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Jun 7, 2012

  • MPs taking little interest in budget debate on 2012-06-07 00:09:49

    Anwer Abbas ISLAMABAD: The fourth sitting of the National Assembly's budget session was marked by low attendance and the treasury benches foiled the bid by Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) to create u More

  • Nato deal with CARs won't end Pakistan talks: US on 2012-06-07 00:09:49

    WASHINGTON (Online): The agreement of NATO with Central Asian Republics on supply routes and withdrawal of their equipment from Afghanistan does not mean that the United States has given up on its neg More

  • PM urges UN for Afghan refugees' urgent repatriation on 2012-06-07 00:09:49

    F.P. Islamabad Office ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister, Yusuf Raza Gilani on Wednesday called upon the United Nations for urgent repatriation of 3.5 million Afghan refugees in Pakistan. Talking to UN High More

  • Five girls to be produced in court today: SC told on 2012-06-07 00:09:49

    F.P. Islamabad Office ISLAMABAD: The local administration of Kohistan on Wednesday assured the Supreme Court to produce the five girls on Thursday. These girls were allegedly killed under a punishm More

  • Pakistan signs one agreement, 3 MoUs with China on 2012-06-07 00:09:49

    BEIJING (APP): Pakistan and China Wednesday signed three memorandums of understanding (MoUs) covering supply of water from Tarbela to Islamabad, establishment of Special Economic Zone in the proposed More

  • Corps Commanders discuss NWA operation on 2012-06-07 00:09:49

    RAWALPINDI (Online): The Corps Commanders Conference decided to fortify the security of Pak Afghan border and showed apprehensions over increasing miscreants' attacks on army and civilians from across More

  • 22 dead in Kandahar bomb, attacks on 2012-06-07 00:09:49

    KABUL (AIP): Taliban bombers struck near Kandahar Airport, capital of Kandahar province, after a bomb blast today killing at least 22 people and wounding 50 others, police said Wednesday. Two suicide More

  • Countrywide shutdown by CNG stations on 2012-06-07 00:09:49

    KARACHI/LAHORE/PESHAWAR/ISLAMABAD (INP): On call of All Pakistan CNG Association, gas filling stations remained closed in almost all the major cities of Punjab, Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa and urban Sindh to More

  • Two killed in Karachi on 2012-06-07 00:09:49

    KARACHI (INP): Two more people were killed and several others injured as uncontrolled target killing and reckless violence continued in different areas of the city on Wednesday. According to police, u More

  • Levies man killed on 2012-06-07 00:09:49

    Iftikhar Ali PARACHINAR: A levies personnel was killed in the firing of FC personnel at Bilyamin area of Lower Kurrum on Wednesday and a dead body was also found from Shabak area. The incident occurr More

  • Stronger economic coop between SCO member states vital on 2012-06-07 00:09:49

    BEIJING (Online): Stronger economic cooperation among member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) will play a more important role in promoting the multinational grouping's future deve More

  • Panetta: India, US are natural partners on 2012-06-07 00:09:49

    NEW DELHI (Online): The US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta Wednesday hailed the relations between the U.S. and India as "the defining partnership of the 21st century", saying both the countries are "na More

  • US to keep up attacks on al-Qaeda in Pakistan on 2012-06-07 00:09:49

    NEW DELHI (INP): Pentagon chief Leon Panetta said on Wednesday that the US would continue to attack al-Qaeda in Pakistan following the killing of the group's number two Abu Yahya al-Libi. "We have mad More

  • Nisar demands to bring BT, DHA accord in SC on 2012-06-07 00:09:49

    F.P. Islamabad Office ISLAMABAD: Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan Wednesday warning the government for intensifying the opposition's protest against the government has demanded to bring the agreement of the B More

  • Ties with China priority of India's foreign policy: Krishna on 2012-06-07 00:09:49

