
Pakistan on Tuesday summoned Afghan Charge d’ Affaires and was lodged a formal protest over Afghan forces firing, which injured at least five troops, the Foreign Ministry said. Tensions escalated between the two uneasy neighbours over cross-border shelling in recent weeks that has overshadowed their cooperation for the much-needed peace and reconciliation process. […]

Death toll from a deadly bomb attack on an election rally in Kurram agency’s tribal region has reached 24, hospital sources said Tuesday. Over 70 people were injured in a blast at the election rally of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) candidates in the central Kurram tribal Agency on Monday, and several wounded died in hospital. […]

A bomb blast at an election rally in Kurram agency tribal region killed at least 15 people on Monday, officials said. The blast occurred at the public meeting of the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI-F) in Kurram tribal region also injured 42 others, Assistant Political Agent of central Kurram region, Mohammad Fazal told the media. […]

The Election Commission of Pakistan on Monday introduced E-Ticket Service having serial number and block code of the voters. The service was launched at the Election Commission office in Islamabad. On this occasion‚ Member ECP Punjab‚ Justice (R) Riaz Kayani said earlier all these details were provided by the political parties‚ but after […]

Pakistan on Monday defended construction of security posts along the joint border with Afghanistan as Afghan officials have reported fresh clashes between the border troops of the two countries. Pakistan Foreign Ministry said that the posts on Pakistan-Afghanistan border are serving the useful and mutually beneficial purpose of better border management, which is crucial […]

Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Imran Khan said Sunday that Pakistan does not need to seek loans from foreign countries and organizations and Pakistan has ample resources. Addressing public meetings in Lahore, Faisalabad, Chiniot‚ Khushab, and Jhang, the PTI chief said his party would increase budget for education and health. He said if voted to […]

Secretary Election Commission Ishtiak Ahmad Khan Sunday said that printing of one hundred and eighty million ballot papers is in progress and so far one hundred and fifty million ballot papers have been printed. He told a news conference that printing and dispatch of ballot papers for Balochistan and Sindh have been completed. […]

The military army said Sunday that three soldiers and 22 militants were killed in clashes in a Khyber agency and Balochistan province. The military said the security forces captured two string hideouts of the militants in the mountainous Tirah Valley in Khyber tribal region late Saturday. “In a successful operation security forces last night […]

Bushra Gohar of Awami National Party has claimed that elections are being held only in Punjab whereas selection is being done in the rest of three provinces. She said Taliban are making selection as to who will go to the Parliament. She was speaking in ‘Sachay Swal’ programme of Radio Pakistan‚ which is […]

Two blasts near the office of MQM in Karachi killed at least two persons and injured 30 others, police and hospital sources said. The blasts occurred in Aziz Abad area of Karachi and near the office of Mutahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), the MQM spokesman, Wasi Jalil said. Rickshaw was used for the first […]

Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Imran Khan Saturday lashed out at Jamiat ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazal-ur-Rehman, for his support to President Asif Zardari. Addressing public meetings in Buer, Swabi and Charsadda, Khan said that Fazal is fully responsible for the killing of Pashtoons in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. “There is no need of conspiracies of Jews […]

Prime Minister Mir Hazar Khan Khoso Saturday directed the Intelligence Agencies to sharpen their intelligence-gathering techniques as timely intelligence can prevent many a disaster. “I would also request the masses to keep their eyes open and observe the movement of suspicious elements around them and inform the police accordingly,” the Prime Minister said in […]