CCI meeting discusses DRA
ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the Council for Common Interests (CCI) is underway with Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani in chair to settle the issue of Drug Regulatory Authority ...Full Story

Memo Commission directs Attorney General to write to RIM again
ISLAMABAD: The Judicial Commission tasked with probing the memo scandal on Thursday directed the Attorney General to once again write to Reseach in Motion (RIM) ...Full Story

Govt, opposition ‘close’ to deal on 20th Amendment
ISLAMABAD: The government and opposition on Wednesday appeared to be heading towards evolving a consensus over the 20th Constitutional Amendment when the two..Full Story

Pakistan, Russia pledge broad-based partnership
MOSCOW: Pakistan and Russia on Wednesday agreed to promote and enhance the bilateral relations in diverse fields, including trade, energy and people-to-people contacts...Full Story

Toll in building collapse incident rises to 23
LAHORE: The toll in the building collapse incident in Lahore has increased to 23 after one more body of a woman was recovered from the debris today..Full Story

Contempt case against Babar Awan adjourned till Feb 20
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan (SC) adjourned the hearing of Babar Awan's contempt of court case till February 20..Full Story

PPP top brass discusses political situation
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani chaired a meeting of some federal ministers and..Full Story

Nawaz links 20th Amend to independent EC
BAHAWALPUR: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Nawaz Sharif said on Wednesday that unless his party’s demand for an “independent” Election Commission..Full Story

PM Gilani lays foundation stone of ‘new embassy’ in Doha
DOHA: Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Wednesday laid the foundation stone of a new building of the Pakistan embassy in Doha, Qatar...Full Story

SC upholds HBL privatisation
ISLAMABAD: Declaring the Habib Bank Limited (HBL) privatisation as lawful, the Supreme Court on Wednesday observed that the transfer of the bank’s ownership in a transparent..Full Story