DC, mayor told to explain hike in fruit prices on June 6, 2017LAHORE: Justice Mamoon Rashid Sheikh of the Lahore High Court (LHC) has sought explanation from the Lahore mayor and the deputy commissioner for their alleged failure to control the skyrocketing fruit prices Both mayor and the deputy commissioner have been ordered to appear before the court no June 8. During hearing of the petition filed […]
Mardan lynching: police launch hate speech probe against clerics on April 17, 2017PESHAWAR: Mardan police opened a hate speech investigation involving two Muslim clerics on Sunday after the killing of a university student over blasphemy allegations. The clerics are accused of attempting to disrupt the funeral of student Mashal Khan, who was beaten to death by fellow students after a dorm debate was followed by accusations of […]
Mother of All Bombs affected Kurram too on April 17, 2017PARACHINAR: The powerful bomb which was dropped by the US in Afghanistan also damaged buildings in Kurram Agency. Cracks appeared in several houses, a mosque and an Imambargah at Malana village in the foothills of Speen Ghar.US officials claimed that the bomb, dubbed the mother of all bombs (MOAB),had targetted a base of the Islamic […]
Huge fire erupts in Saddar on April 10, 2017KARACHI: A huge fire erupted in Saddar on Monday, creating panic and smoke over the area. No causalities have yet been reported. The fire erupted in empty boxes of fruit kept near Fire Brigade Station in Saddar, the business centre of the metropolis. Rescue teams and fire fighters rushed to the scene and tried to […]
Four more martyred by Indian troops in loK on April 10, 2017ISLAMABAD: Four more Kashmiri youth were martyred by Indian troops in occupied Kashmir, taking the death toll in Kashmir to at least 12 over the past two days. According to Kashmir Media Service, Kashmiri youth were killed during a violent military operation in Keran area of Kupwara district. Over 100 people were injured and eight young […]
Malala to be made youngest United Nations Messenger of Peace on April 8, 2017NEW YORK: Youngest Nobel Prize winner Malala Yousafzai is to become the youngest messenger of peace for the United Nations, the organization’s chief said on Friday. Malala, who is 19, will be appointed by UN Secretary Atonio Guterres, and will help promote girls’ education around the world. Yousafzai came into prominence when a Taliban gunman […]
Khawaja refuses to leave charge after Sindh appoints new IGP on April 2, 2017KARACHI: The Sindh government and federal government have locked horns over the appointment of Sindh inspector general (IG). Sindh IG Allah Dino Khawaja has reportedly refused to leave office after the Sindh government issued a notification to press him to surrender his post on Friday. Without the federal government’s approval, the provincial government issued another […]
Satellite images reveals morbid situation in Rohingya villages on November 13, 2016Hundreds of buildings in Rohingya villages in western Myanmar have been torched, according to new satellite images released on Sunday as fresh fighting flared in the strife-torn region. Northern Rakhine, which is home to the Muslim Rohingya minority and borders Bangladesh, has been under military lockdown ever since surprise raids on border posts left nine […]
Saudi court orders flogging Prince on November 2, 2016A prince of Saudi Arabia’s ruling Al Saud family was given lashes in a prison in Jeddah as a court-ordered punishment, a Saudi newspaper reported on Wednesday, less than a month after the kingdom executed another prince for murder. The brief report in Okaz daily did not disclose the offence for which he was being […]
Mentally challenged imprisoned for blackmailing Amir Khan on November 2, 2016 The man who blackmailed Pakistan-born British boxer Amir Khan has been sentenced to 16 months in jail. Sources told that authorities appreciated Amir Khan for approaching the court and declared the suspect as a mental patient. The 27-year-old suspect Hamza Deen sent a threatening email to Amir Khan claiming to have indecent pictures of the […]