Jun 4, 2012
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Nawaz refuses to take privileges, protocol on 2012-06-04 00:23:48
ISLAMABAD (Online): Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz President Nawaz Sharif has refused to take the protocol and privileges announced in the national Finance Bill 2012-13. He while addressing a seminar More
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China warns US against 'muddying waters' on 2012-06-04 00:23:48
BEIJING (INP): It was no time to "make waves" in the disputed South China Sea and dance behind a "Pied Piper", China's official news agency warned Sunday, after US said it would shift the bulk of its More
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Jirga kills 4 women for dancing Iftikhar says report baseless on 2012-06-04 00:23:48
KOHISTAN (Online): Four women were murdered on the order of a jirga for dancing in a marriage ceremony in a mixed gathering. The jirga comprised notables of the area and some clerics awarded death pu More
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Imran: Rulers not correctly declaring their assets on 2012-06-04 00:23:48
ISLAMABAD (NNI): Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan said on Sunday that rulers are neither paying taxes nor correctly declaring their assets. Addressing the post budget conference here, Imran More
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More than 140 on plane that crashes in Nigeria on 2012-06-04 00:23:48
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP): A passenger plane carrying between 140 and 150 people crashed in Nigeria's largest city on Sunday, officials said. Firefighters pulled at least one body from a building that was d More
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Prosecutor to appeal Hosni verdict on 2012-06-04 00:23:48
CAIRO (AP): Egypt's top prosecutor is appealing the verdicts in the trial of Egypt's ousted president and others, acquitting Hosni Mubarak and his two sons on corruption charges and clearing senior po More
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Bajwa new DG ISPR on 2012-06-04 00:23:48
RAWALPINDI (NNI): Major General Asim Saleem Bajwa will assume the charge of Director General, Inter Services Public Relations today (Wednesday). He was commissioned in Punjab Regiment from Pakistan M More
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Officials using non-custom paid vehicles on 2012-06-04 00:23:48
PESHAWAR (Online): According to a shocking statistical survey, more than 200,000 police, customs, excise and officials in tribal regions were found to be using non-custom paid vehicles with relative i More
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Rs.50m for Pak, China border OFC system on 2012-06-04 00:23:48
ISLAMABAD (Online): The government has earmarked Rs 50 million for much-awaited construction of border Optical Fiber Cable (OFC) system between China and Pakistan for international activity of voice i More
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Power riots in Karachi on 2012-06-04 00:23:48
KARACHI: Protests against prolonged and unscheduled loadshedding continued in the metropolis as two trucks of KESC were set ablaze by violent protesters, a private TV rported on Sunday. Residents of a More
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Kaira's bouquet to Rashid on 2012-06-04 00:23:48
ISLAMABAD (APP): Principal Information Officer Muhammad Salim on Sunday visited a private hospital where Awami Muslim League Chairman Shiekh Rasheed is under treatment and presented a bouquet on the b More
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Body of Major Zaka found on 2012-06-04 00:23:48
MULTAN (APP): The body of Major Zakaul Haq, who embraced martyrdom in Gayari sector, was recovered on Sunday. According to the ISPR, Major Zakaul Haq belonged to Kot Addu (Muzaffargarh). The body of More
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NA, Senate budget debate on 2012-06-04 00:23:48
ISLAMABAD (INP): The National Assembly and the Senate would resume their sittings at the Parliament House today after a two-day break to take up debate on the Federal budget for 2012-13. In view of th More
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Restrictions on ministers' visits on 2012-06-04 00:23:48
ISLAMABAD (INP): The government has decided to adopt austerity measures and visits of Ministers for routine meetings abroad have been stopped. For this purpose, Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani h More
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SC to take up 3 major cases on 2012-06-04 00:23:48
ISLAMABAD (INP): Three member bench of the Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry will resume hearing of important cases tomorrow (Monday) including Air Marshal Asghar Khan's More
