March 18, 2011


Train service suspended after fuel shortage
LAHORE: Thousands of passengers had to face inconvenience after closure of several trains from Lahore due to fuel shortage on..Full Story

SC reserves verdict on Railways land
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Friday reserved its verdict on the issue of 141 acre Railways land in Lahore, which was leased....Full Story

Davis release: LHC CJ excuses himself from hearing petition
LAHORE: Lahore High Court Chief Justice Ijaz Ahmed Chaudhry has excused himself from hearing the petition challenging the release of Raymond Davis...Full Story

3-day mourning against killing of tribal elders in drone strike
MIRANSHAH: Tribal elders of Tank have announced three-day mourning against the killing of 44 civilian of Mehsud tribe in US drone strike on ...Full Story

Gilani, Kausar condemn drone attack in Datta Khel
ISLAMABAD/ PESHAWAR: Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Masood Kausar strongly condemned the drone strike which killed at least 38..Full Story

$2m deal heals US-Pakistan spy row but scars ties
ISLAMABAD: A blood money deal to secure the release of a CIA contractor accused of murder in Pakistan has ended a damaging spy row but eroded a thin veneer of trust..Full Story

US, Pakistan to move beyond tensions over Davis: Petraeus
WASHINGTON: Commander of US and NATO forces in Afghanistan, General David Petraeus, sounded confident at a Congressional hearing that the United States and..Full Story


PAF-PLAAF undertaking joint exercise - Shaheen-1
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Air Force (PAF) and Chinese Air Force (PLAAF) are undertaking a joint Air Exercise these days in Pakistan code-named "Shaheen-1"....Full Story

Moonis granted four-day remand
LAHORE: A judicial magistrate granted a four-day physical remand to PML-Q MPA Moonis Elahi in the National Insurance Corporation Limited (NICL) scam here..Full Story

US drone strike toll climbs to 44
MIRANSHAH: The death toll in US drone missile strike has reached 44 as three of the injured succumbed to their injuries Friday...Full Story

Attack ‘unjustified’ and ‘intolerable’: Kayani
ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff, General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, strongly condemned the predator strike which killed more than three dozen people in North Waziristan on...Full Story

Nawaz Sharif inserted with stent in London
LONDON: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief, Nawaz Sharif, who was admitted to a Central London hospital with chest pain on Tuesday, will remain hospitalised...Full Story

PPP, PML-N avoid mudslinging on issue of Davis’ release
LAHORE: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), the ruling parties in the Center and in Punjab province, respectively..Full Story

Govt fighting terrorism, poverty simultaneously: Farzana Raja
ISLAMABAD: Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) Chairperson, Farzana Raja, said on Thursday that war on terror and the war against poverty are intertwined..Full Story

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