July 19, 2010


PM directs rules be followed on degrees issue

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani directed Higher Education Commission (HEC) chairman to follow the rules and regulations in connection with the...Full Story

Clinton offers aid, seeks stronger Pakistan ties
ISLAMABAD: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced more than $500 million in new aid projects for Pakistan...Full Story

Clinton fetes Pak-Afghan trade deal
ISLAMABAD: The meeting between Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi and US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton got underway here...Full Story

Nawaz condemns govt attitude towards HEC chairman
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz chief Nawaz Sharif has condemned the attitude of the government towards Chairman of the Higher Education Commission....Full Story

US support must be based on respect and trust: Zardari
ISLAMABAD: Welcoming the US declarations of support to democracy as well as security and stability in Pakistan, President Asif Ali Zardari on Sunday emphasised...Full Story

Historic Chaukhandi Graveyard in a state of neglect
KARACHI: There are some 130 heritage sites all over Sindh that are neglected and unprotected. The Chaukhandi Graveyard, one of the oldest graveyards of Pakistan....Full Story

‘Pakistan faces environmental degradation of Rs 365bn yearly’
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is facing a yearly environmental degradation of Rs 365 billion or Rs 1 billion daily, which is excessive...Full Story


US-Pak nuke deal unlikely sans world satisfaction: Clinton
ISLAMABAD: US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Pakistan and India would have to undertake bold steps in order to resolve the Kashmir issue...Full Story

Clinton announces major aid projects for Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: US Secretary of State Clinton on Monday announced a raft of major aid projects focused on water and energy for Pakistan....Full Story

Hillary Clinton calls on Zardari, Gilani, assures US help
ISLAMABAD: Secretary of State Ms. Hillary Rodham Clinton assured Pakistan of additional US support in addressing issues in energy, water and agriculture sectors on priority basis....Full Story

Pakistan denies India land transit route to Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Afghanistan reached an understanding on Sunday on all major issues related to transit trade, as Pakistan denied allowing a land transit trade route to...Full Story

CCI approves construction of Diamer-Bhasha Dam
ISLAMABAD: The Council of Common Interests (CCI), which met under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Sunday...Full Story

Pakistan lauds African leadership for promoting peace, security
UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has paid tributes to the African leadership for addressing the challenges of peace, security and nation building across the continent....Full Story

HEC starts to feel the heat
LAHORE: The arrest of Higher Education Commission (HEC) Chairman Javaid Leghari’s younger brother Farooq Leghari and the ‘non-cooperative attitude’ of some universities...Full Story

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