Gunmen kill three in Kharan over tribal dispute [24 May 13, 1:15pm] The Deputy Commissioner of Kharan said that armed men stormed inside a house in the Baseema area and killed three people.
Startup success [24 May 13, 12:52pm] Abdulrahman Rafiq, Director Projects and Operations at Inspurate, talks to Fariha Akhtar about his startup in Silicon Valley, entrepreneurship and Pakistan’s tech sector.
Large explosions, gunfire in central Kabul [24 May 13, 12:39pm] At least two explosions hit the centre of Kabul, with Afghan police and the Nato-led international coalition unable to confirm the cause.
Jihadist group threatens more Niger attacks [24 May 13, 12:28pm] A jihadist group that claimed twin suicide bombings that killed at least 20 people in northern Niger threatened to launch more attacks.
Japan mayor apologises to ‘comfort women’ [24 May 13, 12:01pm] Osaka mayor Toru Hashimoto issued the apology hours after he was due to meet two former “comfort women”.
Saif Ali Khan shoots for Bullet Raja [24 May 13, 11:20am] Saif was spotted shooting action sequences for his upcoming film 'Bullet Raja' on the banks of river Godavari in Nashik.
Mir Hazar Khan Khoso Is Selected As Caretaker PM [24 Mar 13, 9:00am] Chief Election Commissioner Fakhruddin G. Ibrahim announced on Sunday the name of Justice (retd) Mir Hazar Khan Khoso as caretaker prime minister for the upcoming elections. “We have picked Mir Hazar Khan Khoso after frankly and openly discussing a…
Obama in Israel on first official visit [20 Mar 13, 6:35pm] US President Barack Obama said at the start of his visit to Israel that the US’ commitment to Israel’s security was rock solid and that peace must come to the Holy Land. Reports that chemical weapons were used in Syria’s civil war ensured the m…
General Elections To Be Held on 11th May [20 Mar 13, 6:30pm] President Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday announced that general elections for the National Assembly shall be held May 11, the President’s spokesman Farhatullah Babar announced Wednesday. The Prime Minister had advised the President to announce a sui…
Obama Is Engaging In Tough Talk With China On Alleged Cyber Attack [13 Mar 13, 6:05pm] Cybersecurity threats against the U.S. are growing, President Barack Obama said in advance of a Wednesday meeting with corporate leaders about the issue, as concerns rise about hacking attacks originating in China. Obama told ABC News some, but not a…
Pakistan dismisses Indian allegations over Srinagar attack [13 Mar 13, 5:58pm] Pakistan has strongly rejected the remarks made by Indian Home Secretary alleging that “prima facie evidence suggests that the militants who attacked the members of the Central Reserve Police Force in occupied Kashmir were from across the border.…
Autopsy Complete On India Rape Suspect [12 Mar 13, 6:05pm] Authorities have completed an autopsy of Ram Singh, one of the men accused of gang raping and fatally beating a woman on a New Delhi bus. Singh was one of five men being held in the case, which outraged India. They all deny the charges. A sixth suspe…
ECP Can Amend Nomination Papers: SC [12 Mar 13, 5:56pm] The Supreme Court on Tuesday observed that the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) was fully authorised under the constitution to amend the nomination form and also to make other necessary changes in the run-up to the upcoming polls. A three-member…
India admits ‘lapse’ in death of rape suspect [11 Mar 13, 5:55pm] A man on trial for the gang rape and fatal beating of a woman aboard a New Delhi bus has committed suicide, an incident India’s interior minister described as “a major lapse” of security in Indian jail. Police say Ram Singh hanged himself in De…
History Creatrors Pakistan, Iran Break Ground on Pipeline Project [11 Mar 13, 5:49pm] President Asif Ali Zardari and President Mehmood Ahmedinijad jointly inaugurated on Monday multibillion dollar Pak-Iran Gas Pipeline Project at border town of Gabad. The project was formally inaugurated at a ceremony which marks the start of work on…
Leaders arrive for Chavez funeral [8 Mar 13, 6:17pm] Leaders from Latin America and beyond were in Venezuela’s capital for the state funeral of late president Hugo Chavez. Chavez, who brought to Venezuela a social revolution with anti-American flair, allied himself with others at odds with the United…
Karachi Law And Order: Zardari Expresses Outrage Over Police’s Role [8 Mar 13, 6:07pm] Expressing extreme displeasure on the role police officers have so far played in maintaining law and order in Karachi, President Asif Ali Zardari Friday ordered immediate action against terrorists in the aftermath of devastating Abbas Town blasts. Si…
Abbas Town Tragedy: MQM Appeals To Shut Down Karachi [6 Mar 13, 2:02pm] The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) on Wednesday called for an indefinite shutdown of business and commerce as part of its “peaceful protest” in Sindh and especially in Karachi over the government’s inaction to arrest and prosecute the perpetrat…
