Sat25 May 2013

May 22, 2012

  • Missing persons case: SC summons secretaries on 2012-05-22 00:38:58

    QUETTA (INP): The Supreme Court on Monday summoned the federal defence and interior secretaries as well as the principal secretaries to the prime minister and governor Balochistan for Tuesday. A thre More

  • Govt has no courage to stop PML-N's long march: Nawaz on 2012-05-22 00:38:58

    ISLAMABAD (INP): Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Nawaz Sharif has said that nobody including the government has courage to stop the proposed long march of the party and demanded immedia More

  • 8 dead as rival groups clash on 2012-05-22 00:38:58

    Amjad Ali Afridi BARA: At least eight people were killed and six received bullet injuries during a clash between two banned organizations on Monday. The clash took place between two banned organiza More

  • 4 killed in Karachi on 2012-05-22 00:38:58

    KARACHI (INP): At least four persons were killed and several others injured in fresh spate of target killing and other violent incidents in different areas of the city on Monday. According to police, More

  • Long march on 28th on 2012-05-22 00:38:58

    KARACHI (INP): Difa e Pakistan Council (DPC) on Monday announced its scheduled long march against prospects of restoration of Nato supply lines. According to it the long march would start from Mazar e More

  • Erdogan accepts Nawaz invitation on 2012-05-22 00:38:58

    F.P. Islamabad Office ISLAMABAD: Visiting Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accepted an invitation of Pakistan Muslim League-N chief Nawaz Sharif's invitation for a luncheon in Islamaba More

  • Tayyip meets MPs in NA hall on 2012-05-22 00:38:58

    F.P. Islamabad Office ISLAMABAD: Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday mixed up with parliamentarians and exchanged views with them on matters of bilateral interest. After Speaker Dr More

  • Warning to illegal foreigners on 2012-05-22 00:38:58

    F.P. Islamabad Office ISLAMABAD: The government on Monday issued a warning to all foreign nationals living in the country illegally after expiry of their visas to leave the country without fail. The More

  • Shahid meets Chidambaram on 2012-05-22 00:38:58

    NEW DELHI (Online): Pakistani High Commissioner in India Shahid Malik met Indian Interior Minister Chidambaram here on Monday. Media reports said that both exchanged views regarding information secret More

  • Australia pledges $200m assistance on 2012-05-22 00:38:58

    CHICAGO (INP) Australia will provide over 200 million dollars of financial assistance to Pakistan during the next three years under the Australia-Pakistan Develop-ment Partnership Program as President More

  • Islamabad, Kabul to extend Transit Trade on 2012-05-22 00:38:58

    CHICAGO (NNI): Pakistan Afghanistan Monday agreed in principle to extend the Afghanistan-Pakistan Transit Trade Agreement beyond Afghanistan to other countries in central Asia. The decision was take More

  • Yemen violence worsens as suicide bomber kills 101 on 2012-05-22 00:38:58

    SANAA (Agencies): A suicide bomber with explosives strapped under his uniform killed more than 101 people at a military parade rehearsal in the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Monday, an attack which will ala More

  • Transporters demand dues before Nato supplies on 2012-05-22 00:38:58

    KARACHI (INP): Despite a near agreement on resumption of NATO supply, government of Pakistan will have to face the transportation issue before the opening of the routes as the transporter companies ar More

  • Musharraf's arrest warrant valid till compliance: FIA on 2012-05-22 00:38:58

    RAWALPINDI (APP): The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has informed the Interpol, an international police agency, that the arrest warrant of former president Pervez Musharraf issued by the Anti-Terr More

  • NATO signals end of Afghan war for the West on 2012-05-22 00:38:58

    CHICAGO (Reuters): NATO leaders sealed a landmark agreement on Monday to hand control of Afghanistan over to its own security forces by the middle of next year, putting the Western alliance on an "irr More

  • List of banned organizations issued on 2012-05-22 00:38:58

    ISLAMABAD (Online): Federal Interior Ministry Monday issued updated list of 40 banned outfits to PEMRA to direct private channels to avoid their publicity and propaganda news. In current year the go More

  • Three officers punished over Mehran attack on 2012-05-22 00:38:58

    KARACHI (Online): Three high-ranking officers of Mehran Base, Karachi have been awarded punishments for their highest level of negligence and irresponsibility in guarding the Base from any vulnerabili More

  • Sindh minister says Nisar will face arrest on 2012-05-22 00:38:58

    KARACHI (INP): Sindh Law minister Ayaz Soomro has said that if leader of Opposition in the National Assembly failed to appear before the provincial assembly for his offending remarks, his arrest order More

  • Judge refuses to hear Aslam case on 2012-05-22 00:38:58

    F.P. Lahore Office LAHORE: Justice Rauf Ahmad Sheikh of the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday refused to hear the petition seeking action against former PPP MPA Aslam Madhyana allegedly involved in t More

  • Pak, Switzerland hold talks on 2012-05-22 00:38:58

    ISLAMABAD (Online): The seventh round of bilateral consultations between Pakistan and Switzerland held in Islamabad on Monday. The Swiss delegation was headed by Ambassador Beat Nobs, Assistant State More

  • Discos directed to improve efficiency on 2012-05-22 00:38:58

    ISLAMABAD (Online): In order to improve efficiency and minimize line losses Federal Minister for Water and Power, Syed Naveed Qamar has directed the power distribution companies to achieve recovery ta More

  • ANP rejects Afzal nomination on 2012-05-22 00:38:58

    ISLAMABAD (INP): The Awami National Party on Monday rejected nomination of Afzal Khan as provincial chief election commissioner in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Talking to mediapersons, ANP spokesman senator Za More

  • Speaker has only 3 days on 2012-05-22 00:38:58

    ISLAMABAD (Online): The Speaker National Assembly Dr. Fehmida Mirza has only three days to decide regarding the political career of Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani in SC contempt case. Well-pla More

  • LHC moved against PM on 2012-05-22 00:38:58

    LAHORE (INP): A petition in Lahore High court (LHC) was moved on Monday to declare all decisions of Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani as unconstitutional. Counsel of the petitioner took the stance in t More

  • Erdogan assures unflinching support on 2012-05-22 00:40:29

    F.P. Islamabad Office ISLAMABAD: Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday vowed to always stand by Pakistan in the hour of trial. Addressing the joint session of the parliament on Monda More

  • NATO urges Pakistan to reopen supply route on 2012-05-22 00:40:29

    CHICAGO (INP): Nato leaders on Monday called on Pakistan to reopen a key supply route into Afghanistan "as soon as possible" after talks with Islamabad on the border crossing faltered. In a declarati More

  • Zardari, Obama hold talks on 2012-05-22 00:40:29

    CHICAGO (INP): President Asif Ali Zardari has met US President Barack Obama on the sidelines of Nato Chicago Summit. Earlier the US media had reported that President Obama was struggling to balance th More

  • Zardari stresses Afghan peace, stability on 2012-05-22 00:40:29

    CHICAGO (APP): President Asif Ali Zardari Monday said a peaceful and stable Afghanistan is in Pakistan's national interest and Islamabad believes in partnerships based on trust and respect. The Presi More

  • A despicable course on 2012-05-22 00:52:42

    Mohammad Jamil A course for US military officers at the Joint Forces Staff College in Norfolk, Virginia was meant to inculcate the spirit "to prepare for total war against Muslims, including "taking More

  • Taliban waiting for the right moment on 2012-05-22 00:52:42

    Con Coughlin The murder of two British servicemen last week shows just how seriously the Taliban is taking the prospect of peace talks to end Afghanistan's decade-long civil war. A Royal Air Force ai More

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