West helped increase corruption in Middle East by selling weapons: report
Western nations, particularly the United States, the United Kingdom, Russia and Germany, have helped increase corruption in Middle Eastern and North African countries by selling them large quantities...
View ArticleIndia folk singer arrested over anti-government song
NEW DELHI: A popular folk singer was arrested in southern India on Friday for allegedly writing and singing a song that criticised the local government over state-owned liquor shops, his lawyer said....
View ArticleFrom lush green meadows to lakes covered in snow
Human efforts are no match for mother nature and the world around us is susceptible to changes nature brings our way. I visited Naran, along with some of the most stunning places in Pakistan this...
View ArticleObama wins US debt-limit, budget truce through end of presidency
WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama early on Friday won congressional passage of legislation that lifted the threat of a default on government debt through the end of his presidency and a budget...
View ArticleExtremely rare cyclone threatens floods, damage in Yemen and Oman
GENEVA: Cyclone Chapala, a storm gathering in the Arabian Sea, is heading for Yemen and Oman and may cause floods, landslides and infrastructure damage in countries that are ill-prepared for such...
View ArticleBilal Asif’s bowling action found to be legal: ICC
The International Cricket Council (ICC) termed on Friday the bowling action of Bilal Asif as legal, saying the player could continue bowling in international cricket. An assessment revealed that the...
View ArticleLong overdue: Suspect in Kohistan sectarian attack caught in Diamer
GILGIT: A high-profile militant was arrested in Diamer Valley on Friday. According to a senior police official, the man arrested is believed to be the mastermind behind sectarian attacks in Diamer and...
View ArticleWith reports of suspected dengue cases, K-P rests easy on ‘false positives’
PESHAWAR: Khyber Teaching Hospital suspects the death of a 12-year-old boy late Saturday night was caused by dengue fever. However, a private doctor diagnosed patient with typhoid. Meanwhile the...
View ArticleCause of death unknown: Five-month-old dies after receiving measles shot
MINGORA: A five-month-old girl died while her twin brother lapsed into a coma reportedly after a medical technician injected them with measles vaccines in Kabal tehsil, Swat on Sunday.Speaking to The...
View ArticleSans facilities: Primary school in Nowshera on verge of collapse
PESHAWAR: There are only two rooms and seven teachers for 350 students at Government Primary School (GPS) Hawai in Adamzai union council of Akora Khattak, Nowshera.This runs contrary to a policy...
View ArticleCompensation can’t bring back what they lost
PESHAWAR: Though authorities are engaged in rescue efforts in areas affected by the earthquake in both Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata), damages are still being...
View ArticleIn solidarity: Gilgit-Baltistan marks 68th Independence Day
GILGIT: Gilgit-Baltistan observed its 68th Independence Day with austerity and paid tributes to its war heroes. The event was not celebrated with much pomp and zeal to show solidarity with families who...
View ArticlePolitical musings: Ups and downs of the leftists-I
ISLAMABAD: The progressive leftist movement in Pakistan has a chequered history. After many ups and downs, it has come to, what can be called, a virtual demise.While there are still some left-wing...
View ArticleMysterious circumstances: Two bodies recovered from Charsadda
CHARSADDA: At least two bodies, including the remains of a man who had gone missing earlier this week, were found in Charsadda on Sunday.In the first incident, the body of a man identified as Dilawar...
View Article121st Senate session: PPP to seek fresh tweaking of accountability laws
ISLAMABAD: Senator Taj Haider of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) is all set to introduce a bill aimed at further tweaking the National Accountability Ordinance, 1999 on the first day of the 121st session...
View ArticleSetting things right: BISP survey to be conducted across country: Marvi
GILGIT: The federal government has decided to conduct a fresh survey for Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) across the country. “The assembly will have to formally approve the survey,” said BISP...
View ArticleStarting work: Nazim presents Mansehra tehsil budget
MANSEHRA: Mansehra tehsil presented its first budget at the tehsil council session on Monday. Nazim Khurram Shehzad Swati presented a budget worth of Rs571 million. Naib nazim Mohsan Waqar presided...
View ArticleAfghan war: Jihad ideology misuse caused chaos: Fazl
MULTAN: The fight against the Soviet Union in Afghanistan during 1980s was meant to serve American interests, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl chief Maulana Fazlur Rahman said asserting that the misuse of the...
View ArticleShahbaz condoles with Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiar
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Monday visited MNA Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiar, his father MNA Arshad Khan Laghari in Rahim Yar Khan and offered condolences over the demise of the latter’s...
View ArticleMaiden move: Chief justice to make rare appearance in Senate
ISLAMABAD: In an unprecedented move with no parallel in parliamentary history, Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) on Tuesday (today) will attend a meeting of the Senate committee to assist members of the...
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