Federal cabinet approves Labour Policy
ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet approved the Labour Policy 2010 in a special meeting....Full Story

PM’s son marred Valima celebrations of Shoaib
LAHORE: The son of Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani caused Valima celebrations of cricket star Shoaib Malik to spoil when he punched an unknown person who was trying to...Full Story

Petroleum prices increased
ISLAMABAD: The government on Friday increased oil prices from three to seven percent. According to notification issued by the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA), the price....Full Story

French anti-burqa law calls for jail and fines for offenders
PARIS: France will jail and impose huge fines on anyone who forces a Muslim woman to wear a full-face veil, according to a leaked version of a proposed law revealed.....Full Story

Pakistan, India to discuss all issues in peace process: FM
ISLAMABAD: The leadership of both India and Pakistan have agreed to resume the stalled peace process between the two countries where all issues would be discussed..Full Story

Power shortfall drops to 3355MW
LAHORE: The electricity shortfall, which has come down to 3355MW, has failed to reduce the ongoing load-shedding duration in Lahore and other cities.....Full Story

Govt regularizes 4732 PSM workers
KARACHI: Some 4732 contract workers of the Pakistan Steels Mill (PSM) have been regularized, Federal Minister of Industries and Production Mir Hazar Khan Bijarani said....Full Story

‘Save Energy’ steps grossly violated in Kotri
KOTRI: The entire Kotri city was lit with bulbs and decorative lights in brazen defiance of government orders relating ‘save energy’...Full Story

Ex-ISI spy Khawaja found dead in NWA
PESHAWAR: The bullet-ridden body of former Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) official Khalid Khawaja – who was kidnapped in March – was discovered in North Waziristan on...Full Story

CBMs to strengthen cross-LoC trade approved: India
NEW DELHI: India says it has unilaterally approved several Kashmir-related confidence building measures to strengthen cross-Line of Control trade, and is awaiting Pakistan’s..Full Story

‘Pakistan considers SAARC instrument of response to deficit’
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan considers SAARC an indispensable instrument of collective response to regional development deficit, said Prime Minister (PM) Yousaf Raza Gilani in...Full Story

Climate change may trigger droughts, floods in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: There is an urgent need to come up with a national plan to avoid the consequences of climate change, as it will alter the temporal and spatial patterns of.....Full Story