SC adjourns hearing 18th Amendment case
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court today adjourned hearing a number of identical pleas challenging certain provisions of 18th Amendment, particularly the formation of a judicial...Full Story

PM for providing relief to cyclone affectees
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Sunday stressed the need for providing relief and rescue to the population affected by the cyclone in the coastal areas....Full Story

Gilani orders for relief on war footing
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has telephoned Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah and Balochistan Chief Minister Nawab Aslam Raisani to inquire about the impact...Full Story

Centre, Sindh still at odds over value-added tax
ISLAMABAD: Finance Secretary Salman Siddique on Sunday warned that if Sindh unilaterally imposed Value Added Tax (VAT) on services from July 1, 2010, it would..Full Story

Tourism industry faces 36% cut in new budget
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s front-foot contribution in the war on terrorism has severely affected the tourism industry of the country, which has been further damaged by a 36....Full Story

Fed budget to unleash price hike: Nawaz
RAIWIND: Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) chief Mian Nawaz Sharif criticized the federal budget saying it would make the common man to further buckle under the burden...Full Story

Phet enters India; sea turns to normal
KARACHI: The panic-triggering tropical cyclone Phet that kept Karachiites worried for over past couple of days, moved past Sindh’s coastline and fizzled out by turning into....Full Story

Pak Army sends relief goods for Gwadar, Pasni
ISLAMABAD: Pak Army has dispatched relief goods and food on board two helicopters and a C-130 plane aircraft of PAF for the cyclone-hit people in Gwadar and Pasni....Full Story

Rains kill 15 as Phet hits Pakistan
KARACHI: Heavy rains and winds lashed Karachi and other coastal cities on Sunday, killing at least 15 people and injuring several others as Cyclone Phet swirled along the...Full Story

GST exemptions to be withdrawn in three months: minister
ISLAMABAD: The general sales tax (GST) exemptions notified by the Sales Tax Act, 1990 will be withdrawn in the next three months after the enforcement of the value-added tax....Full Story

Iran to okay Pak gasline deal tomorrow
TEHRAN: Iran hopes to finalise a deal this week for a much-delayed pipeline to export natural gas to Pakistan by 2015, Hojjatollah Qanimifard, deputy director of investment at....Full Story

CM urges EU to promote economic ties with Pakistan
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Shahbaz Sharif has urged the European Union to promote its historical and traditional relations with Pakistan....Full Story