About seven people have been killed and more than 16 injured after a bomb placed on the track hit a passenger train travelling from Rawalpindi to Quetta. The blast occurred when the train was travelling through the Notal area in the Nasir Abad District, about 200 Kilometers away from the restive city of Quetta, the […]
Oct 21 2013 | Posted in
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Under the Pakistan Protection Ordinance, an official copy of which is yet to be released any person involved in terrorism related activities will get a minimum punishment of ten years imprisonment under Article 7 of the Constitution as explained in Chapters VI, VII, VIII and IX of the Pakistan Penal Code, 1860, Pakistan Arms Act, […]
Oct 21 2013 | Posted in
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Member of National Assembly Jamshed Dasti claimed that teen activist Malala Yousufzai’s meteoric rise to fame was nothing more than a drama orchestrated by the United States to disrupt the government’s efforts to initiate peace talks with the Taliban. She, however, hit back at claims that she has become a figure of the West, insisting […]
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The pride of Pakistan and the magical voice of the sub-continent, Nusrat Fateh Ali khan, is being remembered on his birth anniversary today. “The king of qawwali”, Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali khan was born on October 13, 1948 in Faisalabad. The soul-touching singer continues to inspire audiences around the world, even after his death. […]
Oct 13 2013 | Posted in
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Minister for Interior Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan directed Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to accelerate investigation into treason case against former military ruler General (retd) Pervez Musharraf and present the report at the earliest. He said Musharraf’s name was on Exit Control List (ECL) and it would not be removed till the court’s decision. […]
Indian troops fired mortars across the Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir, killing a child and wounding three other people, officials said. Deputy Commissioner Kotli Masoodur Rehman Azad Kashmir, said that a 13-year-old boy was killed and two men were injured in Indian firing in Red Kathar area of Goyi Sector along the LoC. He told […]
The Armed Forces of Pakistan on Monday bade farewell to outgoing Chairman Joint Chief of Staff Committee (CJCSC), General Khalid Shameem Wynne, who retires Monday after 42 years in active services, at a special ceremony held here at Joint Staff Headquarters. The ceremony was attended by General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, Chief of Army Staff, […]
A Chinese company has formally handed over the operations of one-hundred and twenty-one megawatts hydropower project to Water and Power Development Authority. The Chinese Dongfang Electric Corporation has built the Allai Khwar project in Batgram district on the tributary of Sindh River. It has been completed in seven and a half years at a cost […]
A bomb attack, targeting a police van guarding polio team, killed six people including four police personnel near Peshawar on Monday, police said. Twelve people including policemen sustained injuries in the attack outside a health center at Badhaber in the outskirts of Peshawar. A function to suggest measures against polio disease was going on when […]
Army Chief, General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, Sunday announced he will retire on due date next month, the military said. The announcement came amid reports that General Kayani is likely either to get extension or a new defence post. Section of the media also said that he is likely to be appointed as Pakistan ambassador to […]
Eid-ul-Azha will be celebrated in Pakistan on October 16 (Wednesday) “Zilhaj” moon was sighted in parts of the country, the Central Ruet-i-Hilal Committee said Sunday. The moon was sighted in Quetta, some other parts of Balochistan and parts of Sindh. The Zanal Moon Sighting Committee in Quetta announced sighting of the moon. The Central Committee […]
Former President Asif Ali Zardari has welcomed the government decision to continue with the policy of the previous government on informal moratorium on executions and called for a thorough review of the death penalty in the country in the light of prevailing objective conditions on the one hand and religious obligations on the other. Spokesperson […]