Archive for: July, 2013

Pakistan fighter aircraft crashes, pilot ejected safe

A fighter jet of Pakistan Air Force crashed in Mianwali district on Thursday, officials said. The pilot ejected safely and there was no loss on the ground, a PAF spokesman said. “Pakistan Air Force informs that an F-7P Fighter Aircraft, while on a routine operational training mission, crashed near Esa Khel town,” the spokesman said […]

Malala sets to speak at U.N., meet Ban Ki-moon on Friday

Malala Yousafzai, who was critically injured in a Taliban attack, will speak at the U.N. General Assembly on education on Friday. Taliban defending attack on Malala over what they claimed her remarks against Islamic injunctions. In one of her blogs for the BBC Urdu she had offered some controversial remarks about beard and Islamic veil.Two other […]

PM for dialogue option to end terrorism

Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif, Wednesday told the tribal lawmakers that option of dialogue should be kept open to end terrorism.   The Prime Minister had invited members of the parliament from the militants-infested tribal regions to seek their input for a proposed national security policy that will also include possibility of talks with the militants. […]

Bomber kills chief security advisor to President

  Chief security advisor to the President, Bilal Shaikh, was killed in a bomb blast in Karachi Wednesday evening, police said.   Police said the bomber hit car of Bilal Shaikh which also killed his driver and owner of a road stall owner near Gurumandar area.   Seven people, including security officials, were injured in […]

American CEO coaches aspiring young Pakistani entrepreneurs

  Dilawar Syed, the prominent CEO of the American social media company Yonja Media Group, coached aspiring young Pakistani entrepreneurs today at a workshop sponsored by the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad.  The workshop, held at the COMSATS Technology Incubation Center, taught Pakistan’s young entrepreneurs the skills they need to start a successful business, including how […]

9 new ministers of Sindh cabinet take oath

After MQM’s refusal, the PPP Wednesday inducted its own nine new ministers in Sindh cabinet. They include Syed Owais Muzaffar‚ Rubina Saadat Qaimkhani‚ Jam Mahtab‚ Jam Khan Shoro‚ Ali Mardan Shah‚ Javed Nagori‚ Dost Ali Rahmun‚ Gyan Chand and Mukesh Kumar Chaula. Governor Sindh Dr. Ishratul Ebad administered oath to the new ministers at a […]

Eating, drinking, smoking banned during fasting hours

Eating, drinking and smoking at public places during fasting hours in the Holy month of Ramazan has been prohibited to ensure sanctity of the month, officials said Wednesday.  In accordance with the provisions of Ehteram-e-Ramzan Ordinance, 1981 and the rules framed there under, all the provincial governments and concerned authorities in the province will ensure […]

Complaints Cell established in Interior Ministry

A Complaints Cell has been established in the Ministry of Interior on the directions of Federal Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control, Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, the Interior Ministry said Wednesday.  The Complaints Cell has been activated to address any grievances the general public may have against the officials of the Ministry of Interior and […]

23 die in blasts, US drone strike in Afghanistan

A mine targeting a vehicle of civilians exploded in western Afghanistan and killed 12 women, four children and one man, Afghan media reported Wednesday. The blast occurred in Obe District of Herat Province, the Afghan Islamic Press reported. The Obe District security commander, Sher Aqa, said that the mine targeted the vehicle of civilians in […]

27 Pakistanis detained in Malaysia set to be flown back home

Twenty-seven Pakistanis detained in an immigration centre in the Malaysian state of Melaka are set to be released within the next few days to be reunited with their families in Pakistan before Eidul Fitr. Efforts to secure their release started following a visit last Friday by Pakistan High Commissioner to Malaysia, Mr. Shahid Kiani and […]

Ramazan moon not sighted, 1st Ramazan on Thursday

  The moon-sighting committee announced Tuesday that the moon of Ramazan was not sighted anywhere in the country and the month of fasting will begin on Thursday.   The chairman Ruet-e-Hilal Committee, Mufti Muneeb-ur-Rehman, said that the committee has not received any evidence from anywhere in the country.   He said zonal committees in provincial […]

NAB gets 14-day remand for Ex-OGRA Chief in fraud

An accountability court in Rawalpindi Tuesday granted 14-day physical remand of prime accused in the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) graft case Tauqir Sadiq. Former chairman Ogra Sadiq, who was extradited from UAE early morning, was produced in the NAB court. Tauqeer Sadiq is the main accused in the 82 billion rupees corruption case. […]

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