Pakistan: Ex-PM Nawaz Sharif, Maryam and Safdar file appeal against Avenfield verdict
Islamabad, July 16 (IBNS): Pakistan's former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday challenged his conviction, days after he was arrested on Friday, media reports said.
Pakistan amusement park mishap kills 1
Karachi, July 16 (IBNS): A mishap in an amusement park in Pakistan's Karachi city left a teenager killed, media reports said on Monday.
New York, July 15 (IBNS): The United Nations Security Council has strongly condemned the terrorist attack in south-west Pakistan that killed more than 120 people and left scores wounded at an election rally Friday.
Islamabad, July 14 (IBNS): Disgraced former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was in custody on Saturday, a day after the wild bomb attacks in Pakistan's troubled election campaign that left 133 people killed and more than 300 wounded, media reports said.
Pakistan: 128 killed in Mastung suicide bombing
Islamabad, July 14 (IBNS): The death toll in a sucide bombing by Islamic militants in an election rally in sothwestern Pakistan has risen to 128 as the victims included Nawabzada Siraj Raisani, a candidate for Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) a provincial assembly seat.
Nawaz Sharif and Maryam return to Pakistan, arrested from Lahore airport
Lahore, July 13 (IBNS): Minutes after landing at the Lahore airport, former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam was on Friday arrested in connection with corruption charges.
Pakistan: BAP candidate Siraj Raisani, 19 others killed in Mastung blast
Bannu, Pakistan, July 13 (IBNS): At least 19 people, including Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) candidate Nawabzada Siraj Raisani, were killed as a blast hit an election gathering in Pakistan's Darengarh area of Mastung on Friday.
London: Nawaz Sharif's grandsons released after brief detention
London, July 13 (IBNS): Grandsons of former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Junaid Safdar and Zakariya Hussain have been released by the authority in London after a brief detention, media reports said on Friday.
Pakistan: Five tourists die after drowning in drain
Islamabad, July 13 (IBNS): At least five tourists died after they drowned in a drain in Pakistan's Murree mountain resort town late on Thursday evening, media reports said on Friday.
Pakistan: Peshawar suicide attack death toll touches 20
Peshawar, July 11 (IBNS): The death toll in a suicide attack that hit a political rally in Pakistan's Peshawar city, which claimed the life of politician Barrister Haroon Bilour, has touched 20, media reports said on Saturday.
Peshawar, July 11 (IBNS): At least 14 people, including Awami National Party (ANP) candidate Barrister Haroon Bilour, were killed as a suicide blast rocked Pakistan's Peshawar city on Tuesday, media reports said.
Nawaz Sharif, Maryam will be arrested at airport: Pakistan Law Minister
Lahore, July 9 (IBNS): Pakistan's federal law and information minister Ali Zafar has said that ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz, who are convicted in the Avenfield Apartments corruption case, will be arrested on arrival in the country.
Nawaz Sharif handed over 10 years jail term by Pakistan court
Islamabad, July 6 (IBNS): A Pakistani court on Friday sentenced for ten years former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, announcing the verdict in the Avenfield corruption reference related to luxury flats in London, filed by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB).
UN report says militant groups using children to spread terror in India's Kashmir and Maoist regions
Washington, July 4 (IBNS): According to a report published by the United Nations, terror and extremist outfits are recruiting children to wreck havoc in India's trouble torn states like Jammu and Kashmir and other Maoist insurgency hit regions.
Pakistan Army Chief Qamar Javed Bajwa confirms death sentence awarded to 12 terrorists
Islamabad, July 3 (IBNS): Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Monday confirmed death sentences awarded to 12 'terrorists', officials confirmed.