we celebrate Pakistan Day once again, the highlight today would be the return to the parade that takes place on Islamabad’s main boulevard. The military parade which also includes floats from...
View ArticleTirah raids: Unconfirmed reports of Fazlullah’s death
PESHAWAR: At least 20 militants were killed and eight others injured in fresh air and ground raids in parts of Khyber Agency’s Tirah Valley on Sunday, sources said. Express News reported late in the...
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