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Karachi mayor Waseem Akhtar, others charged over May 12 mayhem
Karachi mayor Waseem Akhtar, others charged over May 12 mayhem

KARACHI: An accountability court has charged Karachi mayor Waseem Akhtar and other suspects over May 12 mayhem.

The mayor and others accused of involvement in the 20o7 violence appeared before the court on Tuesday.

When the hearing began, ATC judge indicted...

Nawaz as premier held Pakistan diplomatically incommunicado: PPP
Nawaz as premier held Pakistan diplomatically incommunicado: PPP

KARACHI: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) held a crucial meeting to discuss in details the current political situation in the country, Palestinians massacre and legislation about FATA merger into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

The meeting was presided over by Chairman...

NSA urges Kabul to avoid blame game for regional peace
NSA urges Kabul to avoid blame game for regional peace

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan wants a lasting peace in Afghanistan, said National Security Adviser (NSA) Nasser Khan Janjua and urged Kabul to avoid blame game in the interest of both neighboring countries.

Mr Janjua was addressing a seminar titled "China-Afghanistan-Pakistan:...

Rao Tehseen appointed as DG Radio Pakistan
Rao Tehseen appointed as DG Radio Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has appointed Rao Tehseen as Director General of Pakistan Radio, Geo News reported.

Tehseen, a grade 21 officer in the Information Group, was removed from his position last year after a committee set up to investigate the source of...

CM Sindh Murad distributes cash prize among position holder students
CM Sindh Murad distributes cash prize among position holder students

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that around Rs3 billion are being spent on the enrolment, registration and examination fees and cash prize distribution among the position holders of all the educational boards operating all...

US Embassy struck ‘Diyat& deal with family of youth killed in accident
US Embassy struck ‘Diyat’ deal with family of youth killed in accident

ISLAMABAD: The family of man killed by US diplomat has reached an agreement with the US Embassy on blood money, sources told Daily Jang.

Under the deal, the embassy will pay Diyat amount to the victim family and in return they will not pursue the case...

Nawaz Sharif's remarks misreported by media, says PM Abbasi
Nawaz Sharif's remarks misreported by media, says PM Abbasi

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi  has called for an end to a debate that Nawaz Sharif sparked with his controversial remarks about Mumbai attacks.

Expressing his in the National Assembly, he said that Sharif's remarks  were misreported by Indian...

Nawaz rejects National Security Committee statement
Nawaz rejects National Security Committee statement

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz supreme leader Nawaz Sharif has rejected  the statement of National Security Committee's  Monday's statement as horrible and painful, according to Geo News.

The TV channel reported that the PMLN leader has said the statement of...

Ramzan moon likely to be sighted on Wednesday
Ramzan moon likely to be sighted on Wednesday

KARACHI: The Meteorological Department said on Tuesday that the crescent  of Ramzan is likely to be sighted on   Wednesday.

The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee  is tasked with  announcing the   advent of Ramzan after sighting moon.

Evidence of moon sighting is collected from...

The last selfie: How technology has become a menace for millennials
The last selfie: How technology has become a menace for millennials

At the heart of the tragic incident that occurred on Sunday – in which seven medical students lost their lives as a hanging bridge collapsed in Neelum Valley – lies a very pressing issue: people’s (especially youngsters) over-increasing dependence on tec...