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Jun 5, 2012

  • 23 killed as wedding party bus plunges in valley on 2012-06-05 00:18:05

    ISLAMABAD (INP): At least 23 people including women and children were killed and more than 70 others sustained injuries when a bus carrying a wedding party plunged into a valley on Kahuta road here la More

  • Budget imbalance: Dar on 2012-06-05 00:18:05

    ISLAMABAD (INP): Leader of the opposition in the Senate Senator Muhammad Ishaq Dar has said the federal budget lacks vision, direction, appropriate development strategy and adequate measures to correc More

  • LPG price goes up on 2012-06-05 00:18:05

    F.P. Karachi Office KARACHI: The price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) has gone up by Rs6 per kilogram, All Pakistan LPG Distributors Association (APLPGA) said on Monday. Association's Chairman Ir More

  • Blast kills man on 2012-06-05 00:18:05

    PANGAUR (Online):  A man was killed and several others injured when a bomb went off outside a private bank in Panjgaur district of Balochistan, sources said on Monday. The sources said that the blast More

  • MQM stages walk out on 2012-06-05 00:18:05

    ISLAMABAD (APP): MQM Monday staged walk out of Senate session in protest against the increasing incidents of kidnapping for ransom and target killings in Karachi. MQM leader Col (retd) Tahir Hussain More

  • US nationals held, arms seized on 2012-06-05 00:18:05

    Salman Yousafzai PESHAWAR: Police arrested allegedly suspicious US nationals on Islamabad-Peshawar Motor Way and recovered illegal four SMG, four 9mm pistols, 29 magazines and four other different ar More

  • NTDC MD suspended on 2012-06-05 00:18:05

    ISLAMABAD (INP): Soon after assuming charge as Water and Power Minister, Ahmed Mukhtar has suspended MD NTDC. Talking to a private TV channel here Monday, Ahmed Mukhtar said MD NTDC Rasool Khan Mehsoo More

  • 10 killed in operation on 2012-06-05 00:18:05

    PESHAWAR (NNI): At least 10 militants were killed and several others were injured in an army operation launched early Monday morning in Khyber Agency area. According to the media reports, troops backe More

  • Zardari for greener Pakistan on 2012-06-05 00:18:05

    ISLAMABAD (Online): President Asif Ali Zardari has called for concerted efforts to turn the country green by planting maximum trees and for active engagement with international community to address en More

  • $2,000 transit fee for each NATO tanker demanded on 2012-06-05 00:18:05

    ISLAMABAD (Online): Pakistan has reportedly demanded USD 1,800 to USD 2,000 as the fee for every NATO container truck and tanker during negotiations with the US for reopening supply routes for foreign More

  • 9 more gunned down in Karachi on 2012-06-05 00:18:05

    KARACHI (NNI): At least nine people were killed and over dozen injured, including three women in separate firing incidents across the metropolis on Monday. A man was shot dead at the paper market in More

  • NATO strikes exit deal with three Central Asian states on 2012-06-05 00:18:05

    BRUSSELS (Agencies): Nato has concluded agreements with Central Asian nations allowing it to evacuate vehicles and other military equipment from Afghanistan and completely bypass Pakistan, which once More

  • 26 killed, 190 injured as bomb rocks Baghdad on 2012-06-05 00:18:05

    BAGHDAD (Reuters): A suicide bomber detonated an explosive-packed car in central Baghdad on Monday, killing at least 26 people and wounding more than 190 in an attack bearing the hallmarks of Iraq's a More

  • China-Pakistan military ties to strengthen on 2012-06-05 00:18:05

    BEIJING (NNI): Chinese Defense Minister Liang Guanglie on Monday met with visiting Pakistani Chief of Air Staff Marshal Tahir Rafique Butt to discuss bilateral military ties. Liang, also a state coun More

  • US officials' ventures in GB raise eyebrows on 2012-06-05 00:18:05

    ISLAMABAD (INP): The frequent back to back visits of US embassy officials to Gilgit Baltistan have raised many eye brows as the political and social circles demanded of the government to bring forth t More

