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CHICAGO : A mother and eight children were killed when fire swept through their rural home in the US state of Kentucky early Thursday, officials said. Only two members of the family – the father and an 11-year-old child – managed to escape and they were being treated for serious burns. The fire broke out in the early hours of the morning in a wooden frame house outside the town of Greenville, Kentucky. “When first responders arrived the residence was totally engulfed in flame,” Kentucky State Trooper Stu Recke told WDRB news. “At the present time, it does not look to be suspicious so foul play is not suspected at all,” he said. “But so far as what actually caused the fire it’s too early to tell right now.” Fire crews had recovered the bodies of five of the victims and were searching the charred rubble for the remaining four, he added. The children ranged in age from four to 15, Muhlenberg County Coroner Tony Armour told CNN. Neither the state police nor the fire department were imme...

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has given the four-member committee tasked with initiating dialogue with the Taliban an open mandate, said Irfan Siddiqui. Siddiqui, who has been tasked as the coordinator of the committee, told reporters during a news conference that officials from the government and Taliban should refrain from making comments which would harm the dialogue process. He further said that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif offered to meet the committee on a daily basis for an hour. According to Siddiqui, the prime minister informed the committee about measures taken for establishing peace in the country. Siddiqui urged the Taliban to announce their dialogue committee as soon as possible. “The Taliban should inform us of their committee after the meeting of the Shura so the talks can begin. We do not want to waste time and want to listen to the Taliban’s stance and have them listen to ours.” Siddiqui added that PTI chairman Imran Khan expressed confiden...

ISLAMABAD: A special court hearing General (retd) Pervez Musharraf’s treason case has issued a bailable arrest warrant for the former military ruler, directing authorities to produce him before the court on February 7. Announcing the verdict over Musharraf’s medical report, the special court dismissed the former president’s plea seeking permission for medical treatment abroad. The court set bail bond at Rs2.5 million. It said that Musharraf failed to give appropriate justification over his nonappearance in the court. The court directed Islamabad Police Inspector General to ensure the implementation of the verdict. The report stated that Musharraf needed to undergo an angiography on an immediate basis, but the former president had not provided his consent to undergo the life saving surgery in Pakistan and wanted to go abroad for treatment. Muharraf's legal team had submitted a plea seeking treatment for the president abroad. Prosecutor Akram Shekih h...

PESHAWAR: A meeting of Shura Council of banned Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) would meet here with their Vice Ameer Shaekh Khalid Haqqani in the chair. TTP's commander told Geo news that the meeting would constitute a committee for holding dialogue with the government. The commander revealed that the committee would be headed by Ameer of Political Shura Qari Shakil. He said that the Shura may demanded of the government for inclusion of Jamat e Islami Chief Munawar Hassan or Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Finance Minister Siraj ul Haq in the four-member committee formed by the government.

ISLAMABAD: Addressed to the Chief Justice of Pakistan, a letter has been dispatched seeking to reopen the Kohistan video case. The letter drafted by human rights activists Frzana Bari and journalist Hasib Khwaja, states that according to the evidence all the five girls shown in the video had been murdered, therefore, the case be reopened. It further says that if the girls are still alive then an order be issued to produce them before the court or in case they have been killed then the culprits be punished under the law. The cell-phone captured video had caught the media attention about one and a half year ago in which a boy is seen dancing in a room and five other girls clapping. The Supreme Court had taken a suo motu notice of the alleged killing of the girls in the video. Led by Farzana Bari, a five-member delegation of rights activists were sent to Kohistan to ascertain whether the girls were dead or alive. The case was dismissed after the delegation confirm...

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Mian Nawaz Sharif, while chairing a meeting with the four-member team constituted to hold dialogue with the Taliban, instructed the committee to initiate peace talks on immediate basis, Geo News reported on Friday. According to the sources, the four-member team formed by the government to hold talks with the Taliban met with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to mull over the dialogue strategy. The session was attended by all the four members of the committee that include Irfan Siddiqui‚ Rahimullah Yusufzai‚ Rustam Shah Mehmand and Major (retd) Amir. Irfan Siddiqui will discharge his duties as committee coordinator, sources added. Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar was also present in the meeting that was chaired by the PM Nawaz. During the discussion, PM Nawaz instructed the committee to initiate peace talks with the Taliban immediately. He said that he wanted to make the efforts to restore peace successful and directed the interior minister to kee...

MUZAFFARGARH: A widow was gang raped on the orders of a panchayat at the Dera Din Panah area. The panchayat had ruled that the widow be punished for the alleged affair of her brother with the daughter of one of the accused. Following the panchayat’s ruling, the widow was raped by the girl’s father and two brothers. Upon receiving information of this horrific incident, police arrested six individuals including the head of the panchayat. Several other members of the panchayat managed to flee. Police have started a search operation for the accused and cases have been lodged against them. Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has taken notice of the incident.