President Hugo Chavez Died With Cancer [6 Mar 13, 6:52am] Chávez era finally drew to a close Tuesday with his death from cancer at age 58, life for Venezuelans had only become worse. Chavez had been seriously ill with cancer for more than a year, undergoing several operations in Cuba, and had not been seen…
Delhi Gangrape Victim To Get ‘Women of Courage Award’ [5 Mar 13, 11:07am] The US State Department has awarded one of its International Women of Courage Awards for 2013 to the 23-year-old woman who died after being gang-raped in the Indian capital, Delhi reported BBC News. The award would be presented posthumously by the Fi…
PM Ashraf To Make Visit To India [5 Mar 13, 10:51am] Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf will visit India for the first time this week for a day-long pilgrimage to a Muslim shrine, officials in both countries said Tuesday. “Pakistan’s prime minister will be in India on Saturday. This is a private vis…
Three killed, two injured in Peshawar blast [24 May 13, 10:05am] PESHAWAR: Three persons were killed and two others injured when a blast targeted a vehicle at a seminary at Bajgi
US ambassador Olson meets Imran Khan [24 May 13, 8:45am] LAHORE: US Ambassador to Pakistan, Richard Olson met Pakistan Tehreek-s-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan and inquir
Pakistan releases 45 Indian fishermen [24 May 13, 7:58am] KARACHI: Pakistan on Friday freed 45 India fishermen on humanitarian grounds as a goodwill gesture, officials said
Crippling heat wave prevails across Pakistan [24 May 13, 7:40am] ISLAMABAD: Severe heat wave is continuing across the country and several areas braved up to 45 degree centigrade o
Indian HC meets Nawaz in Raiwind [24 May 13, 6:57am] LAHORE: Indian High Commissioner Sharat Sabharwal on Friday called on Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief a
Man killed in hand grenade attack [24 May 13, 6:20am] QUETTA: A man was killed in a hand grenade attack in Sariab road area, here on Friday.Police sources said
Shakil Afridi denied asylum in US: media [23 May 13, 7:50pm] WASHINGTON: The jailed doctor who helped the US track down Osama bin Laden has been denied asylum in United States
Three killed in Peshawar’s suicide attack [24 May 13, 10:14am] At least three persons were killed and several others were injured in suicide attack targeting the vehicle of a religious leader at the entrance of the Jamia Uloom al-Islamia madressah (seminary) in the suburbs of Peshawar after Friday prayers.The J…
SC directs Premier Khoso to submit response on transfers and postings [24 May 13, 9:32am] The Supreme Court on Friday gave caretaker prime minister Mir Hazar Khan Khoso until June 6 to submit his response in a contempt notice issued against him and other senior officers for violating one of its judgments.Earlier, a three–judge bench he…
Worst power outages as shortfall crosses 7,000MW [24 May 13, 9:27am] People across the country are facing worst ever electricity loadshedding this summer with power shortfall already exceeding 7,000MW and the duration of load shedding rising to 20 hours a day in most areas.Especially, Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (K…
Gunmen kill NATO driver in Khyber: officials [24 May 13, 9:25am] Gunmen on Friday opened fire on a convoy of NATO containers in a northwestern Pakistani town near the Afghan border, killing a driver and wounding a helper, officials said.The attack took place at Shagai area, 20 kilometres (12 miles) southeast of L…
Two more fall victim to measles in Lahore [24 May 13, 9:16am] Dreadful measles continued to claim innocent lives as two more children died of the epidemics here in Lahore on Friday.According to details, two girls identified as Haleema Zahra and Sana who were under treatment in Mayo Hospital Lahore expired duri…
US, Indian, German envoys meet Nawaz Sharif [24 May 13, 9:11am] Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif met US Ambassador to Pakistan Richard Olson and Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan Sharat Sabharwal in Raiwind on Friday.During the meeting, Olson said the US wanted to strengthen its ties…
LHC takes notice of acid attack [23 May 13, 7:00pm] LAHORE - The Lahore High Court on Thursday has taken took notice of an acid attack on a woman and her two sons ion Hazro Area, according to a press release. The court took notice after the media flashed the onslaught. District and Sessions Judge, At…
Maulana Sami right person to broker TTP talks: SIC [23 May 13, 7:00pm] LAHORE - Sunni Ittehad Council (Mashhadi group) chief Pir Syed Mehfooz Shah Mashhadi has said that JUI-S and Muttahida Deeni Mahaz chief Maulana Sami ul Haq is a bridge between incoming PML-N government and Taliban to broker long awaited peace talks…
Summer vacations from June 1 [23 May 13, 7:00pm] LAHORE/KARACHI - The Punjab government has issued notification of summer vacations. According to the notification, the vacations will start from June 1 and will end on August 14. However, private and government schools have been given permission for…
