News Pakistan

June 22, 2017

NA panel irked over water shortage in Islamabad

ISLAMABAD: A panel of parliamentarians on Wednesday expressed serious concerns over a shortage of water in Islamabad and directed that the Capital Development Authority (CDA) and […]
June 22, 2017

Electoral body takes rare swipe at govt

ISLAMABAD: Elections in Pakistan have seen their fair share of controversy in the past, but on Wednesday even the country’s top electoral body cast doubt on […]
June 22, 2017

Lawyer’s plea: SJC drops misconduct charges against SHC judge

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) has dropped charges of misconduct against a Sindh High Court (SHC) judge. SJC Secretary Arbab Arif, who is also the […]
June 22, 2017

‘Safe havens’ inside, not outside, Afghanistan, Pakistan tells UNSC

Terrorist “safe havens” are inside, not outside, Afghanistan, Pakistan told the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Wednesday. “The resilience of the insurgency led by the […]
June 22, 2017

ASF recovers heroin from Bahrain-bound passenger at Islamabad airport

The Airport Security Force (ASF) on Thursday foiled an attempt to smuggle drugs to Bahrain, seizing a kilogramme of heroin from a passenger travelling from the […]
June 22, 2017

CTD seeks ban on 25 websites spreading ‘terrorism, extremism’

KARACHI: The Counter-Terrorism Department of Sindh police has prepared a consolidated list of websites, web pages and social media accounts spreading extremism and terrorism, it emerged […]
June 22, 2017

Taliban, Haqqani network retain freedom of action in Pakistan: US

In a recent released report, the US Department of Defence (DoD) has claimed that Taliban and Haqqani network have retained freedom of action inside Pakistani territory. […]
June 22, 2017

SC moved to remove ‘biased’ Wajid Zia as JIT head

Supreme Court has been moved to remove Wajid Zia as head of Joint Investigation Team (JIT). The JIT was established by Supreme Court to further probe […]