Talks with TTP collapsed due to its harsh demands: Pakistan Interior Minister
Islamabad: Pakistan's Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed has said talks with the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) had broken down due to the outfit's unreasonable and harsh demands.
US delays approval of Pakistan's ambassador designate Masood Khan
Islamabad: The United States has delayed the approval of Pakistan’s ambassador-designate Masood Khan’s posting in Washington, media reports said.
European agency refuses to lift ban on Pakistani flights
Islamabad: European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) on Saturday gave a jolt to the Pakistan International Airlines' (PIA) hope of resuming flight service to key destinations in Europe as it conveyed that it would conduct its own evaluation before allowing resumption of flights from Pakistan.
Pakistan Supreme Court gets its first female judge
Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan Supreme Court on Monday sworn in Justice Ayesha Malik as its first female judge.
PML-N leader slams Imran Khan for 'lying' to nation on GDP growth
Islamabad: PML-N information secretary Marriyum Aurangzeb has targeted PM Imran Khan for “lying” to nation and the world by claiming that his Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) government has achieved the highest GDP growth rate in the country’s history.
Nowshera: Residents of Nowshera region of Pakistan blocked Nowshera-Mardan road to traffic to protest the suspension of natural gas supply to domestic consumers on Friday.
Islamabad: The Pakistani government has approved to pay USD 11.6 million in compensation to the Chinese nationals who were either killed or wounded in a terrorist attack, media reports said.
Pakistan: PPP to launch ‘tractor trolley march’ today to support farmers
Islamabad: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) might soon launch the first phase of its “tractor trolley march” on Friday as they extend support to the support to the country’s farmers who have been protesting over the alleged poor agricultural policies of the government.
Pakistan refineries warn of shutting operation in next few weeks
Islamabad: Pakistan's oil refineries have warned the government of a looming shutdown of their operations in the next few weeks due to high and yet rising stocks of furnace oil, media reports said on Friday.
Pakistan: Police assault women in Quetta with no female cop around, CM orders strict action
Quetta, Pakistan: Balochistan Chief Minister Abdul Quddus Bizenjo has ordered strict action against police officials who were caught on camera assaulting three Pakistani women in Quetta city in the absence of female constables.
Pakistan: Wall collapse leaves two children dead
Islamabad/UNI: Two children lost their lives after a wall of a primary school collapsed in Pakistan’s Sindh province on Friday.
Pakistan: Sindh HC directs authorities to constitute task force on enforced disappearance
Karachi, Pakistan: The Sindh High Court in Pakistan recently expressed dissatisfaction over reports filed by the police in missing persons’ cases.
Pakistan: Three killed, over 20 injured in Lahore's Anarkali Bazaar explosion
Lahore/IBNS: An explosion ripped through roadside stalls at a paan mandi situated in the Anarkali Bazaar area of Lahore in Pakistan on Thursday, leaving at least three people dead and several others wounded, according to local media reports.
Jamaat-i-Islami vows 100 sit-ins across Pakistan against mini budget
Islamabad: The Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) on Tuesday announced the launch of a country-wide protest movement to press the Pakistani government for taking back the mini-budget it recently bulldozed through the National Assembly.
Pakistan: Bomb blast derails Jaffar Express, six passengers hurt
Sibi, Pakistan: At least six people were injured as an explosion on a railway track near Sibi area of Pakistan on Tuesday derailed four coaches of Jaffar Express.