Federal auditors to probe 0.6m ‘ghost pensioners’
Islamabad:The office of Auditor General of Pakistan has ordered a special audit of military and civilian pensions after the state-owned National Bank of Pakistan, through which the government disburses the…
Pakistan to tour New Zealand in January for ODI, T20 series
AUCKLAND: The Pakistan cricket team will embark on a whistlestop tour to New Zealand in January to play three T20s and three ODIs against the Black Caps. According to…
NASA tests spacecraft ‘Orion’ that will take man to Mars
NASA last week conducted a test flight of the Orion capsule which would take people to Mars, intentionally failing two of its parachutes to test how the spacecraft would land…
Suicide bomber kills two Iraqi generals in Anbar
BAGHDAD: A suicide bomber in an explosives-rigged vehicle killed two Iraqi army generals north of the Anbar provincial capital Ramadi on Thursday, a military spokesman said. The bomber killed the deputy…
Narendra Modi’s politics of anger responsible for Gujarat situation: Rahul Gandhi
Srinagar: Rahul Gandhi on Thursday targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the violence in Gujarat during quota agitation by Patels, saying it was a repercussion of the 'politics of anger'…
Pakistan to apprise UN about Indian interference
Pakistan decided on Thursday to inform the United Nations regarding India’s interference on its soil. At the weekly news briefing in Islamabad on Thursday, Foreign Office Spokesperson Qazi Khalilullah said,…
Rangers DG, BSF IG meeting scheduled
Lahore: Pakistan Rangers Director General (DG) and Indian Border Security Force IG will meet from September 9 to September 13 in New Delhi, to discuss the situation on the Line…
US Central Command chief calls on General Raheel Sharif
RAWALPINDI (Web Desk) - Commander for U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), General Lloyd Austin called on Army Chief General Raheel Sharif in General Headquarters today (Wednesday). Both discussed matters of mutual interest…
Muslim majority districts in Assam up
NEW DELHI: Assam, where illegal immigration from Bangladesh has been a concern, continues to show demographic changes with the 2011 Census finding nine of its 27 districts to be Muslim-majority.…
3 killed in violence, bandh paralyses life in Gujarat
AHMEDABAD: Tension mounted in Gujarat as three persons were killed in widespread violence sparked by detention of Hardik Patel who today vowed to intensify the agitation for OBC quota for…