Two bomb attacks Sunday targeting the offices of election candidates in northwest Pakistan killed at least eight people, officials said, the latest bloodshed ahead of polls next month.Violence has marred the campaign for the landmark May 11 general election, with more than 50 people dead in blasts ...

ISLAMABAD - A total of 22 players were short listed after final day of trials held here at Naseer Bunda Hockey Stadium, Pakistan Sports Complex, for the National U-16 Hockey Championship on Friday. Islamabad Hockey Association (IHA) president Naeem Farani, secretary Zia Shah, svp Abbas Chaudhry, ...

lahore :  our staff reporter  - On the direction of Director General Excise and Taxation (E&T), Hamayun Mazhar, E&T property Tax department has started grand operation against farm houses and sealed 22 tax defaulter farm houses in the city on Wednesday.Most of the farm houses were ...

ISLAMABAD - The Election Commission of Pakistan has nominated 22 judges of the High Courts to head tribunals for disposal of appeals against the decisions of Returning Officers on the nomination papers for general elections. The scrutiny of the nomination papers of the candidates for the general ...

ISLAMABAD - Islamabad Police, in a search operation in Blue Area, have apprehended 22 suspicious persons. According to details, Kohsar Police Station, on the directives of SSP Islamabad Yasin Farooq, conducted the operation against anti-social elements, aiming at ensuring foolproof security in the ...

KARACHI  – The larger bench of the Supreme Court resumed hearing of Karachi law and order case here on Wednesday.  The SC scolded high police officials who produced reports on law-enforcement agencies’ performance in dealing with criminals.The bench comprised Justice Jawad S ...

Supreme Court on Wednesday heard a case regarding Karachi law and order situation and scolded high police officials who produced reports on law-enforcement agencies’ performance in dealing with criminals.At outset of the hearing, Additional IG police Iqbal Mehmood appeared before a four-judge ...

SARGODHA - Six officers among 22 officials of the Forest Department have been booked on the charges of embezzlement and logging of trees worth over Rs280 million. Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) have registered a case against the accused officials and began raids for their arrest. According to ...

SARGODHA - Six officers among 22 officials of the Forest Department have been booked on the charges of embezzlement and logging of trees worth over Rs280 million. Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) have registered a case against the accused officials and began raids for their arrest.  ...

BAGHDAD (AFP) - A spate of bombings targeting Shias across Iraq killed 22 people on Thursday, the latest in a spike in unrest amid weeks of anti-government protests and a political crisis engulfing the country. The attacks marked the third consecutive day of violence which has claimed 76 lives ...

ISLAMABAD – The apex court on Tuesday directed the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to arrest all those involved in the rental power plants scam and submit a report on January 17 (tomorrow). The court was hearing the implementation of judgment in RPPs case. Around 22 high-ups would face ...

RAWALPINDI - Rawalpindi Police have arrested 22 lawbreakers including four men and women who were allegedly involved in immoral activities.According to Police spokesman, Police seized 2635 grams charas, 905 bottles of liquor, 125 grams heroin, one deggar, 149 liter petrol and gadgets being used for ...

BAGHDAD (AFP) - A wave of bombings and shootings across Iraq killed 22 people on Monday as the country grappled with anti-government rallies and simmering political crises ahead of major Shia commemoration rituals.No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attacks in more than a dozen ...

BISSAU - At least 22 people died and 69 were missing after their overloaded boat sank Friday off the capital of Guinea-Bissau, rescue workers said. A total of 97 people were aboard the boat en route from the Atlantic Ocean island of Boloma to Bissau, they told AFP. "Twenty-two bodies were recovered ...

HYDERABAD (AFP) - Torrential rains in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh have killed at least 22 people and displaced tens of thousands of villagers over the past week, an official said Monday. Downpours triggered by a cyclone that hit the coast near Chennai last week left hundreds of ...

ISLAMABAD - Only four Muslim Leagues (MLs), out of the total 22 sharing this brand name, look to have ground presence at the political scene as the number of parties registered with the Election Commission of Pakistan now touches 200.Compared to the ML’s notably large number, only five ...

