LAHORE – Dead bodies of two brothers have been reported to be found from Shahdara Johar Lahore. The two children were of the age of three and five years. The relatives have put the dead bodies on the Shahdra chowk and have blocked the road in protest. The two brothers kept missing since last night. The family is of the view that the police was seldom bothered about the missing case. It neither searched for the missing brothers nor did it take any action. Instead it added to the woes of the worried family. The News Tribe – UK-based bilingual news website covering politics, technology, sports, health and lifestyle from US, Pakistan, Middle East and around the world Click here for more information The News Tribe
May 10, 2015 at 10:00 am | News Desk
KARACHI – A homoeopathic doctor was shot dead on Saturday when unknown motorcyclists opened fire at his clinic in Karachi’s Nazimabad area. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Central Captain Chaudhry Asad Ali said Dr. Anwar Ali Abidi and another person sustained injuries when assailants opened fire at the doctor’s clinic in Paposh, Nazimabad. Later, the doctor succumbed to his injuries.The body was shifted to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital for medico-legal formalities. Police suspect the incident was the result of a target killing. Karachi, the largest metropolitan city of Pakistan, is riddled with targeted killings, gang wars, kidnapping for ransom, extortion and terrorism. The News Tribe – UK-based bi...
May 10, 2015 at 10:00 am | News Desk
KATMANDU – According to the Red Cross report issued on Friday, death toll in Nepal has climbed up to 8000 and as many as 17,576 still injured and other 260 missing in a 7.9 magnitude quake. About 150 aftershocks measuring around 4 on Richter scale have been observed in Nepal after April 25. The death toll has been increasing due to the severe injuries inflicted to the people in the deadly quake. The rescue teams are still in search of those missing in the debris and remains of the collapsed buildings in Katmandu. More than 250 people are still missing, but there are negligible chances of their life, and rescue teams are only searching the bodies of those buried under tons of debris. A 4-magnitude tremor was felt at 2.19 am on Frida...
May 9, 2015 at 10:45 am | News Desk
RAWALPINDI – Chief Of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif has reached Noor Khan air base in Rawalpindi. The Army Chief reaches the air base as the dead bodies of Naltar accident are on their way to Islamabad. Senior civil and military officials are also present at the air base to express their condolences before sending the bodies to their homes. According to ISPR, two pilots including four foreign ambassadors and their wives had died yesterday in the sad incident. The two ambassadors were from Philippines and Norway, while the wives of ambassadors of Indonesia and Malaysia had lost their lives in the tragic incident in Pakistan’s North Western Gilgit Baltistan region on Friday. The pilots who embraced martyrdom in the incident ...
May 9, 2015 at 10:21 am | News Desk
GILGIT – The funeral prayer of the martyrs of Naltar Valley crash has been offered in the Army Helipad Gilgit on Saturday. The tragic incident of the history of Pakistan happened on Friday when MI-17 carrying 19 passengers was flying towards Naltar Valley on the three days trip of Foreign Officials in Pakistan. Before the tragedy, three helicopters land safely but the fourth one, due to technical flaws, started swinging in the air and crashed in the school building and catches fire. Seven person killed in an accident including four foreign nationals and two pilots and one officer. Ambassadors of Norway and Philippines were amongst those killed in an accident, while wives of ambassadors of Indonesia and Malaysia also killed in the c...
May 9, 2015 at 10:01 am | News Desk
KARACHI – The Former Speaker of the National Assembly, Fahmida Mirza, said on Friday that Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) make me speaker because I was the most deserving one for the post. While talking to one of the private channels she said that PPP wanted me to return their kindness of making me speaker in the form of not supporting my husband. She said that all the cases registered against Zulfiqar Mirza are fake, and are influenced by the personal rage. She said that it is not the delicacy of PPP, but my own capabilities which forced them to me speaker of National Assembly. She said that my husband is facing the threats and cases just because of speaking the truth. She said that thing would be clear in the court and to the...
May 9, 2015 at 10:00 am | News Desk
DHAKA: Pakistan star leg-spinner Yasir Shah has bowled a terrific delivery and stunned everyone on the field in the second Test match. Yasir who bowled beautifully in the first inning continued to perform better as skipper Misbah bought him just ahead of stumps and he didn’t disappoint his slipper at all. Yasir removed Imrul Kayes in the first inning and that’s what he did once again. Imrul Kayes who was batting on 16 runs when Yasir warming up. Yasir bowled a terrific delivery to get rid of Bangladeshi batsman Imrul Kayes. It was almost unplayable delivery of the day. A much needed break through has been provided to the Pakistani team by their leg spinner Yasir Shah as he rattles the stumps of the Bangladeshi opener Kayes. ...
May 9, 2015 at 10:00 am | News Desk
LONDON – According to the incomplete and un-authenticated results of the Polls in United Kingdom, five Pakistan born also succeeded in UK general election on Friday. However, counting under way in suspense filled Polls in United Kingdom with conservative party leading by merely four seats by now. According to UN official results of 453 seats out of 650, Conservative party won 187 seats followed by Labor Party with 183 seats and SNP is at the third number with 55 seats. Five Pakistan Born also manage to get the victory in the UK polls named Naz Shah, Ahmad Sheikh, Yasmeen Qureshi, Imran Hussain and Sadiq Khan. Out of the 453 results announced yet, twenty one other parties have also won the seats. The News Tribe – UK-based bil...
