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Mar 30, 2012

  • Priority to save country, says Nawaz on 2012-03-30 01:18:58

    R.Y. KHAN/BHONG (IP): Pakistan Muslim League President Mian Nawaz Sharif has said his priority was to save Pakistan and not becoming Prime Minister. Addressing a big public meeting here on Thursday, More

  • PML-N calls for protest camps against loadshedding on 2012-03-30 01:18:58

    ISLAMABAD (INP): Pakistan Muslim League- Nawaz(PML-N) on Thursday instructed its party parliamentarians to organize protest camps against prolonged load-shedding from tomorrow (Saturday). According to More

  • ANP man laid to rest, firing continues on 2012-03-30 01:18:58

    KARACHI (NNI): Some unidentified armed miscreants running amok in city areas resorted to aerial firing, causing tension that blanketed the entire city. The recent incident occurred in Lasbela area of More

  • Altaf, Asif discuss situation on 2012-03-30 01:18:58

    LONDON (NN): Chief of Muthahida Quami Movement Altraf Hussain and President Asif Ali Zardari have made contact on phone during which the two leaders discussed the prevalent situation in the country pa More

  • Pakistan committed to fight terrorism: FO on 2012-03-30 01:18:58

    Anwer Abbas ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office Thursday has expressed its unawareness over the purchase of electricity from India, despite number of news items were in random flow. While holding a weekly n More

  • Pak-US ties must be based on mutual respect: Firdous on 2012-03-30 01:18:58

    ISLAMABAD (APP): Minister for Information and Broadcasting Dr Firodus Ashiq Awan said on Thursday that Pakistan highly valued its relations with the United States but they must be based on mutual resp More

  • Sindh, Punjab face water shortage in Khareef season on 2012-03-30 01:18:58

    ISLAMABAD (Online): The meeting of the IRSA advisory committee will be held on Friday to approve 21% shortage of water for Sindh and Punjab provinces during upcoming Khareef Season. The technical co More

  • Letter leak: Indian army chief calls it treason on 2012-03-30 01:18:58

    NEW DELHI (Online): Breaking his silence over controversial letter, Indian army chief VK Singh on Thursday said that he had nothing to do with the leakage of his letter to the Prime Minister Manmohan More

  • Rs1b ransom paid for release of two Swiss nationals on 2012-03-30 01:18:58

    LONDON (INP): A massive ransom of Rs one billion was paid to the kidnappers for the release of two Swiss tourists who were found in Pakistan’s tribal region. They were kidnapped last year and spent More

  • COAS witnesses troops training on 2012-03-30 01:18:58

    RAWALPINDI (APP): Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani visited Muzaffargarh Ranges on Thursday to witness ongoing training activities of Army Air Defence units. The day’s activ More

  • Zardari to address public gathering on 2012-03-30 01:18:58

    ISLAMABAD (Online): President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari will address the public gathering in Nau Dero on 4th April at the death anniversary of hanged PPP leader Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. Party sources More

  • CJ seeks EC proposals on right of vote on 2012-03-30 01:18:58

    ISLAMABAD (INP): Chief Justice Supreme Court Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudary on Thursday directed Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to submit practicable suggestions regarding giving rights of vote to More

  • Family feud claims 5 lives on 2012-03-30 01:18:58

    OKARA (INP): A man gunned down five persons including three women over domestic disputes here late Wednesday night. According to police, Tariq Saeed, a resident of village Phoolan Touli, Basirpur are More

  • 5 NA Secretaries promoted on 2012-03-30 01:18:58

    ISLAMABAD (Online): The federal government has issued notification of promotion of five private secretaries of National Assembly from BPS-17 to BPS-18. According to available documents with Online, it More

  • Officers among 70 police sacked on 2012-03-30 01:18:58

    HERAT (AIP): Seventy police personnel, including officers, were dismissed from their jobs on charges of corruption and misuse of authority, the Afghan Interior Minister Bismillah Khan Mohammadi said T More

