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Afghan conflict: Taliban say no talks till ‘foreign occupation’ ends
ISLAMABAD: If Afghanistan or Nato authorities were hoping for a swifter resolution to the conflict in Afghanistan after Mullah Akhtar Mansoor was elected as chief of the Afghan Taliban, those hopes...
View ArticleThe death of innocence
“Have you seen the Bollywood movie Ishaqzaade?” exclaimed the young boy, “They did the same to each other.” He was trying to explain the recent teenage suicide case in Karachi in the simplest words...
View Article2.5m pilgrims perform Hajj today
ISLAMABAD: About 2.5 million faithful from across the globe have gathered in the holy land of Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj pilgrimage on Wednesday. These pilgrims include 143,368 Pakistanis, who are...
View ArticleIndian currency recovered: Network busted in Kurram Agency
PARACHINAR: Political authorities of Kurram Agency claimed to have arrested two foreign agents who were members of a network involved in anti-Pakistan activities in the area. The authorities said that...
View ArticleIntelligence cooperation: Pakistan, UK vow to fight terrorism in S Asia
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Britain have agreed upon enhancing intelligence cooperation to fight terrorism involving crackdown against al Qaeda and other militant groups in the South Asian region. For this...
View ArticleRising waters : NDMA issues alerts as River Chenab swells
ISLAMABAD: The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has said the next 12 hours are crucial as water level rises in River Chenab due to heavy to very heavy rains. Following the rise in water...
View ArticleHealth problems: Dr Asim Hussain hospitalised
KARACHI: Former federal minister Dr Asim Hussain, who has been in Rangers custody over terror-funding charges, was admitted to a hospital on Tuesday. Hussain was taken to the National Institute of...
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Under pressure: EU approves migrant deal amid opposition
BRUSSELS: EU ministers pushed through a deal to relocate 120,000 refugees on Tuesday, but rode roughshod over fierce opposition from central and eastern states in a major blow to unity in the bloc. In...
View ArticleOn collision course: ICT denies PTI permission to stage rally at D-Chowk
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad capital administration on Wednesday denied the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) permission to hold a protest in front of Parliament at D-chowk on October 4. But it has not...
View ArticleCoverage delivered: First nationwide polio drive termed a huge success
ISLAMABAD: The National Emergency Operation Cell for Polio Eradication has termed the first nationwide anti-polio drive of the low transmission season a ‘success’. This disease has crippled 32 children...
View ArticleBalochistan: NAB files references against two civil servants (Page 9)
QUETTA: The National Accountability Bureau Balochistan on Wednesday filed two separate references against former Health Secretary Balochistan and district in-charge of the National Education...
View ArticleTeachers, students expelled: No permanent address for 41-year-old school
QUETTA: Despite tall claims of increasing funds for education in Balochistan, students and teachers were expelled from a government school in the provincial capital due to non-payment of rent....
View ArticleAppointment controversy: SHC’s suo motu powers questioned
ISLAMABAD: The apex court has issued notices to attorney general of Pakistan (AGP) and all the provincial law officers over a plea filed by the federal government against the exercise of suo motu...
View ArticleShabqadar showdown: Three militants killed in 90-minute shootout
SHABQADAR: Police fought one-and-a-half hour long gunbattle with alleged militants that ended with all three suspects killed in Shabqadar on Wednesday night. Police officials in Shabqadar have...
View ArticleSindh LG polls: Election commission amends schedule for second phase
ISLAMABAD: The top election supervisory body has made a minor change in the schedule for the second phase of local government polls in Sindh. The scrutiny of nomination papers was to take place from...
View ArticleBy-polls at NA-122: PML-N to launch ad campaign against PTI
ISLAMABAD: The ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has finalised its strategy for the by-election at Lahore’s NA-122 constituency where the PML-N stalwart Sardar Ayaz Sadiq will contest against...
View ArticleFour militants lay down arms in Orakzai
HANGU: Four militants laid down their arms and surrendered before the law enforcement agencies at Kalaya, headquarters of Orakzai Agency in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) on Wednesday....
View ArticleGlobal visa: ‘French language opens opportunities for progress’
ISLAMABAD: French language opens enormous opportunities for progress as it is one of the major languages of the world. This was said by French Cultural Counsellor Martine Herlem-Hamidi while addressing...
View ArticleThe refugee crisis; the power of social media
They ran in the dark towards the Austria-Hungary border. Some had flashlights. Some scampered through the shadows. Some were registered under UN regulations, others were not. They did not know where...
View ArticleFelicitations: Kerry wishes Muslims Eid Mubarak
US Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday extended eid greetings to Muslims around the world. “We congratulate the nearly three million Muslims – including thousands of Americans – who are...
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