Tue21 May 2013

Mar 21, 2012

  • Taliban commander wants Pakistan’s nukes on 2012-03-21 16:17:53

    WASHINGTON (INP): One of the top leaders of the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan said the terror group seeks to overthrow the Pakistani government, impose sharia, or Islamic law, seize the country& More

  • Newspaper bundles burnt on 2012-03-21 19:30:38

    KARACHI (INP): Armed miscreants kidnapped the driver of a newspapers distribution van along with vehicle and gutted thousands of newspapers in the wee hours on Wednesday. According to police, Sardar, More

  • Purchase of new PIA aircraft on 2012-03-21 19:31:05

    ISLAMABAD (INP) National Assembly special committee on delay in all flights including Haj flights has taken a serious notice of alleged mal practices in the purchase of new aircraft by the PIA and sou More

  • Domki family’s murder case on 2012-03-21 19:31:28

    ISLAMABAD (INP): The Supreme Court will resume hearing of Bak­htiar Domki’ wife killing case today (Thursday). Earlier, the apex court hearing a petition relating to the law and order in Bal More

  • One dies in firing incident on 2012-03-21 19:32:02

    QUETTA (Online): A man was shot dead on Wednesday when unknown armed persons opened fire on his car near Gabil Alnoor suburbs of Quetta. According to sources, Muhammad Alam received multiple bullets i More

  • Haqqani rejects Ijaz’s evidences on 2012-03-21 19:32:33

    ISLAMABAD (INP): Former Ambassador of Pakistan to the United States, Husain Haqqani on Wednesday submitted his written reply to the judicial commission in the memo scandal case. In his statement, file More

  • Irfan named Law Secretary on 2012-03-21 19:33:21

    ISLAMABAD (INP) Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has appointed Irfan Qadir, Senior Advocate, prese­ntly working as Cons­ult­ant (Legal Affairs), Pres­ident’s Secretariat as More

  • PPP ministers asked to solve workers issues on 2012-03-21 19:33:47

    PESHAWAR (APP): Prime Minister Syed Yusaf Raza Gilani Wednesday night chaired a joint meeting of the office bearers associated with Peoples Lawyers Forum, Peoples Labour Bureau, Peoples Youth Organiza More

  • Capabilities of forces to be boosted on 2012-03-21 19:34:17

    RAWALPINDI (APP): Fed­eral Minister for Defence, Ch. Ahmad Mukhtar said on Wednesday the government would strengthen the conventional and strategic capabilities of the Armed Forces so as to make t More

  • OBL body quizzes CAA officials on 2012-03-21 19:34:47

    ISLAMABAD (INP): The Abbottabad Commission on Wednesday questioned officials of Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).Justice retired Javed Iqbal, and the president of the Commission held a detailed interact More

  • PML-N tables motion against power tariff hike on 2012-03-21 19:36:40

    ISLAMABAD (INP): The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Wednesday submitted an adjournment motion in the National Assembly against the government’s recent move to increase electricity tarif More

  • IHC admits plea of Osama’s brother-in-law on 2012-03-21 19:37:04

    ISLAMABAD (INP): After a brief hearing on Wednesday the Islamabad High Court admitted the petition filed by Zakarya Ahmad Abd Alftah, brother of Osma’s Yemeni widow for hearing and adjourned it More

  • Gilani for steps to utilise GB resources on 2012-03-21 19:37:23

    ISLAMABAD (APP): Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani Wednesday urged collective efforts by the Gilgit-Baltistan Council and the government to optimally utilise the untapped resources of the area for More

  • SC puts off hearing in NRO-implementation issue on 2012-03-21 19:37:52

    ISLAMABAD (APP): The Supreme Court on Wednesday adjourned hearing till March 29 of its latest direction of March 8, regarding progress on implementation of annulled National Reconciliation Ordinance v More

