Lahore, Apr. 4 : An editorial in a leading Pakistan daily has expressed its surprise that while immediate funds were needed to stop the Taliban from expanding its writ over new regions of the country, millions were being spent on a monument which marked hatred against India.
Lahore, Apr. 4 : A magistrate court has adjourned hearing on the bail petition filed by the former Pakistan middle order batsman Ijaz Ahmed, who was remanded to 14 days police custody in a fraud case.
According to The News, Ahmed could not be produced before the court due to his ill-health, following which the court adjourned the hearing till Monday.
Ahmad has been shifted to the Services Hospital after his condition deteriorated.
Earlier, he was remanded in police custody in a fake cheque case under Section 489-F PPC.
Peshawar, Apr. 4 : Talibani kidnappers of Canadian journalist Khadija Abdul Qahaar have issued warnings to kill her, if their demands for ransom are not met by Sunday.
"Until now, not a single official of the Pakistan and Canadian governments has approached us. April 5 is the final deadline," The News quoted North Waziristan based militant organization's statement, as saying
The unknown organization `Gumnam Mujahideen-e-Islam' has twice extended deadlines while demanding two million dollars ransom.
Lahore, Apr. 4 : Taliban militants broke into Pakistan's National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) office located in Swat, and disrupted the work.
According to a private news channel, the armed talibs broke into the building on Friday morning and directed the staff to stop routine operations.
The group reportedly stopped staff from working because men and women were working in the same place.
The Taliban, then demanded the NADRA authorities ensure that men and women work separately in the office.
Islamabad, Apr. 4 : At least 17 persons including five children were reportedly killed and several others injured in a suicide attack in North Waziristan's Miranshah area on Saturday.
According to sources, a suicide bomber tried to crash his explosive-laden vehicle into the Pakistan Army convoy which was on its way to Miranshah from Bannu.
A Frontier Corps (FC) gunman, in an effort to prevent the military convoy from being attacked, opened fire on the attacker's vehicle, subsequently blowing it away.
Islamabad, Apr. 4 : Denouncing the whipping of a young girl by the Taliban in Swat, Pakistan's former Information Minister Sherry Rehman has submitted an adjournment motion seeking a debate in the National Assembly.
"What is happening in Swat amounts to a blatant abuse of the rights of our people by non-state actors. The state cannot and must not remain silent at this heinous act of brutal violence against women," the Daily Times quoted, Rehman, as saying.
Lahore, Apr. 4 : An editorial in a leading Pakistan daily has expressed its surprise that while immediate funds were needed to stop the Taliban from expanding its writ over new regions of the country, millions were being spent on a monument which marked hatred against India.
Lahore, Apr. 4 : A magistrate court has adjourned hearing on the bail petition filed by the former Pakistan middle order batsman Ijaz Ahmed, who was remanded to 14 days police custody in a fraud case.
Peshawar, Apr. 4 : Talibani kidnappers of Canadian journalist Khadija Abdul Qahaar have issued warnings to kill her, if their demands for ransom are not met by Sunday.
Lahore, Apr. 4 : Taliban militants broke into Pakistan's National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) office located in Swat, and disrupted the work.
Islamabad, Apr. 4 : At least 17 persons including five children were reportedly killed and several others injured in a suicide attack in North Waziristan's Miranshah area on Saturday.
Islamabad, Apr. 4 : Denouncing the whipping of a young girl by the Taliban in Swat, Pakistan's former Information Minister Sherry Rehman has submitted an adjournment motion seeking a debate in the National Assembly.
