August 06 , 2013


Ineligible people taken helm of KP govt: Fazl-ur-Rehman
DI KHAN: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) Chief, Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman Tuesday alleged that ineligible people have taken the helm of Khyber...Full Story


Eid moon likely to be sighted on Thursday: Met Office
ISLAMABAD: There is a good possibility for Eid-ul-Fitr’s moon being sighted on 8th August (Thursday), the 29th day of the holy month of Ramazan, according....Full Story


Banned outfit claims responsibility for Ali Haider Gilani’s kidnapping

ISLAMABAD: A proscribed militant group has claimed responsibility for the abduction of Ali Haider Gilani, a son of former prime minister Yousaf Raza Gilani.....Full Story


Pakistan Army takes over Peshawar jail security
PESHAWAR: The Pakistan Army has assumed security responsibilities at the Central Jail Peshawar due to fears of terrorist attack at the detention facility...Full Story


By-elections: ECP dismisses Punjab govt plea against army deployment
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan has dismissed the Punjab government’s recommendation against deployment..Full Story


FO rejects Indian allegations of killing soldiers
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Tuesday strongly rejected allegations carried by some sections of the Indian media of an attack across the Line of Control (LoC)...Full Story


EOBI scandal: Non-bailable arrest warrants of fugitive accused issued
KARACHI: Federal Anti-Corruption Court has issues non-bailable arrest warrants of fugitive accused in EOBI scandal case..Full Story


Up to 100 % increase in power tariff for industrial consumers

ISLAMABAD: The government has increased the electricity charges for industrial consumers by 25 percent to 98.42 percent, for commercial...Full Story


Govt to give subsidy of Rs 7 per unit to domestic consumers

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Pervez Rashid said on Monday that the government will give subsidy of six to seven rupees....Full Story


PM sacks TDAP chief over corruption
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has approved initiation of disciplinary proceedings against the employees of the Trade Development. ...Full Story


Rain toll rises to 58; 66,000 affected
ISLAMABAD: Monsoon rain and floods have killed at least 58 people across the country and affected tens of thousands of others, officials said...Full Story


PPP, PTI, ANP vow to thwart plans to modify 18th Amend
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), Awami National Party (ANP) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) have pledged to counter any move..Full Story


Indian troops abduct four AJK citizens
MIRPUR: Indian troops, deployed along the Line of Control (LoC) in Neelam valley, abducted four citizens of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK)...Full Story


UAE embassy marks ‘Zayed Humanitarian Day’
ISLAMABAD: Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Essa Abdullah al Basha al Noaimi hosted an Iftar dinner on Monday to....Full Story

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