August 11, 2011


Rainfall plunges Karachi into darkness
KARACHI: The beginning of monsoon rains in Karachi plunged the city into darkness as the power supply suspended in various areas, irking the citizens...Full Story

Rainfall batters interior Sindh
HYDERABAD: The power supply to various grid stations suspended following the continued heavy rainfall across the Sindh province that has also damaged vast farmlands...Full Story

Commission needed for new provinces: Rana
LAHORE: Punjab Law Minister, Rana Sanaullah said Thursday that presenting resolutions relating to the formation...Full Story

No culture of fear on UK streets: British PM
LONDON: Prime Minister David Cameron on Thursday promised vigorous and wide-ranging measures to restore order and prevent riots erupting again...Full Story

US drone strike kills 21 Haqqani fighters in NWA
MIRANSHAH: A US drone strike in Pakistan on Wednesday killed up to 21 Afghan fighters from the al Qaeda-linked Haqqani network, considered the top US foe in eastern...Full Story

Energy committee mulls options to settle circular debt
ISLAMABAD: The second meeting of High Level Energy Committee on Wednesday proposed five ways to permanently eliminate circular debt.....Full Story

PAC orders probe into sale of chancery building in Indonesia
ISLAMABAD: The Public Accounts Committee on Wednesday directed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to probe the sale of Chancery Building in Indonesia...Full Story


Birmingham remembers three killed during riots
BIRMINGHAM: Mourners in Birmingham remembered three young men of Pakistani origin killed during the riots....Full Story

7 killed in Peshawar twin bombings
PESHAWAR: A female suicide attacker and a handcart bomb targeted police on Thursday, killing seven people in the first deadly attacks to hit the city after two months....Full Story

Over 100 KESC feeders trip due to rain
KARACHI: Over 100 KESC feeders tripped due to rain, causing power outages in several areas of the city, Geo....Full Story

3 Pakistanis killed as UK riots flare up
ISLAMABAD: Three Pakistanis, including two brothers, were killed in an accident during violence in Birmingham, Pakistan’s counselor in the city said on..Full Story

Cabinet orders release of Rs 11bn to Pakistan Railways
ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet, on Wednesday, granted tax exemption to OGDCL Exchange Bond (EB), and directed the Finance Ministry to immediately release..Full Story

Emotional outburst by PPP MNA embarrasses govt
ISLAMABAD: Another bout of embarrassment struck Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP)-led government in Lower House of parliament on Wednesday...Full Story

Balochistan government seeking more time for extradition of Musharraf
QUETTA: The federal government is seeking more time to extraditie former president Pervez Musharraf and other accused persons nominated in the Nawab Akbar Bugti..Full Story

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