Peshawar—A high intensity blast at a five star
hotel in the provincial metropolis on late
Tuesday evening left at least 10 people
including foreigners dead and more then 60
others seriously injured. The death toll is
feared to go higher as a number of injured were
in critical condition in the nearby Lady Reading
Hospital Peshawar where the injured were being
shifted till the filing of this report.
Peshawar—As the Lashkar further tightened noose
around the Taliban militants in Upper Dir,
thousands of infuriated villagers of Hayagai
Sharqi and the adjoining areas on Tuesday killed
more than a dozen insurgents taking the death
toll of the troublemakers in four days of action
to 40.
Islamabad—Government of Sindh has presented
before the Supreme Court (SC) pardon document
and the documents related to acceptance of 10
years exile by Sharif brothers in hijacking
case.
Karachi—The on going tussle between political
parties and what it is called target killings of
political activists cause serious concerns and
unrest among the citizens who are losing the
sense of security.
Peshawar—Law Enforcement Agencies have arrested
a close and active activist of
Tehrik-e-Nifaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM) from
posh town Hayatbabad of Peshawar on Tuesday.
Islamabad—The Islamabad High Court here Tuesday
held that the Chief Justice of Pakistan under
Rule 8 of the Supreme Court (Appointment of
Officers and Servants and Terms and Conditions
of Service) Rules, 1982, has the exclusive
powers to impose penalty on the Registrar.
Karachi—The total housing finance portfolio of
banks and development finance institutions in
Pakistan is estimated at Rs88.2 billion posting,
a growth of 300 percent over last five years.
