August 23 , 2013


PTI Punjab announces protest against election rigging
LAHORE: Opposition leader in the Punjab Assembly Mian Mehmood-ur-Rasheed Friday announced to setup a protest camp at Chairing.....Full Story


Gwadar can be given special status like Hong Kong: PM
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said on Friday that special laws could be introduced to grant Gwadar a similar status like that of Hong Kong.....Full Story


Rabbani resigns as member Parliamentary Committee on judges appointment

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) parliamentary leader in the Senate, Senator Raza Rabbani has resigned from the membership of Parliamentary ....Full Story


Ten more killed in Karachi firing incidents
KARACHI: At least ten persons were killed in the incidents of firing in various localities of Karachi on Friday).....Full Story


Petition filed in LHC for early completion of IP gas project
LAHORE: A petition has been submitted in Lahore High Court (LHC) for the early completion of Iran-Pakistan (IP) gas pipeline project....Full Story


Political parties protest over postponement of NA-25 by-polls

TANK: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and other allied parties held protest demonstration against postponement of by-elections in NA-25...Full Story


MQM for probe into dumping of Baloch missing persons’ bodies in Karachi

KARACHI: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) on Friday demanded of the Prime Minister and Chief Justice of Pakistan to take notice of dumping..Full Story


Many ‘upsets’ in largest by-polls
ISLAMABAD: The ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) emerged victorious in the country’s largest by-elections ever on....Full Story


Two more Pak soldier killed; NA resolution blasts India
MUZAFFARABAD/ISLAMABAD: Pakistan accused Indian troops on Thursday of killing two soldiers in disputed Kashmir, as the National Assembly (NA)....Full Story


DCC reconstituted as CCNS; will write new security policy
ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the Defence Committee of the Cabinet (DCC) on Thursday agreed on its reconstitution as Cabinet Committee on National ....Full Story


Democracy taking roots in Pakistan: Zardari
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari said on Thursday democracy was taking roots in Pakistan as for the first time in the country’s history one elected...Full Story


New bench to hear Imran Khan’s contempt case
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has referred Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan’s contempt case to another...Full Story


Expo creates awareness about study in Australia

ISLAMABAD: An educational exhibition was held on Thursday to create awareness among students who wish to go to Australia for higher education....Full Story


CDA to plant 500,000 saplings
ISLAMABAD: Capital Development Authority (CDA) Chairman Nadeem Hassan Asif on Thursday said that the authority would plant 500,000 saplings...Full Story

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