KP representative seeks due share in CPEC on July 18, 2016CHARSADDA: Dr Said Alam Mehsud, convener of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Committee of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), announced on Sunday that he would not accept the project unless the province is given its due share and role. Addressing a gathering on CPEC’s economic route at the Tehsil Municipal Hall in Charsadda, Mehsud said that Khyber […]
Missing journalist safely reaches home in Hangu on July 18, 2016HANGU: Khan Zaman Orakzai, a local journalist, who was “kidnapped” two days ago, was released and reached home on Sunday. Talking to colleagues at Hangu Press Club, Zaman said that unidentified men had picked him up from Said Habib Market on Samana Road in Hangu on Friday. “They blindfolded me and forced me into a […]
Security beefed up in DI Khan on July 12, 2016DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Recent target killing incidents in D I Khan forced the law enforcement agencies (LEAs) to beef up security. The law enforcement agencies erected barricades at all the entry and exit points in the district and checkpoints were established on Bannu Road, Tank Road, Darban Road and Quraishi Morr.
Two women killed in Nisata on July 12, 2016CHARSADDA: Two women were killed over a marriage dispute in Nisata, police said on Monday. As per reports, Badam Gul registered a first information report (FIR) against Marjan Ali and Ghaffar Ali. He accused them of forcefully entering his house and killing his wife and daughter.
Pakistan friend or a foe, asks US Congress panel on July 12, 2016WASHINGTON: Senior US lawmakers and their witnesses are gathering on Capitol Hill on Tuesday to once again ask Pakistan if it is America’s friend or foe. The House Subcommittees on Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade and Asia and the Pacific are jointly holding this hearing, hoping that it would help them determine how to deal with […]
No official letters for Ex-Pakistan Leave to perform Umrah – a new trend on July 2, 2016KARACHI: In order to deliver services with honesty, majority of Provincial Ministers, secretaries and officer’s perform Umrah yearly on government expenses and enjoying foreign trips without ex-Pakistan leave is a routine trend now. According to details, the Chief Minister Sindh Syed Qaim Ali Shah and several other Ministers, bureaucrats had left for Saudi Arab to […]
In Paris, Ban calls for humane solution for refugees and migrants on June 27, 2016United Nations In Paris today, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on the countries of Europe as well as the international community at large to work towards a compassionate and humane solution to the problem of refugees and migrants, emphasizing that he counts on the European Union and Britain to continue as strong partners of […]
Top UN official underlines world bodys obligation to prevent conflict, sustain peace on June 25, 2016UNITED NATIONS: United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson has urged member states, particularly those with membership in the Security Council, to make full use of the Peacebuilding Commission and its role in preventing violent conflict. He was speaking on behalf of Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at an event marking the tenth anniversary of the first meeting […]
US drone strike disrupted Afghan peace process, says Maleeha Lodhi on June 23, 2016UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan told the UN Security Council on Tuesday that a United States drone attack that killed Taliban leader, Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansour, on the Pakistani territory had dealt a blow to the Afghan peace process, further complicating the situation. Ambassador Maleeha Lodhi said this while speaking in a debate for Afghanistan’s situation. She […]
Pakistans ex-envoy calls for revamping UN resolution on nuclear proliferation on June 23, 2016UNITED NATIONS: A head of a Pakistani think-tank on Tuesday called for revamping UN Security Council Resolution 1540 that aims to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction to non-state actors and said that there is a need to take into account the emerging threats that were destabilising large chunks of the globe. “Islamic […]