KARACHI: Eight members of a banned organization including Pathan Nazir were arrested during a crackdown here on Tuesday. The crackdown was carried out in Manghu Pir. Illegal weapons, ammunition and explosives were seized from their possession. According to sources, the intelligence agencies carried out series of operations in different areas of the city. They captured...
ISLAMABAD: Motorway Police Team rescued an abductee after exchange of fire and arrested three kidnappers here on Tuesday. The kidnappers were on a private vehicle. The kidnappers reportedly abducted the person near Kalar Kahar in a private vehicle and moved towards the Federal Capital. The police were informed about the incident. Responding the tip-off the...
ISLAMABAD: The Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) in country-wide raids conducted in different cities of the country on Tuesday, seized 118 Kg drugs comprising 11.4 Kg heroin and 107 kg hashish, while rounded-up six drug pushers and impounded a vehicle. According to details, ANF Karachi on a tip-off raided a house situated in Pakhtunabad Manghoo Peer, Karachi...
LAHORE: Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority (TEVTA) has decided to start Chinese Language course in other cities of the province of the Punjab. The three months duration courses will be launched at Rawalpindi, Faisalabad, Gujranwala and Sialkot. Currently, TEVTA is managing three months duration Chinese Language Course for general public while 4 moths duration...
PESHAWAR: The police foiled a massive terror bid as it recovered a bomb which was later defused by the bomb disposal squad. Reacting to a tip-off, heavy contingent of police along with BDS raided a vacant house in Saro Kaley police station jurisdiction in Peshawar. During search of a house a bombing weighing 10 kilogram...
PESHAWAR: Haji Haleem Jan, a prominent traders’ leader was gunned down by unidentified armed men here on Tuesday. According to police, the trader leader was sitting at his shop in Qissa Khwani Bazaar of Peshawar when unidentified armed men opened fire at him with four bullet wounds, Haji Haleem Jan was rushed to Leady Reading...
KARACHI: One person was scorched to death and four others sustained severe injuries when fire engulfed a scrap factory in Haroonabad area here on Tuesday. The workers initially tried to control the fire under self help as a result of which one was burnt to death. On getting information of the incident, primarily the scene...
KABUL: Senior Taliban member Mullah Muhammad Hassan Rahmani died of cancer, a Taliban statement announced on Tuesday. The statement does not provide any further details or say where Rahmani died, although he has previously been identified as an office bearer of the Afghan Taliban. The former Taliban leadership council member was among Taliban leaders who...
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) candidate Ali Nawaz Awan on Tuesday challenged the procedure of electing Mayor and deputy mayor and amendment in local body ordinance in Islamabad High Court. The petitioner said that amendment in local body ordinance was hit by dishonesty He said that ordinance was mulled to arrange the elections of three deputy...
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the execution of three men convicted by military courts for their involvement in the Army Public School attack. The three men Muhammad Zubair, Ali Rehman and Taj Mohammad were convicted on charges of facilitating and abetting the deadly attack in Dec 2014 that killed over 150 people mostly...