  • Travel ban on terror suspect on 2012-03-30 01:18:58

    LONDON (INP): A Sheffield born terror suspect who was forced to live in Bristol under terrorism prevention measures has lost his bid to overturn a court order which bans him from travelling to Pakista More

  • ‘Edhi Kingdom’ gets two awards on 2012-03-30 01:18:58

    LAHORE (APP): Documentary film "Edhi Kingdom" picturised on Dr Abdul Sattar Edhi was given two awards in France. An Edhi Foundation spokesman said that Silver award by Fipa and Telerama award by Prest More

  • Gen Wang calls on Wynne on 2012-03-30 01:18:58

    RAWALPINDI (APP): General Wang Xibin, President of Chinese National Defence University called on General Khalid Shameem Wynne, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee. Matters related to mutual coope More

  • Musa’s name re-surfaces in Rs 7b drug scandal on 2012-03-30 01:19:22

    ISLAMABAD (Online): Musa Gilani, son of Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani, has been singled out as prime suspect in Rs 7 billion drug-related scandal. This factor was exposed on Thursday during More

  • US Generals can’t change stance on NATO supply on 2012-03-30 01:19:22

    ISLAMABAD (Online): Defence Minister Chaudhry Ahmad Mukhtar Thursday urged that the visit of two or three US army men cannot change the stance of the government and Army regarding NATO supply. Talki More

  • OGRA plan to raise PoL prices by Rs8 on 2012-03-30 01:19:22

    ISLAMABAD (NNI): The government is preparing to increase the POL prices by Rs 4 to Rs 8.2 per litre. OGRA has Once again prepared to drop petrol bomb on the masses as it has forwarded to the finance More

  • PM orders release of Rs 6b to IPPS on 2012-03-30 01:19:22

    F.P. Islamabad Office ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has directed the Ministry of Finance to immediate release Rs.6 billion to the M/o Water and Power for its payment to the generat More

  • 8 die as bus plunges into ravine on 2012-03-30 01:19:22

    ABBOTTABAD (APP): A severe road accident in Hawailian area of Abbottabad claimed eight lives and injured three others on Thursday. According to sources, a passenger bus plunged into a ravine that kil More

  • NRO Case: SC verdict on 16th on 2012-03-30 01:19:22

    ISLAMABAD (Online): Supreme Court Thursday said that verdict on NRO Implementation Case would be announced on April 16 against Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani for not implementing its orders regardi More

  • 17 Afghans arrested on 2012-03-30 01:19:22

    CHAGHI (APP): Levies Force arrested 17 Afghan nationals under foreign act in Taftan-Iran border on Thursday. Levies official said that these Afghan nationals wanted to go Iran. They were reported to b More

  • Verdict on RPPs today on 2012-03-30 01:19:22

    ISLAMABAD (INP): The Supreme Court on Friday (today) will announce its reserved judgment in a suo motu case related to alleged massive corruption in Rental Power Plants (RPPs). A three-Judge bench hea More

  • NAB arrests Railways GM on 2012-03-30 01:19:22

    ISLAMABAD (INP): The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Thursday arrested general manager Pakistan Railways Saeed Akhtar for his involvement in graft and corruption charges. The NAB sources told More

  • Memo body gets extension on 2012-03-30 01:19:22

    ISLAMABAD (APP): The Supreme Court on Thursday awarded six-week further extension to the judicial commission to probe the memo issue. The court also upheld its previous order asking former ambassador More

  • 2 UN employees shot dead on 2012-03-30 01:19:22

    MASTUNG/QUETTA (APP): Two officials of a UN organization were shot dead while another sustained serious injuries when unknown armed men racked their vehicle with bullets at Mastung Town, early Thursda More

  • US-Pak security ties important on 2012-03-30 01:19:22

    ISLAMABAD (INP): US General James Mattis, Commander CENTCOM and General John Allen, ISAF Commander in Afghanistan have reaffirmed importance of Pak-US security relationship not only to ongoing operati More

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