Islamabad, Kabul agree on forming joint working groups: FMPakistan and Afghanistan on Monday agreed on a mechanism for formal and bilateral dialogue and to establish six joint working groups for discussions on all key areas, officials said. The two sides fin...
Reforms in advertisement sector imperative to ensure transparency: MarriyumMinister for Information and Broadcasting Ms. Marriyum Aurangzeb on Monday underscored the need for bringing drastic reforms in the process regarding issuance of advertisements for both print and elec...
Army imposes curfew after protest erupts against return of violence in NWAIslamabad: A curfew was imposed in North Waziristan Agency (NWA) on Monday following a sit-in that continued in Mir Ali for two days where scores of residents of the embattled area protested against r...
Need to engage youth in healthy activities: mootPESHAWAR: Speakers at a seminar on Monday emphasized that the youth should be engaged in healthy activities so that they can play a vital role in the peace building activities in the country. Addressi...
Centre of economic power is shifting from the West to East, says Sartaj AzizISLAMABAD: Pakistan truly stands at a historic juncture. The country's strategic location, once being a liability is now a bridge between Europe and Asia. Center of economic power is shifting from the...
LHC given two weeks to hear pleas against suspension of wage raise notificationsISLAMABAD: Heairng a petition jointly moved by provincial social security authorities in the Punjab, the Supreme Court of Pakistan on Monday gave the Lahore High Court (LHC) two weeks to hear applicat...
29 terrorist attacks killed 44 in April 2018: reportISLAMABAD: There were 29 terrorist attacks across Pakistan in the month of April 2018 including three suicide blasts in Baluchistan province, according to the monthly security report issued by a think...
Relatives of man died in road ‘mishap’ seek justiceKHYBER AGENCY: The orphans and relatives of a deceased tribesman, who was killed in a road mishap by a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project vehicle, demanded the Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) and Chief M...
10,452 police officers to ensure security in Larkana during RamazanLARKANA: The Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police Abdullah Shaikh on Monday said that 10,452 police officers have been appointed to ensure security in the entire Larkana Division as the Islamic mo...
Protest against ambulance snatching in LarkanaLARKANA: The drivers and owners of private ambulances held a demonstration on Monday against an incident in which suspected robbers snatched a private ambulance from a driver in Larkana. Reportedly, t...
SU signs MoU with Yilditz Technical University in TurkeyHYDERABAD: University of Sindh (SU) wins yet another distinction as its Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Fateh Muhammad Burfat signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Yilditz Technical University, one...
3,000 cops to guard 3,799 mosques, imambargahs during RamazanGUJRANWALA: The City Police Officer (CPO) Ashfaq Khan on Monday said that 3,000 police officers and law enforcers would be appointed at 3,799 mosques, imam bargahs, 16 ramazan bazars and 42 shopping c...
Two law enforcers injured in IED blast in North WaziristanPESHAWAR: At least two security personnel were injured on Monday in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast, emplaced by suspected militants near a petrol pump in Miranshah, a town in North Waziris...
Teghani, Bijarani clash death toll reaches fiveSHIKARPUR: The death toll reached five on Monday after the clash of Teghani and Bijarani communities as another injured Bijarani tribesman succumbed to his injuries at the Sukkur Hospital. According t...