ISLAMABAD: A committee headed by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will oversee the implementation of the anti-terrorism national action plan. The committee chaired by Prime Minister Sharif will comprise federal ministers Chaudhry Nisar, Pervaiz Rashid, Ahsan Iqbal, Khawaja Asif and advisor … read more
ISLAMABAD: Teams from the government and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) are meeting to finalise the draft for the judicial commission ordinance which will probe rigging allegations during the 2013 general elections. The meeting being held at the residence of PTI General … read more
SHAWAL: At least seven militants were killed in two drone strikes in North Waziristan. According to sources the drone strikes took place in the Kunad and Mangoti areas of Shawal. Militant hideouts were targeted in the strikes and Punjabi Taliban … read more
TEHRAN: Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Wednesday that he is confident that a lasting agreement can be struck with world powers over his country´s disputed nuclear programme. Tehran and the so-called P5+1 group of nations have been … read more
BAGHDAD: A suicide bomber attacked Sunni fighters opposed to the Islamic State jihadist group as they gathered Wednesday to receive salaries south of Baghdad, killing at least 26 people, officials said. The attack on the fighters, known as Sahwa, near … read more