January 16, 2011


PM Gilani convenes CCI meeting on gas supply
LAHORE: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has convened a meeting of the Council of Common Interests (CCI) on the issue of low gas supply in the country, which will be .....Full Story

US rejects hand in cross border shelling
ISLAMABAD: U.S. embassy on Saturday ruled out reports suggesting involvement of NATO in any cross border shelling incident on January 13. .....Full Story

Khi unrest leaves another eight killed
KARACHI: At least another eight people were killed till late Saturday amid the recent spate of targeted killings, despite heavy security placed here in metropolis...Full Story

PM Gilani convenes CCI meeting on gas supply
LAHORE: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has convened a meeting of the Council of Common Interests (CCI) on the issue of low gas supply in the country...Full Story

PM reshuffles top bureaucracy
LAHORE: The government has announced major reshuffle in the top bureaucracy while Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani, reportedly, has also decided to make changes in the...Full Story

Major chunk of funds for poor spent on security
ISLAMABAD: The major chunk of funds earmarked for the poor has been consumed on improvement of law and order situation in the country during the first quarter...Full Story

Pak, US should work to come on ‘same page’: foreign secretary
ISLAMABAD: The global landscape is in a state of flux and it is necessary for Pakistan and the US to work closely together as to be on the same page on issues of mutual concern...Full Story


TPS Bill for Pakistanis tabled in US congress
WASHINGTON: Temporary Protection Status (TPS) Bill for illegal Pakistani immigrants in US has been tabled in US Congress on Sunday...Full Story

US rejects hand in cross border shelling
ISLAMABAD: U.S. embassy on Saturday ruled out reports suggesting involvement of NATO in any cross border shelling incident on January 13. ..Full Story

Terror bid thwarted; terrorist held in Karachi
KARACHI: Intelligence agencies have apprehended a terrorist who had planned a strategy to destroy the government building in Karachi...Full Story

Budget deficit reaches record Rs 510 billion
ISLAMABAD: The government has plans to implement some painful economic decisions from February 1 as budget deficit has grown to unprecedented Rs 510 billion and it has....Full Story

Ulema to probe abuse of blasphemy laws
KARACHI: Former federal minister Haji Hanif Tayyab said on Saturday that a 10-member committee would be formed to look into the cases pertaining to the misuse of blasphemy law....Full Story

India and Pakistan on the brink
LAHORE: Everything is going right these days for India, except for one big problem: It is living next to a Pakistan that is coming apart politically, and Indian leaders insist with a....Full Story

Economy improving as GDP rises to 4.1pc, says Gilani
LAHORE: Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said on Saturday that the economy of the country was improving on account of sagacious policies adopted by the government and...Full Story

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