Committee approves amended Protection of Pakistan Bill 2014

Bill was approved after committee addressed opposition’s reservations. ISLAMABAD  – National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Interior approved the amended Protection of Pakistan Bill 2014 on Tuesday. Committee’s session took place in Parliament... Read more »

Army cheif, Spymaster rushed in PM house via helicopter

ISLAMABAD: Chief of the Army Staff General Raheel Sharif and Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Chief Director General Lt. Gen Zaheerul Islam flew into the Prime Minister house after a meeting of the ruling... Read more »

Living with fire in India’s Jharia

About 700,000 people in eastern Jharkhand state live amid fires triggered by mining of coal from the surface.   Mohammed Ashraf is 35 years old and still a bachelor. It is not... Read more »

Ex-president Musharraf may leave country today: sources

Musharraf requested the court to allow him to travel to the UAE to see his ailing mother. Former military ruler Pervez Musharraf may leave Pakistan today (Monday) after court’s approval, sources. Peprations... Read more »

“I am not guilty” Musharraf refused to accept the charges against him

ISLAMABAD: Former President and Army Chief General (Retd.) Pervez Musharraf was indicted in the treason trial which is being heard by the Special Court in Islamabad on Monday (today). A three member... Read more »

MQM suspends Saleem Shahzad’s party membership

LONDON: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) has suspended basic membership of its leader Saleem Shahzad for violation of discipline. His membership has been suspended for indefinite period. The MQM said in a... Read more »

‘Thankful’ Sri Lanka to free Indian fishermen

President Rajapaksa orders release of fishermen detained for poaching to thank India for abstaining from UN rights vote. Sri Lanka has decided to free Indian fishermen detained for poaching to thank India... Read more »

4pc for education in GDP by 2018: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif on Saturday unveiled his government’s plan to launch a countrywide literacy movement to ensure enrolment of every child in the school, by introducing a package... Read more »

Bilawal Bhutto leads race for Sindh CM

KARACHI – The central leadership pf Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) is considering to change Sindh chief minister. According to sources, the PPP is considering four names for the slot of Sindh Chief... Read more »

Pakistan and Taliban in face-to-face talks

First ever direct meeting, after preparatory meetings last month with intermediaries, held in “conducive environment”. Face-to-face talks between the Pakistani government and the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan [TTP] have begun in an attempt to... Read more »

Press Release by APML UAE on Pakistan Day

Press Release Dated 23rd March 2014 Dubai, UAE Members of All Pakistan Muslim League (APML), the party of Former President of Pakistan Pervez Musharraf, hosted an event to mark the occasion of Pakistan... Read more »

Government, Taliban committee meeting over

ISLAMABAD: The government and Taliban committees met at the Punjab House on Saturday to discuss holding direct talks with the Taliban shura. According to sources, the two sides have agreed on the... Read more »

PM convenes high-level national security meeting

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has summoned a high-level meeting over national security for Tuesday. According to sources, the meeting will be attended by Chief of the Army Staff General Raheel Sharif,... Read more »

Indian journalist wins digital activism award

Shubhranshu Choudhary, founder of CGnet Swara – a mobile news service – beats Edward Snowden in a public vote. Indian journalist and founder of CGnet Swara, a mobile news service, has won the... Read more »

‘Abused worker’ sues Bangladeshi consul in US

Domestic worker for consul general of Bangladesh in New York says he was underpaid and worked in oppressive conditions. A former domestic worker for the consul general of Bangladesh has sued him... Read more »

MQM likely to join Sindh cabinet in coming week

KARACHI: The Mutahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) is likely to join the Sindh government within the week after the PPP offered five ministries in the provincial cabinet including the local government ministry as... Read more »

Malaysia likely to probe jet flown to Pak-Afghan border

KARACHI: The widespread search for the missing Malaysian jet MH370 continues, as confusion deepens over ‘missing 30 minutes’ at heart of the mystery engulfing the stricken jet. Meanwhile, The Independent has learnt... Read more »

India outclass Pakistan in World Twenty20

DHAKA: India extended their domination over Pakistan in World Cup events with a seven-wicket demolition of the arch-rivals in the Super-10 round of the World Twenty20 in Dhaka on Friday. Leg-spinner Amit... Read more »

Taliban attack, kills nine, including New Zealand woman

A New Zealand woman and a reporter and his family are among at least nine civilians – including children – killed in a Taliban attack on a luxury hotel in Kabul. Four... Read more »

Punjab CM announces Rs2.37b Cholistan package

BIJNOT: Punjab Chief Minister, Shabaz Sharif has announced a package of Rs2.37 billion for the development of Cholistan on Friday The chief minister denied that any parts of Cholistan facing drought and... Read more »

Multiple suicide attack in Jalalabad kills 10

JALALABAD: Seven Taliban suicide attackers stormed a police station in the centre of Jalalabad city in eastern Afghanistan on Thursday, killing 10 policemen in a major assault ahead of the presidential election.... Read more »

Holi celebrated at Pakistan National Council of the Arts

ISLAMABAD: People from different religious minorities celebrated the Hindus festival of colours ‘Holi’ with zeal and zest at the Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) here the other day. The event... Read more »

Govt says $1.5 billion from Saudi Arabia a ‘gift’

ISLAMABAD: Adviser to Prime Minister on National Security and Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz informed the Senate’s Foreign Affairs Committee on Monday that Saudi Arabia had gifted $1.5 billion to Pakistan and added... Read more »

Devyani Khobragade: Indian diplomat re-indicted in US

A US grand jury has re-indicted an Indian diplomat whose arrest strained US-India relations. Devyani Khobragade is accused of visa fraud and underpaying her housekeeper, lawyers in New York said. It comes... Read more »