WASHINGTON: A day after India summoned US envoy over sale of F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan, Washington has expressed its concerns about the security of Islamabad’s nuclear stockpile and its tensions with arch rival New Delhi. “We’re concerned both about the security of those nuclear weapons, and that’s been a common refrain… in […]
DUBAI: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday said that Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif’s decision to retire will turn people’s hopes into disappointment and can also affect the country’s war on terror negatively. Terming the COAS’s decision as premature, Zardari said the retirement decision at this critical juncture […]
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf-Nazriati(PTI-N) has been registered as a new political party in the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP). Quoting ECP sources, a private television channel has reported that the commission has accepted an application of Iqbal Zafar Dar to set up a new political party with the name of PTI-N. It is reminded here […]
ISLAMABAD: Britain on Tuesday welcomed Pakistan’s decision to hold an investigation into the Pathankot incident and urged both Pakistan and India not to let “non-state actors” derail the peace process. Addressing a joint press conference here along with Advisor to Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz, British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said, “I […]
FAISALABAD – An implacable person stabbed to death two including sister in-law for ‘honour’ and fled the scene here on Saturday. Police said the accused over suspicion of illicit relations killed wife of elder brother and another person with sharp edged weapon and escaped after committing dual murder. The bodies were shifted to hospital for […]
KARACHI – Sindh is observing a public holiday to celebrate Holi on Thursday (today), the first time the Hindu festival of colours is being officially marked in the overwhelmingly the Muslim country. The move comes days after the federal parliament passed a non-binding resolution that called for the country to observe Hindu and Christian holidays. […]
ISLAMABAD: Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA) adopted various resolutions with regard to the challenging issues of environment, poverty eradication, women empowerment and education in Asian countries, here, on Wednesday These resolutions were adopted during the concluding session of the two-day meeting of the Standing Committee of APA on Economic and Sustainable Development. The meeting was attended […]
Shikarpur: The dreadful cries of a teenage boy have been heard as Sindh Home Department has taken notice of the murder of his father, an ex-UC Nazim of Shikarpur District, and directed the Inspector General of Police for necessary action against those responsible within a week. The audio-recorded ordeal of the boy had gone […]
ISLAMABAD: Central Ruet-i-Hilal Committee Chairman Mufti Muneebur Rehman has announced rates of Sadqa e Fitr with respect to prices of wheat barley, dates and raisins. While talking to a private news channel he said that the minimum amount that should be given in charity is Rs 100 with respect to wheat, Rs 320 in accordance […]
LAHORE: The University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) Bahawalpur will have three faculties namely Bio-Sciences, Veterinary Sciences and Animal Production & Technology, 18 departments and an Institute of Continuing Education and Extension. Dr Rizwan Yousaf, the project director, said this here while giving a presentation to the steering committee on the project of […]
RAWALAKOT: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto has equally criticised Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi over recent killings and the unrest in Srinagar and other parts of the disputed Kashmiri state, during his address at the election campaign here in Azad Jammu Kashmir. Addressing the election gathering, he accused […]
KHYBER AGENCY: A number of tribesmen and social activists on Monday held a protest demonstration and took a rally against 22-hour long load shedding in Landi Kotal. Akhter Ali, leader of Landi Kotal Falahi Tanzeem (LFT), led the protest demonstration in Landi Kotal. Besides dozens of LFT workers, a large numbers of local tribesmen participated […]
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Interior Affairs Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Friday strongly condemned Mardan blasts that resulted into loss of precious lives and injuries to others. In a statement issued here, he expressed his sympathies with the bereaved families. Meanwhile, the minister has appreciated security forces for their prompt response in foiling terrorists attack […]
BADIN: “The mound of the Nidhori” has been discovered near Tarai town, Badin, by local denizens and they requested to the authorities for its further exploration. According to reports, the local denizens of Tarai Town near Badin have discovered the “The mound of Nidhori” near Tarai Town, Badin. The locals told this reporter that usually […]
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