January 03 , 2011


PM regrets Nawaz’s statement on military courts
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani expressed regret over the statement of PML-N president Nawaz Sharif calling for military courts in Karachi.
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Shashi Tharoor reaches Lahore
LAHORE: Indian MP and former Under Secretary general of the United Nations Shashi Tharoor said there should be no war between Pakistan and India and people of both the ...Full Story

Relations with US on new terms: PCNS
ISLAMABAD: The Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PCNS) has started evaluating the course of future relations with US and Nato. ...Full Story

Transport strike, CNG closure irk citizens
ISLAMABAD/RAWALPINDI: CNG suspension for the past three days along with the transporters’ strike ignited violent...Full Story

LPG price increased up to Rs 15 per kg
ISLAMABAD: The marketing companies on Monday increased the price of LPG by Rs 10 to Rs 15 per kilogramme. The price of a domestic gas cylinder has been raised from Rs 120..Full Story

President reiterates need for master plan for drainage system
KARACHI: President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday reiterated his call for chalking out a workable comprehensive master plan for dealing with the issue of drainage system...Full Story

Media rights body urges UN action after ‘bloody year’
BRUSSELS: The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) called on the United Nations Saturday to take..Full Story


187,000 docs retrieved from OBL compound: Commission
ISLAMABAD: The Abbottabad Commission has retrieved 187,000 documents from the alleged compound of Osama bin Laden, Geo News reported....Full Story

Last chance for govt on NRO implementation: SC
ISLAMABAD: A five-member Supreme Court bench hearing NRO implementation case told the government..
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Iran guards 'unintentionally' crossed Pakistan border
TEHRAN: Iranian border guards accused of killing a Pakistani civilian on the weekend "unintentionally" entered Pakistan in pursuit of drug traffickers, the commander of Iran's ...Full Story

Gas shortage paralyses country
ISLAMABAD: Protesters clashed with police and major cities were paralysed as thousands of people demonstrated across the country on Monday over severe gas shortages and..Full Story

NATO wants relations with Pakistan back on track
KABUL: NATO wants to get relations with Pakistan back on track “as quickly as possible” to reopen its key supply route for foreign troops fighting in Afghanistan, a coalition..Full Story

Govt decides to arrest former Water Commissioner
KARACHI: The government has finally decided to make arrangements for the arrest of former Indus Water Commissioner, Jamat Ali Shah...Full Story

Indian troops fire on Kashmiri protesters
SRINAGAR: Security forces in Indian-held Kashmir opened fire and killed a protester on Monday during a demonstration by hundreds of residents angry about mid-winter power..Full Story

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