The nine members of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa caretaker cabinet took oath of their offices in Peshawar today.Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Haji Ghulam Ali administered the oath.Their names are Syed Mahsood Shah, Feroz Jamal Shah Kakakheil, Justice Retired ...
Read More »Section 144 imposed in areas along Sutlej River
The district administration of Lahore has imposed section 144 in the areas along river Sutlej under which the evacuation of every person from the flood affected villages is mandatory.In a statement, Commissioner Lahore Muhammad Ali Randhawa said Polic...
Read More »Sara Sharif murder inquiry: Searches continue for father of 10-year-old
Police in Pakistan say they are continuing to search for the father of a 10-year-old girl who was found dead in a house in Surrey.Sara Sharif's body was found at her family home in Woking, in the early hours of 10 August.Surrey Police have confirmed th...
Read More »Pakistan Arrests Ex-Foreign Minister Qureshi Under Anti-Espionage Law
Pakistani authorities Saturday arrested Shah Mahmood Qureshi, a twice-former foreign minister and current opposition leader, on charges that he played a role in misusing official secret information for political gains.Qureshi, the acting head of the Pa...
Read More »Security forces kill two terrorists in Khyber District
Security forces have killed two terrorists in an Intelligence Based Operation in Bara area of Khyber District on Saturday.During conduct of operation, intense fire exchange took place between the security forces and terrorists.According to ISPR, the k...
Read More »Pakistan strongly condemns desecration of Holy Quran in The Hague
Pakistan has strongly condemned another provocative and deeply offensive act of desecration of the Holy Quran in The Hague, Netherlands.In a statement issues on Saturday, the Foreign Office said this deliberate Islamophobic act has deeply hurt the fee...
Read More »Sarfaraz Bugti vows to tackle challenge of terrorism
Caretaker Interior Minister Sarfaraz Bugti has vowed to tackle the challenge of terrorism and ensure security of state and its citizens.In an exclusive talk with Radio Pakistan in Islamabad, he said we will devise a strategy for protection of lives, r...
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