SWAT – Deputy Chief of the de-funct Tehrik-e-Taliban, Swat chapter, Shah Dawran warned District Health Officer and rep-resentative of iodine project of The Micronutrient Initiative (Ca-nadian NGO) for grave conse-quences if they did not halt their projects. According to defails Shah e Dawran strongly threatened DHO for cooperating with NGOs in Swat district. He said […]
By Hameedullah Khan MINGORA, Jan 28: Seven militants and seven civilians were killed in clashes between the local Taliban and security forces in Swat on Wednesday. The clash took place when Army Chief General Parvez Ashfaq Kayani was visiting the valley. ISPR’s Swat media centre said that seven militants had been killed and 11 injured […]
By MUHAMMAD NAEEM KARACHI – Pakistan Television Karachi Centre held a colourful ceremony in order to introduce its upcoming programmes for the spring quarter, at the lush green lawn of a local hotel on Saturday night. Renowned writers, directors, producers, actors, singers, anchorpersons, journalists along with notable people from other walks of life graced the […]
By Abdul Sami Paracha KOHAT, Jan 27: Security forces have claimed killing more than 16 militants in Darra Adamkhel on Tuesday. They said that a large number of militants were besieged after a fierce clash in which an army officer had been killed and five soldiers were injured in Tor Chappar area. An official source […]
Irfan Bukhari ISLAMABAD – To meet persistent financial crunch, Pakistan Television Corporation has pledged its Karachi building to a bank and got loan to pay the salaries of its staff, The Nation reliably learnt here on Tuesday. The sources within the organization said that PTV had virtually failed to recover outstanding dues of around Rs […]
By Mubarak Zeb Khan ISLAMABAD, Jan 26: The government on Monday finalised a new privatisation policy which allows transactions of only 26 per cent shares of government entities with transfer of ownership and discard the previous government’s policy of strategic sale for raising money. The proposed policy would also apply to all previous transactions not […]
KARACHI: With the inclusion of six non-governmental organizations (NGOs), through political pressure from various circles, Sindh community development scheme is likely to throw away several other organizations from the whole process. The Sindh government recently initiated the community development scheme to carry out it under the public-private partnership. The private organizations will have to bear […]
ISLAMABAD – Advisor to Prime Minister on Interior Rehman Malik Monday told the National Assembly that law and order situation in Swat is likely to be resolved within a couple of weeks as government is taking measures to establish its writ in the area. Responding to points of orders raised by different members, the Interior […]
By Hameedullah Khan MINGORA, Army troops were authorised on Sunday to shoot at sight curfew violators in Kuza Bandai, Bara Bandai, Ningolai, Chota Kalam and Shakardarra areas of Swat in the wake of reports that Maulana Fazlullah had ‘summoned’ 50 influential people to ‘appear’ before a Taliban ‘court’ within a week. “People must remain indoors […]
MINGORA: Eleven people, including eight militants, were killed and four others were injured in different incidents of violence in the restive Swat Valley on Saturday. Sources said the security forces raided the house of a militant commander Bakhtiar in Ningwalai area of Kabal Tehsil after reports about the presence of militants there. The militants opened […]
KARACHI: The hearing of a petition seeking the annulment of an FIR that was filed against Sindh National Front (SNF) Chief Mumtaz Ali Bhutto was adjourned indefinitely after the prosecution and the petitioner failed to reach a consensus regarding the next date for the hearing. The petition was heard on Thursday by a division bench […]
ISLAMABAD (January 23 2009): Forces killed 11 militants and wounded nine in raids against extremist strongholds in Swat valley on Thursday, security officials said. It was impossible to confirm the statistics from independent sources. Security forces said the casualties occurred in operations on Wednesday in the hamlets of Qambar, in Mingora district, and Kuza Duresh […]
By Asim Yasin ISLAMABAD: The government would engage in dialogue with only those who do not challenge the writ of the government, said President Asif Ali Zardari here Thursday. He made these remarks while presiding over a meeting on the NWFP situation. The president gave a green signal to renaming of NWFP as Pukhtoonkhwa, saying […]
GHALANAI, Jan 20: Security forces killed more than 40 militants on Tuesday in a major offensive in Mohmand region. (According to AFP, a security official claimed that 60 ‘hardcore militants’ had been killed in the operation). A paramilitary official told Dawn that the Frontier Crops and Mohmand Rifles, backed by warplanes, helicopter gunships, tanks and […]
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