GHALLANAI: The militants blew up another government school in Mohmand Agency on Wednesday to raise the tally of destroyed schools there to 114, official sources said. A device planted by the militants at the building of Government Primary School in Hanif Khan village in Ekkaghund Tehsil went off at midnight and destroyed the entire structure. […]
Amir Riaz & Jawwad Rizvi The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority’s decision to withdraw International Clearing House (ICH) charges on calls from abroad has not been implemented as the old call rates still apply, said an official at an LDI operator on Wednesday. The government has decided to withdraw the ICH charges as the international call traffic […]
Murtaza Ali Shah LONDON: Pakistani journalists and leading figures of various political parties came together here on Thursday and protested against Taliban’s attempt to blow Hamid Mir in a car bomb attack. The popular Geo TV and Jang Group journalist became a target of the militants after he provided platform to Malala Yousufzai on his […]
Mahvish Ahmad TAUNSA SHARIF: It is difficult to walk around the small piece of land that used to be Laal Khan’s home. Most of his belongings are still buried under piles of mud and earth. The outer rim of a handi sticks out on the right. And a wooden leg piece of a charpai on […]
Nasir Iqbal ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has given his assent to a reference seeking an advice from the Supreme Court to resolve a controversy over the appointment of Islamabad High Court judges. “The president has finally given his assent to a reference to be submitted to the Supreme Court on Friday by invoking the […]
KARACHI: A judicial magistrate released on Thursday a former executive district officer for education on bail in a case pertaining to the kidnapping of a schoolteacher. Retired EDO Gul Mohammad Hajiano, aged around 70, said to be a legal practitioner, and his son-in-law, Wafa Hussain, were arrested on Dec 5 within the remit of the […]
Iftikhar A. Khan ISLAMABAD: In a surprising move, the Election Commission of Pakistan issued a notification on Thursday allowing President Asif Ali Zardari and governors of four provinces to take part in election campaigns for at least the remaining by-elections. The president and the governors have been removed from the list of public office holders […]
Peerzada Salman KARACHI: The 5th International Urdu Conference began with thought-provoking speeches on Urdu literature in India and Pakistan and admirable prose rendition by Zia Mohyeddin in the Arts Council Karachi auditorium on Thursday. Two keynote speeches were made at the inaugural session of the four-day moot. Indian scholar Prof Shamim Hanafi spoke on Urdu […]
PESHAWAR: Doing journalism in Pakistan has become challenging due to the delicate security situation, said US Consul General in Peshawar Robert G Reed on Thursday. During a visit to the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication at University of Peshawar, Mr Reed said the field of journalism had gained more importance in the past decade […]
PESHAWAR: Around a dozen unlicensed FM radio stations were taken off the air in Swabi district over the last couple of days for spreading religious hatred. Also, the administration seized equipment used by these radio stations and booked their owners for illegal activity. The provincial had taken notice of the illegal operations of illegal FM […]
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