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Apr 30, 2012

  • UN peacekeeper issues call to halt Syria killings on 2012-04-30 19:23:20

    Damascus (Agencies): A veteran peacekeeper urged all sides to “stop the violence” as he flew in to Syria to lead a UN observer force for a more than two-week-old ceasefire that has failed More

  • Opp leaders charged with BD blasts on 2012-04-30 19:23:50

    DHAKA (Agencies): Bang­ladesh police charged 28 opposition officials on Monday including senior leaders over a series of bomb explosions at the weekend, as a nationwide strike again paralysed the More

  • Ban meets Thein Sein, offers help for reform on 2012-04-30 19:24:20

    NAYPYITAW (Reuters): UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met Myanmar President Thein Sein on Monday to offer international help for reform in the long-isolated state and will later become the first forei More

  • Strong protests against Karachi crackdown Firing incidents claim 6 more lives on 2012-04-30 23:40:51

    F.P. Report KARACHI: Strong protests were witnessed in various areas of the metropolis against the operation to crack down against gangsters in Lyari and in different parts of the city six people wer More

  • Large scale unemployment creating unrest on 2012-04-30 23:40:51

    Protest against fuel surcharge, load shedding FAISALABAD (INP): Hundreds of workers and mill owners staged a day-long sit-in at FESCO offices to protest against the fuel adjustment surcharge, discrim More

  • CJP orders police to present missing persons in 2 days on 2012-04-30 23:40:51

    QUETTA (APP): A three-member bench of the Supreme Court of Pakistan has directed the heads of law enforcing agencies to play their due role to ensure tracing out and recovering or release of missing p More

  • Pakistan's viewpoint on drone attacks clear: Hina on 2012-04-30 23:40:51

    LAHORE (INP): Minister for foreign affairs Hina Rabbani Khar has stated that Pakistan stance over drone attacks is very unambiguous that these should be stopped immediately. During an address at Laho More

  • Labourers to get rightful place in society: President on 2012-04-30 23:40:51

    ISLAMABAD (NNI): President Asif Ali Zardari has reiterated the pledge to uphold the rights of the laborers and the working class and to never abandon them in their struggle for their rights—the righ More

  • Action against PM after SC's detailed verdict: ECP on 2012-04-30 23:40:51

    ISLAMABAD (Online): The Acting Chief Election Commissioner, Justice (Retd) Shakirullah Jan has said that the Election Commission will take action against Prime Minister after detailed verdict of the S More

  • Pak, India for meaningful talks to demilitarise Siachen on 2012-04-30 23:40:51

    NEW DELHI (INP): India and Pakistan have agreed to hold meaningful and result-oriented discussion to demilitarise Siachen glacier region where 26 Indian soldiers died during deployment last year, the More

  • Govt will not go to Sharifs' courts: Kaira on 2012-04-30 23:40:51

    ISLAMABAD (Online): Federal Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira has said that the government does not feel any necessity to go to ‘Sharif Coutrs'. Let its case be sustained in the Supreme Court. More

  • Mother-in-law, widow of Faizan killed on 2012-04-30 23:40:51

    LAHORE (NNI): Widow and mother-in-law of Faizan, who was gunned down byUS functionary Raymond Davis, were shot dead in city's Jauhar Town, police said on Monday. According to the details, the widow Z More

  • Imran: Next polls a matter of life, death on 2012-04-30 23:40:51

    ISLAMABAD (INP): Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan has said that next general election would be the matter of death and life for Pakistan. Answering to the volley of questions by the audie More

  • Policeman killed in blast on 2012-04-30 23:40:51

    Salman Yousafzai PESHAWAR: At least one police constable was killed and three sustained injuries when a bomb exploded in Gari Suhbat Khan check post near Landi Sadak Charsada road on Monday evening, More

  • Bhoja announces compensation on 2012-04-30 23:40:51

    KARACHI (APP): Bhoja Air on Monday announced an initial compensation of Rs 500,000 for the legal heirs of the victims of Flight B4 213 which crashed while operating on Karachi-Islamabad sector on Apri More

