August 16 , 2013


India again violates LoC ceasefire
RAWALPINDI: Despite Pakistan’s utmost restraint, Indian army aggression does not seem to end, as reports reaching here said they again violated.....Full Story


PM Nawaz Sharif orders probe into Islamabad standoff
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has ordered an inquiry into an impasse caused by a gunman at the Jinnah Avenue of the federal capital.....Full Story


I directly ordered the police not to open fire at Sikander, says Ch Nisar

ISLAMABAD: Dispelling the impression that one armed man held the federal capital hostage, Federal Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan ...Full Story


PTI, PPP lash out at government over Islamabad standoff
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) came down hard on the government for its failure to appropriately....Full Story


OGRA scam: Tauqir Sadiq remand extended for 14 days
ISLAMABAD: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Friday extended remand of Tauqir Sadiq, former OGRA chairman allegedly involved in multi-billion....Full Story


SC judge Justice Tassuduq Hussain Jilani appointed acting CEC
ISLAMABAD: Senior Supreme Court judge Justice Tassuduq Hussain Jailani has been appointed acting Chief Election Commissioner...Full Story


Three dead, 23 injured in train attack in Bolan

QUETTA: At least three passengers were killed and 23 others injured in a rocket and armed attack on a Rawalpindi bound.....Full Story


Gunman demanding Shariah keeps capital on toes for hours
ISLAMABAD: The drama involving an armed lunatic and the apparently untrained police – staged in the high-security Red Zone of Islamabad – ended...Full Story


Govt agrees to probe ‘rigging’ in elections

ISLAMABAD: The government on Thursday agreed to constitute a parliamentary committee on the proposal of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf...Full Story


SC rejects investigation report on missing person

ISLAMABAD: Rejecting Rawalpindi police’s investigation report about the recovery of a missing person, the Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday....Full Story


Pakistan concerned over events in Egypt
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday expressed its dismay and deep concerns over the use of force by Egyptian security forces against unarmed civilians..Full Story


Maj Gen Sarfaraz Sattar made MI DG
RAWALPINDI: Major General Sarfaraz Sattar has been appointed as the director general of Military Intelligence (MI). Military sources confirmed that....Full Story


Balochistan lawyers protest judges’ nomination
QUETTA: Lawyers in Balochistan on Thursday staged a demonstration on the premises of Balochistan High Court (BHC) and burnt their coats in protest...Full Story


New Denmark ambassador presents credentials to Zardari
ISLAMABAD: Denmark’s new ambassador to Pakistan, Mr Jesper Moller Sorensen, on Thursday presented his credentials at a special..Full Story

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