NASA asteroid surface sampling likely successful
NASA on Wednesday released its first images of a sampling operation carried out on the asteroid Bennu, which appeared to show successful recovery of rock and dust, or as one official put it,…
Pakistan expresses grief over Jalalabad stampede
Pakistan on Wednesday expressed grief over the loss of lives in a stampede at a stadium in Afghanistan’s Jalalabad city, where aspirants of Pakistani visas had gathered, and also urged upon…
At least 11 Afghan women killed in stampede near Pakistan consulate
At least 11 women were killed Wednesday in a stampede in an Afghan football stadium where thousands had gathered to apply for visas at a nearby Pakistan consulate, officials said.
Many…
At least three die in Karachi building explosion
KARACHI: At least three people have been killed and over a dozen are wounded in an explosion that struck a residential building in Karachi.
The blast took place near the Maskan gate of…
Fawad Chaudhry accuses PPP of orchestrating Sindh police protest
ISLAMABAD: Federal Science Minister Fawad Chaudhry has accused PPP leadership of orchestrating a protest by the Sindh police against the alleged abduction of provincial police chief prior to…
Gulbuddin Hekmatyar appreciates Pakistan’s support for Afghan peace process
Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, leader of Hizb-e-Islami of Afghanistan, called on Prime Minister Imran Khan and appreciated Pakistan’s positive role in facilitating the Afghan peace process.…
PM Imran Khan warns against damaging role of spoilers in Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday warned against the damaging role of spoilers in the Afghan peace process during his meeting with Hizb-e-Islami leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar.…
India returns Chinese soldier who strayed across LAC: report
REUTERS: A Chinese soldier who had strayed across a contested de facto border with India in the Himalayas has been handed back by the Indian side, according to a report by China’s official…
Sindh police officials defer leave request
Sindh IG Mushtaq Mahar deferred his leave and ordered other senior police officials to set aside their leave applications as well, a few hours after army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa on…
Pakistani actress Sana Javed, singer Umair Jaswal tie the knot
Pakistani actress Sana Javed and singer Umair Jaswal tied the knot in an intimate ceremony on Tuesday, with fans getting to know after the pictures surfaced on social media.
The Sammi…
I salute the Sindh police: Maryam Nawaz
LAHORE: PML-N leader Maryam Nawaz has heaped praise on the Sindh police after several top officers including the provincial chief went on leave following a controversy surrounding the arrest…
Karachi incident proves our stance on “a state above the state”: Nawaz…
LONDON: Former three-time prime minister and PML-N quaid Nawaz Sharif weighed in on the controversy surrounding the detention of Sindh IGP and arrest of Captain Safdar in Karachi following…
Army chief orders probe into IG police detention controversy
RAWALPINDI: Chief of the Army Staff Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa has ordered a probe into a controversy surrounding the alleged detention of IGP Sindh and arrest of Captain Safdar in Karachi.…
Bilawal Bhutto urges COAS, ISI chief to investigate detention of Sindh IGP
KARACHI: PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has confirmed that IG Sindh police was kidnapped and coerced into arresting PML-N leader Captain Safdar from his hotel room in Karachi.…
Sindh police chief, DIGs, AIGs, Karachi CCPO go on leave over Capt Safdar FIR row
KARACHI: Sindh police chief, all DIGs, all ADIGs and Karachi CCPO have reportedly gone on leave following the manner in which an FIR was registered against Capt (r) Safdar, husband of PML-N…