May 8, 2015 at 10:36 am | News Desk
LONDON – David Cameron has won in the 56th general elections in United Kingdom, and will hold his seat of Prime Minister on Friday. According to the international media source, final results of the election has not yet announced, but David Cameron’s party has won enough seat to help David retain his seat. Talking to media after the results of the general polls in UK, David Cameron said that we should not get away from bigger problems in politics. He said that my aim is the good governance in the Britain, and providing right and freedom to every individual living on the soil of Britain. He said that this time election campaign was really tough for me, but I am thankful to the people who showed confidence in me and trusted me. ...
May 8, 2015 at 10:01 am | News Desk
KARACHI – The wife of Saulat Mirza file an application in the Sindh High Court to re-open the Shahid Hamid murder case, but Sindh High Court rules out her application for reopening the case on Friday. This is the third time that the day of death penalty announced for Saulat Mirza, because earlier on two times he survived death penalty in the wake of investigation by Joint Investigation Team (JIT). Court has given its verdict to hang Saulat Mirza on May 12. His wife, on Thursday, given the application in the Sindh High Court to stop his hanging once again and reopen Shahid Hamid Murder case for in depth investigation. Court in its order rules out the application saying there is no room for more delay in hanging and re-opening of alr...
May 8, 2015 at 10:00 am | News Desk
ISLAMABAD – The Chairman of Capital Development Authority (CDA), Mahroof Afzal, said in a meeting held in Islamabad that there will be no shortage of water in this summer on Wednesday. The Chairman maintains that water resources in Simly and Khanpur dam are sufficient. The meeting was called to examine the water resources available and water needs thereof. The chairman told that for the undisrupted supply of water, the water reserves in the reservoirs are abundant at least till the rainy season so there is no danger of water paucity in summer. The Chairman CDA stressed that the issue of load shedding should be resolved in collaboration with IESCO officials. He apprised that CDA supplies 34 million gallons from Simly dam, while from...
May 8, 2015 at 10:00 am | News Desk
ISLAMABAD – The Judicial Commission carrying out the investigations relating to election rigging case ordered Najam Sethi to leave the court room. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s lawyer Hafeez Pirzada requested the court to allow the presence of one witness at a time in the court room for recording the statements. When the Former Secretary Punjab Javaid Iqbal was present in the room to record his statement pertaining to the electoral rigging, Najam sethi was also standing next to him. Upon the request of Hafeez Pirzada, the Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Nasir-ul-Mulk ordered Sethi to leave the court room. The Chief Justice also said that the court had not called Najam Sethi and that he had appeared on his own. Justice Nasir-ul...
May 7, 2015 at 10:46 am | News Desk
BADIN – Senior Vice President of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), Shery Rehman, said that show cause notices has been issued to fahmida mirza and her son on Wednesday. Talking to the media she said that show cause notices has been sent to them to let them clear their stance on the issue of Zulfiqar Mirza. Case has been registered against Zulfiqar Mirza for attacking the police officers and the police station as well. She also added that the act of attacking the security institutes of the country comes under the terrorist category which will be dealt in a best manner by the police force. While talking to a private TV channel she said that Zulfiqar Mirza has went up to malign the PPP and he has been using derogatory language again...
May 7, 2015 at 10:21 am | News Desk
ISLAMABAD – Former President of Pakistan and the co-chairman of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Asif Ali Zardari shall visit Afghanistan on Thursday. Sources told that it would be a one day visit, in which the former president will be accompanied by senior party leaders including Shireen Rehman, Faisal Kareem Kundi and Yousaf Raza Gillani. It is said that the delegation would meet Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah and other Afghan officials. Former Prime Minister of Pakistan Yousaf Raza Gillani would talk about the recovery of his son Ali Haider Gillani. Ali Haider Gillani was abducted from Multan on May 9, 2013 outside one of the regional offices of PPP. The News Tribe – UK-based bilingual news w...
May 7, 2015 at 10:10 am | News Desk
JHELUM – Experts say that dust particles hanging in the air can cause asthma, and importantly, harvesting wheat crop leaves behind small particles in air which invite asthma. Most people suffered from asthma due to pollen and many due to polluted air, both of these need to be cautioned and cured in time. Dr. Hafeez Ur Rehman, President of Pakistan Medical And Dental Corporation (PMDC), addressed a gathering at an inauguration of a free asthma camp on world asthma day saying that we should focus on health and medical issues. Medical Superintendent District Head Quarter (DHQ) hospital, Dr. Shaukat Mahmood, inaugurated a free camp on world asthma day organized by PMDC Jehlum at department of pulmonary here in Jhelum. Dr. Naseer Ahmad a...
May 7, 2015 at 10:00 am | News Desk
KARACHI – Karachi University hold the talk for the missing person of Balochistan, MAMA Qadeer was the chief guest in the ceremony on Wednesday. Earlier, the same kind of ceremony was organized by the LUMS, but could not be able to translate planning into action due to pressure from somewhere. It is said that many analyst that Social Activist Sabeen Mahmud was also coming back from one of this kinds of ceremony, when she was shot to dead. Irrespective of many warnings received by Karachi University, seminar was held in the full mannerism and many people walked through into the seminar. The Lahore University Of Management Sciences (LUMS) canceled the seminar named “un-silencing Balochistan” on the night before the event on...
May 7, 2015 at 10:00 am | News Desk
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