    BEIJING (INP) India on Wednesday told China that it sees improving bilateral ties as a priority of its foreign policy and expressed desire to expand strategic cooperation, setting aside concerns here More

  • Kaira: Priority to overcome power shortage on 2012-06-07 00:09:49

    F.P. Karachi Office KARACHI: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Qamar Zaman Kaira Tuesday said the government is sincerely using all available resources and options to overcome power s More

  • Pakistan, Tajikistan to boost regional connectivity on 2012-06-07 00:09:49

    BEIJING (APP): President Asif Ali Zardari and Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon who met Wednesday on the sidelines of SCO summit in Beijing agreed to work together to strengthen regional connectivit More

  • US has an important relationship with Pakistan: White House on 2012-06-07 00:09:49

    WASHINGTON (Online): The United States has an important relationship with Pakistan which it endeavours to work on every day, the White House has said, a day after the Islamabad summoned its top diplom More

  • People outraged against power outages on 2012-06-07 00:09:49

    MARDAN (INP): Hundreds of activists of different parties on Wednesday staged protest rally against the hours long and unscheduled loadshedding. A rally was taken out from Yunas Stadium and reached Kh More

  • Hyderabad rally to be historic: Hashmi on 2012-06-07 00:09:49

    ISLAMABAD (NNI): President of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf Makhdoom Javed Hashmi has said that he came Karachi to spread the message of PTI. While talking to media during his visit to Karachi Press Club More

  • Investment opportunities highlighted on 2012-06-07 00:09:49

    DUBAI (Online): President PML-N Muhammad Nawaz Sharif Wednesday addressed a gathering of Pakistani professionals and businessmen in Dubai and encouraged them to play a role for the development and pro More

  • Body of Lt Col Tanveer found on 2012-06-07 00:09:49

    SKARDU (INP): The rescue teams have unearthed body of another martyred army officer from Gayari Sector of Siachen where massive avalanche swept over a battalion of Pakistani troops. The body has been More

  • Zardari, Krishna to hold meeting on 2012-06-07 00:09:49

    BEIJING (Online): Whether India-Pakistan ties will be discussed is not known, but Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna is sharing what is being called the "holding room" with Pakistan Preside More

  • India, Pak secys to meet on 29th on 2012-06-07 00:09:49

    BEIJING (INP): Foreign Secretaries of India and Pakistan would meet on June 29 in New Delhi to prepare the ground for the crucial meeting of the foreign ministers planned for the middle of July in Isl More

  • Bokhari attends celebrations on 2012-06-07 00:09:49

    LONDON (NNI): Chairman Senate Syed Nayyer Hussain Bokhari who is representing Prime Minister of Pakistan at Her Majesty the Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrations attended several events. He joined the More

  • Opp bent upon repeating history on 2012-06-07 00:09:49

    F.P. Islamabad Office ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has said that the opposition has not learnt from the history and as such, ironically, repeating the same attitude inside the Par More

  • Drone can be shot down: AQ Khan on 2012-06-07 00:09:49

    F.P. Lahore Office LAHORE: Father of Pakistan nuclear programme, Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan has said that US drones can be shot down with Hamza missile. While addressing lawyers of Lahore bar, the nuclear More

  • Acid attack victim woman dies on 2012-06-07 00:09:49

    FAISALABAD (INP): A victim woman of acid throwing incident died in Allied Hospital here on Wednesday. According to details, a woman named Uzma and her daughter resident of Islamnagar were travelling i More

  • Domestic flights delayed on 2012-06-07 00:09:49

    ISLAMABAD (INP): The Pakistan International Airline (PIA) and private airlines flights from Karachi to Islamabad and Lahore were delayed due to bad weather on Wednesday. According to PIA Flight Inquir More

  • Asif reaffirms support for Afghan's peace on 2012-06-07 00:10:25

    BEIJING (APP): President Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday held a meeting with his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai reaffirming Pakistan's unabated support towards peace, stability and socio-economic devel More

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