Saturday, October 29th, 2016
5 family members killed in firing at Majlis in Karachi
KARACHI: Five family members were reportedly killed on Saturday and many others injured when unidentified assailants opened fire at a religious gathering (majlis) in Karachi’s Nazimabad area. The dead and injured were taken to nearby Abbasi Shaheed Hospital. “Four men were brought dead to the hospital while a woman was brought with fatal injuries,” said Dr Rohina Hassan, the additional police surgeon at Abbasi Shaheed Hospital. The woman later succumbed to her injuries during treatment. According to details, the attackers entered the camp set up for majlis outside the residenceRead More
Information Minister Pervaiz Rasheed resigns over a controversial news story
Information Minister Parvaiz Rasheed has resigned from his position as Minister for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage. A statement issued by the Prime Minister’s office said: “Evidence available so far pints to a lapse on part of the information minister, who has been directed to step down from the office to enable holding of an independent and detailed inquiry.” The development comes after the publication of Dawn’s story “Act against militants or face international isolation, civilians tell military”, which reported details of a high level civil-military meeting discussing the issueRead More
0.35 million Pakistanis suffer from stroke every year
ISLAMABAD, 29 OCT, (DNA) – Leading neurologists at Shifa International Hospital (SIH) on Saturday said that worldwide 15 million people experience a stroke each year; 6 million of them do not survive. 85% of all people who have suffered from a stroke live in low and mid-income countries. The overall stroke incidence rates in low to middle income countries exceeded that of high-income countries by 20%. Stroke is the leading cause of disability and the second leading cause of death globally for people above 60. Stroke can happen to anyoneRead More
Rangers recover cache of ammunition from Karachi’s Baldia Town
Pakistan Rangers Sindh on Saturday recovered a large cache of weapons and ammunition from a house in Karachi’s Baldia Town area, a statement issued by the paramilitary force said. The weapons were hidden under the floor of a house in Baldia Town’s Musharraf Colony and included one G3 rifle, five submachine guns, two 8mm rifles, 14 magazines and 5000 rounds. According to the statement, the weapons and ammunition were meant to be used for target killings and to conduct terrorism activities in the metropolis. Earlier this month, a huge cache ofRead More
Cocaine, not food supply, blocked to Bani Gala: Mushahidullah
As mudslinging between the ruling party and opposition PTI reached an all time high, outspoken Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader Senator Mushahidullah Khan on Friday said he was shocked by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan’s allegation that his supporters were not being permitted to bring food to the chief’s residence at Bani Gala. “No such instructions have been given to the police,” the PML-N leader told private TV channel adding, “if instructions have been given, they have been told to stop cocaine from being brought in.” “No cocaine will be allowedRead More
Persona non grata declared Indian diplomat leaves Pakistan
Expelled Indian diplomat of the Indian High Commission, Surjeet Singh, left Pakistan to return to India on Friday night. Foreign Secretary Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry had summoned the Indian High Commissioner earlier this week to convey the decision of the Government of Pakistan to declare Indian diplomat Surjeet Singh as persona non grata. Aizaz had expressed deep concern over the activities of the Indian diplomat that were in violation of the Vienna Convention and established diplomatic norms. The decision to expel Surjeet Singh had come a few hours after India decided toRead More