February 27, 2011


Sharmeen Chinoy's ‘Saving Face’ wins first Oscar for Pakistan
LOS ANGELES: Pakistani filmmaker and first-time Oscar nominee Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy won an Academy Award on Monday for her documentary about acid attack ..
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PM Gilani announces civil award for Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Monday announced a high civil award for Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy on winning Oscar...Full Story

Attabad Lake blockade demolished
ATTABAD: The temporary embankment of the new spillway of Attabad lake was demolished through bombing Monday...Full Story

Govt regulations dangerous for media: Nisar
ISLAMABAD: Opposition Leader in National Assembly, Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said on Monday that the government’s attempt to regulate the free media...Full Story

Trade unions demand scrapping of privatisation plan
KARACHI: Senior labour leaders and office bearers of trade unions and federations of Pakistan have demanded...Full Story

Thar coal can generate thousands of megawatts of power
KARACHI: About 172 million tonnes of ‘black gold’ commonly known as coal or lignite in Sindh could attract billions of dollars investment in the province and make the province..Full Story

Dengue fever ‘hits’ Lahore
LAHORE: After unleashing a killing spree last year, dengue has reappeared in the city with 59 fresh cases reported at different hospitals of the provincial capital during the last..Full Story


Gilani Contempt case: Aitzaz submits reply in SC
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani's counsel Aitzaz Ahsan has submitted the reply in the Supreme Court in the contempt of court case Monday...Full Story

India plans wargames near Pakistan border
NEW DELHI: The Indian military is to conduct one of its largest mock war drills -- involving 20,000 troops -- close to the country's border with Pakistan....Full Story

President felicitates first-ever Pakistani Oscar winner
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday felicitated Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy on winning the first-ever Oscar award for Pakistan on her documentary...Full Story

NADRA employees call off strike
LAHORE: Employees of the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) have called off their strike and the authority’s offices have reopened...Full Story

PTI claims to end energy crisis in five years if elected
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Sunday said that “business as usual” was not the solution to the current energy crisis, claiming....Full Story

Centre yet to release flood aid: Shujra
KARACHI: Sindh government on Sunday complained that the federal government had still not fulfilled its promise of contributing 50 percent of expenses made...Full Story

Nationalists refuse to attend ‘APC’ on Balochistan
QUETTA: Baloch and Pashtun nationalists have declined the invitation of the Difa-e-Pakistan Council to participate in the All-Parties Conference (APC) on Balochistan..Full Story

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