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Inspired by CID, Pakistani boy kills sister over poor handwriting jibe
July 4, 2017 15:45 IST
Giving a statement to the police, the boy said that he used to watch an Indian drama serial CID from where he had learnt the method of killing someone. The boy was arrested for allegedly killing his minor sister four days ago for teasing him for having "poor handwriting"
Pakistan Prime Minister’s elder son appears before Panama Papers probe panel
July 4, 2017 15:05 IST
Sharif's daughter Maryam Nawaz will appear tomorrow before the JIT for the first time. The JIT is expected to complete its probe by July 10 and submit a report to the apex Court, which will decide fate of Sharif.
Lahore High Court: Petition seeking to refrain Pak govt from pardoning Kulbhushan Jadhav filed
July 3, 2017 18:24 IST
"Kulbhushan Jadhav is a RAW agent and his confession that he had committed terrorism in Pakistan leaves no room for any concession to him," petitioner Mahmood Ahmed Naqvi said.
Lahore High Court defers verdict in Hafiz Saeed’s detention case
July 3, 2017 17:48 IST
Saeed and his four aides - Abdullah Ubaid, Malik Zafar Iqbal, Abdul Rehman Abid and Qazi Kashif Hussain - have been detained on the orders of the Pakistan government for their alleged involvement in activities prejudicial to peace and security, says the provincial Punjab government
Death toll in Pakistan oil tanker fire rises to 206
July 3, 2017 16:52 IST
Six officials, including a DSP-level officer, were suspended on Friday for negligence that led to the incident
Pakistan: 50 arrested for attending dance party in Islamabad
July 3, 2017 14:15 IST
A large number of men and women were found dancing and playing music on loudspeakers while smoking. However, a magistrate later released all the suspects on bail. The hotel owner and manager was also booked for abetment.
Pakistan again denies consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav, says not civilian
July 2, 2017 20:58 IST
"The Indian attempt to equate Commander Jadhav's case with civilian prisoners and fishermen is a travesty of logic," Pakistan's Foreign Office said
Pakistan officials concerned about militants returning from Syria
July 1, 2017 20:39 IST
"We are concerned because these returning militants from Syria are battle-hardened and well-trained and they could launch major terrorist attacks in parts of the country", a Pakistan counter terrorism department (CTD) source said.
Pakistan says climbers missing on ‘Killer Mountain’ presumed deadSubscriber Only
July 1, 2017 20:24 IST
The two climbers, Alberto Zerain, a Spanish alpinist, and Mariano Galvan, an Argentinian national, went missing while attempting to summit the 8,125 metre peak, Nanga Parbat
Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin vows to fight on
July 1, 2017 20:08 IST
"We are not terrorists...Our struggle is for freedom from India and it will continue till liberation of Kashmir," Salahuddin said
Oil tanker catches fire in Pakistan’s Nawabshah
July 1, 2017 18:16 IST
No casualties have been reported so far. The vehicle's driver and his helper were safe, as per Geo News
Pakistan bans JuD front amid international pressure to curb terror funding
July 1, 2017 13:33 IST
The ban on TAJK on June 8 happened a day before the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Kazakh capital Astana. India had pushed the SCO members at the summit to curb the financing of terrorist organisations and their fronts.
Inquiry ordered against Pakistan military for firing on civilians
July 1, 2017 10:20 IST
In a meeting with a delegation of protesters, Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa promised to ramp up the security of the Khurram tribal region and announced several measures to this end.
Pakistani journalist arrested under cyber crime law
June 30, 2017 18:45 IST
Zafarullah Achakzai posted a comment on Facebook after a suicide bombing killed 13 in Quetta this month, in which he questioned why the Frontier Corps had responsibility for policing the city.
Google honours Sadequain on 87th birth anniversary with doodle
June 30, 2017 13:34 IST
Sadequain’s prolific works still adorn walls of public buildings in Pakistan and India.
Indo-Pak tension: Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif chairs high-level meeting
June 30, 2017 21:13 IST
The meeting was held amid tensions between India and Pakistan after a number of ceasefire violations in Kashmir for which both sides blame each other. It comes days after the US declared Pakistan-based Hizbul Mujahideen leader Syed Salahuddin a global terrorist.
India may think of “military adventurism” after Modi-Trump statement: Pak
June 29, 2017 19:51 IST
"By failing to address key sources of tension and instability in the region, the joint statement by India and US aggravates an already tense situation," a statement issued by the Pakistan Foreign Ministry in Islamabad on Wednesday night said.
Pakistan’s version of #NotInMyName in Karachi today, but their reasons are somewhat different
June 29, 2017 17:21 IST
If India now has beef, Pakistan has long had blasphemy and a vigorous, overt threat of state-endorsed intolerance.
Death toll rises to 175 in Pakistan oil tanker fire
June 29, 2017 13:56 IST
At least 120 people including women and children were killed on the spot and 140 injured last week a day before Eid when they rushed to collect leaking fuel from a crashed oil tanker in Bhawalpur, some 400 km from Lahore.
Pakistan issues its first transgender passport, includes ‘X’ as gender category
June 28, 2017 22:04 IST
In 2009, the court ruled that hijras could get national identity cards as a "third sex." Since then it has also declared equal rights for transgender people, including the right to inherit property and assets, the right to vote and to be counted as a separate category in the country's national census.
China defends Pakistan, says Islamabad was at frontlines of fight against terrorism
June 28, 2017 16:55 IST
"China thinks that the international cooperation against terrorism should be enhanced and stepped up. The international community should give full recognition and affirmation to Pakistan's efforts in this regard," said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang.
Pakistan faces challenges in building economic corridor with China-Planning Minister
June 28, 2017 10:06 IST
"There are a number of challenges which have to be addressed," Iqbal, the Islamabad lead on the project, told the World Economic Forum in the northeastern city of Dalian.
Terming Syed Salahuddin global terrorist completely unjustified: Pakistan
June 27, 2017 20:29 IST
Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Nafees Zakaria said that “the designation of individuals supporting the Kashmiri right to self-determination as terrorists is completely unjustified”
Oil tanker fire overshadows Eid celebration in Pakistan, death toll rises to 157
June 26, 2017 14:27 IST
The charred wreckage of the motorcycles and cars could be seen scattered on the highway, along with kitchen utensils, pots, water coolers, jerrycans and buckets which victims had brought to collect the petrol.
Pak has done ‘best and maximum’ in fight against terrorism: Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa
June 25, 2017 14:19 IST
"Pakistan has done its best and maximum in the fight against terrorism. It is time now for other stakeholders, especially Afghanistan, to do more,” Bajwa, who chaired a high- level meeting in Rawalpindi last night to review the security situation, said.
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