WASHINGTON: The US military on Wednesday confirmed killing the intelligence chief of Somalia´s Shebab militants in an air strike this week, saying it dealt a setback to the Al-Qaeda-linked gr…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has said that if his party accepts ruling party Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) formula on Judicial Commission, even if rigg…
DHAKA: Bangladesh´s war crimes court Tuesday sentenced a Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) leader to death for rape, mass murder and genocide during the country´s 1971 war. …
LAHORE: An accident was scarcely prevented at Lahore airport on Tuesday when the front wheel axle of a Boeing 737 belonging to Shaheen airline was damaged.…
LAHORE: A fire in a plaza in New Anarkali area of Lahore left at least 13 people dead, including one woman and child, police and hospital sources confirmed.…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan on Monday said that his party would not return to assemblies until the Judicial Commission (JC) comes up with its findings in the al…
JAKARTA: -Rescuers scoured the Java Sea for an AirAsia plane carrying 162 people which went missing in bad weather Sunday en route from Indonesia to Singapore, the third crisis for a Malaysia…
LAHORE: British boxer Amir Khan on Sunday visited Data Darbar and prayed for safety and prosperity of Pakistan.…
ZHOB: An alleged attacker was killed, two suspects were arrested and two hundred kilograms of explosives and arms were recovered during a search operation in District Zhob in Baluchistan.…
LAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has appointed Akram Cheema as the manager of the Pakistan cricket team for the World Cup. …
ISLAMABAD: A non-bailable arrest warrant has been issued for Lal Masjid cleric Maulana Abdul Aziz by a civil judge here on Friday. …
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has rejected the draft for the Judicial Commission ordinance terming it different from what was agreed upon.…
GUWAHATI: More than 2,000 people have fled their homes in the restive Indian state of Assam after separatist rebels killed dozens of villagers, some of them children, an official said Thursda…
ISLAMABAD: Information Minister Pervez Rashid on Thursday said that no armed group will be allowed to impose its agenda in Pakistan.…
ISLAMABAD: Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Wednesday said that there was no other option than use of power to quell terrorism.…
ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif Wednesday that time has come to make bold decisions and to ensure their effective implementation.…
LAHORE: Punjab Games have been postponed considering the law and order situation in Punjab.…
ISLAMABAD: An accountability court on Monday rejected the acquittal plea of former President Asif Ali Zardari in the SGS and Contecna references. The court has directed the trial will begin f…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Sunday said it condemns terrorists acts carried out by the outlawed Tahrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and other such outfits.…
LONDON: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Chief Altaf Hussain on Sunday termed the video statement of Lal Masjid’s cleric, Maulana Abdul Aziz, released on December 20, as threatening, untrue, sh…
SUKKUR: Appeals of six death-row inmates present in Sindh’s prisons have been rejected while death warrants have been issued for two prisoners Attaullah alias Qasim and Muhammad Aazam who are…
LAHORE: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Saturday emphasised that Pakistan will be rid of the menace of terrorism.…
LAHORE: The rules for carrying out the death penalty have been changed in the province of Punjab in an effort to expedite the execution process. …
GUJRAT: At least two terrorists were killed during an operation carried out by police and intelligence agencies here on Friday.…
MAIDUGURI: Boko Haram has kidnapped at least 185 people from the northeast Nigeria village of Gumsuri, carting the hostages away on trucks towards the Sambisa Forest, a notorious rebel stronghold,…
PESHAWAR: Tremors were felt in various parts of Khyber Pakhunkhwa as well as the twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi as earthquake measuring 5.2 was recorded on the Richter Scale on Thurs…
PESHAWAR: In a state of shock, every citizen in Pakistan is mourning the tragedy that left 132 students of Army Public School and College (APSC) dead in Peshawar on Tuesday.…
PESHAWAR: Mullah Fazlullah Group, also involved in an attack on Malala Yousafzai, has claimed responsibility for the massacre at a school where militants killed 141 people including 132 child…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf chairman Imran Khan says that protests will continue till the formation of the judicial commission and the Lahore protests would remain peaceful. …
LAHORE: Punjab police gave a free hand to Pakistan Tehreek –e Insaaf activists in Lahore on Monday to burn tyres and block roads without any resistance from the authorities.…
BHUBANESWAR: Two Pakistani field hockey players were suspended and one was reprimanded for making obscene gestures after their team´s semi-final win over hosts India in the Champions Trophy s…
MIANWALI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman Imran Khan on Sunday told the students of Namal University that the only way to attain happiness is to live for others.…
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Senator Pervez Rashid Saturday said every Pakistani is an eyewitness to the attack on journalists by ‘Gullu Butts of Imran’.…
BHUBANESWAR: Pakistan edged out hosts India 4-3 in a thrilling semi-final on Saturday to set up a Champions Trophy field hockey title clash against Olympic gold medallists Germany in Bhubanes…
KARACHI: Political parties on Friday condemned the attack on Geo News staff by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) workers during the coverage of party’s protest in Karachi.…
KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) workers on Friday manhandled two female reporters of Geo News during the party’s protest coverage in Karachi. - See more at: http://www.thenews.com.pk…
KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman Imran Khan concluded his party protest in Karachi with an announcement that he will continue pressuring Nawaz Sharif.…
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Government has decided to initiate dialogue with the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).…
OSLO: “I am not the lone voice, I am the voice of 66 million girls deprived of their rights,” thundered Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani teanager, after being conferred the Nobel Peace Prize a…
FAISALABAD: Senior Pakistan Muslim League leader Rana Sanaullah on Tuesday presented Siraj and Nadim Mughal, whom PTI accused of shooting its worker to death during a strike on Monday, before…
LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek Insaf said on Tuesday that it was ready to resume talks with the government but it would not accept pre-conditions for the negotiations.…
MIRANSHAH: A senior member of al Qaeda and three other suspected militants were killed in Pakistan on Sunday when a drone attacked a house they were in, a…
CAIRO: An Egyptian court on Sunday sentenced to death four members of the blacklisted Muslim Brotherhood over the killing of protesters who stormed the group´s Cairo headquarters in June last…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan reached the regional Election Tribunal office in Lahore on Saturday to record his statement, saying that he is hopeful that justi…
LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan Saturday recorded his statement before the Election Tribunal in Lahore pertaining to the alleged rigging in NA-122 and hoped that the t…
LAHORE: Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) chief Tahir ul Qadri is due to leave for America on Wednesday for medical treatment.…
QUETTA: A powerful blast occurred at Joint Road in Quetta Tuesday morning after which gun shots were also heard, …
ISLAMABAD: Under several apex court judgments, convictions in absentia is illegal and if any official or authority tries to get any such order implemented, it would amount to violating the la…
HONG KONG: Asian markets were mixed Monday after China released data pointing to further weakness in the country´s manufacturing sector, while Tokyo hit a seven-year high as the yen slipped a…
CAIRO: Egypt´s jailed ex-president Hosni Mubarak could be released early after serving two-thirds of a corruption sentence and seeing murder charges dropped, his lawyer said on Sunday.…
