Tag: Security

Security beefed up to tackle protesters at Faizabad

RAWALPINDI: In the wake of the Faizabad interchange sit-in in Islamabad, security has been beefed up to cater any emergency situation in the near...

UK’s top security official urges social media to block militant content

WASHINGTON: Britain’s top internal security official is pressing social media companies to devise automatic systems to spot and block violent militant messaging before it...

Urs of Data Ganj Bakhsh Continues in Lahore

  LAHORE: The three-day celebrations of the 974th Urs of Hazrat Ali bin Usman Sheikh Ali Hajveri, known as Data Ganj Bakhsh continued for the...

Fool-proof security to be ensured at chehlum, urs: Shehbaz

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif has ordered for fool-proof security arrangements to be ensured on the two auspicious occasions of Hazrat Imam Hussain’s chehlum...

Policeman, PKK militant killed during security operation in Turkey

ISTANBUL: A policeman and a militant from the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) were killed in the southeastern city of Diyarbakir on Friday, the local...

Corps Commanders discuss recent US, Afghanistan interactions

RAWALPINDI: The 205th Corps Commanders Conference chaired by Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa, on Thursday, shed light on the geo-strategic security...

Economy, security intertwined: Shujaat Hussain

LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League (PML) President and former prime minister Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain has said that the statements of the ministers that the Pak Army...

Dawoodi Bohra community appreciates SSU’s foolproof security

KARACHI: The Dawoodi Bohra community extended appreciation and gratitude towards the commandos, including lady commandos of Sindh Police Special Security Unit (SSU) who had...

Sub-committee formed to expedite journalist security, protection bill

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage on Wednesday constituted a sub-committee expediting the process of finalisation of The...

PAC seeks record of payments by petroleum ministry to Rangers for...

ISLAMABAD: Parliament’s anti-corruption watchdog Public Accounts Committee (PAC) asked for a complete record of the security payments, of more than Rs102 million, made to...

Educational activities resume at QAU amid strict security

ISLAMABAD: Educational activities were completely restored on Tuesday at Islamabad’s Quaid-e-Azam University (QAU) after twenty days under police surveillance. According to details, the security personnel...

ICC security expert meets IGP, CM Sindh in Karachi

KARACHI: A security consultant, Reg Dickason, who works with the ICC, FICA and various international cricket boards met the inspector general of police and chief...

Security for Chinese envoy intensified following terror threats

  Security of the Chinese ambassador to Pakistan has been increased following revelations that his life is under threat from a terrorist organization, Geo TV...

Foolproof security to be provided for Pak-Sri Lanka T20 final

LAHORE: Punjab Inspector General of Police Arif Nawaz has said that maximum security will be provided for the final T20 match between Pakistan and...

Pakistan fortifies border with Afghanistan to reduce cross border attacks

Maj Gen Nauman Zakaria, the Pakistan commander for the South Waziristan region, told reporters during a visit to the border on Wednesday that the...

Sindh CM directs officials to ensure security, health facilities for masses

  KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister (CM) Syed Murad Ali Shah, taking notice of the kidnapping of a woman from village Lal Bah in Umerkot, has...

Bahria Town displays security parade

KARACHI: Bahria Town Karachi displayed its security strength in a well-organised parade in front of a huge crowd on Thursday. Security squad with their...