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'Thunder' will fall on Israel if it attacks on 2012-06-04 00:23:48
Western economic sanctions fail to affect: Khamenei TEHRAN (Agencies): Any attack by Israel on Iran will blow back on the Jewish state "like thunder," Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, s More
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JI: No relief for masses, rulers' perks increased on 2012-06-04 00:23:48
F.P. Lahore Office LAHORE: Ameer, Jamaat-e-Islami Syed Munawar Hasan has said that the federal budget had not provided any relief to the masses but substantially added to the perks and privileges of More
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Rs 730b Punjab budget on June 9 PPP not to create ruckus: PM on 2012-06-04 00:23:48
LAHORE (NNI): Rs 730 billion tax-free Punjab budget for fiscal year 2012-13 will be presented on June 9. Sources said that Punjab budget for fiscal year 2012-13 will be presented on June 9. Rs 250 bi More
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Pakistan, EU to launch Strategic Dialogue today on 2012-06-04 00:23:48
ISLAMABAD (Online): Pakistan and the European Union will launch Strategic Dialogue on Monday, the Foreign Ministry has said. Baroness Catherine Ashton, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and More
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China steps up Afghan role as Western pullout nears on 2012-06-04 00:23:48
KABUL (Reuters): China and Afghanistan will announce a plan in the coming days to deepen their ties, Afghan officials say, the strongest signal yet that Beijing wants a role beyond economic partnershi More
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Six killed in fireworks factory blast on 2012-06-04 00:23:48
HAFIZABAD (INP): At least six persons including two real brothers were killed and several others sustained burn wounds due to blast in a fireworks factory here on Sunday morning. According to details More
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Old enmity claims 5 lives in Faisalabad on 2012-06-04 00:23:48
FAISALABAD (NNI): At least five people including a woman were killed in an exchange of fire between two groups over a long standing rivalry near Rodala police station in Khurrianwala on Sunday. Three More
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Kaira: Power outages to end soon on 2012-06-04 00:23:48
LALAMUSA (APP): Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Qamar Zaman Kaira has said gallows were prerequisite to become a martyr like Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and absconders should not cop More
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Officials not to meet foreigners on 2012-06-04 00:23:48
PESHAWAR (Online): The federal government has put restrictions on the officials of federal and provincial governments and stopped them from contacting foreign embassies and meeting members of foreign More
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Passenger bus looted in Machh on 2012-06-04 00:23:48
QUETTA (APP): Unknown armed bandits looted a passenger bus and took away cash, jewelries, mobile phones and valuables from commuters in Mach area of Balochistan on Sunday. According to police, Mach-bo More
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Iran hands over 115 Pakistanis on 2012-06-04 00:23:48
CHAGAI (APP): The Iranian Security officials on Sunday handed over 115 Pakistani nationals to their Pakistani counterparts on Taftan border. According to Levies Force, these Pakistani laborers were ap More
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Karzai meets two US Senators on 2012-06-04 00:23:48
KABUL (AIP): The Afghan President Hamid Karzai met two US Senators at the presidential palace here Sunday. A president's office press release, available with the Afghan Islamic Press (AIP), stated the More
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Faintest distant galaxy discovered on 2012-06-04 00:23:48
WASHINGTON (Agen-cies): Astronomers have now spotted the faintest ever galaxy, among the top 10 most distant objects currently known in space. The observational data reveal a faint infant galaxy, loca More
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Motorcyclists kill 7 in Quetta Two police men among dead on 2012-06-04 00:24:04
QUETTA (NNI): At least seven people including two policemen were shot dead and two other injured by unknown motorcyclists in Quetta on Sunday. According to the police officials, four miscreants armed More
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Ten killed in SWA drone attack Canada defends use of drones on 2012-06-04 00:24:04
WANA (INP): At least ten people including two senior leaders from the pro Pakistan Taliban militants were killed in US drone strikes in South Waziristan Agency. According to reports four missiles wer More
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