August 16, 2011


Food, drinking water still unavailable in Badin

BADIN: Recent floods and rain in district Badin has resulted in the scarcity of safe drinking water and food while the food items are being sold at high prices...Full Story

IG wants action against officers attended US consulate Iftar
LAHORE: Punjab government has decided to send a memo to the federation for actions against the police officers, who had attended the U.S. consulate’s Iftar dinner, on the...Full Story

Zardari for enhanced trade with China
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday urged for further enhancing bilateral trade and investment cooperation between Pakistan and..Full Story

US drone strike kills four in North Waziristan
MIRANSHAH: A US drone strike killed at least four people on Tuesday in North Waziristan...Full Story

ECC set to levy Rs 5/kg on CNG, Rs 10/kg on LPG today
ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet is expected to approve today (Tuesday) imposition of Rs 5 per kilogramme levy on CNG and Rs 10 per...Full Story

SC seeks PIA reply on increase in Umrah, Hajj fares
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Monday once again directed PIA to submit a comprehensive report regarding the increase in Umrah and Hajj fares within...Full Story

BISP beneficiary families to reach seven million soon
ISLAMABAD: Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) Chairperson Farzana Raja has said that the mutual cooperation between Pakistan and Oman in social....Full Story


Several villages in Kasur inundated
KASUR: According to the flood control centre, 47,000 cusecs of water is present in the Sutlej river which is expected to rise. Several villages in the area are inundated..Full Story

Plea moved in LHC against new provinces
LAHORE: A plea has been submitted in the Lahore High Court (LHC) against the formation of new provinces on which the court has sought reply from the provincial and federal...Full Story

Army rejects report on China's access to OBL copter
RAWALPINDI: Reacting to a report in section of foreign press quoting unnamed US official that the access to the wreckage of US helicopter was provided....Full Story

US links Pakistani aid to performance
WASHINGTON: In what seems to be a renewed bid to pressure Pakistan to meet its benchmarks, the White House has started..Full Story

Judicial commission to probe allegations of Shahbaz: Babar
ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to constitute a judicial commission to probe the allegations by Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif that his life was in danger from..Full Story

Gilani greets Manmohan Singh on India’s Independence Day
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani, on Monday, sent a message of greetings to his Indian counterpart..Full Story

HRCP slams murder, abduction of journalists
PESHAWAR: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has condemned the murder of a journalist in Khuzdar and the abduction of another in the North Waziristan..Full Story

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