ISLAMABAD – As many as 22 children including art students displayed a collection of around 200 art pieces in a children art show here Monday.Hunerkada College of Visual and Performing Arts arranged the show, displaying drawing, painting, sculpture, design, ceramic and print making through ...

RAWALPINDI - At least 22 people were killed and 50 others wounded in separate road accidents in Kahuta and Gilgit on Tuesday. At least 11 people were killed when their Rawalpindi-bound speeding bus plunged into a deep ravine in Kahuta city’s suburban area of Punjar. According to police, ...

At least 22 people were killed and 50 others were wounded in separate road accidents in Kahuta and Gilgit, officials said on Tuesday. Eleven people were killed when their fast-moving bus plunged into a deep ravine in the city’s suburban area of Kahuta Punjar on Tuesday. According to police, ...

SHEIKHUPURA - The Motorway Police recovered 22 kgs of Hashish and six kgs of opium from a car here near Sial More on Friday.  As per detail, on a tip-off the Motorway Police stopped a car IPJ-4440 and recovered 22 kgs of hashish and 6 kgs of opium from it near Sial Morr. The police also ...

ISLAMABAD - Public Accounts Committee (PAC) was informed on Tuesday that 22 bulletproof vehicles, worth Rs 600 million, were purchased in 2004-05 sans amending rules.The committee directed to take back these vehicles in one month from those who are not entitled. The parliamentary committee held ...

LAHORE – Pakistan Under-22 football team left for Palestine from here on Sunday to take part in the Al-Nakba International Football Tournament that commences from May 14 to 24. Though the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) did not release the names of squad yet the sources said that it ...

KARACHI – Law-enforcement agencies on Thursday claimed to have rounded up 22 suspects, including Lyari gangsters, in separate raids on different neighbourhoods in the city. A huge stash of weapons was also recovered from the arrested suspects. Mochko police claimed they seized a huge cache of ...

LAHORE - A 22-member delegation of parliamentarians from Indian Province Haryana under the leadership of Speaker Kuldip Sharma arrived in the City on Tuesday. Punjab Assembly Speaker Rana Muhammad Iqbal along with MPAs Shaharyar, Rahila Khadim Hussain, Saima Aziz, Farah Deeba and Maj (r) Zulfiqar ...

RAWALPINDI  - A total of 22 prisoners, involved in petty criminal cases, have been released on the order of District & Session Judge Rawalpindi, Nazir Ahmed Gujana.The judge issued the order during his visit to Adiala Jail Rawalpindi, a handout said on Sunday. According to the Acting ...

The Board of Advanced Studies and Research (BASR) of University of Karachi met on Thursday under KU VC Prof Dr Muhammad Qaiser and awarded nine MPhil, 22 PhD, four MS degrees in various disciplines.  Speaking on the occasion, Qaiser said lauded the degree holders calling them assets of the ...

KIRKUK, Iraq- Iraq detained 22 policemen on Saturday after 19 inmates, including two men on death row, escaped from a prison in the northern city of Kirkuk a day earlier, the local police chief said. “We are investigating 22 policemen who have been detained, to find out about the escape of ...

RAWALPINDI : Decision has been taken to keep open the road from Chungi No 22 to RA Bazaar.  The matters in this regard have been settled between the Cantonment board and the respective departments and they have decided to keep the road open for private vehicles traffic.It may be recalled ...

Pakistani authorities on Tuesday posted a summons demanding that former military ruler Pervez Musharraf return from exile and appear before the supreme court on March 22. The notice was glued to the gate of Musharraf's farm house on the outskirts of Islamabad after he failed to respond to repeated ...

Seven people were killed and another 22 sustained injuries in an explosion at the Awami National Party (ANP) rally here in Nowshera on Monday, police said.According to police, the blast took place as soon as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ameer Haider Khan Hoti took off in a helicopter after ...