September 16 , 2010


UN calls for world to support new Pakistan appeal
CHARSADDA : The head of the UN refugee agency on Thursday urged the world to do far more to help Pakistan recover from...Full Story

Sindh law minister urges flood-hit to acquire ‘Watan Cards’
KARACHI : Sindh Minister for Law Mohammed Ayaz Soomro has said appealed the flood affectees to acquire ‘Watan Cards’ from the counters established at all the NADRA outlets....Full Story

Indian troops, police killing innocent civilians in IHK: Mirwaiz
ISLAMABAD : The Chairman of All Parties Hurriyet Conference, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, while strongly condemning the unprovoked police firing on protesters...Full Story

Zardari, Karzai agree on more intel sharing
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari and his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai on Wednesday agreed to bolster intelligence cooperation between the.....Full Story

Nothing can be done legally against me: Musharraf
HONG KONG: Former president Gen (r) Pervez Musharraf on Wednesday said that he was willing to face any cases on his planned return to Pakistan, but was sure that nothing...Full Story

Donors moot after damage and need assessment: Kaira
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Qamar Zaman Kaira said that a United Nations meeting would be held on September 19 to launch a fresh appeal...Full Story

Altaf for restoration of former nazims
KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain has called for the restoration of former nazims of the local government system for helping the flood...Full Story


NDMA to conduct survey for assessment of flood house hold damages
ISLAMABAD : The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) would conduct assessment survey of flood hit areas through machine readable forms to compile....Full Story

Funeral prayers of Shama Khalid perform in Abottabad
ABOTTABAD : Governor of Gilgit Baltistan Dr Shama Khalid’s funeral prayers were offered in Abottabad on Thursday.....Full Story

Despite flood distributaries of Indus’ canal run dry
HYDERABAD : Notwithstanding the ongoing floods and abundance of water in Indus River and its canals, Hoosri distributary, which irrigates 9,688 acres as per the official statistics....Full Story

Pakistan seeks action against Brahamdagh Bugti
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Rehman Malik on Wednesday asked Afghan officials to take stern action against Brahamdagh Bugti, who is involved in insurgency and unlawful....Full Story

Gilani directs to prepare national rehab plan
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani on Wednesday directed the authorities concerned to prepare a comprehensive national rehabilitation and...Full Story

Deadline for degrees’ verification set as Sept 24
ISLAMABAD: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) tendered a deadline to universities to complete the process regarding verification of degrees and certificates by September...Full Story

Haqqani urges US for sustainable flood relief efforts in Pakistan
SALT LAKE CITY: Pakistan’s Ambassador to the US Hussain Haqqani has urged sustained help for Pakistan’s flood ...Full Story

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