Jun 2, 2012
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MPs trade punches on 2012-06-02 02:01:07
F.P. Islamabad Office ISLAMABAD: A number of members of the National Assembly belonging to treasury and opposition benches on Friday fell upon each other during a budget speech punching and shoving e More
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Zardari, Salehi discuss ties on 2012-06-02 02:01:07
F.P. Karachi Office KARACHI: Foreign Minister of Iran Dr. Ali Akbar Salehi called on President Asif Ali Zardari at Bilawal House here on Friday and extended invitation to the President to participate More
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Secretaries directed to come up with clear statement on 2012-06-02 02:01:07
F.P. Islamabad Office ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Friday directed secretaries defence and interior to come up till June 4 with clear statement regarding law and order situation in Balochistan aft More
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Budget as ordinary one: Sattar on 2012-06-02 02:01:07
F.P. Islamabad Office ISLAMABAD: Dr Farooq Sattar, minister and MQM parliamentary leader in the National Assembly on Friday termed the budget as ordinary one and asked for making it extraordinary. T More
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JI: Budget to spur inflation on 2012-06-02 02:01:07
F.P. Lahore Office LAHORE: Ameer Jamaat e Islami Syed Munawar Hasan has said that the deficit federal budget for the next financial year was bound to raise inflation rate and lead to record price spi More
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Wassan resigns on 2012-06-02 02:01:07
F.P. Karachi Office KARACHI: Home Minister Sindh Manzoor Wassan excused to continue his official duties and offered the resignation to President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday. President Zardari and Was More
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Five dead in Tirah on 2012-06-02 02:01:07
Amjad Ali Afridi JAMRUD: Five men were killed and four seriously injured in an armed conflict between the Kukikhel tribe and the Taliban of Tariq group in Tirah on Friday. Grand jirga of the Kukikh More
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6 die in road mishap on 2012-06-02 02:01:07
HUNZA NAGAR (INP): As many as six persons died and two others sustained injuries when a tractor trolley plunged into a ravine due to land sliding in Chilt Chaprot area on Monday. Police said that the More
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No visible measures: ICCI on 2012-06-02 02:01:07
F.P. Islamabad Office ISLAMABAD: There is no incentive and relief for the country's ailing trade and industry. Pakistan is facing severe energy crises but no concrete measures were announced to overc More
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Budget business friendly: LCCI on 2012-06-02 02:01:07
F.P. Lahore Office LAHORE: Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Friday termed the Federal Budget 2012-13 business and industry friendly. LCCI President Irfan Qaiser Sheikh stated this at a pres More
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Kausar terms budget realistic on 2012-06-02 02:01:07
F.P. Report PESHAWAR: Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Barrister Masood Kausar has described the budget proposals for the financial Year 2012-13 a realistic document not only to address the confronting More
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SBP injects Rs 125 billion on 2012-06-02 02:01:07
KARACHI (APP): State Bank of Pakistan in its reverse repo open market operation in treasury bills and Pakistan Investment Bonds has injected Rs 125 billion in the banking system. According to SBP here More
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No US trainers in Pakistan: Pentagon on 2012-06-02 02:01:07
WASHINGTON (Online): The Pentagon said there are no American trainers in Pakistan, and clarified that it was two liaison officers, who had returned to Peshawar for coordination purposes, after being r More
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Putin warns of Syrian civil war on 2012-06-02 02:01:07
MOSCOW (Agencies): Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Friday that Syria could be on the brink of a civil war but underlined his opposition to military intervention to stop the bloodshed. "You ca More
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Democratic MP seeks legal justification for drone attacks on 2012-06-02 02:01:07
WASHINGTON (APP): US Congressman Dennis Kucinich, a Democrat from Ohio, has demanded accountability and transparency in the use of drone against suspected militant targets in Pakistan and other countr More
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President witnesses signing of Ordinance on 2012-06-02 02:01:07
F.P. Karachi Office KARACHI: President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday witnessed the signing ceremony of an Ordinance to upgrade Sindh Medical College (SMC) to the level of Sindh Medical University (SMU) More
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ADP envisages 4.3 per cent GDP growth; investment on 2012-06-02 02:01:07
ISLAMABAD (APP): The Annual Development Plan prepared by the government for the next fiscal year has envisaged 4.3% GDP growth rate with contributions from agriculture, manufacturing and services of 4 More
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Load shedding irk masses as power cut not decreasing on 2012-06-02 02:01:07
ISLAMABAD/LAHORE (INP): Electricity shortfall on Friday decreases from 8,000 mega watts to 5,800 mega watts on Friday as the power generation improved while 15 hours loadshedding recorded in cities an More
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Time for talks has passed: Baramdagh on 2012-06-02 02:01:07
GENEVA (Agencies): Exiled Baloch leader Baramdagh Bugti said Friday that the time for conferences and talks on Balochistan had passed. He said this in reply to a question regarding the recently held c More
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Shutter down strike on 2012-06-02 02:01:07
FAISALABAD (INP): Citizens and traders of Faisalabad observed complete shutter-down strike on Friday against long and persistent power cuts. Business activities remained suspended while security forc More
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Student kidnapped on 2012-06-02 02:01:07
USTA MUHAMMAD (APP): Unknown armed men abducted a student from Dera Allahyar area of Jaffarabad district on Friday. According to police, 16-year-old Muhammad Iqbal was on way to his home when he was k More
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Tribal clash leaves one dead on 2012-06-02 02:01:07
SHIKARPUR (APP): A man from Umrani tribe was killed while three others sustained bullet injuries in an armed clash between the two groups belonging to Brohi and Umrani tribes at village Shah Nawaz Umr More
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Policeman gunned down on 2012-06-02 02:01:07
QUETTA (APP): Unknown armed men gunned down a police constable in Nawan Killi area of the provincial capital here on Friday. Police said that unidentified gunmen riding bike opened fire at a police co More
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Justice Azmat takes oath on 2012-06-02 02:01:07
F.P. Islamabad Office ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, administered oath of the office of Judge of the Supreme Court to Justice Sh. Azmat Saeed on Friday. The oath was administere More
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Mercury soars to 50 C in Larkana on 2012-06-02 02:01:07
LARKANA (APP): The Metreological Depart-ment of Pakistan predicted mainly hot and dry weather to prevail in most parts of the country. However, dust-thunderstorm with light rain is likely at a few pla More
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Salman calls on Gen Wynne on 2012-06-02 02:01:07
F.P. Report RAWALPINDI: High Commissioner designate to India, Salman Bashir, called on Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) General Khalid Shameem Wynne, here at Joint Staff Headquarters More
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Zardari to attend SCO summit on 2012-06-02 02:01:07
BEIJING (APP): President Asif Ali Zardari is arriving China next week to participate in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit and to hold bilateral meetings with top Chinese leadership includin More
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Former minister's son gunned down on 2012-06-02 02:01:07
QUETTA (APP): Unidentified armed men gunned down the son of a former minister in Spinny road area of the metropolis here on Friday. More
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Qadeer may join politics on 6th on 2012-06-02 02:01:07
ISLAMABAD (INP): Team leader of Pakistan's nuclear programme Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan is likely to announce launching a political party or to join any party on June 6. "To pull out the country from preval More
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Rs2.96 trillion budget presented on 2012-06-02 02:01:24
F.P. Islamabad Office ISLAMABAD: Amid unprecedented uproar from the opposition benches, Finance Minister Dr Abdul Hafeez Sheikh here on Friday presented the budget to the Parliament for the upcoming More
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