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Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman‚ Imran Khan who arrived in Islamabad on Thursday for the first time since he had been injured, visited family of a slain party worker in Rawalpindi. He told reporters that he will pursue the case and will ensure the affected family should get justice. Earlier‚ doctors at the Shaukhat Khanum hospital […]
The twelve members of KPK cabinet took oath in Peshawar on Thursday. The portfolios will be announced later. Governor Engineer Shaukatullah administered the oath to the new cabinet. The ruling coalition allies succeeded to finalize the cabinet late Wednesday. Seven of the total 15 ministers are from Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Shaukat Yousafzai, Shah Farman, […]
More than two decades after fleeing Afghanistan with her devoted father, Deeba* has been flown out of Pakistan to rejoin her brothers and sisters and receive specialist care for her disability. The 38-year-old, who suffers from an intellectual disability, arrived in New York earlier this year to a warm welcome from her siblings, who […]
A Taliban infiltrator killed at least six Afghan police men in southern Afghanistan early Thursday, officials said. The incident occurred in Helmand Province’s Musa Qala District. The Taliban claimed that an infiltrated policeman killed 10 police soldiers, including two commanders, and joined them. The head of Musa Qala District, Musa Kalim, told Afghan […]
Widespread rain/thunderstorm is expected in Upper Sindh‚ Southeastern Balochistan and southern Punjab while at scattered places of Upper/Central Punjab Islamabad‚ Khyber Pakhtunkhwa‚ Southern Sindh‚ Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan during next 24 hours, the met office says. Widespread dust-thunderstorm/rain occurred in Punjab‚ Islamabad‚ Khyber Pakhtunkhwa‚ Upper Sindh‚ Eastern Balochistan and Kashmir during the last twenty-four hours. […]
Clerks across Pakistan and Azad Kashmir will observe strike on Friday to protest against the PML-N gov’t failure to increase salaries of the government employees. Haji Irshad, President All Pakistan Clerks Association, says that the clerks will observe pen-down strike against the budget. He said the association will also hold an emergency meeting […]
The PML-N government Wednesday increased the defence allocation in its budget for fiscal 2013-14 to 627 billion rupees (around 6.32 billion US dollars), making nearly 15 per cent hike over the outlay for the current fiscal, which ends on June 30th. The allocation for the three defence services amounted to 15.73 per cent […]
Finance Minister Ishaq Dar Wednesday presented budget with a total outlay of 3‚591 billion rupees for the financial year 2013-14. Presenting the budget before the National Assembly, he said the budget has been designed to ensure a progressive way to revive and strengthen the national economy. “This involves stability in all fields‚ creation […]
The Human Rights Committee of the Senate Wednesday decided to give one last chance to the Defence Ministry to furnish its views June 30 on the draft legislation that seeks to vest in them legal powers to the state agencies and balances the same with a measure of civilian and parliamentary oversight. It also decided […]
A 15-minute walk after each meal could prevent older people developing type-2 diabetes, a study has found. The post-meal walks control blood sugar as well as one long walk, research by George Washington University suggested. Elevated blood sugar after meals could increase the risk of type-2 diabetes, so resting after eating “is the worst thing […]
Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday paid tributes to former South African president Nelson Mandela and wished his early recovery. The 94-year-old icon was hospitalized Saturday for a recurring lung infection. He remained in the hospital for a fifth day. In his message of good wishes on behalf of […]
The Supreme Court of Pakistan has nullified all appointments and transfers made during caretaker government. A three-member bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry announced the verdict in Islamabad Wednesday. The apex court ordered setting up of a three-member commission for new appointments in corporations and autonomous bodies. The court observed that the caretaker […]
