Unauthorised act: Income tax commissioner accused of fraud
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has filed an official complaint against the commissioner of Inland Revenue (Zone-II) Karachi at the Regional Tax Office (RTO) for illegally issuing a tax...
View ArticleKashmir issue: UK councillor urges resolution of dispute
MUZAFFARABAD: A British Labour Party councilor called upon the one-million-strong Kashmiri disapora to use their vote wisely in Britain’s parliamentary polls for the resolution of the Kashmir dispute....
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‘Say no to corruption’: NAB holds anti-graft walk at Presidency
ISLAMABAD: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Tuesday organised an awareness walk, ‘Say no to corruption’, at the Presidency for the eradication of the menace from the country. President Mamnoon...
View ArticleLal Masjid murder case: Court issues bailable arrest warrant for former...
ISLAMABAD: A district and sessions court issued on Tuesday a bailable arrest warrant for former president Gen (retd) Pervez Musharraf in the murder case of Lal Masjid cleric Ghazi Abdul Rasheed....
View ArticleJosh Cricket Inami Scheme: Karachi, Quetta fans scoop up prizes
KARACHI / QUETTA: As ICC Cricket World Cup picks up steam so does ‘Josh Cricket Inami Scheme’, which is jointly presented by Express Media Group, McDonald’s Pakistan and Fast Food Marketing. In this...
View ArticleMorale boost: COAS tells cadets to lead from the front
RAWALPINDI: While stressing the importance of leadership, General Raheel Sharif said on Tuesday the tradition of leading from the front would lead to elimination of terrorism in Pakistan. During his...
View ArticleRonaldo in the record books as Real advance to last eight
PARIS: European footballer of the Year Cristiano Ronaldo helped himself to one goalscoring record and equalled another as holders Real Madrid booked their place in the Champions League quarter-finals...
View ArticleRangers conduct search operation in Azizabad, area cordoned off
KARACHI: With the deteriorating security situation in the city, Rangers conducts another search operation in Azizabad, Mukka Chowk early on Wednesday morning, as reported Express News. Muttahida Quami...
View ArticleBalochistan drought: Famine remains expansive but hidden
QUETTA: In the famine-hit village of Shah Dost Sasoli it is not uncommon to see piles of goat and sheep carcasses. Drought and starvation have left their mark on even the landscape surrounding this...
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Next goal: Vaccinators to zero in on missed children
ISLAMABAD: The next national polio immunisation drive will focus on the children missed for vaccination in high-risk areas. For the third nationwide anti-polio drive this year, all provinces have...
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Lab test results: Nearly 75% drinking water sources unsafe in country
ISLAMABAD: Almost 75% of the drinking water sources in all the four provinces of the country are contaminated and unsafe for human use, laboratory tests carried out by Pakistan Council of Research in...
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Amid tight security: Two more death row convicts executed
FAISALABAD: Two convicts on death row were hanged in Faisalabad Central Jail on Friday, taking the number of executions to 27 since the country lifted the moratorium on the death penalty. Tight...
View ArticleCII recommends ban on consummation of underage marriages
ISLAMABAD: The Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) has declared consummation of marriage with underage girls a punishable offence and recommended the government introduce suitable legislation to ban...
View ArticleISIS not Islamic, but ‘psychopathic’: CIA chief
NEW YORK: CIA Director John Brennan on Friday said that attaching the word “Islamic” or “Muslim” to the Islamic State (ISIS) group will afford them the legitimacy that they seek. Speaking at the Center...
View ArticleIndia win toss and put Zimbabwe into bat
AUCKLAND: Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and sent Zimbabwe into bat in the World Cup Pool B match at Eden Park in Auckland on Saturday. India, who have already qualified for the...
View ArticleThree suspected gangsters killed during Rangers’ raid in Lyari
KARACHI: Three suspected gangsters were killed when Rangers conducted a targeted raid in Rexor lane of Lyari, Karachi, early on Saturday. Officials surrounded Rexor lane to cut off any escape routs for...
View ArticleChinese Museums say ‘no’ to selfie sticks
With the inappropriate tourist behavior on the rise, such as that at the Colesseum and the Great Pyramids in Egypt, authorities in China have joined museums in other parts of the world to impose a ban...
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Baghdad: From war capital to fashion capital?
BAGHDAD: Leggy models in designer clothes strutted down a catwalk in front of Baghdad’s high society Friday for a fashion show that tickled one generation’s nostalgia and filled the next one with hope....
View ArticleRaina ton helps India beat Taylor-inspired Zimbabwe
AUCKLAND: Suresh Raina hit a century as India spoiled Brendan Taylor’s farewell party with a hard-fought six-wicket win in the World Cup Pool B match in Auckland on Saturday. Raina survived two dropped...
View ArticleClarke elated as Australia thump Scotland to confirm second place
HOBART: Australia captain Michael Clarke was a happy man after his side warmed up for next week’s World Cup quarter-final in Adelaide with a straightforward seven-wicket win over Scotland in Hobart on...
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