Thu23 May 2013

May 19, 2012

  • We have not stepped back from apology demand: Sherry on 2012-05-19 00:16:42

    WASHINGTON (Online): Pakistan Ambassador to US Sherry Rehman has refuted the impression that Pakistan had deviated the position of demanding apology from the US on the Salala firing incident "We hav More

  • First US consignment crosses Torkham border on 2012-05-19 00:16:42

    ISLAMABAD (Online): First diplomatic shipment crossed to Afghanistan from Pakistan despite ban on NATO supplies. The US embassy in Pakistan was quick to respond saying it was nothing to do with the More

  • 17 killed in Karachi violence on 2012-05-19 00:16:42

    KARACHI (INP): The target killing and violence resurfaced to mar the peace of the mega city where more then 17 people, including two policemen, were killed in different areas on Friday. Armed assail More

  • Money laundering case nothing but political victimization: Nawaz on 2012-05-19 00:16:42

    KARACHI/ISLAMABAD (INP): Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) President Mian Nawaz Sharif has said the money laundering case against him was nothing but political victimization by the government which feels More

  • Turkish PM to address Parliament on Monday on 2012-05-19 00:16:42

    ISLAMABAD (INP): President Asif Ali Zardari has convened a joint session of Senate and the National Assembly on May 21 at 5 p.m. According to a statement issued here on Friday, Turkish Prime Minister More

  • PML-N party leaders' meet today on 2012-05-19 00:16:42

    ISLAMABAD (Online): The PML-N could not make any decision regarding its participation in the forthcoming joint session of the Parliament on May 21, while Nawaz Sharif has summoned meeting of the party More

  • Child burns himself down on 2012-05-19 00:16:42

    FAISALABAD (NNI): A small child burned himself down after he failed in his attempt to get permission from school teacher to sit in class following his two-day absence owing to a wedding of a near rela More

  • Zardari leaves for Chicago on 2012-05-19 00:16:42

    ISLAMABAD (INP): President Asif Ali Zardari Friday left for Chicago to attend the 25th NATO Summit being held on May 20-21. President Zardari is visiting Chicago at the invitation of NATO Secretary More

  • No plan for Obama, Asif meeting on 2012-05-19 00:16:42

    WASHINGTON (Online): US President Barack Obama will meet his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai during a NATO summit in Chicago Sunday but so far there is no plan for a bilateral meeting between Obama an More

  • Peace body member dead on 2012-05-19 00:16:42

    F.P. Report KHAR: A volunteer of peace committee was killed and two others injured when miscreants opened fire at them here on Friday. According to details, unknown militants opened fire at volunteer More

  • Policeman injured on 2012-05-19 00:16:42

    ISLAMABAD (Online): A car of American consulate hit and injured a policeman here on Friday. Jamal was on duty in diplomatic enclave when a speedy car driven by American consulate personnel named Micha More

  • US curbs on TTP, Haqqanis on 2012-05-19 00:16:42

    WASHINGTON (INP): The United States has imposed sanctions on two individuals linked with the Taliban and the Haqqani network, the US Department of Treasury has said. Bakht Gul, a Haqqani Network commu More

  • Test firing of 'Nasr' soon on 2012-05-19 00:16:42

    KARACHI (INP): Pakistan will test fire its new missile "Nasr" by the end of this month and most likely on May 28. The missile with 180 Kilometres range has high degree of accuracy. According to source More

  • US Embassy closes mail room on 2012-05-19 00:16:42

    ISLAMABAD (INP): The US embassy in Islamabad has closed its mail room after western embassies in the federal capital received suspicious parcels a couple of days earlier. It should be mentioned that o More

  • Memo body completes probe on 2012-05-19 00:16:42

    ISLAMABAD (NNI): A session of the commission probing the memo scandal concluded at the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday. The commission is being headed by Balochistan High Court Chief Justice Qazi More

