PPP MPA’s son dies in car crash on March 3, 2018KARACHI: Hamza Qaimkhani, the lone son of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) MPA Rubina Qaimkhani, died in a road accident on Friday in Karachi. Initial investigations suggest that the accident occurred due to speeding. The accident took place when the teenager, who was 16 years old, was travelling in an SUV with his friend Afsaryab Khan. […]
Nawaz being summoned regularly while absconders roaming free: Fazl on March 3, 2018ISLAMABAD: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has said that tensions between institutions cannot be concealed by maintaining a neutral tone. Talking to the media, the JUI-F chief said that Nawaz Sharif was being summoned for court hearings on a weekly basis, whereas other absconders are roaming freely. He said that Nawaz Sharif’s conduct […]
Ahsan Iqbal says JuD, FIF to be banned on February 27, 2018islamabad: Federal Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal says that following the UN’s resolutions, Pakistan will ban Jamaatud Dawa (JuD) and Falah-e-Insaniat Foundation (FIF). While addressing the fourth international conference on the Use of Space Technology for Water Management, the minister spoke on topics ranging from the menace of terrorism to improving the country’s water system. “Terrorism […]
Veteran commander vies for power in Libya’s shifting sands on February 27, 2018TUNIS: When Khalifa Haftar flew to Tunis in September, the veteran commander and possible future leader of Libya brought masked troops armed with automatic rifles and grenade launchers in a show of force that drew censure from U.N. experts. In France, Italy and Tunisia, he also shook hands with ministers and presidents in gilded reception […]
Sit-in cases Imran gets exemption from personal appearance on February 27, 2018ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Monday appeared before an anti-terrorism court in Islamabad for the hearing of four cases pertaining to the 2014 sit-in. Judge Shahrukh Arjumand granted a request by the PTI chief for exemption from personal attendance and adjourned the hearing till March 13. The cases filed against him and […]
Time to put right wrongs done to society by dictators, their mindset: Zardari on February 27, 2018ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari has said that the time has come to put right all the wrongs done to this society by dictators and their mindset. He said that change in the society would come by following the philosophy of Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. Addressing the office-bearers and workers from […]
Saad Rafique issues defamation notice to PTI’s Fawad Chaudhry on February 26, 2018LAHORE: Railways Minister Khawaja Saad Rafique has issued a defamation notice of Rs 5 billion to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Fawad Chaudhry, stating the latter levelled false allegations against him. In a Tweet posted on Sunday, Khawaja Saad Rafique has demanded an unconditional apology from Fawad Chaudhry over his statements against the railway minister regarding the […]
Trump recites inflammatory ‘snake’ song in anti-immigrant diatribe on February 25, 2018US President Donald Trump on Friday recited the lyrics of a song seen as anti-immigration called ‘The Snake’ to drive home his point about restricting immigration – an inflammatory move that harkened back to his days on the campaign trail. In a speech to conservatives at a convention outside Washington, he also bashed opposition Democrats […]
Dutch parliament recognises 1915 Armenian massacre as genocide on February 24, 2018THE HAGUE: The Dutch parliament on Thursday passed a motion recognising as genocide the massacre of as many as 1.5 million Armenians in 1915, although the government said it would not become official policy of the Netherlands. The motion, which was opposed by just three lawmakers out of 150, risks further straining relations between The […]
AJK president discusses LoC situation with COAS on February 24, 2018RAWALPINDI: Azad Jammu and Kashmir President Sardar Masood Khan called on Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa at the General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi on Friday. The meeting came hours after a 19-year-old was martyred in AJK as Indian continued targeting civilian population along the Line of Control (L0C). The two discussed matters […]