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court Thursday disposed of the review petition filed by former military ruler General (retd) Pervez Musharraf against the July 31, 2009, verdict denouncing the Nov 3, 2007, proclamation of emergency by him, DawnNews reported. The apex court’s 14-member larger bench, headed by Chief Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jilani, disposed of the petition, citing that the plea was not based on merit and the arguments presented were irrelevant to the case. Earlier during today’s hearing, counsel for Musharraf, Advocate Sharifuddin Pirzada, said unconstitutional steps had been taken several times in the country’s past and the judiciary had allowed these steps on important issues. To substantiate his claims, Pirzada gave examples of Canada and India where emergency had been imposed. Upon hearing this, Justice Jawwad S. Khawaja inquired if the Article 6 was also applicable in Canada, to which Pirzada responded that not in Canada but in few other countries it was applicabl...

      ISLAMABAD: The first meeting of a four-member committee constituted to hold talks with the Taliban will met at the Prime Minister House here tomorrow (Friday), the PM’s assistant on national affairs Irfan Siddiqui said. Siddiqui who is also a member of the committee said that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif would chair the meeting. The meeting would deliberate upon the scope and mandate of the committee, sources said. During his National Assembly address on Wednesday, Prime Minister Sharif said peace should be given another chance as he announced the formation of a four-member committee to carry out the dialogue process with the Taliban. The committee comprises Irfan Siddique (PM’s Advisor on National Affairs), Major (retd) Aamir, Rahimullah Yousafzai (journalist) and Rustam Shah Mohmand (former Ambassador to Afghanistan).

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لاہور(دنیا نیوز)وفاقی وزیر اطلاعات پرویز رشید نے کہا کہ دہشت گردی کا خاتمہ قومی ایشو ہے،اس پر عمران خان کی رائے کو مدنظر رکھا جائے گا،دہشت گردوں کو راہ راست پر لانے کے لیے ہر آپشن استعمال کریں گے،آئین کے تحت حکومت کو پالیسی بنانے کا اختیار ہے۔ میڈیا سے گفتگو کرتے ہوئے انھوں نے کہا کہ جبر کا نظام نافذ کرنے والوں سے چھٹکارا پانا ہماری پالیسی ہے۔پاکستنا کے ایک ایک انچ پر حکومتی رٹ قائم کریں گے،اس مقصد کے لیے جو راستہ اختیار کرنا پڑا کریں گے،مشرف کے سوچنے سمجھنے کی صلاحیت کمزور ہے، پرویز مشرف جو سوچتے ہیں وہ ان کے گلے کا پھندہ بن جاتا ہے،سابق صدر کا کچھ بھی کمزور نہیں،انھوں نے قانون سے بچنے کے لیے ہسپتال کا رخ کیا۔میری سابق صدر سے درخواست ہے کہ وہ اپنے آپ کو قانون کے حوالے کریں،

بنوں میں شمالی وزیرستان کی رہائشی خاتون کے ہاں چھ بچوں کی پیدائش ہوئی ہے تمام بچے صحت مند ہیں۔   بنوں: (دنیا نیوذ) نجی ہسپتال میں شمالی وزیرستان کی خاتون کے ہاں بیک وقت چھ بچوں کی پیدائش ہوئی۔ بچوں میں چار لڑکیاں اور دو لڑکے شامل ہیں۔ ڈاکٹروں کے مطابق تمام بچے صحت مند اور نارمل ہیں، زچہ بچہ کی مزید دیکھ بھال کیلئے سی ایم ایچ بنوں منتقل کر دیا گیا۔

سکھر کے علاقے خان پور کے قریب انڈس ہائی وے پر نامعلوم افراد کی طرف سے دنیا نیوز کی وین پر فائرنگ کی گئی۔ سکھر: (دنیا نیوز) دنیا نیوز سکھر کی ٹیم بشمول بیورو چیف احقر رضوی ، انجینیئر اکرم پیر زادا، کیمرہ مین محمد علی سولنگی، ٹیکنیشن ہوش محمد اور ڈرائیور علی حسن ڈیرہ موڑ کشمور میں قائد حزب اختلاف سید خورشید احمد شاہ اور شاہ زین بگٹی مذاکرات کی کوریج سے واپس خانپور انڈس ہائی وے سے واپس شکار پور آ رہی تھی جہاں پر خانپور کے قریب فیضو اسٹاپ کے قریب نامعلوم افراد نے شاہراہ پر اچانک لائیو گاڑی کے سامنے اور اطراف سے بڑھ کر آئے اور اسلحہ تان لیا۔ ڈرائیور کی جانب سے گاڑی نہ روکنے اور ڈرائیور کی ہوشیاری کے باعث گاڑی کو آﺅٹ آف کنٹرول کرنے کا دکھاوا کر کے گاڑی کو تیز رفتاری سے نکال لیا اور سامنے موجود مسلح شخص کو شاہراہ سے نیچے اترنے پر مجبور کر دیا تاہم گاڑی کو خود سے دور جاتے دیکھ کر نامعلوم افراد نے فائرنگ کر دی جس سے گاڑی اور اس میں موجود تمام اسٹاف محفوظ رہے کوئی جانی یا مالی نقصان نہ ہوا۔ واقع کی اطلاع پر شکار پور پولیس نے خانپور سے لائیو گاڑی کو پروٹوکول کے ہمراہ شکار پور اور بعد میں سکھر...