PM seeks complete list of NRO beneficiaries
ISLAMABAD : Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Saturday directed the Establishment Division to furnish urgently a complete list of all those NRO...Full Story

Cabinet reposes confidence in Zardari, Gilani
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday vowed that all conspiracies against democracy would be thwarted, as he co-chaired a meeting of the federal cabinet along....Full Story

Power tariff increased for all consumers
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has increased electricity prices by 21 paisas to upto Rs 6.18 per unit for all consumers, except for those living in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa....Full Story

Govt assures IMF of imposing flood tax
ISLAMABAD: The country’s economic managers have committed with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that the government will introduce a temporary 10 percent income...Full Story

US lawmakers call for sustained support to flood-hit Pakistan
WASHINGTON: Voicing its solidarity with Pakistan in the face of an unprecedented disaster, the US House of Representatives has called for continued US and international...Full Story

UN launches over $ 2 billion appeal for flood-hit Pakistan
UNITED NATIONS : The United Nations and its partners on Friday launched an appeal for over US $ 2 billion—the largest ever—to provide aid for up to 14 million....Full Story

FM Qureshi arrives in New York for UNGA session
UNITED NATIONS : Foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi arrived in New York on Friday evening to lead Pakistan’s delegation to the 65th session U.N. General.....Full Story

Firdaus sees interlinkage of Economic achievement with population control
ISLAMABAD : Federal Minister for Population Welfare Firdaus Ashiq Awan on Friday, said economic achievement is interlinked with population development because the...Full Story

US should expedite release of pledged aid
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani on Friday expressed the hope that the US would expedite disbursement of assistance pledged under the Kerry Lugar bill and...Full Story

Pakistan slams Indian 'brutality'
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Friday accused India of “brutality” and condemned its deadly crackdown on protesters clamouring for an end to its rule in Kashmir. “Pakistan strongly...Full Story

US plane makes emergency landing at Chaklala
RAWALPINDI: A US military aircraft carrying 176 passengers made an emergency landing at the PAF Chaklala Airbase on Friday due to a technical fault, however the landing...Full Story

Japan grants $407,318 for supporting flood victims
ISLAMABAD: The government of Japan decided to extend financial support of $ 407,318 to the Al-Khidmat Foundation, a non-government organisation, for the Project for...Full Story