Qamar, Sami names short-listed for PS to next PM [23 May 13, 7:00pm] ISLAMABAD - Incoming Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif is said to have short-listed two candidates for the top slot of principal secretary. According to highly credible sources high-ranking bureaucrats Ch Qamar-u-Zaman or Mohammad Sami have…
Children's literature festival starts today [23 May 13, 7:00pm] ISLAMABAD - A two-day children's literature festival (CLF) will kick off today here. The event has been organised by Idara-e-Taleem-o-Aagahi (ITA) and Oxford University Press (OUP) in collaboration with the Foundation Open Society Institute (FOS…
20 militants, 4 soldiers killed in Kurram [23 May 13, 7:00pm] HANGU : Security forces killed 20 terrorists who attacked them in Kurram Agency in which four security personnel were killed and 12 got injured. Terrorists attacked security forces with heavy weapons in the area of Bara Chamni and martyred 4 soldi…
Obama limits drone strikes [23 May 13, 7:00pm] WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama on Thursday defended America’s controversial drone attacks but announced new restraints on targeted killings, saying civilian casualties haunt him and that Washington is in the process of rebuilding relations wit…
Measly measures [23 May 13, 7:00pm] After wreaking havoc in Sindh for quite some time, the measles monster has been on a killing spree in Punjab and this most populous and ‘developed’ province has been deprived of more than 80 lives since the begining of this onslaught.Two months…
Psy impersonator fools Cannes [23 May 13, 7:00pm] CANNES - A man from rural France impersonated South Korean “Gangnam Style” entertainer Psy at the Cannes Film Festival, eating, drinking and partying with the stars in Cannes for two days, press reports said on Thursday.Psy “was spotted all o…
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Nawaz Sharif Wants Energy Not Aid from China (Powering the Relationship) [24 May 13, 5:55am] While the refrain when it comes to Pakistan’s relations with the US has usually been ‘trade not aid’, with China it seems to be ‘energy not aid’. In his meeting with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Thursday, prime minister-to-be Nawaz Sharif…
Chinese PM Returns After Pakistan Visit [24 May 13, 4:41am] Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang left for China this afternoon after two-day visit to Pakistan, Media reports on Thursday. President Asif Ali Zardari‚ Prime Minister Mir Hazar Khan Khoso‚ Services Chiefs and high ranking officials bade farewell…
PML-N Formally Nominates Shahbaz for Punjab CM [24 May 13, 4:35am] Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) has formally announced the nomination of Shahbaz Sharif as chief minister of Punjab, Media reports on Thursday. PML-N Chief Nawaz Sharif nominated his younger brother on the recommendations of advisory board. A pa…
Barack Obama Limits Use of US Drone Strikes [24 May 13, 4:31am] President Barack Obama outlined plans on Thursday to limit the use of U.S. drone strikes against extremists abroad and took steps aimed at breaking a deadlock on closing the Guantanamo Bay military prison. In a major foreign policy speech after two w…
PCB Stands Aloof from Asad Rauf Issue [24 May 13, 4:20am] Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Zaka Ashraf expressed no interest to get involved in the issue involving Pakistani umpire after he was implicated in IPL scandal by the ICC, Media reported Friday. Addressing a press conference here, the board ch…
Barack Obama says This is not a war with Islam [24 May 13, 2:52am] Declaring America at a ‘‘crossroads’’ in the fight against terrorism, President Barack Obama on Thursday revealed clearer guidelines for the use of deadly drone strikes, including more control by the U.S. military, while leaving key details o…
Pakistani Woman Climber Makes Pakistan Proud (Reaching New Heights) [21 May 13, 5:40am] Two young siblings achieved rare mountaineering glory for themselves on Saturday by becoming the first Pakistani woman and only the third Pakistani man to set foot on the summit of Mount Everest in Nepal. Through their feats, 21-year-old Samina Baig…
Investigation Team Formed to Probe Zahra Shahid Murder [21 May 13, 5:19am] An investigation team headed by the South Zone Police Chief DIG Dr Ameer Shaikh has been constituted to probe the murder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s Sindh chapter senior vice-president Zahra Shahid Hussain. The investigation team would be compris…
California Teen Invention Could Charge Cellphone in 20 Seconds [21 May 13, 5:04am] A California teen’s invention could potentially knock down cellphone-charging time to a superfast 20 seconds. So far, the energy-storage device has powered only an LED light, but it has the potential to do much more. The future certainly looks brig…
