NEW DELHI: Mismanagement in the Hockey World Cup, beginning here on Sunday, is not limited only to former players but media also walked out of the promotional event prior to the tournament and the FIH was compelled to change its decision after media’s big protest. The sports journalists present in India were stopped from covering [...]
MINGORA: At least 12 people were killed including two security personnel and 4 women while 37 others were hurt in a suicide blast in Mingora, Swat on Monday.
Eye witnesses said a suicide bomber rammed himself into a vehicle of security forces causing a loud blast.
The powerful explosion also damaged a number [...]
ISLAMABAD: National Accountability Bureau Chairman Navaid Ahsan has written a letter to the law ministry seeking its advice on how to reopen the Swiss money laundering cases in compliance with a Supreme Court order.
The NAB has also sought advice from the law ministry whether or not it could approach the Swiss [...]
LONDON: Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain inquired after health of Jamaat-e-Islami Naib Amir and veteran politician Prof. Ghafoor Ahmed here on Friday.
In a telephone call from London, Altaf prayed for fast recovery of Prof Ghafoor, who is battling severe illness in recent times.
The JI leader thanked MQM chief over phone [...]
LAHORE: Chief of PML-N Nawaz Sharif withdrew his nomination papers for the NA-123 by-elections on Tuesday.
On Monday, the Lahore High Court had adjourned the hearing of Nawaz Sharif’s eligibility case till Tuesday.
The hearing was adjourned after the court’s election tribunal was informed that Sharif’s counsel did not receive the court’s [...]
KARACHI: At least 25 people were killed and 100 other wounded on Friday after two bombs planted on motorcycles struck a bus at Shahra-e-Faisal and Jinnah Hospital in Karachi. Women and children were among 12 people killed when a motorcyle packed with explosives rammed into a bus of mourners travelling on Shahra-e-Faisal to join a [...]
KARBALA: At least 41 people were killed and dozens wounded on Friday in a mortar attack on a crowd of pilgrims near the city of Karbala, a provincial health official said. The official said 144 people were wounded as the mortar round crashed into the crowd on the last day of a major mourning ceremony. [...]
KHAR: As many as 16 persons, including 3 levies personnel, have been killed while 26 others sustain injuries in a suicide blast near security forces check point in the market of Khar on Saturday.
Meanwhile, authorities have imposed curfew in the district.
“The suicide bomber, aged between 18 to 23 years, blew [...]
KARACHI: At least eight people have been killed as violence erupted in various parts of the city on Saturday.
KABUL: The Taliban denied Saturday that leaders of the group fighting to overthrow the Afghan government had met with UN representatives to discuss bringing peace to Afghanistan.
The Taliban issued a statement branding reports of a meeting with the UN’s outgoing special representative to Afghanistan, Kai Eide, in Dubai this month [...]
