Clik here to view.
Legal matters: Senate committee debates judicial appointments
ISLAMABAD: The process for judicial appointments came under discussion in the Senate committee, where lawmakers quizzed the current system of appointing senior judges. Taking the lead in raising the...
View ArticleSMEs: Islamic banking’s role stressed for sector
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) on Tuesday highlighted the need for full-fledged Islamic microfinance banks to support Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) as currently no...
View ArticlePoverty eradication: Poverty a complicated issue: Balochistan CM
QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Dr Abdul Malik Baloch has said that poverty is a worldwide issue but it is more complicated a problem in Balochistan. “We are constantly struggling to decentralise...
View ArticleAnti-Money Laundering Act: Govt to review limit for punishing tax evaders
ISLAMABAD: In a bid to persuade legislators to withdraw their opposition, the government on Wednesday hinted at reviewing the Rs10 million limit that it proposed for treating tax evasion as an offence...
View ArticleDay 4: At least 10 terrorists killed in Shawal air blitz
PESHAWAR / BANNU: Jet fighters bombed militant hideouts in the North Waziristan Agency on Wednesday, killing at least 10 terrorists as the air offensive in the region continued for a fourth...
View ArticleClik here to view.
For NA and PA seat: Panel proposes doubling limit of election expenses
ISLAMABAD: Parliamentary panel deliberating proposals for electoral reforms have decided to double the maximum limit of expenditures a candidate can make during an election campaign. The sub-committee...
View ArticleIsrael says it hit 14 Syrian army posts after rocket strike
JERUSALEM: Israel on Friday said that it carried out strikes on 14 Syrian army positions in the Golan Heights on Thursday night in response to rocket fire. “The Israel Defence Forces targeted 14 Syrian...
View ArticleReligion not necessary to direct a movie: Akshay Kumar
Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar, who plays a sardaar in Prabhudeva’s lastest directorial Singh is Bliing, says religion has no bearing on a person’s directorial skills. This is the second movie after...
View ArticlePolice hunt ‘exorcist’ over women’s deaths near Multan
MULTAN: Police are hunting an ‘exorcist’ over the death of a woman and her daughter who suffocated in a botched fire ritual to rid them of their demons, officials said. The killings took place in the...
View ArticleFour new fires at China blast site, widespread safety hazards found
SHANGHAI: Four new fires have broken out at the site where two huge blasts last week killed 114 people, state media reported on Friday soon after officials said safety hazards were found at almost 70...
View ArticleClik here to view.
UK roads to charge electric cars as they drive
The British government is soon to test road technology which allows drivers of electric and hybrid cars to charge their vehicles as easily as they charge their phones. The new motorway will enable...
View ArticlePakistani Taekwando champion secures another Guinness World Record
Pakistan Taekwondo black belt Ahmad Amin Bodla has broken the Guinness World Record for most squat thrusts in one minute with 40 pounds weight on the back. “I did 23 repetitions while the previous...
View ArticleShafiq keen on improving ODI record as Malik shows desire for Tests
KARACHI: Pakistan middle-order batsman Asad Shafiq has vowed to work doubly hard on his ODI game to make it part with his impressive Test returns. While talking to a state-run sports channel, the...
View ArticleAlmost 90% of India’s rapes committed by people known to victim
NEW DELHI: Almost 90 per cent of rapes in India in 2014 were committed by people known to the victims such as relatives, neighbours and employers, government statistics showed, as activists called for...
View ArticleIndian advert gives victory to Pakistan for Indo-Pak war in 1965
A blundered advertisement in India has rewritten the entire history of the 1965 Indo-Pakistan war and virtually handed over victory to Pakistan. A full-page advertisement was published in major Hindi...
View ArticleCourt issues non-bailable arrest warrants for DJ Butt
A district and sessions court in Islamabad issued on Friday non-bailable arrest warrants for Muhammad Asif alias ‘DJ Butt’ and ordered police to present him before the court on September 3, Express...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Thai police investigating CCTV showing second suspicious bag drop
BANGKOK: Thai police on Saturday said they were investigating new security camera footage showing a man dropping a package into a canal as the hunt for those behind Monday’s deadly Bangkok bomb blast...
View ArticlePM directs Punjab govt to ensure implementation of NAP
RAIWIND: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Saturday directed the Punjab Government to ensure implementation of the National Action Plan (NAP) to eradicate terrorism from the province. The order was...
View ArticleChina’s traffic police on alert after chemical blasts: Xinhua
SHANGHAI: Chinese traffic police are on high alert nationwide for dangerous chemicals, ten days after a warehouse exploded in northeastern China killing at least 116 people, state media said on...
View ArticleWe don’t make films for numbers: Kabir Khan
Bajrangi Bhaijaan has become a blockbuster but its director Kabir Khan says that films are not made for the purpose of earning huge collections as that restricts the creativity of a filmmaker. Read:...
View Article