PTI Leader Abrar-ul-Haq Challenges Narowal Election Results [21 May 13, 4:48am] PTI leader Abrar-ul-Haq on Monday filed a petition in the Supreme Court of Pakistan (SCP), seeking a probe into alleged rigging in NA-117, Narowal. Haq, in his petition, accused rival candidate Ahsan Iqbal of carrying out rigging in the election. He…
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Nawabshah hottest place in Sindh [24 May 13, 1:11pm] KARACHI, Heatwave hit several cities and towns of Sindh, while Nawabshah remained hottest place in the province with maximum temperature of 49.5 degrees centigrade, according Pakistan Meteorological Department report. It said that the day temperatu…
SHC directs production of missing person [24 May 13, 12:37pm] Karachi : The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Friday directed the director general of the Rangers to produce a missing young allegedly picked up by the rangers officials. A division bench headed by Chief Justice Mushir Alam also issued notice to official…
SHC issues notices on petition of KBA [24 May 13, 12:23pm] Karachi : The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Friday issued notice to the home secretary and other official respondents in a petition of Karachi Bar Association (KBA) for publishing a notification of Sindh Arms Act 2013 in the official gazette in order t…
CDA to Launch Bus Rapid Transit Service in Islamabad Syed Mustafain Kazmi [24 May 13, 12:17pm] Islamabad : The Capital Development Authority is planning to launch Bus Rapid Transit service in the federal capital to facilitate the citizens. This was said by Syed Mustafain Kazmi, Member (Planning & Development) CDA while addressing the bus…
Mushahid Hussain elected as Secretary General of CAPDI [24 May 13, 12:17pm] Islamabad : The fourth plenary and second general assembly of the Centrist Asia Pacific Democrats International (CAPDI) has elected Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed as its Secretary General for a term of 4 years. CAPDI is an Asia-wide organisation th…
Asian Squash Federation Nominates Pakistan As The Host Of Squash World Cup 2015 [24 May 13, 12:16pm] ISLAMABAD : Asian Squash Federation has nominated Pakistan as the sole contender for hosting Squash World Cup, 2015. This recommendation is a testimony of the efforts of Pakistan Squash Federation to convince International Squash Bodies to stage In…
Election Petitions to be disposed of in 120 days: Ishtiak Ahmad [24 May 13, 12:15pm] Islamabad : Secretary Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Ishtiak Ahmad has said that that election petitions would be disposed of by tribunals consisting of retired sessions judges in 120 days. Talking to media in Islamabad on Friday he said e…
Karachi workers stage rally, demand stopping factories from becoming slaughterhouses [24 May 13, 12:15pm] Karachi : The governments and International Brands are directly responsible for the gory incidents in Ali Enterprises Baldia Karachi and garment factories of Dhaka, Bangladesh, as their criminal negligence resulted in loss of lives of thousands…
Country s plains areas in grip of severe heat waves [24 May 13, 12:11pm] Islamabad : Severe heat wave was continuing across the country as several areas braved up to 45 degree centigrade of mercury level. According to the Meteorological Department the plains of the country were in the grip of severe heat wave. As th…
Commissioner says land grabbing not tolerable [24 May 13, 12:02pm] Karachi : The government would not tolerate land grabbing in any form and those who have encroached lands of amenity plots, green belts and parking areas and get these land leased would be arrested and their leases cancelled, said commissioner Kara…
School bags, financial aid distribution on Monday [24 May 13, 11:18am] KARACHI : Students Welfare Organization (SWO) will distribute bags, copies and other financial assistant among deserving students on Monday, May 27 at Khalid Dina Hall. SWO President Bashir Sadozai has advised all those students, who have filed for…
11 dengue cases reported in four days [24 May 13, 11:18am] Karachi : Eleven more Dengue Viral Fever cases were detected in Karachi in last four days said Dengue Surveillance Cell here Friday. According to Provincial Focal Person for Dengue Surveillance Cell Sindh, total 141 dengue fever cases have been rep…
Milad conference held in Korangi [24 May 13, 11:17am] KARACHI : Allah, the Almighty Allah sent his beloved Prophet Mohammad (Peace Be Upon Him) for the guidance of God s creatures. In following the teaching of Islam we can get success in this world and life hereafter. This was stated by renowned Islam…
Firing incidents in Karachi kill six [24 May 13, 11:16am] Karachi : At least six people were killed and nine others injured in firing incidents across Karachi, on Friday. According to rescue sources, two persons were killed near their residence in City Railway Colony area. The deceased, identified as Ta…
