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February 17, 2011


Senate defers 20th Amendment Bill
ISLAMABAD: The Senate on Friday deferred 20th Constitutional Amendment Bill although it was present in the agenda....Full Story

Fool's Gold? Reko Diq rift exposes investor risk
ISLAMABAD: Reko Diq, an untapped copper and gold mine of fabulous potential, was meant to be the biggest foreign investment in the country's mining sector, but it's ..Full Story

COAS Kayani advises journalists to ask the Defence Minister about Nato supplies
ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani refused to answer journalists’ question regarding Nato supplies and instead advised them that this question ...Full Story

Suicide blast kills 26 in Parachinar
PESHAWAR: A suicide blast ripped through a market on Friday, killing at least 26 people and wounding 37 not far from a mosque in the country's northwest, an official said....Full Story

Zardari vows to respect Iran gas deal
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday reiterated commitment for expeditious implementation of the Iran-Pakistan Gas Pipeline Project, a 1,000MW...Full Story

Renewable water resources declining in Pakistan: UN
ISLAMABAD: The lifeline of Pakistan – renewable water resources – were decreasing toward a dangerous level that could...Full Story

Fehmida hails C’wealth support for democracy in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: National Assembly (NA) Speaker Dr Fehmida Mirza and Commonwealth (CW) Secretary General Kamalesh...Full Story


PM chairs meeting on railways restructuring
ISLAMABAD: Following the success of Business Train, Pakistan Railways would launch another train next week in a bid to revive its declining passenger service, Railway officials ...Full Story

Constitution and law helpless: Nawaz Sharif
ISLAMABAD: PML-N President Nawaz Sharif said on Friday that in this society the constitution and law were helpless. ..Full Story

Joint Statement of Pakistan, Iran, Afghanistan summit
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan‚ Iran and Afghanistan have pledged to develop framework of comprehensive cooperation and to take pragmatic steps for...Full Story

Pakistan, Afghanistan to join hands for peace
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Afghanistan on Thursday agreed upon the need to resolve all issues and stressed mutual cooperation to tackle the common challenges of terrorism and..Full Story

Pakistan, Indonesia join money-laundering blacklist
PARIS: An international money-laundering watchdog added Pakistan, Indonesia, Ghana, Tanzania and Thailand on Thursday to its blacklist of nations that fail to meet international..Full Story

Cabinet Division denies reports of raise in medicine prices
ISLAMABAD: A spokesman of the Cabinet Division on Thursday denied news reports....Full Story

All 12 Senate candidates in Punjab elected unopposed
LAHORE/ KARACHI/ PESHAWAR: All 12 nominated Senate candidates belonging to the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz..Full Story

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