KARACHI: At least 15 Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) workers have been arrested during the last 24 hours, who haven't been presented before any court of law, said Coordination Committee of the party which on Friday decided to withdraw resignations of its lawmakers from the parliament and the Sindh Assembly.
KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) stalwart Dr Farooq Sattar has started harping on the same old 'political victimization' tune in the wake of case filed against a senior fellow leader Waseem Akhtar, Samaa reported. "This organized political victimization is part of a heinous cabal aimed at MQM was being subjected to.
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage Senator Pervaiz Rashid said Sunday that Imran Khan's politics had degenerated from 'Minar-e-Pakistan' to the Doongi Ground in Lahore within two years. "Popularity graph of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has declined sharply since 2013 when Imran Khan held a public meeting at the Minar-e-Pakistan," he said.
KARACHI: Former mayor Karachi Syed Mustafa Kamal, who lambasted Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leadership and announced to form a new party yesterday, claims to have received overwhelming response and support, Samaa reported Friday.
"Khawaja Izharul Hassan, Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) member of Sindh Assembly, criticized opposition parties for what he called showing haste on Rangers issue in the assembly. Watch what he had to say."
LAHORE: Pakistan Test captain Misbah-ul-Haq said on Friday he was mulling retirement after the upcoming Pakistan-England series, saying he hoped to leave the game on a high. The 41-year-old said the series against England "could be my last".
LAHORE: Minister for Pakistan Railways Khawaja Saad Rafique says the only way to move forward is to follow democracy. Addressing a function organized by Anjuman-e-Tajran, Ferozepur Road Board, he said that PML-N remembers all the promises which it made with the people.
TRIPOLI, Libya –  Security officers in Libya say a auto bomb has killed an intelligence officer and his two-12 months son in the japanese town of Benghazi.
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan –  A militant commander and an intelligence formal say the Pakistani Taliban have selected the male who prepared the attack on teenage activist Malala Yousafzai as the group's new chief.
LAHORE: Maintaining his winning streak, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz's (PMLN) Sardar Ayaz Sadiq Sunday defeated Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) candidate Abdul Aleem Khan by a very close margin in NA-122 (Lahore) by-election, Samaa reported. Unofficial results say Ayaz Sadiq got away with 73440 while Aleem Khan drew in 72043 votes from 284 polling stations.
KARACHI: Rehman Malik, former interior minister, Thursday rejected the allegations leveled by the former Karachi mayor Mustafa Kamal, terming them "beyond comprehension".
RAWALPINDI: Pakistan army says that at least 123 people have died from a powerful earthquake which has rattled many parts of Pakistan today (Monday). In a press statement on social media, DG ISPR Let-Gen Asim Bajwa said that Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif flew to some affected areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to assess the rescue operation.
KARACHI: Samaa TV's former online content editor, Sadaf Akhtar, was viciously slain at her home in what the police are saying was a robbery, Samaa reported Monday. "After incapacitating her, the killers/robbers struck Ms Akhtar with a carpenter's adze (a tool similar to an axe) multiple times.