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Man held for raping minor step-daughter

Thane, India: A 41-year-old man was arrested from the powerloom town of Bhiwandi for allegedly subjecting his mentally-challenged step-daughter to sexual abuse, police said...

Police report on Karachi unrest aims to hoodwink the court, observes Supreme Court

KARACHI: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Thursday resumed the hearing of Karachi law-and-order suo motu implementation case and expressed displeasure over police report...

Earthquake hits Islamabad and Lahore. Intensity was 5.9

ISLAMABAD: Earthquake hits Islamabad and Lahore. The quake was measured at 5.9 on the Richter Scale at around 11.31 am Pakistan Standard Time. This range is volatile and...

Pakistan Army checkpost attacked by Afghan Taliban

PARACHINAR: Security forces on Thursday killed five militants and injured five others when they attacked a checkpost in Lower Kurram Agency bordering Afghanistan. Officials said...

Kashmir breaks Guinness record as world’s largest militarized zone

SRINAGAR: The Guinness book of records says Kashmir is the world’s largest militarized zone on the planet. The Dispatch News Desk (DND) reports. Guinness...

Manmohan Singh in chair, but power lies with Sonia: BJP

Hyderabad, India: Scoffing at Congress' assertion that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and party president Sonia Gandhi shared a "unique" relationship, BJP today said though...

US Navy 7th Fleet Commander in Kochi

Kochi, India: Vice Admiral Scott H Swift, Commander of the Seventh Fleet of the United States Navy, is in Kochi on a two day...

Chinese to get more time off to travel

Beijing: In an effort to boost the country’s tourism industry, the government of China has unveiled a long-term plan that aims to give employees...

UK aid ‘helping fund re-election campaign’ of PPP: report

KARACHI: A leading development economist has alleged, in evidence to a parliamentary probe, that the BISP was being used to buy support for Pakistan...

Six killed, 70 injured as Taliban storm Afghan court

HERAT: At least six people were killed while 70 others were injured when Taliban militants stormed a court in the western Afghan town of...

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