March 01 2011


SC orders to sack DG FIA within 3 days
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry had ordered to sack Director General Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Wasim Ahmed within three days..Full Story

Pak moved US for Aafia-Davis swap: report
WASHIGNTON: A US television has claimed that Pakistan government had moved US administration to release Dr. Aafia Siddiqui...Full Story

Khosa signs PPP ouster summary
LAHORE: Governor Punjab Latif Khosa has signed the summary for ousting the ministers of Pakistan People’s Party from the Punjab Cabinet..Full Story

Only uniform distinguishes Shahbaz from Musharraf
LAHORE: Parliamentary Leader of Pakistan People’s Party Raja Riaz Ahmed Monday said that based of his observation of the past three years he can confidently say that there is ..Full Story

MQM, JI, PTI reject petroleum price hike
LAHORE: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) rejected the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority’s (OGRA) decision to raise the prices of petroleum products by 9.9 percent, a..Full Story

US repositions troops in eastern Afghanistan
KABUL: The US military will start carrying out more counter-terrorism missions against insurgents in eastern Afghanistan and work more closely with Pakistani forces in...Full Story

Int’l moot on Afghanistan starts at OIC on Thursday
Jeddah: The International Contact Group on Afghanistan will meet at the headquarters of the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on March 3...Full Story


174 Stranded Pakistanis in Libya evacuated

LAHORE: First Turkish airline’s flight carrying 174 stranded Pakistanis in Libya has landed here at Lahore airport on early Tuesday...Full Story

Fake degrees: CEC orders action against 5 lawmakers
ISLAMABAD: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) has directed the concerned DPSs to take action after filing cases on charges of fake degrees against 3 members of National...Full Story

President extends tenure of four SHC judges
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari, on the recommendations of the Parliamentary Committee for the appointment of Judges and on the advice of the Prime..Full Story

Fuel prices up by 9.9 percent
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has increased petroleum products’ prices by 9.9 percent in line with a hike in fuel prices in the international market...Full Story

IMF to start fifth review of Pakistan economy today
ISLAMABAD: The country’s economic managers and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission are set to start the much-awaited fifth review of the economy today...Full Story

LHC dismisses petition requesting lifetime ban on Butt, Asif, Amir
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC), on Monday, dismissed a petition requesting lifetime ban and confiscation of assets of three Pakistani cricketers, namely Salman Butt...Full Story

Call to extend Catholic-Jewish amity to Islam
PARIS: The historic reconciliation between Jews and Roman Catholics over the past 40 years should be extended to Muslims to deal with the challenges of the 21st century...Full Story

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