January 29, 2011


US calls for immediate release of Davis

ISLAMABAD: The United States on Saturday called for the immediate release of a US citizen Raymond Davis, allegedly involved in killing of two local citizens in Lahore, it said....Full Story

Kaira terms Nawaz’s statement as puzzling
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Qamar Zaman Kaira on Saturday expressed surprise on the recent statement of PML-N leader Mian Nawaz Sharif in which ..Full Story

Huge blast hits Quetta, injures several
QUETTA: A huge bomb explosion struck Alamdar Road in Quetta, injuring seven people including three children on Saturday..Full Story

Egypt's cabinet officially resigns: TV
CAIRO: Egypt's cabinet officially resigned during a meeting on Saturday following President Hosni Mubarak's demand early in the day, state TV reported.....Full Story

Obama discusses US goals in Pak-Afghan region
WASHINGTON: Presiden Barack Obama who plans to begin a drawdown of American forces from the Afghan soil this summer, discussed ways on achieving US goals in...Full Story

Altaf asks Gilani to take action against extortion mafia in Karachi
KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain called Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani and discussed with him the overall political situation in the...Full Story

Balochistan Assembly poses confidence in President Zardari
QUETTA: Legislators of the Balochistan Assembly have posed full confidence in the leadership of President Asif Ali Zardari by adopting a unanimous resolution on....Full Story


Three killed in Khyber Agency Twin blasts
PESHAWAR: Twin bomb explosions have been reported on Saturday at Bara Bazar, near Press Club in Khyber Agency, killing three people and injuring two FC personnel among ...Full Story

NAB to review pre-2005 pending cases
ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Friday took some vital decisions to augment and boost the overall administration and facilitate conduct of ....Full Story

Third alleged killer of Justice Javed's parents arrested
SIALKOT: Third alleged killer of Justice Javed Iqbal's parents has been arrested on Saturday from Sialkot, sources said....Full Story

Battlefield Egypt
CAIRO: Tens of thousands of protesters filled the streets of Egypt on Friday, prompting Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to impose a curfew to cover all 28 governorates in the....Full Story

Nawaz dissatisfied with implementation of 10-point agenda
LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif on Friday called on the government to accelerate efforts to implement the 10-point national agenda put forth...Full Story

Severe malnutrition after Pakistan floods: UNICEF
ISLAMABAD: UNICEF said on Friday that six months on from Pakistan’s devastating floods, nearly a quarter of children in the worst-hit province of Sindh remain acutely....Full Story

UNHCR launches power plant in Swat
PESHAWAR: The UN refugee agency has inaugurated the first 20 kw micro hydel power plant in Barikot, Swat, capable of producing electricity for more than 80 households in the...Full Story

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