Islamabad, Feb 25 (IANS) Pakistan teetered on the brink of political crisis Wednesday after the Supreme Court barred former prime minister Nawaz Sharif from contesting the polls and also declared null and void the election of his brother, Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif. The verdict led to the fall of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government in the country’s most politically consequential province.
Islamabad, Feb.24 (ANI): The historical Mohenjodaro site is in shambles as the Pakistan Government ignored reports of continuous pilferage of relics.
Islamabad, Feb 20 (IANS) At least 32 people were killed and 85 others injured Friday in a powerful suicide bomb attack during a funeral procession in Pakistan’s northwestern city of Dera Ismail Khan, Geo TV reported.
Srinagar/Islamabad, Feb 20 (IANS) An earthquake of moderate intensity rocked the Kashmir Valley in India as well as the Pakistani capital Islamabad Friday morning, triggering panic among residents.
Islamabad, Feb 19 (IANS) Protest demonstrations were held Thursday across Pakistan’s North West Frontier Province (NWFP), including capital Peshawar, against the gruesome killing of Geo News and The News correspondent Musa Khankhel in Swat.
Islamabad, Feb 18 (IANS) Pakistani journalist Mosa Khankhel, a correspondent for Geo TV and The News, died with his boots on as he headed for Swat in the country’s restive northwest to report on peace talks between a radical cleric and his son-in-law who heads the Taliban that controls the area.
Islamabad, Feb 17 (IANS) Foreign investigation agencies will search for the missing UN official in Pakistan, IRNA reported Tuesday.
Peshawar, Feb.16 (ANI): A new ‘sharia’ law has been signed between the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) government and Tahrik-e-Nifaz Shariat Muhammadi (TNSM) in Pakistan.
Islamabad, Feb 15 (IANS) Taliban militants in northwestern Pakistan’s restive Swat Valley Sunday announced a 10-day ceasefire to facilitate a deal between the regional government and a militant group to enforce Islamic law in the district, the Geo TV reported.
Washington, Feb.14 (ANI): A top US official has revealed that the unmanned Predator aircrafts which have been targeting militant hideouts in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) bordering Afghanistan, are flown from an airbase inside Pakistan’s territory.