  • Simon Gass warns Pakistan to reopen Nato supply route on 2012-05-19 00:16:42

    KABUL (NNI): Nato's Civilian Representative in Afghanistan Simon Gass warned Pakistan to be realistic after news reports suggested it would seek as much as $5000 per container in transit fees via its More

  • Lifting of Nato blockade may trigger protests on 2012-05-19 00:16:42

    ISLAMABAD (NNI): The possible restoration of supply lines for the NATO forces fighting in Afghanistan is likely to trigger a wide range of protests and terrorist attacks in Pakistan as some militant g More

  • Heads of Defa-e-Pakistan meet today on 2012-05-19 00:16:42

    LAHORE (INP): A meeting of the heads of the parties under the Defa e Pakistan Council, will be held at Mansoora today (Saturday) with the Council chairman Maulana Sami-ul-Haq in the chair. All party h More

  • SC directs ISI, MI and MoD to submit reports on 2012-05-19 00:16:42

    ISLAMABAD (Online): The Supreme Court Friday issued notices to Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), Military Intelligence (MI) and Ministry of Defence to submit answer within two weeks pertaining to Adi More

  • Pakistan hopes talks with India will make progress on 2012-05-19 00:16:42

    NEW DELHI (INP): Ahead of the Indo-Pak Home Secretary talks, Pakistan High Commissioner Shahid Malik Friday hoped that dialogue between the two countries on all issues, including Siachen and Sir Creek More

  • Rulers haste loses opportunity to revive national honour on 2012-05-19 00:16:42

    LAHORE (INP): Ameer Jamaat e Islami, Syed Munawar Hasan has said that the imprudent rulers had lost a golden opportunity of reviving national honor and adopting an independent foreign policy by decidi More

  • SC orders removal of FDE DG on 2012-05-19 00:16:42

    Fazal-ur-Rahman ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Friday while expressing its annoyance over appointment of Director General (DG), Federal Directorate of Education (FDE), Raja Atif Kiyani on political More

  • NAB recovers 200 metric tonnes PR stolen track on 2012-05-19 00:16:42

    LAHORE (INP): NAB teams raided and recovered 200 Metric tons of Rail track from godowns in Misri Shah Iron Market, Lahore. During investigation in PR case National Accountability Bureau (NAB) investi More

  • Parliament has no prerogative to restore NATO supply: Sami on 2012-05-19 00:16:42

    LAHORE (Online): Chairman Difa-e-Pakistan Council and President Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam, Maulana Sami-ul-Haq has said Parliament has no prerogative to restore NATO supply and the restoration of NATO supp More

  • Use NATO supply revenue to develop Balochistan: Bugti on 2012-05-19 00:16:42

    QUETTA (INP): President of the Balochistan chapter of Jamhoori Watan Party (JWP), Shahzain Bugti on Friday demanded that the revenues generated from using Balochistan route for Nato supplies be spent More

  • FC, police for work out to recover missing persons on 2012-05-19 00:16:42

    QUETTA (APP): Frontier Corps Balochistan and Balochistan police on Friday agreed to devise concerted strategy to recover the missing persons. Collective efforts of the security forces and law enforc More

  • Haqqani refuses to face Memo body on 2012-05-19 00:16:42

    NEW YORK (INP): Pakistan's former Ambassador to the United States, Husain Haqqani has said that his life is threatened in Pakistan and his return is likely only after the eradication of radicalism fro More

  • Police arrest 50 protesting students on 2012-05-19 00:16:42

    LAHORE (Online): Protesting students pelted stones upon police injuring 10 cops, including an SHO in Lahore. Police fired tear gas and baton charged the unruly students to disperse them. The student More

  • Sherani assures support to Gilani on 2012-05-19 00:16:42

    ISLAMABAD (INP): Chairman Council of Islamic Ideology (CII), Senator Moulana Muhammad Khan Sheerani, called on Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani at PM's House on Friday. He was accompanied by Syed More

  • CJ to chair LJCP meeting on 2012-05-19 00:16:42

    ISLAMABAD (INP): Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Saturday (today) will chair a meeting of Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan (LJCP) in the Supreme Court. More

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