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Ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan, Wife Bushra Bibi Get 14 Years Jail Term In Toshakhana Case

An Islamabad accountability court, in a decisive move, not only sentenced Khan and Bibi but also barred them from holding any public office for 10 years. 

Jan 31, 2024, 12:44 PM IST

Pakistan's former dictator Pervez Musharraf sentenced to death by special court

A Pakistan court on December 17 sentenced dictator Pervez Musharraf to death in a high treason case. According to Pakistani media, Dawn, this has happened for the first time in Pakistan's history that a president has been awarded a death sentence by a special court. A detailed verdict will be issued within two days. The former president is in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) where he is currently undergoing treatment due to serious health issues. The high treason trial of the former military dictator for clamping the state of emergency on Nov 3, 2007, had been pending since December 2013.

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Dec 17, 2019, 14:58 PM IST

Former Pakistan dictator Pervez Musharraf gets death in high treason case

A Pakistan court on December 17 sentenced dictator Pervez Musharraf to death in a high treason case. According to Pakistani media, Dawn, this has happened for the first time in Pakistan's history that a president has been awarded a death sentence by a special court. A detailed verdict will be issued within two days. The former president is in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) where he is currently undergoing treatment due to serious health issues. The high treason trial of the former military dictator for clamping the state of emergency on Nov 3, 2007, had been pending since December 2013.

Dec 17, 2019, 13:18 PM IST

Pakistan Army sets timer device on Nawaz Sharif Government

The Pakistan Army elite has sounded the warning bell for the beleaguered Nawaz Sharif government.

Oct 15, 2016, 16:34 PM IST

US senator's tough message to Pakistan: `Target Haqqani network, not media`

Dawn columnist Cyril Almeida on Tuesday said he was put on the Pakistan's Exit Control List.

Oct 13, 2016, 10:49 AM IST

Pakistan's Dawn rejects false reporting charges, vows to fight travel ban on Cyril Almeida

Leading Pakistani newspaper Dawn on Wednesday rejected allegations of "vested interest and false reporting" and vowed to fight travel ban on its journalist Cyril Almeida.

Oct 12, 2016, 15:42 PM IST

Pakistan puts Dawn journalist Cyril Almeida on exit control list; minister says no rift between Sharif govt, Army

Pakistan government has repeatedly denied the story of a rift between civilian and military leaderships by Cyril Almeida, a columnist and reporter for the Dawn newspaper.

Oct 11, 2016, 13:27 PM IST

Act against militants or face international isolation: Nawaz Sharif govt tells Pakistan Army

The PML-N-led government of Nawaz Sharif has asked Army to either act against militants or be ready to face international isolotaion.

Oct 06, 2016, 11:07 AM IST

Perseid meteor shower 2016: Watch it here!

 The best time to view the Perseids is between midnight and dawn. 

Aug 12, 2016, 09:31 AM IST

Thanks to Dawn, NASA now has access to the interiors of Ceres!

As per NASA, Ceres has a special property called "hydrostatic equilibrium," which was confirmed in this study.

Aug 04, 2016, 19:45 PM IST

Pakistan in 1950s snubbed founding father Mohammad Ali Jinnah's ideology, says Pak Op-ed

Pakistan had then faced many problems but the rulers of the time hardly made any attempt to evoke Jinnah’s sayings or personality to address the issues, Nadeem F Paracha wrote.

Apr 24, 2016, 17:17 PM IST

NASA's Dawn reveals mysterious bright spots on Ceres – Watch!

Occator Crater, measuring 57 miles across and 2.5 miles deep, contains the brightest area on Ceres.

Mar 24, 2016, 11:10 AM IST

Here is the latest image sent by Dawn from Ceres – See pic!

Dawn spacecraft has sent an image that shows cratered terrain in the northern hemisphere of Ceres. 

Mar 17, 2016, 00:35 AM IST

Dawn's one year at Ceres: A mysterious mountain on dwarf planet!

Latest images from Dawn spacecraft reveal a mysterious mountain on the dwarf planet Ceres.

Mar 08, 2016, 06:19 AM IST

Pakistan, India ties susceptible to mood swings: Daily

Pakistan and India must work to reduce human misery, said a leading Pakistani daily which observed that the ties between the two countries are "susceptible to the mood swings of both establishments".

Mar 01, 2016, 12:06 PM IST

Ambition more than threat driving India’s defence strategy, fancy projects, says Pakistani daily

Dawn said that India’s consideration of Cold Start, a next-generation conventional capability, triggered Pakistan’s interest in tactical nuclear weapons.

Feb 28, 2016, 17:12 PM IST

'Pakistan, India ties seem to be inching forward'

Pakistan-India relationship appears to be inching forward, said an influential Pakistani daily which noted that the Pathankot terror attack is "an early and serious test of the intentions of both the Pakistani and Indian establishments".

Feb 23, 2016, 11:49 AM IST

Pathankot attack: Pakistani investigation team likely to visit India next month

A team of Pakistani investigators is likely to visit India next month for collecting evidence relating to alleged involvement of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terrorists in the Pathankot airbase attack, the media reported on Saturday.

Feb 20, 2016, 09:02 AM IST

Watch: Five bright planets aligning in a rare celestial spectacle!

The best time to view the rare celestial spectacle is just before dawn.

Feb 01, 2016, 11:24 AM IST

There can't be 'good' and 'bad' militants: Pakistani daily

The Dawn said that Muslim states must realize that the militant tide has to be confronted without differentiation between "good" and "bad" militants.

Jan 15, 2016, 16:59 PM IST