ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan will be open on Thursday (today), according to a press release.All the Benches will function normally except Bench – I where the following three cases will be heard only: 1. Civil Petition No. 796/2007, etc (Reko Diq case) 2. Constitution Petition No. 36/2011 3. Constitution Petition No. 121/2012 2. […]
By: Muhammad Ejaz Khan QUETTA: Five people, including three personnel of the security forces, were killed and several others were injured in a powerful bomb explosion in Shahbaz Town here on Wednesday. Police have confirmed the number of deaths and said that three security personnel were among those killed in the blast. Due to the […]
By: Yunus Awan When a Pakistani VVIP visits India, the Indian journalists are not only allowed to cover the engagements of the visiting VVIP, they are in fact invited by the relevant department to do their job. However, when a VVIP from India comes to Pakistan, and visits historical sites located in remote areas, the […]
The Pakistan Telecommunications Authority has decided that night-time phone conversations can only be ‘immoral’ and has issued directives to all mobile phone companies to immediately discontinue the late-night packages they offer. Almost all companies have been offering such packages, usually involving lower rates or free calls at specific hours in the night. It is hard […]
By: Shakeel Anjum RAWALPINDI: At least 20 mourners, including two minors, were killed and more than 30 critically wounded when a suicide blast ripped through a mourning procession taken out from the Imambargah Qasar-e-Shabbir in Dhok Syedan on Misrial Road here on Wednesday night. The Pindi blast occurred when the procession was proceeding towards the […]
By: Peerzada Salman KARACHI: No artist can miss out on the wonders of nature. It is just not humanly possible. Nature, in the larger context, depicts a benevolent picture. However, it is within the sphere of the natural world that artists go through a gamut of experiences, some of which (if not most) are not […]
By: Imran Ayub KARACHI: The twin blasts outside an Imambargah in Orangi Town on Wednesday not only exposed the approach of the law-enforcement agencies towards the importance of preserving the crime scene, but also showed a lack of disregard among rescue workers and overzealous broadcast media personnel for safety protocols, which made them vulnerable to […]
ISLAMABAD: A man from Mardan and his sister-in-law were murdered in the name of honour at Dhok Azam, in Islamabad’s rural area, police said. The police quoted a motorcyclist, who witnessed the killing. The motorcyclist said that he heard noises coming from a white Mehran, moving at slow speed, next to him. Later the car […]
LAHORE: To ensure fair coverage of 2013 elections through a common code of ethics, a consultative meeting of the media stakeholders was held at the Press Council of Pakistan (PCP) regional office at Aiwan-i-Iqbal here on Wednesday. A similar meeting was held in Karachi on Tuesday to devise a joint strategy. The next meeting is […]
ISLAMABAD: Leaders from the Developing-Eight countries will join heads on Thursday at the 8th D-8 Summit to find ways for a sustainable prosperity for their peoples. The heads of state and government of the member states, Turkey, Malaysia, Iran, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Nigeria, Egypt and host Pakistan are attending the summit whose theme is ‘Democratic partnership […]
THE country was rocked on Wednesday by explosions and targeted attacks in main cities in the four provinces, claiming lives of at least 25 civilians and security personnel. Two of the attacks — one in Rawalpindi and the other in Karachi — were sectarian, targeting Muharram mourners gathered in or near Imambargahs. At least 14 […]
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