Islamabad man beats to death his infant son

ISLAMABAD: The capital police on Friday arrested a man for allegedly killing his infant son by brutally beating him up. According to a police spokesman, a...

Three dead, 35 rescued as boat capsizes in Kundal Dam

SWABI: The bodies of three sisters were fished out on Friday morning after a tourist boat capsized in Swabi’s Kundal Dam a day earlier. According to...
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IHC seeks ministry’s reply over forced eviction of journalists from govt residences

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday sought reply from Ministry of Housing and Works in a petition challenging the forced eviction of...

British Airways flights to Pakistan resume after a decade

British Airways on Monday resumed operations to Pakistan, over a decade after they were suspended in Sept 2008 in the wake of the Mariott...

Swat motorway opens for tourists

SWAT: The Swat Motorway opened for small vehicles on Monday. The 81-kilometer-long Swat motorway will facilitate tourists in traveling towards Kalam, Kumrat Valley, and Dir. Moreover, the distance...

Forensic report says no DNA found on Farishta’s clothes

ISLAMABAD: A report compiled by the Punjab Forensic Science Agency (PFSA) on the rape-and-murder of 10-year-old Farishta has said that no DNA was found on samples...

Federal govt raises salaries of nurses

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has announced ‘Eid Gift’ for the nurses with increase in their salaries. Prime Minister’s Special Assistant on Health Dr Zafar Mirza,...

Three PHC judges take oath

PESHAWAR: Three additional judges of the Peshawar High Court (PHC) took oath of their offices here on Friday. PHC Chief Justice Waqar Ahmad Seth administered...

Police deny Farishta was raped before being killed

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Police Thursday said that DNA tests showed that 10-year-old Farishta was not raped before being murdered. Earlier, the body of the minor girl...

ATC acquits six suspected facilitators of Peshawar ATI attack

PESHAWAR: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) here on Wednesday acquitted six suspected facilitators of the 2017 attack on Peshawar’s Agriculture Training Institute (ATI). On December 1,...

Terror bid foiled, one held with explosives, detonators in Mardan

MARDAN: The police foiled a terror attempt, arrested a suspect with explosives, detonators and dynamites here on Wednesday. The police on a tip-off conducted an...

Student gang raped by Pindi cops ‘retracts’ statement

RAWALPINDI: The four Rawalpindi police personnel who raped a student earlier this month were given a clean chit by their victim before a local court...

Top Pakistani CEO’s become champions of gender equality

ISLAMABAD: Male Champions of Change (MCC) Pakistan on Monday held their milestone event, the Insights Meeting, at Serena Hotels, Islamabad. Based on the work undertaken...

Govt ordered to remove Asma Alamgir’s name from ECL

PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Tuesday ordered the federal government to remove the name of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Asma Arbab Alamgir...

Amir Muqam’s son, others get bail in corruption case

PESHAWAR: An anti-corruption court on Tuesday granted post-arrest bail to Pakistan Muslim League- Nawaz (PML-N) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa President Amir Muqam’s son Ishtiaq Muqam and...

6 suspects being interrogated in Farishta murder case

Police have taken six suspects into custody for questioning in connection with the Farishta kidnapping and murder case, according to a media report. According to...

KP govt to establish 4,000 cattle farms to fulfill meat needs

PESHAWAR: A spokesman of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has said that the provincial government has decided to establish 4,000 cattle farms across the province. Talking to...