July 12, 2010


PA gears up to move resolution in media favour

LAHORE: Punjab Assembly is ready to present a joint resolution praising the role of the media in restoration of democracy in the country.....Full Story

Law minister asks Nawaz to contest election
GUJRANWALA: Federal Minister for Law and Justice, Dr. Babar Awan has said that PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif should contest elections; PPP would not pitch any candidate against...Full Story

Commander ISAF Gen. Petraeus calls on Gen. Kayani
ISLAMABAD: Commander of International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan General David Petraeus called on Chief of the Army Staff General Ashfaq...Full Story

18th Amendment case adjourned till tomorrow
ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court (SC) adjourned the hearing of case regarding Eighteenth Amendment till tomorrow....Full Story

Terrorists infiltrating via Afghan border: Malik
LAHORE: Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said that terrorists are infiltrating into Pakistan via Afghanistan, asking the Afghan government....Full Story

Govt plans early completion of N-J hydropower project
ISLAMABAD: To complete the 969 megawatts (MW) Neelum-Jhelum hydropower project, the federal government has decided to import state-of-the-art equipment worth Rs 8 billion....Full Story

Economic growth linked to population welfare: Gilani
ISLAMABAD: The development and economic prosperity of Pakistan depends on the implementation of policies for population welfare, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said...Full Story


US ambassador meets COAS

RAWALPINDI: Ambassador of United States Anne W. Patterson called on Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani at General Headquarters here on Monday...Full Story

Gilani urges army to get ready for challenges
KARACHI: Pakistan Navy’s war game Shamsheer-i-Behr IV has begun on Monday. Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani while addressing the inaugural function said Pakistan...Full Story

Altit camp affectees marching towards spillway
HUNZA: The remaining IDPs of Altit camp in Hunza are marching towards spillway in protest after rejecting government’s relief package. Large number of women and children....Full Story

PPP strong enough to foil conspiracies
KARACHI: The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) is strong enough to foil all conspiracies, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said on Sunday...Full Story

Pak TV channels banned in IHK
ISLAMABAD: In Indian-held Kashmir, authorities have banned the beaming of Pakistani channels in north Kashmir and directed the cable operators in Baramulla and Sopore....Full Story

Qaim, Shahbaz to discuss water issue on 13th
KARACHI: Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif and Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah will meet on July 13 to discuss the issue of water distribution. This announcement was...Full Story

Rs 10m spent on 370 PA members in 10 days for ‘doing nothing’
LAHORE: The Punjab Assembly members have made more than Rs 10 million from the public exchequer, collected from tax-payers, for doing ‘nothing’ in the current session of the Punjab Assembly...Full Story

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