Death toll from suicide bombing near police station in Swat rises to 17 – Pakistan
SWAT: The death toll from Sunday’s suicide bombing near a police station in Swat rose to 17 on Monday, including several policemen. The suicide bombing had taken place near the Kabal Police Station while a protest against lawlessness was under way at the adjoining public square. Police said that the suicide bomber had detonated his […]
Cleric killed after explosion in South Waziristan’s Wana – Pakistan
LOWER SOUTH WAZIRISTAN: A cleric was killed following an explosion, suspected to have been caused by a pressure bomb, at a supermarket in Lower South Waziristan’s Wana on Monday, police said. Wana Circle Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Asghar Ali Shah told Dawn that the explosion occurred on the ground floor of a supermarket located […]
Death toll from suicide bombing near police station in Swat rises to 19 – Pakistan
SWAT: The death toll from Sunday’s suicide bombing near a police station in Swat rose to 19 on Monday, with police saying that four more victims had succumbed to their injuries. The suicide bombing had taken place near the Kabal Police Station while a protest against lawlessness was under way at the adjoining public square. […]
PM Shehbaz congratulates PML-N leadership, candidates after party maintains lead in second phase of AJK polls – Pakistan
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif congratulated the PML-N’s leadership and successful candidates on Monday after unofficial results of the second phase of elections in Azad Jammu and Kashmir showed it had won 14 of 18 seats up for grabs the previous day. PML-N’s main rival in the contest and also ally in the Centre, the PPP, […]
PML-N bags 14 seats in 2nd phase of AJK polls amid allegations of rigging – Pakistan
The PML-N has bagged 14 seats while the PPP has managed to secure just four of the total 18 seats that were up for grabs in the second phase of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) election on Sunday, according to unofficial results released by the Election Commission. Polling was postponed until Tuesday on two seats […]
Justin Greaves steadies West Indies in second Test against Pakistan – Sport
Justin Greaves made an unbeaten 64 to steer West Indies to 239-5 at stumps on a rain-shortened opening day of the second and final Test against Pakistan in Trinidad on Sunday. After a match-winning display with the ball in the first Test last week, Greaves displayed what has now become his trademark ease and composure […]
Criminal record verification of Lahore’s commercial drivers in the offing – Pakistan
LAHORE: The city traffic police have initiated verification of the criminal record of 348,000 commercial vehicle drivers following reports that they were involved in 48 percent of the total fatal road crashes. The decision was taken during a high-level meeting, where official data pertaining to repeated crashes and unsafe driving history of commercial and public […]
Scuffle and chaos mar MQM-P meeting as two groups clash at party’s office in Karachi’s Bahadurabad – Pakistan
KARACHI: At least four people were injured as a scuffle and chaos marred a meeting of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) at the party’s headquarters in Bahadurabad near Char Minar on Sunday evening. According to party officials, the clash broke out between supporters of two rival groups within the party. A police officer, requesting anonymity, […]
PML-N wins 13 of 20 AJK seats, secures simple majority: Sanaullah
He says elections were free, fair, credible, acceptable, in line with directions of PM Shehbaz Rana Sanaullah addressing a news conference alongside Minister for Kashmir Affairs Amir Muqam in Islamabad. Photo: APP Adviser to the Prime Minister Rana Sanaullah Khan has said that the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has secured a simple majority in Azad […]
Scuffle and chaos mar MQM-P meeting as two groups clash at party’s Bahadurabad office – Pakistan
KARACHI: At least one person was injured as a scuffle and chaos marred a meeting of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) at the party’s headquarters in Bahadurabad near Char Minar on Sunday evening. According to party officials, the scuffle broke out between supporters of two purported rival groups within the party, led by federal ministers […]