January 20, 2011


Sacked KESC employees protest, set ablaze cars
KARACHI: The sacked employees of Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) protested in front of head office against their...
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Is IG Sindh given contract of killing, CJ asks
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice Iftikhar Muammad Chaudhry during hearing of Hajj scandal case expressed concerns over the deteriorating law and order situation in Karachi....Full Story

Pakistan ready to train Afghan army, police
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi Wednesday said Pakistan and Afghanistan have come alive to the realization that the two countries are inevitable for..Full Story

KESC decides to fire more than 4000 employees
KARACHI: Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) has decided to fire more than 4000 employees under voluntary separation scheme (VSS).....Full Story

Nawaz demands timeframe for implementation of reform agenda
LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief, Nawaz Sharif, has urged Pakistan People’s Party-led government to give a timeframe for the implementation of his 10-point...Full Story

Afghan trade goods pilferage caused Rs 37bn loss to national kitty, SC told
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court was informed on Wednesday that a large number of containers containing Afghan trade goods have been pilfered inside the country without...Full Story

‘Musharraf, Aziz should also be issued contempt notices’
ISLAMABAD: Counsel for Justice (r) Abdul Hameed Dogar on Wednesday demanded of the apex court that if contempt of court notices could be issued to judges for violating the...Full Story


No expectation of justice from CJ: Dogar counsel
ISLAMABAD: Nothing positive transpires in regard to the institution’s reputation when matters relating to judges...Full Story

PM orders relief steps for quake-hit Balochistan
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani Wednesday directed the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) to provide tents, blankets...Full Story

Farhat denies President using foreign guards
ISLAMABAD: Presidential spokesman Farhatullah Babar Wednesday denied news reports which said that President Asif Ali Zardari....Full Story

Country facing economic threat: Gilani
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Wednesday, while citing the grave economic challenges, urged the political leadership to help the government find...Full Story

US mulls visa ban on several Pakistanis
LAHORE: The US government is considering a ban on issuance of visa to those people who supported the assassination of former Punjab governor Salmaan Taseer earlier this...Full Story

Country escapes major earthquake damage
QUETTA: The country escaped major quake damage on Wednesday after more than 200 mud houses, including offices of district administrators, were damaged....Full Story

Interfaith dialogue must for world peace: Fehmida
ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Dr Fehmida Mirza said on Wednesday that interfaith dialogue was necessary for world peace and reiterated the need for engaging...Full Story

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