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Afghan peace process: Murree talks only credible way to peace: Gen Raheel
ISLAMABAD: Army chief General Raheel Sharif has said that the Pakistan-brokered peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban is the only ‘credible’ way to restore lasting peace in the...
View ArticleTaliban top negotiator calls it quits
ISLAMABAD: The head of Taliban’s political office in Qatar, Sayed Tayyeb Agha, has resigned citing differences over the election of the ultraorthodox militia’s new supremo Mullah Akhtar Mansoor. Tayyeb...
View ArticleRising numbers: Umrah pilgrims to reach 30m by 2020
ISLAMABAD: Saudi minister of Hajj, Bandar Hajjar has said the number of Umrah pilgrims rose from 600,000 about 30 years ago to nearly 6 million last year and is expected to reach 30 million over the...
View ArticleWatershed verdict: Supreme Court ruling on amendments today
ISLAMABAD: All eyes are on the Supreme Court whose 17-judge full bench will announce today (Wednesday) a landmark judgment on a slew of petitions against the 18th and 21st constitutional amendments....
View ArticleRangers asks MQM to hand over target killers
KARACHI: The paramilitary Rangers on Tuesday asked the MQM to hand over custody of its 187 workers, who are nominated in cases of the targeted killings of police officials who participated in the...
View ArticleRescue operation: Army chief visits flood-hit DG Khan
LAYYAH: Army chief General Raheel Sharif on Tuesday visited flood hit areas of Layyah in Dera Ghazi Khan Division to review the ongoing rescue and flood relief operation carried out by Pakistan Army....
View ArticleBefore ’72-hours ultimatum’: AJK govt sacks MQM ministers
MUZAFFARABAD: Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Prime Minister Chaudhry Abdul Majeed on Tuesday sacked two of his cabinet members belonging to the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), a day after they were given...
View ArticleUnprecedented honour: Aqeel Khan takes centre court
KARACHI: It was at a young age that Aqeel Khan made the then difficult decision of choosing tennis over his more preferred squash, becoming a ball boy at the Modern Tennis Club upon the insistence of...
View ArticlePride and nothing else: Preparations in full flow for World 6-Red championship
KARACHI: While contingents from various countries participating in the IBSF World 6-Red and Team Championships continue to arrive in Pakistan, the Pakistan Billiards and Snooker Association (PBSA) is...
View ArticleLive longer: Mangla Dam’s life increases by another 100 years
LAHORE: The watershed management programme for Mangla Dam, which started in the early 1950s with the support of traditional approaches, has helped to enhance the life of the reservoir from 110 years to...
View ArticleAmir Khan shrugs off Mayweather snub, expects Berto threat
LAS VEGAS: Boxer Amir Khan took the high road on Wednesday after being snubbed by unbeaten American Floyd Mayweather for a third time in quest of a high-profile Las Vegas welterweight showdown....
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The 4th Test: Anderson-less England back Broad to lead the attack
NOTTINGHAM / SYDNEY: Stuart Broad has been backed by captain Alastair Cook to lead the attack in the absence of James Anderson as England try to show they can win a major Test match without their...
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General public portion of Al Shaheer’s IPO oversubscribed
KARACHI: The general public portion for the Initial Public Offering (IPO) of Al Shaheer Corporation has been subscribed 1.15 times, according to a statement released by the joint book runners to the...
View ArticleIndian court issues arrest warrant for Modi
MUMBAI: A special court in India issued an arrest warrant on Wednesday for exiled former cricket boss Lalit Modi over allegations of money laundering linked to a lucrative television deal, said an...
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AFC Cup qualifiers: K-Electric announce 17-member squad
KARACHI: K-Electric captain Essa Khan will lead the Pakistan Premier Football League (PFFL) champions in the upcoming Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Cup qualifiers as the club announced its...
View ArticleStep needed: Withholding tax a nuisance for filers of returns
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Small Chamber of Commerce and Industry Patron Shahid Rashid Butt said that the government should bring into the tax net all those who avoid filing income tax returns. He further...
View Articlenegotiations: APTMA on sector’s viability
LAHORE: All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (Aptma) is set to hold a meeting with the government over the restoration of the sector’s viability on Thursday. The first meeting will be held with...
View ArticleSolvency condition: Pak-Kuwait Takaful Company fined
KARACHI: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) imposed a fine of Rs50,000 on Pak-Kuwait Takaful Company for failing to meet the minimum solvency requirements. In an order released...
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Abha bombing: Suicide attack in Saudi town mosque kills 15
RIYADH: A suicide bomber killed at least 15 people in an attack on a mosque used by members of a local security force in southwest Saudi Arabia on Thursday, the interior ministry said, an assault that...
View ArticleTools for guns: Economic progress to de-radicalise FATA, says governor
PESHAWAR: The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Governor Sardar Mahtab Ahmad Khan has said that the government wants deradicalisation of Federal Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) through economic development. He was...
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