Tag: Groups

‘Troubled’ PTI divides MPs in groups for Senate by-poll voting

--Aleem Khan says all ruling party lawmakers united, any claims regarding blocs within PTI are mere rumours --Mujtaba Shujaur Rehman says PTI victim of 'internal...

Aid groups slam US for retaining Palestine refugee funds

WASHINGTON: The leaders of 21 humanitarian aid groups wrote to the Trump administration on Wednesday to object “in the strongest terms” to a decision...

Rawalpindi: Security guard killed in two groups’ clash

RAWALPINDI: A security guard of a private company was killed when two groups traded fire on Thursday. Police said that armed men of two groups...

Human rights groups urge US to grant asylum to Bangladesh bloggers

A coalition of human rights groups on Monday urged the United States to offer emergency sanctuary to secular writers from Bangladeshi writers after a...

The country’s booming sex industry

Early military governments and religious groups sought to reform areas like the famous “Taxali Gate” district of Lahore by displacing prostitutes and their families...

Terror groups investing in Indian stock markets: Home Minister Shinde

Indian Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde said on Friday that the Indian government has information that some terror groups have been investing money in...

Dealing with militants

This is with reference to the news that Pakistan is seeking US help in stopping the terrorist groups from launching cross-border attacks inside the...

Rs 2.5m looted from bank

As the incidents of bank robberies are frequenting in this commercial hub of the country, the law enforcers have found three types of groups...

PIB emerges as another battleground for ethnic pressure groups

Pir Ilahi Bux (PIB) Colony, a multi-ethnic residential area in the heart of Karachi, has emerged another battle ground where show of power between...

The Mall becomes a battleground for gun-toting rogues

The Mall Road in Lahore saw an intense gun battle between two groups on Monday. It was reported that four individuals got injured as...

Govt ‘revising’ list of banned terror groups

Pakistan on Monday invited Islamist militant groups, including the Taliban, for peace talks and said banned organisations would be delisted if they “closed down...

Student groups clash in Urdu University

Activists belonging to student organizations clashed in Federal Urdu University’s Gulshan-e-Iqbal campus here on Monday, suspending academic process in the institution. According to reports,...

Religious groups call for strike

Religious groups on Thursday joined hands to oppose the death sentence of Mumtaz Qadri, the police commando who killed former Punjab governor Salmaan Taseer,...

Don’t back anti-India terror groups: US to Pak

Stating that Pakistan has used terror groups in Kashmir against India, the US has cautioned Islamabad that it is making a serious, grievous and...

US warns Pakistan of action against terror groups

Keeping up the pressure on Islamabad to act against Haqqani network's safe havens in Pakistan, the United States has warned that it would act...

Some Taliban groups desire dialogue: Malik

Interior Minister Rehman Malik on Friday said some of the Taliban groups have desired talks with the government. Talking to reporters outside the Parliament House,...

4 killed, several hurt in rival groups’ armed clash in Gilgit

At least four persons have been killed and several others hurt in two rival groups’ armed clash here on Monday, police said. According to the...