Unidentified gunmen attack police office in Loralai By: Web Desk on January 29, 2019QUETTA: At least five policemen were gunned down and 19 persons including police officials injured after unidentified gunmen attacked the Deputy Inspector general (DIG) of police office in Loralai, Balochistan on Tuesday. The incident took place when four unidentified gunmen entered DIG of police office and opened fire on the office and threw a hand […]
Round of US-Taliban talk to end 17-years-old Afghan war concludes By: Web Desk on January 26, 2019KABUL: Talk between United States authorities and Taliban negotiators in Qatar have been ended with the accord to include the final clauses in the draft agreement to end the 17-years-old Afghan war. According to the sources, both parties were agreed upon exclusion of remote powers from Afghanistan in year and a half from the future […]
Facebook getting its messaging apps to be friends By: AFP on January 26, 2019Facebook said Friday it is trying to get its messaging apps to be friends, allowing encrypted missives be exchanged no matter which of its services are used. The leading social network is behind free, stand-alone smartphone apps Instagram, Messenger and WhatsApp. Each service is popular, but users have to be in the same application to […]
Amir returns to Pakistan T20 squad for South Africa series By: Web Desk on January 26, 2019LAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Saturday has announced 15-member T20 squad for the three-match series against South Africa starting February 1. Fast bowler Mohammad Amir aftr making his comeback to Test and ODI series has also returns to the shortest format side. Pakistan have made only one change to the squad that played against […]
Nawaz Sharif files bale plea in Al-Azizia verdict on medial ground By: Web Desk on January 26, 2019ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Saturday has filed a bail petition in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) for the suspension of his sentence in the Al-Azizia reference case on his medical report. A two-member bench of Islamabad High Court including Justice Amir Farooq and Justice Mohsin Akhtar will hear the petition on January […]
Court extends Khawaja brother’s physical remand till Feb 2 By: Web Desk on January 26, 2019LAHORE: An accountability court on Saturday has extended physical remand of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Khawaja Saad Rafique and his brother Salman Rafique in the Paragon Housing Society scam case till February 2. The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) today (Saturday) presented the Rafique brothers before the court for another extension in their physical remand. […]
Pakistani-American chef Fatima Ali passes away after a battle with cancer By: Web Desk on January 25, 2019Pakistani-American chef Fatima Ali who has been suffering from terminal cancer passed away. Chef Fatima Ali was diagnosed with Ewing’s Sarcoma- a rare form of bone and soft tissue cancer in 2017. The former Top Chef season 15 contestant shared with the world in October that she was given a year to live by the […]
Sugarcane juice declared as national drink of Pakistan By: Web Desk on January 25, 2019ISLAMABAD: Government of Pakistan has declared sugarcane juice as the nation juice of Pakistan. The government has conducted a poll on famous social site Twitter and asked the nation about the national drink of Pakistan. What is the national juice of Pakistan? — Govt of Pakistan (@pid_gov) January 24, 2019 Poll includes three option including […]
South African High Commissioner calls on COAS Gen Bajwa By: Web Desk on January 24, 2019RAWALPINDI: H.E Mr Mpendulo Jele, High Commissioner of South Africa to Pakistan called on General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) at GHQ on Thursday. Inter-Services public Relations (ISPR) is an issued statement said that during the meeting matters of mutual interest, regional security and Pak-South Africa relations came under discussion. Earlier, Prime Minister […]
Sindh govt presents bill on providing emergency treatment to injured on top priority By: Web Desk on January 24, 2019KARACHI: The Sindh government on Thursday has presented a bill in the Assembly, suggested that all private and government hospitals should treat the injured first complete the paperwork later. The bill has been proposed after the death of Amal Umer, who passed away in the wake of being hit by a fire of a policeman […]