  • Nawaz tells Gilani: quit or face protest movement on 2012-04-30 23:40:59

    ISLAMABAD (INP): Chief of Pakistan Muslim League-N Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif has once again demanded resignation from Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani with warning that his government would hav More

  • Nominal decrease in LDO prices on 2012-04-30 23:40:59

    ISLAMABAD (Online): After strong resistance from Ministry of Finance, Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) compelled for nominal decrease of Rs 1.31 in the prices of petroleum prices rather to prov More

  • Protest lodged with US on 2012-04-30 23:40:59

    ISLAMABAD (Online): Pakistan Monday summoned a senior US diplomat to the Foreign Ministry and a formal protest was lodged over the American spy aircraft attack in North Waziristan tribal region, which More

  • PML-N rejects proposed names for CEC on 2012-04-30 23:40:59

    ISLAMABAD (INP): The Pakistan Muslim League- Nawaz on Monday rejected forwarding of three proposed names by the Prime Minister for filling the permanent seat of Chief Election Commission. The party s More

  • Wynne for Canada on 2012-04-30 23:40:59

    RAWALPINDI (APP): Gen. Khalid Shameem Wynne, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee on Monday left for Canada on a three days official visit. During the visit, he will hold bilateral talks on mutual More

  • 30 tonnes tracks found on 2012-04-30 23:40:59

    RAWALPINDI (APP): The Railway Police on Monday recovered about 30 tonnes railway tracks stolen from different sections and registered case against unknown persons under section 550. Pakistan Railways More

  • CJP warns of 'third force' on 2012-04-30 23:40:59

    QUETTA (NNI): Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry Monday said that if the third power comes to power, it would arrange for local elections. He consulted that an amendment has been mad More

  • Activities of foreign diplomats on 2012-04-30 23:40:59

    ISLAMABAD (Online): Foreign Office has issued new sets of instructions for all foreign diplomats in Pakistan under which diplomats activities, including that of US, would be fully scrutinized. The for More

  • PM sends cheque to Aitzaz on 2012-04-30 23:40:59

    ISLAMABAD (NNI): "At the end of the day, it is the people of Pakistan who judge the performance of their government and this right of the people, expressed through their elected representatives in the More

  • PM: No court can disqualify public Rep on 2012-04-30 23:41:06

    Claims immunity in discharge of duties ISLAMABAD (APP): Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani Monday said the courts, under no law, can disqualify a public representative and said he has complete im More

  • 'Being punished for protecting constitution' on 2012-04-30 23:41:06

    SLAMABAD (INP): Responding to Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif's call for a 'protest movement', Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said that he was only guilty of protecting the More

  • Kayani: Forces to safeguard sovereignty on 2012-04-30 23:41:06

    RAWALPINDI (NNI): Chief of Army Staff General Ishfaq Pervez Kayani has said that Armed Forces are committed to safeguard the security and sovereignty of Pakistan. Addressing a grand ceremony in conne More

  • Youm-e-Shuhada: Lt. Gen Rabbani pays tribute to martyrs on 2012-04-30 23:56:08

    F.P. Report PESAWAR: A special Youm-e-Shuhada Ceremony was held at Yadgar-i-Shuada Peshawar to commemorate the sacrifices of the heroes, who laid down their lives while safeguarding the frontiers of More

  • FC committed to defend country: Brig. Usman on 2012-04-30 23:56:08

    F.P. Report Peshawar: Frontier Corps Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa alongside the entire nation observed the Youm-e-Shahuda with perseverance and solemnity. Youm-e-Shahuda is observed every year to pay homage More

  • International Labour Day today on 2012-04-30 23:56:08

    Governor appeals entrepreneurs to ensure best utilization of resources F.P. Report PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Barrister Masood Kausar has appealed to the labourers and the entrepreneu More

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