  • SC takes suo motu notice of Kohistan incident on 2012-06-05 00:18:05

    F.P. Islamabad Office ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Monday took suo moto notice of the recently emerged video scandal and the death decree issued to seven persons by a Jirga of Kohistan. Duri More

  • Chairpersons of Senate Standing bodies elected on 2012-06-05 00:18:05

    ISLAMABAD (INP): Senators Muhammad Kazim Khan, Muhammad Talha Mehmood, Abdul Ghafoor Haidri, Mrs. Kalsoom Parveen, Haji Muhammad Adeel and Mushahid Hussain Sayed were elected Chairpersons of the Senat More

  • Zardari, Ebad discuss law, order on 2012-06-05 00:18:05

    F.P. Karachi Office KARACHI: Dr. Ishrat-ul-Ebad Khan, Governor Sindh, called on President Asif Ali Zardari at Bilawal House on Monday and discussed the law and order situation in the mega city. Sou More

  • Committee meets today to elect CEC on 2012-06-05 00:18:05

    ISLAMABAD (Online): A vital meeting of Parliamentary Committee will be held here today (Tuesday) to take up the issue of appointment of new Chief Election Commissioner on recommendations of the Prime More

  • Legislation soon on dual citizenship on 2012-06-05 00:18:05

    ISLAMABAD (NNI): Minister for Information and Broadcasting Qamar Zaman Kaira has urged the need for legislation on the issue of dual nationality Talking to media persons outside the Parliament House More

  • PM visits PNS Zulfiqar on 2012-06-05 00:18:05

    ORMARA (APP): Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani, here on Monday visited the PNS Zulfiqar. The Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Asif Sandila, received the Prime Minister who was given the guard o More

  • Fire damages judge's chamber on 2012-06-05 00:18:05

    LAHORE (APP): A fire broke out on Monday at the Lahore High Court which destroyed furniture and accessories in the chamber of a judge but no one was injured. The fire broke out in the court of Justice More

  • Sindh budget on June 11 on 2012-06-05 00:18:05

    KARACHI (APP): Sindh Law Minister Ayaz Soomro said that Sindh Budget for 2012-13 will be presented during the current session of provincial Assembly on June 11. Talking to media persons here Monday, h More

  • One killed in Quetta firing on 2012-06-05 00:18:05

    QUETTA (INP): One person was killed and two others injured in separate incidents as target killing incidents continued in city on Monday where security was intensified due to presence of the Prime Min More

  • Bajwa takes over as ISPR DG on 2012-06-05 00:18:05

    RAWALPINDI (INP) Major General Asim Saleem Bajwa assumed the charge as Director General (DG) Inter Service Public Relations (ISPR) here on Monday. He has replaced Major General Athar Abbas who retired More

  • EU team due today on 2012-06-05 00:18:05

    BRUSSELS (INP): Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice President of the Commission, travels to Pakistan on Tuesday for a series of hig More

  • NAB on Welfare Fund scam on 2012-06-05 00:18:05

    ISLAMABAD (INP): The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on the directives of Supreme Court of Pakistan has started inquiry into Rs 2 billion National Bank Employees' Welfare Fund scam during 2003-08 More

  • Body of young girl found on 2012-06-05 00:18:05

    SWAT (INP): A headless tortured dead body of young girl was found in scenic Swat valley on Monday, police says. According to the police, the dead body was found from trees of Eucalptus near Maraghzar More

  • Court reserves verdict on 2012-06-05 00:18:05

    LAHORE (INP): A court in Lahore on Monday reserved its judgment in a petition calling for registering a case against Abdul Qadir Gilani, son of Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani. More

  • PM: Peaceful Afghanistan in Pak interest on 2012-06-05 00:18:22

    National interests to determine relations with US F.P. Quetta Office QUETTA: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani Monday said Pakistan-United States relations were multi-dimensional and important a More

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