Nawaz slams killing of woman educationist in Quetta
LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-N leader Nawaz Sharif has strongly denounced the killing of Professor Nazima Talib Mehdi in Quetta, saying the murder of an educationist is...Full Story

New AG ready to write Swiss letter if asked by SC
ISLAMABAD: New Attorney General of Pakistan Maulvi Anwar-ul-Haq has said that if the Supreme Court directly orders him to write a letter to the Swiss government for....Full Story

Petroleum prices may increase in May
KARACHI: The government is likely to announce an increase in petroleum prices in May, a private TV channel quoted sources in the Ministry of Petroleum as saying on Tuesday....Full Story

SAARC journalists vow to save planet from climate change
LAHORE: The journalists of South Asia, after having met at the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Journalists Summit-V on Tuesday vowed to save the...Full Story

PEPCO exempts textile industry from load shedding
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Electric Power Company (PEPCO) on Tuesday decided to exempt the textile industry from electricity load shedding, which will benefit 80 mills while...Full Story

Aafia case: sub-inspector served contempt of court notice
KARACHI: A local court issued on Wednesday a contempt of court notice against Sub-Inspector Shahid Qureshi in a kidnapping case of Dr. Aafia Siddiqi and her three children....Full Story

World charity organizations to invest in BISP: Zardari
PESHAWAR: President Asif Ali Zardari Tuesday said that Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) would be improved to a level that international donor organizations.....Full Story

Prolong power cuts continues
LAHORE: The prolonged load shedding continues in all big and small cities and towns of the country as power shut downs made daily wages labours jobless.....Full Story

WB approves $110m fund for Pak border areas
WASHINGTON: The World Bank (WB) will administer a new multi-donor fund with an initial commitment of $110 million from donors for development in the border regions of the...Full Story

Pakistan, Bhutan for expanded SAARC role for development
THIMPHU: Pakistan and Bhutan on Tuesday vowed to play more active role in promoting South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) and its activities for the...Full Story

PAC directs railways to recover 4,231 acres from land mafia
ISLAMABAD: Public Accounts Committee Chairman Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan directed the Railways Ministry to submit a report on a policy to recover 4,231 acres of Pakistan...Full Story

Obama cites Pakistani entrepreneur’s success
WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama has vowed to build an economic development partnership with Pakistan, Afghanistan and other Muslim countries as part of.....Full Story