Rizwan Qureshi trial: No judge, no suspect and the case lingers on
KARACHI: The case against the alleged target killer, Rizwan Qureshi, who had made stark revelations about the Baldia factory fire incident, may linger on as the court trying him has gone vacant....
View ArticleA crippling disease: Experts dispel myths associated with Parkinson’s disease
KARACHI: “He has isolated himself; stays in his room and doesn’t talk to us,” the family member of a Parkinson’s patient, told the doctor. The doctor advised them to give him good quality time, even if...
View ArticleInterfaith harmony: ‘Love humanity, love all’
KARACHI: Before representing ourselves as Christians, Hindus or Muslims, we should represent humanity and spread peace in the country, said Kailash Sarhadi or Friday. Addressing the ‘Interfaith Peace...
View ArticleArshad Pappu case: Court accepts copy of missing document
KARACHI: The triple murder case of notorious gangster Arshad Pappu and his aides moved a step ahead after more than a month on Saturday. Anti-terrorism court (ATC) VII accepted a copy of a crucial...
View ArticleLG elections: Two MQM candidates elected unopposed in Hyderabad Cantt
HYDERABAD: Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s (MQM) candidates have been elected unopposed in two of the 10 wards being contested in the local government elections in the Cantonment Board of Hyderabad. The...
View ArticlePenalising miscreants: Police station set up to deal with gas theft cases
KARACHI: The Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) Ltd set up the first-ever police station dedicated to penalise miscreants involved in the theft of natural gas. The police station was jointly inaugurated...
View ArticleJustice for the unjust: The unbearable bars
ISLAMABAD: Killing her husband might not have made Zehra*, an under-trial prisoner, remorseful, but shuttling between the prison and judicial lockup has taken a toll on her. Faced with a murder...
View ArticleProfessionalism: Airport porter returns bag to passenger
ISLAMABAD: A porter of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) at the Benazir Bhutto International Airport won accolades by returning a lost hand bag to the owner. CAA spokesperson Mubarak Shah said that a...
View ArticleZero progress in twin targeted attacks
ATTOCK: Over a year after the incident, the Attock police have failed to even identify any suspects in the murder of a deputy district officer (DDO) health in Hassanabdal. Dr Babar Ali, who was also...
View ArticleParliament Lodges Phase-II: CDA terminates Rs3b contract
ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has terminated a contract for the construction of official residences for members of the parliament. The civic agency cited ‘slow pace of work’ for...
View ArticleHillary Clinton launches White House bid to champion ‘everyday Americans’
WASHINGTON: Casting herself as a champion of “everyday Americans,” Hillary Clinton on Sunday finally launched her campaign to become the first female tenant of the White House. Long assumed to be the...
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Death from above: Unmanned war dents al Qaeda’s S Asia franchise
ISLAMABAD / MIRAMSHAH: The South Asian franchise of al Qaeda has conceded that around 50 of its operatives – among them two senior cadres – have been killed in the CIA-led drone campaign in the North...
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‘Not entertainable’: SC rejects Saulat Mirza’s review plea
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice Nasirul Mulk has dismissed the second review petition of death row prisoner Saulat Mirza, pointing out that the question was not simply of the ‘maintainability’ of his...
View ArticleRejoinder: Former CJP has always been on ‘Team Nawaz’, says PTI
ISLAMABAD: Former CJP Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry’s attempt to unseat Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) MNAs proves that he was always part of Premier Nawaz Sharif’s team, PTI Information Secretary Shireen...
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Countering terror: Senate to take up debate on NAP implementation
ISLAMABAD: The Senate will echo with debate on the progress in the implementation of the counter-terror National Action Plan (NAP) when the session opens on Monday (today). The 20-point...
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NA-246 by-polls: JI asks Karachi to break free from fear to vote
KARACHI: The Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) displayed its might on Sunday by organising a public meeting in Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) stronghold, emerging as a major contender for the NA-246 by-elections...
View ArticleFollowing Clinton, Rubio dives into US presidential race
MIAMI: Calling for new American leadership that is not “stuck in the 20th century,” Republican Senator Marco Rubio officially launched his presidential bid Monday, a day after top Democrat Hillary...
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Plea against bail: ATC directed to conclude Lakhvi’s trial within 2 months
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) directed the anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Monday to wrap up the trial of the alleged mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai siege within two months and subsequently...
View ArticleATC summons Mark Siegel, four others in Benazir murder case
RAWALPINDI: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) has reissued notices to five witnesses, including American author Mark Siegel, in the assassination case of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto. On Monday,...
View ArticleEncounter in Karachi: Al Qaeda commanders among five slain
KARACHI: Five alleged militants, including two commanders of the regional branch of al Qaeda, were killed on Monday in an encounter with a law enforcement agency. According to officials, the...
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