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Despite last week’s closure of the Taliban office in Doha, Pakistan has fervently called for pursuing the Afghan peace process aimed at bringing the over a decade old war to an end. “The window on the Doha track should not be shut. This initiative should be pursued,” Pakistan’s UN Ambassador Masood Khan told a closed-door […]
Pakistan admitted on Thursday that Afghan reconciliation process face many challenges but all sides will have to show patience to achieve the goal of elusive peace. The comments came days after the Afghan Taliban temporarily closed their office in Qatar, dashing hopes for beginning of the long-awaited process. “Pakistan is of the view that reconciliation […]
A bomb blast near a mosque killed at least two people near Kohat on Thursday, police sources said. The bomb blat also injured several more people, they said. Preliminary investigation suggests that the bomb was attached to a motorbike and was parked near a mosque at Kacha Paka, a small town, some 20 kilometers from […]
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said Thursday that Saudi Arabia is home to 1.5 million Pakistanis who contributed heavily for the development of the country through their about $ 3.7 billion remittances per annum. He was talking to Ambassador of Saudi Arabia, Abdul Aziz bin Ibrahim bin Salih Al-Ghadeer, who paid a courtesy call on him […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
