Tag: 2017

Record 68.5 million displaced in 2017: UN refugee agency

The UN refugee agency reported on Tuesday that nearly 69 million people who have fled war, violence, and persecution were forcibly displaced last year,...

On this day in 2017: Pakistan thrash India in CT final...

LAHORE: On this day a year ago, Pakistan thrashed arch-rival India by 180 in final of Champions Trophy 2017. Batting first Pakistan scored 338/4 with Fakhar Zaman...

2017 Quetta church attack victims await compensation: SC told

ISLAMABAD: The 2017 Quetta church attack victims are still to receive Rs7.2 million in compensation despite a lapse of five months, the Supreme Court was told...

Constitution allows party members to elect leaders, SC told

--PML-N's counsel Salman Akram Raja says there's a difference between being a party head and parliamentary party leader --Court seeks details from ECP on authority within PML-N,...

HRW expresses concern over Transgender Persons Bill: report

ISLAMABAD: The Human Rights Watch (HRW) has expressed concern over the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill 2017, as reported by a local newspaper. The...

Another 19 dengue fever cases reported in Karachi

KARACHI: At least 19 more cases of dengue fever were reported in Karachi in a week, taking the toll of reported cases in 2018...

Nawaz distances from case as SC asks why ineligible person cannot...

--Former PM believes his participation in the case may 'prejudice' proceedings --Says taking part in election process is a fundamental right and therefore no perpetual disqualification...

2017: the costliest year in US history for natural disasters

MIAMI: Last year was the most expensive in US history for natural disasters, with a series of fires and hurricanes that cost $306 billion,...

ANF apprehended 1,338 drug traffickers in 2017

RAWALPINDI: Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF), the prime drug law enforcement agency of Pakistan, in its countrywide operations in 2017 rounded up 1,338 drug traffickers including...

2,706 patients died in CHK during 2017

KARACHI: An annual report has revealed that 2,706 patients died during treatment in 45 departments of Civil Hospital Karachi (CHK) during 2017, showing a...

Syria: 42 media activists killed and 47 injured in 2017

LONDON: Forty-two media activists were killed and 47 others injured mostly by the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria in 2017, according to a recently...

Islamabad police traced 15 blind murder cases, arrested 23 alleged murderers...

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Police have traced a total of 15 blind murder cases during the year 2017, collected vital pieces of evidence against 23...

Terror attacks claimed 7, 580 lives around the globe in 2017

CALIFORNIA: The Esri Story Maps team in collaboration with PeaceTech Lab developed a 2017 Terrorist Attacks map thorough crowdsourcing data from Wikipedia to present a chronology of...

Over 562 people lost lives in Karachi in 2017: Police Report

KARACHI: More than 562 people lost their lives in different incidents, including targeted killings and blasts, in the metropolis during 2,017, stated a report...

Key events around the world in 2017

  PARIS: From the inauguration of US President Donald Trump to the exodus of Rohingyas from Myanmar, here are 12 events that marked 2017. Trump On January 20...

Punjab police new forces fail as crimes increased in 2017

LAHORE: Despite various specialized forces formed over the past few years by the Punjab police, statistics tend to show a sharp increase in the...

Pakistan records highest increase in internet access speed in 2017: report

Pakistan recored the highest increase in mobile internet speed among some of the world’s most populous countries in 2017, according to a report published...