MQM leader Rashid Godil critically injured in Karachi firing
PESHAWAR, 18 August: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader Abdul Rashid Godil sustained critical injuries and his driver lost his life in a gun...
Justice Jawwad takes oath as 23rd Chief Justice of Pakistan
PESHAWAR, 17 August: Justice Jawwad S Khawaja has taken oath as 23rd Chief Justice of Pakistan.
President Mamnoon Hussain administered oath to Justice Jawwad at...
Military claims killing 40 militants in North Waziristan
MIRANSHAH, 16 August: The Pakistan military on Sunday claimed killing 40 militants in airstrikes in Shawal valley of North Waziristan Agency.
According to the Inter-Services...
PML-N carries the day in Haripur by-election
HARIPUR, 16 August: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) defeated Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf by a huge margin of over 36,000 votes in by-election on National Assembly seat,...
Punjab Home Minister Shuja Khanzada, 12 others killed in suicide blast
PESHAWAR, 16 August: Punjab Home Minister Colonel (R) Shuja Khanzada was killed along with 12 other people in a suicide blast at his political...
Former ISI chief Hameed Gul passes away
PESHAWAR, 16 August: Former chief of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Lieutenant General (R) Hameed Gul died of brain haemorrhage on Saturday night at the...
Mushahid resigns as govt distances itself from controversial interview
PESHAWAR, 15 August: Federal Minister for Climate Change Senator Mushahidullah Khan tendered his resignation on Saturday after party pressure mounted on him in the...
Ex-ISI chief conspired of takeover, says minister
PESHAWAR, 15 August: Federal Minister for Climate Change Senator Mushahidullah Khan said that former Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief Lieut-Gen (Retd) Zaheerul Islam Abbasi was...
I-Day observed in KP, FATA with enthusiasm
PEHSAWAR, 14 August: Like other parts of the country, 69th Independence Day (I-Day) was observed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Federally Administered Tribal Areas...
Nation celebrates 69th Independence Day
PESHAWAR, 14 August: The nation is celebrating 69 Independence Day with traditional fervour and zeal today (Friday).
The day dawned with 31-gun salute in the...
Pakistan, Afghanistan agree to join hands for peace in region
PESHAWAR, 14 August: Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to make joint efforts for establishing peace in the region.
An Afghan delegation visited Pakistan on Thursday...
Military court awards death sentence to 6 militants involved in Army School attack
PESHAWAR, 13 August: A military court has awarded death sentence to six militants involved in attack on the Army Public School and College in...