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Twitter says government data queries rising

WASHINGTON: Twitter said Monday it saw a 40 percent jump in government request for user… Read More

Nawaz does not consider Sindhis as his own, complains Ghous

SHIKARPUR: Ghous Ali Shah of Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N) has criticized the federal… Read More

KE fears power 'blackout' in Karachi

KARACHI: K-Electric (KE) has notified that the ongoing power crisis in the metropolis could worsen… Read More

Government seeks settlement with Etisalat in $800mn dispute

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan estimates 34 properties due to Etisalat are worth $92 million, a government official… Read More

Shah slams govt over high power tariff

ISLAMABAD: Leader of the Opposition, Syed Khursheed Shah on Tuesday termed petrol crisis as governance… Read More

Govt refuses to supply 650 MW power to Karachi: sources

ISLAMABAD: Federal government has refused to supply 650 mega-watt of electricity to Karachi from the… Read More

Imran slams 'over-taxation' on POL products

ISLAMABAD: Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf, Imran Khan on Sunday strongly reacted to the imposition of… Read More

EU, US look for 'fresh start' in trade talks

BRUSSELS: US negotiators travel to EU headquarters in Brussels Monday to jumpstart talks on the… Read More

MQM mistrustful of Sindh govt’s judicial commission

KARACHI: Mutahidda Qaumi Movement on Saturday rejected the judicial commission formed by Sindh government to… Read More

Shah rues absence of foreign minister in Pakistan

SUKKUR: Leader of the Opposition, Syed Khursheed Shah on Sunday said that Pakistan provided refuge… Read More

Imran confused over NA-122, says Rasheed

ISLAMABAD: Federal Information Minister, Pervez Rasheed on Saturday said that Imran Khan is confused after… Read More

Sindh govt forms committee to probe Thar crisis

KARACHI: Following scores of deaths in drought-stricken Tharparkar and miseries of denizens in its wake,… Read More

Opposition protests over interference in GB interim setup

ISLAMABAD: Opposition Leader, Syed Khursheed Shah on Wednesday wrote a letter to the Prime Minister… Read More

PTI firm on commission's demand to go to assemblies

MULTAN: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) leader, Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Wednesday said that his party is… Read More

Government pushes climate change back up political agenda

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reinstated its ministry for climate change, suggesting the government plans to pay… Read More

Petrol crisis: Ogra turns guns on oil marketing companies

ISLAMABAD: After being declared responsible for the petrol shortage, Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra)… Read More

Iranian oil import costing country billions, says Malik

KARACHI: Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Senator Rehman Malik has said that the country is facing… Read More

Legal fraternity summons convention over military courts

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) and the Lahore Bar on Monday rejected the formation… Read More

Lakhvi's house arrest extended

ISLAMABAD: The house arrest of main suspect of Mumbai attack Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi has been extended… Read More

Suspected Boko Haram fighters kidnap around 80 in Cameroon

YAOUNDE: Suspected Boko Haram Islamist fighters from Nigeria kidnapped around 80 people, many of them… Read More