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Lahore police remove PTI protest camp

Police in Lahore on Saturday removed Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf camp set up against the alleged rigging in by-elections. The police also detained nearly 12 activists of PTI, who wanted to start hunger strike in the camp on the busy Mall Road, the PTI leaders said. Police said the authorities have already imposed section 144 and protest […]

Sectarian clashes: Bhakkar calm after curfew’s imposition

  Officials in the violence-hit Bhakkar district in Punjab say that the area is calm following the Friday’s sectarian clashes which claimed 12 lives. The situation worsen after gunmen fired at the funeral of a local religious Ghulam Muhammad. The District Coordination Officer (DCO) Bhakkar said curfew has not been clamped on the tension-hit areas‚ […]

Gunmen kill madrassa teacher, another man in Islamabad

Unidentified gunmen shot dead a teacher of a religious school and another man when they fired at a ‘madrassa’ in Islamabad late Friday, police said.   A 14-year student of the school was also injured in the attack at Shehzad Town area of Islamabad, police said.   The gunmen fled after the incident. No group […]

PM says Kashgar-Gwadar corridor to open trade avenues

Prime Minister Friday said that the Gwadar-Kashgar corridor will generate employment opportunities and bring prosperity to the country. Speaking at a meeting at the Prime Minister’s Office to discuss the Kashgar to Gwadar Economic Corridor he said that the project would open up new areas for economic activity and generate employment.   He said about […]

Punjab assembly adopts resolution against US drones

Punjab assembly on Friday adopted a unanimous resolution, condemning the American drone strikes in the country’s tribal regions. Law Minister, Rana Sanaullah, moved the resolution which was also supported by the opposition members.’\ The opposition Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf had earlier tabled a resolution against the US attacks however it was deferred to create consensus on the […]

Nawaz Sharif for Pakistan-Lanka anti-terror cooperation

Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif, Friday said Pakistan and Sri Lanka should work together for frequent and easier people to people contacts by promoting tourism.  The Prime Minister expressed these views in a meeting with Sri Lanka’s Minister for External Affairs Prof. G. L. Peiri in Islamabad.   The Prime Minister said that Pakistan has always supported […]

Pakistan releases 337 Indian prisoners

Pakistan on Friday released 337 Indian fishermen as a goodwill gesture at a time when tension has escalated over exchange of firing between forces of the two countries along the Line of Control. The fishermen had been arrested for illegal fishing in Pakistani water and were freed on completion of their jail term, officials say.   […]

CPJ demands probe into Pakistani journalist’s murder

Authorities in Pakistan should immediately investigate the murder of a Baluch journalist whose body was found in Karachi on Wednesday, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Haji Abdul Razzaq Baloch had been missing since March, according to media groups. Razzaq’s face was mutilated, and his body showed signs of strangulation and torture, according to […]

PML-N leads in by-polls: Unofficial results

The unofficial results of the by-elections on National and Provincial Assemblies seats across the country suggest the PML-N has won majority seats.   By-elections were held for fifteen National Assembly and twenty six Provincial Assembly seats.   According to National Assembly results‚ Pakistan Muslim League-N have bagged five seats‚ Pakistan Peoples Party three‚ Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf two‚ MQM‚ […]

Blast kills man, injures 10 soldiers in Karachi

A bomb blast near an army truck killed a man and injured at least 10 soldiers in Karachi late Thursday, police said.  The blast in Korangi area of Karachi also injured six more civilians, they said. The army truck was destroyed in the attack.   Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack. The TTP spokesman, […]

PML-N wins in Punjab, PPP Sindh, MQM Karachi, PTI Islamabad

Unofficial results of by-elections in forty one National and Provincial Assemblies constituencies show that PML-N has won most of seats in Punjab, PPP in interior Sindh, MQM in Karachi and PTI in Islamabad. Unofficial results of by-elections in forty one National and Provincial Assemblies constituencies have started pouring in. In Punjab Assembly constituency PP-6 Rawalpindi‚ […]

PTI faces major setback in Peshawar, Mianwali

Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf of Imran Khan Thursday faced a major setback as the ANP leader Haji Ghulam Ahmed Bilour snatched his seat he had lost to Imran Khan in the May 11 elections.  All eyes had been on NA-one Peshawar and Bilour was lucky to get back his seat with the support of the PPP and […]

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