October 01, 2011


Blackouts galore as power deficit hits 7k MW

LAHORE: The electricity shortfall in the country has risen to 7,000 megawatts leading to nationwide loadshedding, Geo News reported. Punjab and Peshawar have been...Full Story

Salman Taseer murder case: Mumtaz Qadri gets death sentence
ISLAMABAD: The anti-terrorism court of Rawalpindi on Saturday found Mumtaz Qadri guilty of murdering and sentenced him to death for killing former governor Punjab..Full Story

PM feared riots over power crisis: WikiLeaks
KARACHI: WikiLeaks has revealed that Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani feared that the electricity shortage in the country could lead to riots as well as political insecurity...Full Story

Kallar Kahar tragedy: Millat Grammar school to open Monday
FAISALABAD: The Millat Grammar whose students perished during the Kallar Kahar tragedy will open on Monday...Full Story

No solution to Afghan war sans Pakistan: Mullen
WASHINGTON: There can be no solution to the conflict in Afghanistan without Pakistan, the top US military officer, Admiral...Full Story

IRSA cuts Punjab, Sindh water share by 15%
KARACHI: The Indus River System Authority (IRSA) has decided to cut Punjab and Sindh’s share by 15 percent to ensure 33.4 million acres feet (MAF) water for Rabi..Full Story

New US military chief seeks balance in US power
WASHINGTON: It’s too early to know how much change Army Gen Martin Dempsey will foster in his role as the top US military officer, but it’s certain that pressures to cut the..Full Story


US accusations against mutual interest: Zardari

WASHINGTON: President Asif Ali Zardari, in his article published in the Washington Post, has stressed the need for resumption of serious dialogue between the two countries. He..Full Story

No arrest made in Shahkot rape case
LAHORE: Seven days have passed and the man accused of raping a teenage girl in Shahkot has still not been arrested....Full Story

Afghan intel accuses Pakistan of Rabbani murder
KABUL: Afghanistan’s intelligence service says it has handed Pakistani authorities evidence showing former Afghan President Burhanuddin Rabbani’s assassination was planned in..Full Story

Tackle Haqqani problem, Obama tells Pakistan
WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama said on Friday Pakistan’s relationship to the Haqqani network is unclear, but he urged Islamabad to curb any active or passive..Full Story

PML-N doubts govt intention to deal with key issues
ISLAMABAD: While expressing doubts about the intention of government in dealing with the key national issues, PML-N chief Nawaz...Full Story

Balochistan CM calls for addressing grievances of federating units
QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Nawab Muhammad Aslam Raisani called for..Full Story

Senate body calls for APC on Balochistan
ISLAMABAD: Functional Committee of Senate for Human Rights on Friday called for convening an All Parties Conference (APC) on Balochistan and noted that without...Full Story

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