Author: INP - Independent News Pakistan (INP - Independent News Pakistan)

LAHORE: Chief of Jamaat-ud-Dawa Hafiz Saeed has rubbished allegations from India about his involvement in the event organized at Jawaharlal Nehru University in memory of Indian parliament attack suspect Afzal Guru. In a video message posted on YouTube Monday, Saeed said “I felt strange after going through the reports of protest in India’s Jawarlal Nehru...

JAKARTA: A suspected terrorist and a police officer were killed Monday in a shootout in Bima district in eastern Indonesia. National Police chief General Badrodin Haiti said the deadly incident occurred in Penatoi village of Bima district at about 07: 00 a.m. local time. Haiti said the suspect was a member of a terrorist group...

BEIJING: China on Monday expressed grave concern over the possible deployment of the THAAD missile defense system by the US in the ROK. Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei’s said here at regular press conference Regular Press Conference that the coverage of the THAAD missile defense system, especially the monitoring range of its X-band radar, goes...

LAHORE: Opening ceremony of Punjab University (PU) two-day 68th intercollegiate Girls Annual Athletic Championship will be held on Tuesday at Punjab Stadium, Ferozpure Road Lahore. Vice Chancellor PU, Prof Dr Mujahid Kamran will be the chief guest on the occasion.

MITHI: Two more children died of water-borne diseases and food shortage in Civil Hospital Mithi on Monday which has mounted death toll to 162 as72 other patients are still getting treatment in various hospitals. Dozens of children affected of the malnutrition related diseases have been shifted to Hyderabad in critical condition. Innocent children of Tharparkar...

ZHOB: The law enforcement agencies (LEAs) personnel arrested 23 suspects including Afghan national during separate actions here on Monday. Assistant Commissioner (AC) Ali Ejaz said that on a tip-off regarding presence of criminals, the police and Levies men conducted joint raids on hotels and restaurants in different areas of Zhob city during which they apprehended...

ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has withdrawn the 1990 Vegetable Ghee and Cooking Oil Companies (Cost Accounting Records) Order and issued a circular requiring appointment of QCR-rated auditors for performance of cost audit. The SECP has been entrusted with a multifaceted role of ensuring accountability and transparency and at the same...

KUALA LUMPUR: A two-day summit will kick off on Monday between ASEAN leaders and its host U.S. President Barack Obama at the Sunnylands Center in California, which is the first such meeting to be held on the U.S. soil. It’s believed that the U.S. government will take the gathering as an opportunity to exert its...

KUDNUZ, Afghanistan: Two Afghan soldiers were killed and seven others wounded after Taliban militants attacked an army checkpoint in Afghanistan’s northern province of Kunduz on Monday, an official said. “The attack took place in Pul-e-Momin, Dasht-e-Archi district at early morning. The national army personnel fought back the attackers and several militants were also killed and...

LAHORE: Pakistan Industrial and Traders Associations Front (PIAF) Chairman Irfan Iqbal Sheikh, appreciating the landmark deal of Liquefied Natural Gas with Qatar, has observed that it would help the government overcome energy shortfall in the country by at least 20 percent. H said that the deal would save the country $1 billion annually while a...