ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Friday confirmed that eight host governments including the United States have agreed to help conduct polling for millions of overseas Pakistani registered voters in their respective countries.Foreign Office spokesman, Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhary told a questioner during the ...
The Lahore High Court (LHC) Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial Monday resumed the hearing of case regarding unscheduled electricity loadshedding across the province.The petitioner informed the court that the masses were facing more than 20-hour power loadshedding.The court observed that all the ...
Eight militants were killed and one soldier was injured after an exchange of fire in Orakzai Agency on Wednesday.According to sources, Taliban militants ambushed a security check-post in Dabori area of Orakzai Agency early in the morning.The security forces retaliated strongly, thwarting the ...
A strong earthquake measuring magnitude 7.8 on Richter scale jolted Asian and Gulf countries specially Pakistani cities including Karachi, Islamabad, Hyderabad, Lahore and Quetta cityon Tuesday afternoon.The epicenter of the huge quake was 86km (53 miles) from Iranian city of Khash, near Pakistan's ...
KARACHI – Despite presence of heavy contingent of law-enforcement agencies, violence goes unabated in the City as eight more persons, including two Rangers and a police personnel lost their lives in separate incidents here on Thursday.Bodies of two Pakistan Rangers, Sindh personnel were ...
WARBURTON - All arrangements have been finalised for Grade 5 and 8 annual examinations being conducted by the Punjab Examination Commission.Executive District Officer (Education) Tariq Rafiq sated this while briefing a meeting convened by Nankana DCO here the other day. As per detail, DCO Dr Usman ...
At least eight people were killed and four others injured in two separate U.S. drone strikes launched in the wee hours of Tuesday morning in an area of North Waziristan tribal region.According to the media reports, the first strike took place shortly after 12:00 a.m. when U.S. drones reportedly ...
President Asif Ali Zardari has called upon D-8 countries to work for development solutions for their one billion people with focus on encouraging the free flow of goods‚ free flow of peoples and free flow of finances.Addressing the opening of the 8th summit of the D-8 countries in Islamabad ...
At least six security personnel were killed and four others injured when unknown miscreants fired rockets at security checkpost here in Gawadar on Saturday.According to Levies sources, unidentified militants attacked a security checkpost located in Pishukan area of Gawadar with rockets and heavy ...
At least eight people were killed when a passenger jeep veered off the road and fell into the River Neelum near Muzaffarabad on Thursday, officials said.The vehicle was coming to Muzaffarabad from Neelum valley when the accident took place at about 9:30am, a police officer told the media.All the ...
A series of bomb blasts have killed at least eight people and wounded at least 70 in Thailand's main town in the southern area of Yala, according to military officials. Conflicting accounts from officials on Saturday said that Saturday's attacks involved both car bombs and bombs hidden on ...
The Awami National Party (ANP) being key ally in the government coalition was set to receive its share in the Senate as it has demanded eight slots including deputy chairmanship.It should be mentioned here that the ANP in the recent Senate elections secured seven seats.It was first time in the ...
Sri Lankan cricket team have won their first match against Australia by eight wickets in the Commonwealth Bank Series at the Sydney Cricket Ground here on Friday. In a do or die match for the Sri Lanka, bowlers restricted Australian strong batting line-up to just 158. Chasing a rain-revised target ...
At least eight Palestinian children were killed on Thursday when an Israeli truck hit a Palestinian school bus on a road in the West Bank, Israeli police said. A spokesman for Israel's emergency services put the injury toll at up to 40, and said the wounded had been taken to hospitals in both ...
India relied on the young brigade to finally break their prolonged winless streak by spanking Australia by eight wickets in the second Twenty20 International and level the series 1-1 in Melbourne today. After restricting the fancied Australians to 131 in 19.4 overs, riding on some brilliant ...
At least eight militants were killed and another 10 injured when Pakistani gunship helicopters shelled in Central Kurram Agency of country’s tribal region. According to security sources, the helicopters have fired heavy shells on hideouts of the militants in Margan Kandao area of the region. ...
Punjab Governor Sardar Latif Khosa on Thursday returned eight more bills to the Punjab Assembly with objections.According to a notification issued by Governor House Lahore, the bills returned to the assembly after objection included, Punjab Local Government, 2nd Amended Bill, Punjab Pesticides ...
At least eight people have been killed in a shooting at a church in northeastern Nigeria, a pastor at the church said Friday. Gunmen attacked the Deeper Life church in Gombe, the capital of Gombe state, on Thursday evening as worshipers held a revival meeting, according to the Venerable Joseph ...
Target killing again intensified in Karachi as two more people were gunned down and several others injured in separate incidents of firing in different localities of the city on Thursday-Friday night.According to details, unknown armed men opened fire at two people present outside Super Market, ...
Three people including one separatist militant were shot dead in separate attacks across Thailand's restive south, police said Saturday. A 29-year-old Muslim teacher was killed on his way to work Saturday morning in a drive-by shooting by two militants, Yala province police said. In Pattani ...
Eight people were killed, including at least four children, and six wounded in a shooting spree at a small farming community outside the Philippine capital Monday, police said. They said the unidentified suspect went amok using an automatic rifle while residents slept in the early hours of the ...
A spokesman says 8 people have been killed in a collision between two trains in eastern Bangladesh. Bangladesh Railway spokesman Shafiqul Alam Khan said an additional 16 people were injured in the accident early Wednesday in Brahmmanbaria district. The area is 80 kilometers (50 miles) east of ...






