Pakistan

France's ban on the Muslim full face veil has triggered calls on militant online forums for armed retaliation.

Ministry of Water and Power presents new plan for next six months. Commercial markets to close at 8pm.

Fluoride contamination in Tharparkar's water is proving a major source of illness, experts say.

2.6 million stillbirths occur each year and Pakistan tops the list, according to a study by a leading medical journal.

Indian fishermen freed as India and Pakistan resume a fledging peace process.

Mehboob Asif, who works at the visa section, was injured in his stomach and hand when he was shot near the office.

Program being run with the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Tourism Corporation.

German Consul-General Dr Christian Brecht held farewell reception for Consul and Deputy Head of Mission Dieter Freund.

CNG stations across the Punjab, including Faisalabad announce indefinite strike against the weekly gas load shedding.

A proclaimed offender and his accomplice were killed during a shoot-out with local police on Wednesday afternoon.

Wasa MD Muhammad Zahid has suspended assistant director Abdul Khalid for his negligence in overseeing the case.

Police officials arrested a man for dealing a fake cheque to a bank clerk on Tuesday afternoon.

Shehr Sultan Police registered cases against two prayer leaders for violating the Amplifier Act on Wednesday.

LHC ordered a Member of its Inspection Team (MIT) to hold an inquiry against a Daska judicial magistrate.

LHC disposed off a petition from a young man seeking admission to Government College University.

The competition invites all academic institutions from across the country to participate and express their ideas.

K-P government has allocated 125 acres of land in Risalpur for establishing a Marble City.

The team will prepare a case study on IT firm NetSol.

Rupee closed at 84.15/25 to the dollar, compared with Tuesday’s close of 84.43/53 – its highest close since May 2010.

Phased construction on the road will start next week and is expected to be completed within three years.

Sumera Jawad’s collection of mixed media paintings will open to public today.

UNHCR advises Pakistan to locally integrate Afghan refugees.

An eye hospital, the first of its kind has become operational in Azad Kashmir.

A head-on collision between two groups over a disputed piece of land was narrowly averted.

US has given $334 million, World Bank and Asian Development Bank jointly gave $410 million to the BISP.

Sukkur police arrested two members of a motorcycle-lifting gang,

Lawmakers discuss law and order, jobs, new sports act.

Former National Reconstruction Bureau chief moves court.

Trans-culture beats bring the house down.

Cash prizes of Rs3,000 were given to winning teams.

More than 20 people were looted when they fell unconscious after drinking intoxicated tea at a hotel.

Gulshan SSP and Sir Syed Town SHO among other police officials testified in court.

Managing director of PIA and its manager administration and human resources directed to appear in person on April 21.

Industrialists slam outages, complain about low gas pressure.

unior doctors in Quetta have announced that they will close the out-patient departments (OPDs) on Thursday.

Massive power outages have been reported in Quetta and other districts of Balochistan.

Ghulam Murtaza on Wednesday assumed the charge of the joint secretary senate (BS-20).

Awami National Party (ANP) Germany chapter will hold a grand gathering of Pakhtuns to celebrate the renaming.

President Abdullah Gul conferred the highest state order medal of Turkey.

At least 239 women and children were reported to have been raped or molested in the first three months of the year.

President of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa chapter of the party Syed Zahir Ali Shah.

Council has yet to take action against 48 practitioners with fake certificates.

Shortage causing immense difficulties for staff to impart quality education.

Dan Rohrmann took charge as the new representative of the Unicef.

Agents filling up counterfeit visa applications and charging large sums of money for the service.

Many stations continue CNG supply to consumers in Islamabad, Rawalpindi and Lahore.

Siddiqui’s request to fire legal team was not approved by the court.

Senator dispels impression that HEC is being ‘targeted’ over the fake degrees issue.

Zardari, who is on an official visit to Ankara, said that Pakistan ‘believes in a peaceful transition and...

At least 18 militants were killed and 25 wounded in the fighting.