February 19 , 2016


NAB decides to file corruption reference against Dr Asim
ISLAMABAD: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has decided to file corruption reference against former petroleum minister.....Full Story


Army Chief visits SSD, briefed on security aspects of CPEC
RAWALPINDI: The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Raheel Sharif on Friday visited Headquarters of the newly raised Special Security Division...Full Story


Prof Dr Nergis Mavalvala invited to visit Pakistan
WASHINGTON: Pakistan’s Ambassador to the US, Jalil Abbas Jilani has invited Pakistani born astrophysicist Dr Nergis Mavalvala to visit Pakistan......Full Story


Govt to set up ‘independent commission’ to watch over NAB
ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to set up an ‘independent commission’ to oversee the working of the National Accountability Bureau.....Full Story


Street crime on the rise in Karachi
KARACHI: The ongoing operation in Karachi may have curtailed the out of control target killing, kidnapping for ransom and other heinous crimes...Full Story


Govt to set up ‘independent commission’ to watch over NAB
ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to set up an ‘independent commission’ to oversee the working of the National Accountability Bureau...Full Story


Nawaz-Modi meeting likely next month in Washington
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Mohammad Nawaz Sharif ‘s meeting with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi is likely to be held next...Full Story


Army chief visits Special Security Division Headquarters for CPEC
RAWALPINDI - Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif on Friday visited Headquarters of the newly raised Special Security Division (SSD) for security.......Full Story


60,000 Afghan refugee children born in Pakistan every year: UNHCR
ISLAMABAD - The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in a report has said that approximately 60,000 children are born...Full Story


Pakistan ranks third, with 324 executions in 2015

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan hanged 324 people last year to rank third worldwide in terms of executions, but the vast majority of those put to death had no....Full Story

PIA, Shaheen Air planes escape midair crash
GWADAR: Planes of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) and Shaheen Air narrowly escaped a midair crash near Gwadar on Thursday. ......Full Story
Pakistanis vote Chinese president ‘Statesman of the Year’
ISLAMABAD: In a nationwide survey of Pakistani people 84.3% of the respondents have voted Chinese President Xi Jinping as “Statesman of the Year 2015.”...Full Story

President, PM denounce terrorist attack in Ankara
ISLAMABAD: President Mamnoon Hussain and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif have strongly condemned the terror attack in Turkey’s capital Ankara..Full Story


Government to hold census next month, NA told
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly was informed on Thursday that the government was implementing different projects under the China-Pakistan....Full Story

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