February 18 , 2017


Sartaj phones Afghan security adviser to convey concern
ISLAMABAD: Adviser to Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz Friday talked on phone with Afghan National Security Adviser Hanif Atmar and discussed the recent blasts...Full Story


PM, COAS visit Nawabshah to inquire after Sehwan blast victims
NAWABSHAH: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Bajwa arrived in the city on Friday afternoon to pay a visit and inquire after those who had been.....Full Story


US Ambassador Hale commemorates arrival of GE locomotives
KARACHI: American Ambassador to Pakistan David Hale visited the cantonment station on Friday and dedicated the General Electric locomotives.......Full Story


US offers support to Pakistan after Shrine attack, says committed to security in South Asia
WASHINGTON: The United States on Thursday strongly condemned the suicide bombing on the shrine of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar and offered its support to Pakistan to bring the.....Full Story


Over 100 terrorists killed during last 24 hrs across Pakistan: ISPR
RAWALPINDI: Over 100 terrorists were killed and sizeable apprehensions are made during IBOs and combing operations during last 24 hours across the country, said ISPR....Full Story


Handler of Lahore suicide bomber arrested
LAHORE: The Counter Terrorism Department has apprehended the alleged facilitator of Lahore suicide bomber, said Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif.......Full Story

Angry protesters take to the streets, torch police vehicle in Sehwan SEHWAN SHARIF: Scores of angry protesters took to the streets in Sehwan Sharif on Friday to protest the bomb attack which had claimed more than 80 lives in the city a day.....Full Story


Pakistan asks Afghanistan to take action against 76 terrorists
ISPR Director General Major General Asif Ghafoor said that the high officials of Afghan embassy were summoned here at the General Headquarters on Friday and given list of......Full Story


Japan condemns Sehwan blast
ISLAMABAD: The Japanese government has strongly condemned and expressed extreme shock and deep sadness over the suicide attack at a shrine in Sehwan, which caused.....Full Story


PM checks up on Sehwan blast victims
ISLAMABAD:Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif visited a hospital in Nawabshah on Friday, and enquired about the health of those injured in Thursday’s blast in Sehwan.....Full Story


Australia’s Catholic Church abuse victims paid $213m in compensation since 1980

SYDNEY: The Australian Catholic Church reportedly paid US$213 million in compensation to thousands of child abuse victims since 1980, a government inquiry heard on Thursday.....Full Story

We are being defamed due to recent wave of terrorism: Shah Mehmood
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Vice Chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi while condemning the terrorist attack on shrine of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar in Sehwan, said...Full Story

Nisar for securing shrines rather than shutting them
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan has directed law enforcement agencies to enhance the security of shrines rather than shutting down them.....Full Story

New Islamabad International Airport to be expanded
ISLAMABAD: A decision was made for further expansion of the new Islamabad International Airport, which is being built on approximately 4000 acres of land in Fateh ....Full Story
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