Shawwal moon sighted, Eid-ul-Fitr on Wednesday
ISLAMABAD: The moon for the Islamic month of Shawwal has been sighted and therefore Eid-ul-Fitr will be celebrated with traditional zeal across the country on Wednesday. Mufti Munib-ur-Rehman, Chairman of Central More...
Mirza’s accusations are false: MQM
KARACHI: MQM held a news conference on Tuesday and reacted to statements made by Zulfiqar Mirza, Geo News reported. Addressing the media, MQM leader Faisal Sabzwari said that accusations against his party and chief More...
Court stays execution of Rajiv assassins for eight weeks
NEW DELHI: The Madras High Court on Tuesday stayed for eight weeks the execution of three Rajiv Gandhi assassination case convicts. The three — Murugan, Santhan and Perarivalan — lodged in Vellore Jail, were More...
August tax recovery up by 6 percent: FBR
KARACHI: Pakistan’s tax recovery during the month of August recording a rise by 6 percent amounted to about Rs89 billion, Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) said. Last year in August, FBR had recovered Rs83.75 billion, More...
MTV video awards honor Britney Spears, Katy Perry
LOS ANGELES: Pop star Lady Gaga opened the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday dressed in drag and singing her “You and I” while Britney Spears and Katy Perry took awards, but it may be Beyonce who stole More...
Ex-MNA Waja Karim, 4 others killed
KARACHI: Former MNA Waja Ahmad Karim Dad Baloch with four others has been shot dead by unknown armed men. He was sitting in a hotel in old city area for iftar with his friends. MLO Civil Hospital Karachi confirmed More...
DG FIA submits resignation to establishment
ISLAMABAD: Director General of Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Tehsin Anwar Shah submitted his resignation to secretary establishment on Wednesday. Earlier, Anwar had tendered his resignation in the Supreme More...
US declares Haqqani network commander a terrorist
In this Aug. 22, 1998 file photo, Jalaluddin Haqqani, then Taliban Army Supreme Commander, talks to reporters in Miram Shah, Waziristan, Pakistan.WASHINGTON: The Obama administration designated a key insurgent commander More...
John McCain meets Indian-administered Kashmir officials
SRINAGAR: US senator John McCain held discussions “on various important issues” with India’s top representative in Kashmir and senior Indian army officials on Tuesday, the government said. “During their More...
Twelve killed in Triple blasts in Khyber, several injured
TIRAH VALLEY: A series of three blasts took place in the Khyber Tribal region’s Tirah Valley on Tuesday killing 12 suspected militants and injuring several others, DawnNews reported. Security officers said that More...
