Pakistan

Hometown of two federal ministers remains deprived of piped gas for over 16 hours

PM’s aide says law and order much better than in 2013

They said that people are forced to bring water from 80km away

Elderly persons, women, children and the weak suffer in the absence of a queue

Geologists see no cause for worry due to increased seismic activity in the region

Governing Council of PBS discusses crucial challenges posed by the exercise

Govt feels ditched after Dar claimed PTI assured it would support the bill

43 were Sunnis, including key al Qaeda figures, while four were Shias

Indian authorities said suspected militants attacked the IAF base in Pathankot in the wee hours of Saturday

Four gunmen, three guards killed in 14-hour-long assault

Most of judicial reviews against rulings of military courts are based on Article-10A

Chairman Raza Rabbani asks govt to first address concerns of all stakeholders

Global Fund has approved over $2m more than the country demanded

All cases filed in Punjab, none in other provinces, FATA or AJK

The El Nino weather phenomena has caused drought and water shortages across Colombia

This is the second year in which OMD Pakistan has won silver

Naeem Mir said with the scheme as many as 3.5 million traders across the country would benefit and enter the system

AIOU to encourage young scientists to help solve society’s problems

The court has give the agency a three-day physical remand

Ministry reinstated, poor condition of forests, policy formulation and implementation issues

Police told to complete investigation in a week; suspect’s remand extended till Jan 9

A veteran of 37 years, Muhammad Ramzan reflects on current state of railways

NAB chief says increase in applications received reflective of people’s confidence in body

Provincial govt, city admin remain unsuccessful in initiating long-awaited projects

Locals have appreciated the move, and said computerised land records will end the exploitation

A district control room has been established to ensure security of the polio teams

The police seized a 30-bore pistol with 15 bullets from Bahadur Muhammad during a routine check

The police arrested the rickshaw driver

The Pirwadhi police held Rashid Mehmood and recovered 10 litre of liquor from his possession

The university said that result cards were being dispatched to students on their registered postal addresses

Sources said the incident took place in Tarlai

The court has sought a reply from both the officials by January 8

It said all firms which were not registered with the government have been shut down

JI chief said it was deplorable that the government was facilitating criminals rather than putting them behind bars

Law Minister Rana Sanaullah and Chief Secretary Khizar Hayat Gondal were also present

PESCO BoD Chairman said industrialists were facing countless problems

The official added soon after an FIR was registered, the rival group also lodged a similar case with them

The rescue teams helped rush the injured to the hospital

The Nowshera anti-corruption department started an investigation to identify more such cases

He said the movement for Bahawalpur’s restoration should be made central to the political agenda

The hospital had yet to receive report of samples sent to the NIH for diagnosis

The LUH receives hundreds of millions of rupees every year for the medical budget

The suspects have been shifted to undisclosed location for further questioning

Victim's family says she jumped off her terrace under duress after being asked 'obnoxious' questions

People rushed out of offices and homes in panic

A look at the rough patches and breakthroughs in relations between the neighbouring countries in 2015

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Alam added that the VTC scheme is aimed to register non-filer traders and regulate the undocumented economy

There was a 40% decrease in deaths due to direct violence in Pakistan

Foreign secretary says country’s counter-terror successes raised its profile abroad