April 17, 2011


Asfandyar says Saraiki-majority region is a province
ISLAMABAD: Chief Awami National Party (ANP) Asfandyar Wali Khan Sunday described removal of Zulfiqar Mirza from Sindh home ministry as a PPP’s personal decision, adding ...Full Story

KL Bill for keeping on drone strikes: Rana
PINDI BHATYAN: Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah Sunday said the aim of Kerry-Lugar Bill is to ensure silence on the issue of drone strikes and called for rejecting the Bill....Full Story

Pak, Afghan set up joint commission to pursue peace
KABUL: Pakistan and Afghanistan on Saturday agreed on the formation of a joint commission to carry forward the reconciliation process, following the withdrawal of ....Full Story

Two of 8 strangled to death: autopsy
ATTOCK: Post mortem of two out of eight dead bodies recovered from a dry well has revealed that both were strangled to death...Full Story

Army bound to keep itself away from politics: CJP
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice (CJ), Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, has observed that every member of the armed forces, according to the oath, is bound to bear..Full Story

Hearing of Mumbai attacks case adjourned
RAWALINDI: The Rawalpindi Anti Terrorism Court (ATC) number 3 on Saturday adjourned the hearing of the Mumbai attacks case until April 23, as the prosecution...Full Story

Pakistani consul general visits Aafia in Texas
WASHINGTON: On the instructions of Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States Hussain Haqqani, Pakistani Consul General in Houston Aqil Nadeem visited Dr Aafia Siddiqui in..Full Story


Hafeez seeks economic help at IMF meet
WASHINGTON: Finance Minister Abdul Hafeez Shaikh discussed development partnership with leaders of major economic powers in separate meetings on the occasion of annual ....Full Story

Rains lash Pindi, Islamabad, Muzaffarabad, Swat
ISLAMABAD: Intermittent heavy downpours today lashed Lahore, Gujranawala, Faisalabad, Sargodha, Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Malakand, Hazara, Peshawar Division....Full Story

Qazi, Aqil condemn Geo Super ban
PESHAWAR: Former Jamat-e-Islami chief Qazi Hussain Ahmed and Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa Minister for Sports Aqil Shah condemning the closure of Geo Super...Full Story

Reconciliation with Taliban
KABUL: Pakistan and Afghanistan on Saturday agreed to a joint commission to carry forward the reconciliation process, following the withdrawal of foreign troops from the..Full Story

Senate body critical of injustices with Pakistanis in Saudi Arabia
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Ministry has been directed to summon Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to Pakistan to record strong protest over injustice with Pakistanis in the KSA..Full Story

Senate body for seven-year term with fine to runners of fake prize bonds business
ISLAMABAD: The Senate’s Standing Committee on Law, Justice, Human Rights and Parliamentary Affairs has recommended to slap seven-year imprisonment with fine on..Full Story

India releases two Pakistani prisoners
LAHORE: Indian Border Security Force handed over two Pakistani prisoners to the Pakistan Rangers at Kanganpur Border in Kasur on Saturday. The prisoners had been..Full Story

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