March 12, 2011


12 dead in Karachi target killings
KARACHI: In spite of the presence of President and Prime Minister in Karachi, the ongoing incidents of targeted killings in the metropolitan city have so far left 12 people .
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Shahbaz warns against point scoring on terrorism
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif Friday warned against point scoring on terrorism and stressed the need for devising a joint counter terrorism strategy by sitting..Full Story

Six member of a family killed in rockets attack
DERA MURAD JAMALI: Six-member family including a man, his wife and four daughters have been killed in a rockets and mortars attack in Goth Hairdeen area of Jaffarabad ....Full Story

Blast in one PS, bomb in another defused at Gojranawala
GOJRANAWALA: The boundary walls of a police station caved in and a person lodged in the lock-up wounded in a blast, while the other bomb planted in the People’s Colony ....Full Story

PML-Q leaders meet Zardari
ISLAMABAD: A Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) delegation, headed by Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, on Friday night called on President Asif Ali Zardari at the..Full Story

Small earthquake jolts northwest Pakistan
KARACHI: A light earthquake of magnitude 4.8 jolted northwest parts of the country near the border with Afghanistan on Friday but there were no immediate..Full Story

‘Law enforcement agencies mostly violate human rights’
ISLAMABAD: National Assembly’s (NA) Standing Committee on Human Rights was informed on Friday that law enforcement agencies were mostly involved in human rights...Full Story


Nisar to respond to Zardari’s letter Sunday
ISLAMABAD: Opposition Leader in National Assembly Chaudhry Nisar will respond to the letter of President Asif Zardari recommending the name of Justice (Retd.) Deedar Hussain...Full Story

Brace up for another judiciary movement, Imran asks people
SHAIKHUPURA: Pakistan Tehree-e-Insaf (TI) Chief Imran Khan Friday said a strong judicial system is vital to put an end to the loot and plunder of the rulers..Full Story

DG ISI tenure being extended, confirms Mukhtar
ISLAMABAD: Defence Minister Ahmed Mukhtar Saturday said that extension in tenure is being given to Director General Inter-Service Intelligence (ISI) Shuja Pasha but stopped ..Full Story

IMF, Pakistan talks remain inconclusive
ISLAMABAD: Crucial talks between Pakistan and International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday remained inconclusive, with the latter agreeing to continue...Full Story

Zardari stresses upgrading medical institutes
ISLAMABAD: There is an urgent need for upgrading the existing medical institutions and facilities to meet the growing demands for access to quality medical care, President Asif..Full Story

DFID to provide 80m pounds for education facilities
ISLAMABAD: The Department of International Development (DFID) of UK will provide 80 million pounds over the next five years to augment educational facilities in Sindh and to..Full Story

Pakistanis safe in Tokyo: FO
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Ministry (FO) is in contact with its embassy in Tokyo, which has confirmed that all of its Pakistani officials are safe, Foreign Ministry (FO) spokesperson..Full Story

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