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ISF foundation day: Don’t be mental slaves, Imran Khan tells rulers
ISLAMABAD: Reprimanding the country’s ruling elite, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan warned that the benefits of democracy could only trickle down to the people if the leaders are not...
View ArticleBHC order set aside: Honour killing is not terrorism, SC declares
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has declared that honour killing is not a case of terrorism, setting aside an order passed by the Balochistan High Court’s (BHC) order.In 2012, the court ruled that all...
View ArticleOctober 26 earthquake: Nawaz assures victims of pre-winter rehabilitation
MINGORA: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has assured the victims of the October 26 earthquake that they would be rehabilitated before the onset of winter.Addressing a gathering in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Swat...
View ArticleSecurity concerns: Local govt elections put off in Sanghar district
ISLAMABAD: Local government elections in Sindh’s Sanghar district have been put off for an indefinite period, poll officials announced on Saturday.The announcement came five days before the second...
View ArticleDrastic change: JI to include 10 female members in central council
PESHAWAR: For the first time since its inception more than 74 years ago, the Jamaat-e-Islami has decided to induct 10 female members into the party’s central council.The decision was taken by JI leader...
View ArticleShc Vacancies: Shortage of judges to end soon, says CJP
HYDERABAD: The shortage of judges in the Sindh High Court (SHC), which has been recently reduced to just 15 per cent, will soon end, said the Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP), Justice Anwar Zaheer...
View ArticleHigher Education: KU dept launches course in Islamic banking
KARACHI: Karachi University Business School (KUBS) chairperson Dr Danish Ahmed Siddiqui announced that the school is launching different diploma and degree programmes in Islamic Banking from the next...
View ArticleShoot-Out: Suspected robber killed by police
KARACHI: A suspected robber was killed on Saturday in a shoot-out with the police in Old City area. According to the police, they received a tip-off about the presence of two robbers roaming the area....
View ArticleFighting Diseases: SIUT celebrates World Diabetes Day
KARACHI: World Diabetes Day was observed at the Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT) on Saturday, which was attended by a large number of people. SIUT made arrangements to carry out...
View ArticleAccusations: ‘An anti-PPP alliance has been formed under Mirza, others’
KARACHI: Some parties and groups have formed an anti-Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) alliance under the leadership of former home minister Dr Zulfiqar Mirza, Arbab Ghulam Rahim and the Shirazi brothers,...
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A treasure trove in a trash can
SUKKUR: Instead of being given to the ailing poor, medicines worth millions of rupees were allowed to expire and were subsequently dumped outside the district health office at the Civil Hospital in...
View ArticleBroberg wins dramatic BMW Masters
SHANGHAI: Kristoffer Broberg sank a knee-knocking downhill 12-foot birdie putt at the first playoff hole to win the BMW Masters and his first European Tour title in Shanghai Sunday.The Swede carded a...
View ArticleBangladesh stunned: Zimbabwe pull off smash and grab in nail-biting win
DHAKA: Zimbabwe pulled off a nail-biting three-wicket win against Bangladesh in the second T20I to level the two-match series 1-1 in Dhaka on Sunday.The visitors needed 18 runs off five balls when man...
View ArticleA marriage called off: Woman shot dead in city
PESHAWAR: A woman was gunned down at her house within the jurisdiction of Banamarhi police station on Sunday. According to a police official, the deceased has been identified as Kianat Bibi, daughter...
View ArticleDrug abuse? Man found dead
BATKHELA: A man was found dead in Thana area of Batkhela tehsil on Sunday. The police said they received information about discovery of the remains of a man in Sheikh Inayat Baba graveyard. They...
View ArticleExplosion: House destroyed
CHARASADDA: A house was destroyed when unidentified militants detonated a bomb on its premises in the jurisdiction of Saro police station on Saturday night. Muhammad Jamil, a resident of Rashakai, told...
View ArticleJeep accident: Two killed, 9 injured
MANSEHRA: At least two passengers were killed while nine others were wounded when a jeep plunged into a roadside gorge in a village near Balakot Saturday evening. Eyewitnesses and police told The...
View ArticleSix aiming for district council chair
CHINIOT: Leaders of all three major groups – Qazi, Maulvi and Syed – claim they will win most of the seats in municipal committees and the district council. PML-N’s Aftab Harl says candidates supported...
View ArticleKey problems: Chiniot lacks much that a district needs
CHINIOT: Chiniot district lies on the flood belt. The residents complain of a lack of basic infrastructure required to handle the yearly travails. “Chiniot, being a new district, lacks basic...
View ArticleSave the birds: Protesters seek end to ban on houbara bustard hunting
BAHAWALPUR: Scores of people rallied in Liaqatpur on Sunday demanding an immediate end to the ban on houbara bustard hunting in Cholistan.The rally started at Qayyum Petroleum Company and ended at...
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