June 07, 2011


Blistering heat, cursing load shedding wreak havoc
KARACHI: Most of the cities all across the country are in the grip of scorching heat, taking life out of the roads and markets giving a picturesque of derelict and deserted place.....Full Story

Tropical cyclone expected on Thursday or Friday: Met
KARACHI: The Met office said on Tuesday that yesterday's well marked low pressure area in Eastern Arabian sea is likely to intensify into a depression (strong weather ....Full Story

SC orders to implement flood commission report
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has ordered the federal and provincial governments to implement the Flood Inquiry Commission report in letter and spirit and sought the order...Full Story

Malik finally confirms death of Ilyas Kashmiri
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Rehman Malik has confirmed the death of Al-Qaeda leader Ilyas Kashmiri, the mastermind of PNS Mehran, in US drone strike,....Full Story

Haideri appointed Senate opposition leader
ISLAMABAD: Senator Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri has been appointed the leader of the opposition in the Senate. A notification issued to this effect by the Senate..Full Story

Flood commission presents 200-page report to apex court
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court was informed on Monday that the negligence of the Sindh and Balochistan...Full Story

Nisar rejects budget, snubs civil, military leaders
ISLAMABAD: Opposition Leader in the National Assembly, Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan’ outburst spared no one in the country’s civil and military leadership when the assembly...Full Story


Pak-India efforts afoot to ease visa procedures: Sharat
LAHORE: Indian High Commissioner Sharat Sabharwal Tuesday said Pakistan and India were making efforts to ease the visa procedures at both sides and this regard a second ..Full Story

IHC issues notice to Dr AQ Khan
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) has issued notice to renowned nuclear scientist Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan against a plea seeking restrictions on free movement of the....Full Story

US refuses to confirm Ilyas Kashmiri’s death
WASHINGTON: The United States while refusing to confirm the death of Al-Qaeda leader and mastermind of PNS Mehran Ilyas Kashmiri in drone strike, said that the US has no..Full Story

PM lends all-out support to Baloch reconciliation
QUETTA: Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani has extended his unqualified support to the process of reconciliation in Balochistan, encouraging Baloch militants to come to terms...Full Story

Suo motu over release of Odho
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, on Monday, took a suo motu notice over the release of actress and All-Pakistan Muslim...Full Story

UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday signed the Instrument of Ratification on UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities at the Presidency at a special..Full Story

AGP unveils over Rs 25.6bn embezzlements in NHA
ISLAMABAD: The Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) has detected embezzlements amounting to more than Rs 25.6 billion in the financial records of National..Full Story

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