March 05 , 2010


Committee formed to probe police torture
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif Friday constituted a committee to hold an inquiry into the brutal incidents of police torture and asked the authorities to forward the....Full Story

Return of IDPs to start soon: Pak Army
DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Pak Army Logistic In-charge Brigadier Umar Farooq has said that IDPs from South Waziristan will soon start returning to their homeland. Brig.....Full Story

CJCSC, PAF Chief call on PM
ISLAMABAD: Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Tariq Majid and Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Rao Qamar Suleman on Friday called on Prime Minister....Full Story

Malik directs IG Punjab to submit report on kidnapped UK kid
ISLAMABAD: Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik, taking the strict notice of the abduction of a British national child namely Sahil Saeed, has directed Inspector General....Full Story

Pay and Pension Commission recommends up to 70% pay raise
ISLAMABAD: The Pay and Pension Commission (PPC) has decided to recommend the government increase the salaries of its employees by 30%, 40%, 50%, 60% or 70% with...Full Story

Gilani-Singh meeting in US not final yet: FO
ISLAMABAD: A meeting between Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani and his Indian counterpart, Manmohan Singh, on the sidelines of a conference in the US is not final yet....Full Story

India, Pakistan locked in a ‘proxy war’ in Afghanistan
NEW DELHI: India and Pakistan, implacable South Asian rivals, are locked in a new struggle for influence in Afghanistan, which analysts say is fuelling attacks on Indian...Full Story


President to sign Service Tribunals (Amendment) Bill 2010 today

KARACHI: President Asif Ali Zardari will sign Service Tribunals (Amendment) Bill 2010 recently passed by the parliament today in a......Full Story

Federation's opinion sought on provincial autonomy
ISLAMABAD: The Constitutional Reforms Committee (CRC) has asked for federal government's comments about provincial autonomy and concurrent list...Full Story

Former PSM chairman Usman Farooqui acquitted
KARACHI: An Anti Corruption Court in Karachi has acquitted former chairman Pakistan Steel Mills Usman Farooqui in corruption case.....Full Story

Pakistan calls on India to respond to dialogue proposal
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan asked India on Thursday to accept a roadmap it tabled at the foreign secretary-level talks for the resumption of the composite dialogue process...Full Story

Four Pakistani workers shot dead in Afghanistan
KANDAHAR: Gunmen on motorcycles, shot dead four Pakistanis and an Afghan worker in southern Afghanistan, on Thursday, officials said....Full Story

Anti-Pakistan SMS campaign launched in India
NEW DELHI: The Indian government has reportedly launched a SMS campaign to discourage its people from making calls to Pakistan. According to reports, since Jan 21.....Full Story

Pak-EU ties should become 21st century’s key partnership: PM
PESHAWAR: Pakistan and the European Union have “compelling reasons” to forge a closer and more solid relationship, drawing strength from democracy, Prime Minister...Full Story

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