WASHINGTON: The United States expressed concern on Friday over the security of Pakistan’s tactical nuclear weapons. The statement followed the US announcement about its intention to sell F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan. At a State Department news briefing, Deputy Spokesman Mark Toner said that tensions between India and Pakistan were equally worrying and urged the two nations to continue their ...

LAHORE: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s Election Commission has taken an exception to irregularities in the party membership campaign, including fake membership by workers and leaders by using a number of mobile SIMs. An election commission meeting, chaired by Chief Election Commissioner Tasneem Noorani, at chairman’s secretariat on Saturday, said any irregularity or “rigging” would not be tolerated in the intra-party elections. ...

ISLAMABAD: President Mamnoon Hussain on Friday urged people of the country not to observe Valentine’s Day, saying that it was not a part of Muslim tradition, but of the West. Addressing a function held here to pay homage to Pakistan Movement leader Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar on his death anniversary, the president said: “Valentine’s Day has no connection with our ...

Two senior members of Taliban’s political office in Qatar have made a visit to Islamabad ahead the resumption of face-to-face peace talks with Afghan government. The delegation reportedly visited Islamabad on February 6, on the eve of third round of the quadrilateral talks for finalizing the three-step roadmap for restarting the halted process. The two peace negotiators were Sher Mohammad ...

ISLAMABAD: Unknown gunmen gave reportedly kidnapped the former provincial governor Fazlullah Wahidi in Islamabad, the capital city of Pakistan. Wahidi has previously served as the governor of eastern Kunar and western Herat provinces of Afghanistan. According to the authorities in Pakistan, Wahidi was on a visit along with his family when he was kidnapped by the gunmen. The authorities have ...

She is called the Chancellor of Europe and she says, “If the Euro falls, then Europe falls” By stating, to build a multicultural society in Germany had utterly failed, migrants should integrate and adopt Germany`s culture and values, she can rely on the public opinion For the most people, she is very difficult to know, but this is the reason ...

The Pakistan Super League (PSL) has been a smashing hit with TV viewers. The ratings of the three sports TV channels, which have been telecasting the PSL matches, have experienced a manifold rise. Viewers have been unanimous in expressing their glee and appreciation for the efforts made by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) in organising the event which has also ...

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan’s Foreign Secretary Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry who is among the four main factors of the process launched to convince Taliban for laying down their weapons says direct talks with the militants would start soon. He told the Senate Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs on Tuesday that efforts are underway that all factions of Afghan Taliban are united and ...

RUSSIA INSIDER: Allied troops from Hezbollah and Iran have contributed to the advance. Peace talks have been suspended through the end of February With its support of the Russian Air Force, Syria’s army has achieved a strategically important breakthrough near Aleppo.  That could mean that main supply routes from Turkey to the terrorists are now cut off. Syria’s army together ...

PESHAWAR: Retired Lt Gen Mohammad Hamid Khan, the director general of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ehtesab Com­mission, resig­ned on Wednesday in protest against promulgation of an ordinance by the provincial government that drastically amended the Ehtesab Act of 2015. The ordinance, promulgated on Tuesday, makes approval of the five-member commission mandatory for arresting a suspect and reduces the maximum period of ...