Masood Azhar not arrested sans lead, reason: Khawaja Asif -
Masood Azhar not arrested sans lead, reason: Khawaja Asif -

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Defence, Khawaja Asif on Tuesday said chief of the proscribed Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) Maulana Masood Azhar was not taken into custody without any lead or reason. - …

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PM, Army Chief in Tehran on peace mission
PM, Army Chief in Tehran on peace mission

TEHRAN: Pakistan’s Middle East peace mission has entered its second phase as Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif arrived in Tehran on Tuesday. After holding talks…

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Pak-China Business Conference opens in Islamabad
Pak-China Business Conference opens in Islamabad

ISLAMABAD: A five-day Pakistan-China Business Friendship Conference began in Islamabad on Monday. The conference has been organized by Ministry of Commerce in collaboration with the Board of Investmen…

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PM, COAS meet Saudi king, discuss Riyadh-Tehran stand off -
PM, COAS meet Saudi king, discuss Riyadh-Tehran stand off -

RIYADH: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif on Monday discussed the Saudi-Iran stand off with Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz during a meeting held here in Riyadh…

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Qaim Ali Shah vows to root out terrorism
Qaim Ali Shah vows to root out terrorism

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah has vowed to root out terrorism and claimed that crime has come down by 80 percent in the port city. Addressing a passing out ceremony of Sindh Police …

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PM, Army Chief to visit Saudi Arabia, Iran on Monday
PM, Army Chief to visit Saudi Arabia, Iran on Monday

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif will visit Saudi Arabia and Iran on Monday to reduce diplomatic tension between two brotherly countries. Sources at…

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Women get permits to drive tuk-tuks in Mumbai
Women get permits to drive tuk-tuks in Mumbai

MUMBAI: Hundreds of women in the Indian city of Mumbai have won permits to drive auto-rickshaws, or tuk-tuks, through a lottery aimed at encouraging more women to take the wheel. At least 467 women in…

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Steering committee to review progress on CPEC project
Steering committee to review progress on CPEC project

ISLAMABAD: A steering committee, headed by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, has been formed to review progress on the implementation on China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project. Chief Ministers of …

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Magnitude 6.7 quake jolts northern Japan
Magnitude 6.7 quake jolts northern Japan

TOKYO: A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck just off Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Thursday, Japan's Meteorological Agency said. No tsunami warning was issued and NHK national televisio…

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India welcomes Pakistan’s action against Jaish-e-Muhammad
India welcomes Pakistan’s action against Jaish-e-Muhammad

NEW DELHI: Foreign Secretaries of India and Pakistan have agreed to reschedule their talks to ‘very near future’, Indian Foreign Office has said. Indian Foreign Office Spokesman Vikas Swarup, while b…

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Geo News reporter Wali Babar remembered on 5th death anniversary
Geo News reporter Wali Babar remembered on 5th death anniversary

KARACHI: Geo News reporter Wali Khan Babar was murdered in cold blood five years ago on January 13, 2011 on his way back home from office. The culprits did not stop there. In an attempt to erase the t…

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Grenade attack on ARY’s DSNG van in Islamabad, one hurt -
Grenade attack on ARY’s DSNG van in Islamabad, one hurt -

ISLAMABAD: An employee of ARY TV channel sustained injuries when its office came under a hand grenade and fire attack in Islamabad on Wednesday. According to sources, the masked attackers hurled a han…

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US-led coalition conducts 23 strikes against Daesh: US military
US-led coalition conducts 23 strikes against Daesh: US military

WASHINGTON: The United States and its allies conducted 23 strikes against Daesh in Iraq and Syria on Monday, the coalition leading the operations said in a statement. Four strikes in three cities in S…

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Army Chief visits Punjab Regimental Centre Mardan

- See more at: http://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/89805-Army-Chief-visits-Punjab-Regimental-Centre-Mardan#sthash.n188Es2K.dpuf - See more at: http://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/89805-Army-Chief-visits-Pu…

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Workers remittances up 6.26% to $9.7 bn in first half of FY16
Workers remittances up 6.26% to $9.7 bn in first half of FY16

ISLAMABAD: Overseas Pakistani workers remitted $9.735 billion in the first six months (July - December) of Fiscal Year 2015-16, showing a growth of 6.26 percent compared with $9.162 billion received d…

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MPA hostel to have beauty parlor for ladies: Agha Siraj
MPA hostel to have beauty parlor for ladies: Agha Siraj

KARACHI: Speaker Sindh Assembly, Agha Siraj Durrani on Monday announced that the MPA hostel which is presently in construction phase will also have a beauty parlor for women members and a salon for ma…

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Akhtar Mengal accuses govt of hiding CPEC agreements, MoUs
Akhtar Mengal accuses govt of hiding CPEC agreements, MoUs

ISLAMABAD: Leader of Balochistan National Party, Sardar Akhtar Mengal while claiming that agreements and MoUs under China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) are being concealed said without Gwadar ther…

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