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Mar 29, 2012

  • No political prisoner in Pakistan: Gilani on 2012-03-29 00:57:06

    SEOUL (NNI): Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Wednesday said most of leaders in political history of Pakistan, had been running the country by putting their opponents in jails while he has com More

  • SC disposes of NATO container case on 2012-03-29 00:57:06

    ISLAMABAD (APP): The Supreme Court on Wednesday while disposing of the missing containers case, directed the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to conduct a thorough and fair investigation into the More

  • Korean company ready to increase investment on 2012-03-29 00:57:06

    SEOUL (NNI): Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has assured the Chief of Posco, a leading Korean Company for steel and other projects that government of Pakistan will ensure full support and cooper More

  • Parliament deliberates over Pak-US relationship on 2012-03-29 00:57:06

    ISLAMABAD (Online): The meeting of Parliament held on Wednesday, as convened by Speaker Dr. Fehmida Mirza, was delayed by almost an hour. The meeting started with recitation of The Holy Quran, after More

  • 'All parties should evolve unanimous line of action' on 2012-03-29 00:57:06

    ISLAMABAD (INP): Pakistan Muslim League Central Parliamentary Party has emphasized the need for evolving of line of action through consensus regarding solution of all national problems including load More

  • Indian Army Chief writes to Manmohan on security on 2012-03-29 00:57:06

    NEW DELHI (INP): In a fresh blow to the government, Indian Army chief General VK Singh has written a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh warning that the country’s security is at risk. Accordi More

  • For MCC, Afghanistan is safer than Pakistan on 2012-03-29 00:57:06

    LONDON (Agencies): Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) are contemplating a tour of Afghanistan, the club’s president said on Wednesday, indicating that a visit to the war-torn nation was more likely than More

  • Hameedullah, Rasheed to be named parliamentary leaders on 2012-03-29 00:57:06

    ISLAMABAD (INP): Speaker of the National Assembly (NA) and Chairman Senate have initiated deliberations over nomination of ex-federal minister Hameedullah Jan Afridi as the parliamentary leader of FAT More

  • PM stops over in China, holds talks with Mayor on 2012-03-29 00:57:06

    TIANJIN (NNI): On his way back from Seoul, South Korea after attending the Nuclear Security Summit, Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani briefly stopped over in Tianjin, the Chinese port city on Wedn More

  • Firdous pleads for politics of reconciliation on 2012-03-29 00:57:06

    ISLAMABAD (Online): Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan has said that the welfare of the people is in the politics of reconciliation instead of confrontation. She More

  • 3 labourers kidnapped, murdered on 2012-03-29 00:57:06

    SHIKARPUR (APP): Three persons belonging to Jagirani tribe were murdered after they were kidnapped in the jurisdiction of Daim Malik police station Wednesday morning. According to reports, six armed More

  • Election plea hearing put off on 2012-03-29 00:57:06

    Fazal-ur-Rahman ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Wednesday has adjourned the hearing of a petition about the election expenditure till April 9. A three member bench of the apex court headed by Chief More

  • We cannot fight wars by polls: US on 2012-03-29 00:57:06

    WASHINGTON (NNI): Reacting to recent poll suggesting a sharp drop in public support for the Afghan war, the US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta said that polls would not change the strategy. “We canno More

  • Only 11 missing persons recovered on 2012-03-29 00:57:06

    ISLAMABAD (Online): On the 44th day of sit-in of kin of the missing persons, in front of the Parliament, only 11 out of 622 have yet reached their homes. Chairperson of Defense of Human Rights, Amina More

  • PR to hand over land to Army on 2012-03-29 00:57:06

    ISLAMABAD (INP): Pakistan Railways has agreed on Wednesday to handover the land recently vacated from the illegal occupation, to Pakistan Army on lease to overcome its fiscal deficit. According to Pak More

  • Policeman killed in attack on 2012-03-29 00:57:06

    MULTAN (INP): A policeman was killed and another critically injured when unknown gunmen opened fire at the house of a judge of Shariah court here on Wednesday. According to details, unidentified armed More

  • Petition filed in LHC on 2012-03-29 00:57:06

    LAHORE (INP): Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday accepted a petition for hearing seeking Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani’s disqualification. The plea was filed in the LHC in which the petiti More

  • Landlord tortures labourer on 2012-03-29 00:57:06

    KABIRWALA (INP): A landlord tortured a labourer and shaved off his head and eyebrows here Wednesday over suspicions of having illicit relations with his wife. According to police, accused Rashid Sahu, More

  • Forum asks SC to take notice on 2012-03-29 00:57:06

    LAHORE (Online): The Punjab Forum on Wednesday said the unjust distribution of energy resources has resulted in a deep sense of deprivation among the people of Punjab which may lead country towards a More

  • Nation must hold Zardari, Gilani accountable: Nawaz on 2012-03-29 00:57:30

    LAHORE (INP): President Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) Mian Nawaz Sharif has held the former dictator General (Retd) Pervez Musharraf responsible for crises confronting the country’s economy and ins More

  • Violence dominates joint sitting on 2012-03-29 00:57:30

    ISLAMABAD (Online): The recent surge of violence in Karachi,Wednesday dominated the proceedings of the joint parliamentary sitting, supposedly convened to deliberate on the recommendations prepared by More

  • Korea to invest in power sector on 2012-03-29 00:57:30

    SEOUL (NNI): A leading South Korean Company K-Water will invest in different hydal projects in Pakistan to general around 3000 MW electricity to help in resolving energy crisis. This was disclosed by More

  • French terrorists’ Pakistan links propaganda on 2012-03-29 00:57:30

    Aslam Nasser PESHAWAR: Mohammad Merah, a French National of Algerian origin killed three French soldiers, a rabbi and three children at a Jewish school in three separate incidents at Toulouse, France More

  • 10-member bench to hear Haqqani’s plea on 2012-03-29 00:57:30

    ISLAMABAD (INP): A ten-member bench of the Supreme Court would hear on Thursday the petition filed by former ambassador Hussain Haqqani seeking video link facility for recording his statement. The be More

  • Mehrangate: Evidence with IB burnt long ago on 2012-03-29 00:57:30

    Waqas Banoori ISLAMABAD: A lot of evidence relating to the Mehrangate scandal with Intelligence Bureau had been burnt at the behest of officials of IB in October 1999, one of the ex-official declared More

  • Manmohan to visit Pakistan on 2012-03-29 00:57:30

    NEW DELHI (INP): Welcoming Pakistan’s move to liberalise trade with India, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said he could visit that country if there is “something solid” to celebrate. On his More

  • Body meets to resolve energy shortage on 2012-03-29 00:57:30

    ISLAMABAD (APP): The Cabinet Committee on Energy and Power met here Wednesday to take immediate measures and devise strategy to overcome the energy shortage in the country. The committee met under t More

  • Land dispute claims 4 lives on 2012-03-29 00:57:30

    Muqaddam Khan SWABI: Land dispute had claimed the life of four people and one injured seriously while in another dispute a woman was killed by her husband here on Wednesday. Station house officer of More

  • Quake jolts Balochistan on 2012-03-29 00:57:30

    QUETTA (INP): An earthquake of mild intensity jolted different parts of Balochistan on Wednesday morning. According to geological department of PMD the earthquake was measured 5.6 on Richter scale and More

  • Two bodies recovered on 2012-03-29 00:57:30

    ISLAMABAD (INP): The police recovered dead bodies of two persons including an employee of German embassy near the spillways of Rawal Lake here on Wednesday. The visitors to the lake and dwellers of th More

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