  • PDC to protest against Nato supplies resumption: Sami on 2012-03-21 19:38:07

    Anwer Abbas ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Defence Council (PDC) Wednesday declaring the recommendations of parliamentary committee on national security over Pak-US ties a deep conspiracy to endorse the slavery More

  • PCNS a drama for NATO supplies: Imran on 2012-03-21 19:38:21

    BAHAWALPUR (NNI): Chairman Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf Imran Kshan, on Wednesday termed the parliamentary commission as a drama to resume NATO supply.At a press conference here, Imran Khan said that gover More

  • Top priority to polio eradication: Zardari on 2012-03-21 19:38:40

    ISLAMABAD (NNI): President Asif Ali Zardari has said that Polio eradication was among the top priorities of the Government in the health sector and he has himself written letters to all the Governors More

  • India offers export of gas to Pakistan on 2012-03-21 19:39:20

    NEW DELHI (INP): After fuel, India is offering to export natural gas to Pakistan to help the neighbouring country tide over its gas crisis.India’s state-owned GAIL’s just commissioned natu More

  • US MPs reject PCNS anti-drone proposals on 2012-03-21 19:39:44

    WASHINGTON (INP) United States lawmakers are rejecting renewed calls by Pakistan for an end to drone strikes in the country.The Parliamentary Committee on National Security on Tuesday demanded an end More

  • Ties with US requires ownership of Pakistanis: FM on 2012-03-21 19:40:06

    WASHINGTON (NNI): Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar has underscored Islamabad wants to build a relationship with the United States which has the ownership of Pakistani people and that it works for bo More

  • No need to worry about political system: Gilani on 2012-03-21 19:40:43

    ISLAMABAD (APP): Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Wednesday said there was no need to worry as political system in the country was stable in the presence of Parliament, Constitution, an indepe More

  • Zardari for Railways’ revitalisation on 2012-03-21 19:41:11

    F.P. Islamabasd OfficeISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari Wednesday called for re-orienting the Pakistan Railways and to emulate the successful strategies of neighbouring countries to revitalize thi More

  • Swiss letter can’t be written: Aitzaz on 2012-03-21 19:41:35

    F.P. Islamabad OfficeISLAMABAD: Aitzaz Ahsan, counsel for Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani in contempt case, has expressed reservations over a seven-judge bench hearing the case.A seven-member be More

  • Assets law on 2012-03-21 19:44:07

      Going by annual declarations of assets filed by lawmakers of this land of the pure under the mandatory provisions of Section 42A of the Representation of People Act, 1976, and Section 25A of t More

  • Guidelines need fleshing up on 2012-03-21 19:44:57

    One wonders why it took so long to the parliamentary committee on national security to come out with this report on reconfiguration of Pakistan’s relations with the United States. Its recommende More

  • Can the world’s poor nations save the rest of us? on 2012-03-21 19:45:55

    Jean Michel Severino and Olivier Ray Events in 2012 so far have confirm­ed a new global dissymmetry. Caught bet­ween unprecedented financial insecurity and a somber economic outlook, the rich More

  • Electoral and Constitutional reforms: Proportional Representation on 2012-03-21 19:46:56

    Muhammad Daheem   Parliamentary democracy has flo­pped or failed in Pakistan and there se­ems to be no chance for its survival in the present conditions. Pakistan sta­nds at a cross More

  • China’s politics of the possible on 2012-03-21 19:48:51

    Minxin Pei When sound ec­o­nomic advice is divorced from political reality, it probably will not be very useful advice.The history of multilateral financial institutions like the Internationa More

  • Our heads hang in shame on 2012-03-21 19:50:17

    Nazia Nazar It is said ‘corruption is the mother of all evils’; it looks true if we go through the past 60 years’ history of Pakistan. Corruption has dire consequences; it has not o More

  • Seoul Nuclear Security Summit on 2012-03-21 19:51:10

    Zahir Kazmi Nuclear nonpr­oliferation regime faces a daunting challenge to control proliferation, punish proliferators, prevent misuse, and share the immense potentials of civil uses of nuclear e More

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