ForeignBangladesh Islamists demand ex-minister’s death over blasphemy
Thousands of Islamists protested on Friday in the Bangladeshi capital demanding the death penalty for a former government minister accused of blasphemy for comments perceived to be against Islam.A
Jul 4, 2015
NATIONALChina offers $50b to Pakistan for hydro projects
ISLAMABAD: China Three Gorges Corporation, owner of the world's largest hydroelectric dam, has offered to participate in a financing consortium with Pakistan, funding up to $50 billion worth of h
Jul 3, 2015
NATIONALOperations to continue till last terrorist is eliminated, vows Gen Sharif
COAS directs security agencies to enhance intelligence-based operations across country against terrorists, their facilitators and financiersChief of the Army Staff General Raheel Sharif on Friday
Jul 3, 2015
ForeignIndian soldiers claim killing three suspected militants in IHK
India's army killed three suspected militants on Friday in Indian-held Kashmir during a gunbattle near the Line of Control (LoC) which is de facto border that divides the disputed territory between In
Jul 3, 2015
ForeignTwo years after Morsi, Egypt stuck in turmoil
Two years after the army deposed president Mohamed Morsi, Egypt is roiled by brazen Islamic State (IS) group attacks in the Sinai Peninsula and brutal government repression that has killed hundreds.
Jul 3, 2015
NATIONALEnough with the rigging claims: JC asks PTI to produce evidence
Judge says ANP and PML-N suffered major defeats in Sindh and KP but neither party made rigging allegations against PTI or other partiesThe General Election Inquiry Commission (GEIC) Wednesday dire
Jul 2, 2015
ForeignBangladesh police arrest ‘top Qaeda militant’
Bangladesh police said Thursday they had arrested 12 suspected militants including the local head of Al Qaeda's branch in the region, foiling an attack planned for the end of the Islamic holy month of
Jul 2, 2015
NATIONALPolice save Christian couple from ‘blasphemy’ mob in Sheikhupura
Official says village cleric taken into custody for inciting violence against innocent couple ‘who didn’t even know what they had done’Police saved a Christian couple from a mob who were att
Jul 2, 2015
CITY‘Teach hate in schools today and destroy yourself tomorrow’
Speakers at a conference have urged the government to remove hatred lessons against other religions from the textbooks, which are taught in government and private educational institutes with an aim to
Jul 2, 2015
Foreign1,200 militants, Al Qaeda suspects escape in Yemen prison break
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Jul 1, 2015
NATIONALPunjab introduces injectable polio vaccine
LAHORE:Punjab is formally set to introduce an injectable Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV) in routine immunisation from July 1 (today) in all districts across the province.The IPV has been made
Jul 1, 2015
ForeignZahid Hamid sentenced eight years in prison, 1,200 lashes for criticising Saudi govt
LAHOREProminent hardline commentator and self-styled ‘Defense Analyst’ Zaid Hamid has been sentenced for eight years and 1,200 lashes for criticizing Saudi government, according to circles cl
Jul 1, 2015