PML-N to come up to public expectations, says Shahbaz
LAHORE: Shahbaz Sharif said on Wednesday that the common man residing in villages, towns and cities of the country had expressed confidence in the lea...

Parliament to see weak, divided opposition
KARACHI: Kamran Khan, the host of Geo News programme “Aaj Kamran Khan Kay Sath” said on Tuesday that all are waiting to see how opposition is formed. ...

Independents who join parties will come under defection law
ISLAMABAD: The constitutionally mandated strict anti-defection law will equally apply to around 80 independent winners if they join any political part...

Senate committee vetoes massive drug price hike
ISLAMABAD: A massive increase in drug prices has been averted as the Senate standing committee on national regulations and services refused to approve...

UK says BISP was Ishaq Dars brainchild
LONDON: The criticism during election campaign that the UK funded Benazir Income Support Scheme (BISP) bankrolled Pakistan People s Party (PPP) was un...

Company clarifies 200pc rise in drug price
KARACHI: Pfizer which manufactures Ponstan has clarified a story that the price of its drug was going to rise by 200 per cent. “We are writing to y...

Governors House explains delay
LAHORE: The Governor s House spokesman has rejected the story “Punjab Governor s go-slow delays important media freedom law” as distortion of facts, s...

Those who took up arms want talks and all should support talks, says Pervez Rasheed of PML-N
RAWALPINDI: Secretary Information Awami National Party (ANP) Zahid Khan has said that being Chairman of Water and Power Committee, I know well that lo...

Charges exchanged as NAB probes PMDC official
ISLAMABAD: As the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has started probe into massive irregularities and registration of fake doctors and medical coll...

JI for local bodies polls within three months
ISLAMABAD: The central political committee of the Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) has demanded that the coming federal and provincial governments should ensure h...

Transparency wants new govt to pursue corruption cases of PPP
ISLAMABAD: The Transparency International Pakistan hoped that the new federal and provincial governments emerging from the May 11 elections would show...

Four doctors go missing in Lakki
LAKKI MARWAT: Four young doctors went missing while traveling to Dera Ismail Khan from Peshawar in the jurisdiction of Ghaznikhel Police Station on We...

Call to end Pak-India trust deficit
LAHORE: THERE is dire need of ending trust deficit between Pakistan and India while the newly elected PML-N government must take necessary steps to im...

Power outages irk people across KP
PESHAWAR: Long hours of loadshedding created shortage of drinking water in various parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province forcing people to take to the ...

LHC seeks report in Haj quota case
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Wednesday directed the Ministry of Religious Affairs to submit report about scrutiny of ineligible Haj tour operators...

Outlaw killed in Hangu shootout
HANGU: An alleged criminal was killed and two cops sustained injuries in a shootout in the limits of Doaba Police Station, police said on Wednesday. ...

Re-election for NA-37 Kurram sought
PESHAWAR: The supporters of losing candidate on NA-37 Parachinar staged protest against the alleged rigging and asked the Election Commission of Pakis...

Two militants held in Kohat raid
KOHAT: Two suspected militants were arrested and a cache of explosives recovered during a raid in Kharmato area here on Wednesday, official sources sa...

50 policemen complete anti-terrorism training
SWAT: A contingent of 50 policemen belonging to Swat, Buner, Upper and Lower Dir have successfully completed a month-long special anti-terrorism train...

Turkish traders meet Shahbaz
LAHORE: Ahmed Al-Barak, the head of renowned trade group of Turkey “Al-Barak” called on former Punjab chief minister Shahbaz Sharif and congratulated ...

Three children die of measles
LAHORE: Three more children died of measles in Children s Hospital on Wednesday, raising the death toll to 62 in Lahore and 85 in Punjab so far.Two-ye...

Tight security steps adopted for Chinese PM
ISLAMABAD: Beefing up the security thousands of personnel including army, paramilitary and police were deployed for the protection of Chinese Prime Mi...

Ordinance to help protect HIV/AIDS patients in Sindh: Mandviwalla
KARACHI: Minister for Law Mehmood Mandviwalla Wednesday said that he was pleased to announce that the Governor of Sindh Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan has prom...

Chinese PM sees tremendous changes in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The visiting Chinese prime minister and his Pakistani counterpart have spoken of sharing common principles and perspectives on peace and st...

ECP failed to hold fair polls in Karachi, Hyderabad
ISLAMABAD: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Wednesday said that the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) miserably failed in fulfilling its responsibilities to h...

No dengue outbreak this year
LAHORE: Punjab University s Centre of Excellence in Molecular Biology s Virologist Dr Muhammad Idrees has said that on the basis of data collected fro...

Strike in Larkana, other cities against rigging
LARKANA: Partial strike was observed in Larkana and other areas in Sindh on Wednesday on the call of ten-party alliance against the alleged rigging in...

Fazlur Rahman calls on President
ISLAMABAD: Chief of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) Maulana Fazlur Rahman called on President Asif Ali Zardari here at the Aiwan-e-Sadr on Wednesday and ...

Strike paralyses life in all parts of Mirpurkhas
MIRPURKHAS: Strike was observed at Mirpurkhas on Wednesday on the call of ten-party alliance, including PML-F and nationalist parties, against alleged...

Mercury shoots to 51C in Sukkur
SUKKUR: Mercury shot to 51 Centigrade in Sukkur and to 48 in Larkana and Khairpur on Wednesday. It is for the last four days that there is heat spell ...

Suspect killed in search operation
PESHAWAR: A man was killed during a search operation launched by the police and security forces in Matani and adjacent areas, police official said on ...