March 10 , 2010


Sharifs references: Hearing put off till Mar 19
RAWALPINDI: An accountability court adjourned on Wednesday the hearing of application filed by the National Accountability Bureau seeking....Full Story

CRC for removal of dictators’ references from Constitution
ISLAMABAD: The Parliament’s Constitutional Reforms Committee (CRC) reached a consensus to remove the references of former military dictators from the Constitution.....Full Story

Asif returned over Rs3.24 million: Veena
LAHORE: Film and TV Actress Veena Malik said Wednesday Muhammad Asif has returned Rs3, 243,000 from a total of Rs10.64 million she gave to the fast bowler.....Full Story

NAB Chairman goes on long leave
ISLAMABAD: National Accountability Bureau Chairman Naveed Ahsan has gone on long leave and Deputy chairman has taken over his responsibilities....Full Story

Qureshi cancels Australian trip to attend NA session
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has cancelled this week’s scheduled trip to Australia so that he can attend the National Assembly session...Full Story

Islam disallows humiliation of corpses: Muneeb
LAHORE: The people have a right to punish criminals to set an example for others but Islam cannot give anybody the authority to humiliate corpses, Mufti Muneebur Rehman.....Full Story

Discriminatory body screening at US airports: FATA MPs approach Senate with a resolution
ISLAMABAD: In a bid to press the US authorities to relinquish discriminatory body scanning, parliamentarians belonging to FATA submitted a joint resolution before the...Full Story


Karzai arrives on two-day state visit

ISLAMABAD: Afghan President Hamid Karzai arrived here Wednesday evening on a two-day state visit during which he will hold meetings with Pakistani leadership on a range of.....Full Story

Hajj operators exempted from IATA registration
ISLAMABAD: The Saudi authorities have exempted Pakistani Hajj Group Organizers (HGOs) from mandatory registration with International Air Traffic Organization (IATA) for...Full Story

Marvi-powered NPIW workers’ sit-in enters day 6
KARACHI: The sit-in organised by workers of the National Programme for Implementation of Watercourses (NPIW), and backed by Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q)...Full Story

ISI chief gets extension
ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Kayani on Tuesday granted a one-year extension in service to Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Director General Lt Gen Ahmed...Full Story

Professional excellence vital for dealing with challenges: COAS
RAWALPINDI: Achieving all-round professional excellence is vital to responding to future challenges efficiently, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Kayani said on.....Full Story

UK announces £60m aid for NWFP, FATA
ISLAMABAD: The United Kingdom has announced a £60 million assistance to help normalise the lives of over 2 million conflict-affected people in the NWFP and FATA.....Full Story

PPP, MQM indecisive over new local government system
KARACHI: Pakistan Muslim League-Functional chief Pir Pagaro has started the mediation process between the two major ruling....Full Story

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