PESHAWAR: Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) on Thursday arrested a suspected terrorist commander during operation in Malakand division. According to details, the terrorist commander Fakhruddin was arrested from Shringal area of Lower Dir. He is allegedly involved in a suicide blast at a mosque in 2009 that claimed more than 30 lives. Meanwhile, police have arrested...
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India calls Pakistan ‘prime sponsor of terrorism’, asks it to vacate Kashmir: Indian media spews venom after Nawaz’s UN General Assembly address
NEW DELHI/NEW YORK: Indian media has started spewing venom after Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif raised Kashmir issue in his address to the 70th General Assembly session of the United Nations (UN) in New York. Indian media has reported that Nawaz lied to the world and distorted the reality of the matter. The media outlets...
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CM Balochistan lauds NTS for merit based appointments in Balochistan; Says 5,000 teachers to be recruited by 12th October
ISLAMABAD: Balochistan Chief Minister Dr. Abdul Malik Baloch praised on Thursday the involvement of National Testing Service in making appointments in the government organisations. “Recruiting teachers through the National Testing Service in Balochistan is not less than a miracle. People had doubts about the (use of) process but the incumbent government has fulfilled its commitment,”...
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CTD kills 4 terrorists involved in attack on slain minister Shuja Khanzada
LAHORE: Law enforcers in Lahore carried out an operation in Sherakot area on Wednesday/Thursday night and killed four suspected terrorists involved in the suicide attack on slain Punjab Home Minister Shuja Khanzada. According to police, the terrorists were identified as Amjad, Fayyaz, Sadaqat and Saddam. Reports say the CTD conducted an intelligence-based raid on a...
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Proofs of Indian interference to be handed over to UN chief: PM Nawaz Sharif
NEW YORK: Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif Wednesday said he would soon send a copy of the dossier containing proofs of New Delhi’s interference to destabilize Pakistan to Secretary-General Ban-Ki-moon. Responding to a question at a press conference, the Prime Minister said that he had spoken out against Indian involvement in destabilizing Pakistan in the...
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Two dengue cases surface in Faisalabad
FAISALABAD: Two persons on Thursday were admitted in isolation ward of the Allied Hospital after they were confirmed affected with dengue virus. 40-year-old Rubina from Chiniot and 30-year-old Muhammad Ilyas from Neelum Valley were transferred to the hospital in high fever. The medics confirmed dengue virus in their blood after conducting tests. Earlier, Chief Minister...
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ECP will decide whether to hold LB polls in Muharram or not: LHC
LAHORE: Justice Ijazul Hassan of the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday said that Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is an autonomous institution and can decide regarding postponement of local body (LB) polls in Muharram. Petition filed by Majlis-e-Wahdat-e-Muslimeen (MWM) stated that there are security concerns during Muharram and election campaigns cannot be held also....
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Sartaj Aziz reaffirms Pakistan’s unequivocal support for GCC’s efforts in assisting political transition in Yemen
NEW YORK: Adviser to the Prime Minister on National Security and Foreign Affairs, Sartaj Aziz represented Pakistan in the meeting the OIC Contact Group on Yemen convened in New York Wednesday on the sidelines of the 70th Session of the UN General Assembly. The meeting was chaired by OIC Secretary General and attended by representatives...
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Keen to develop good ties with India but no compromise on sovereignty: COAS General Raheel Sharif
LONDON: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif has said that Pakistan wants better relations with India but no compromise would be made on dignity and sovereignty. Speaking at a reception held for him at Pakistan High Commission in London Wednesday, he said that Pakistan’s armed forces will root out the menace of terrorism...
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SP Lyari escapes attempt on life; attackers killed
KARACHI: Lyari Superintendent Police, Aftab Nizamani on Wednesday survived an attempt on his life while two attackers were killed by police in retaliatory firing. Police sources said that Nizamani was accompanied by his squad and patrolling in Chakiwara area of Lyari when unknown gunmen opened fire on his car. “The officer remained unhurt while the...