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Jun 11, 2012

  • PM asks CJ to hear Ali Musa's case on 2012-06-11 00:23:16

    LAHORE (APP): Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Sunday said Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry should take up his son Ali Musa Gilani's case for hearing. Talking to senior journalists du More

  • Kayani refuses to meet US assistant secretary Meeting not held due to Sunday: ISPR on 2012-06-11 00:23:16

    RAWALPINDI (Online): Army Chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani has refused to meet US assistant secretary of Defence Peter Lavoy after Leon Panetta's accusation about Pakistan of having safe havens for More

  • Five killed, one injured in armed clash on 2012-06-11 00:23:16

    KARACHI (APP): An exchange of fire between two groups on Sunday afternoon here took five lives and another one was serious injured. This incident occurred near Musharraf Colony, the Hawkesbay area of More

  • Thirteen killed in southeast Libya clashes: officials on 2012-06-11 00:40:38

    TRIPOLI (Reuters): Thirteen people were killed in a second day of clashes between Libyan soldiers and tribesmen in the remote southeast, a security official said, highlighting the challenges the new g More

  • Turkey tweaks cult of national founder on 2012-06-11 00:40:57

    ISTANBUL (AP): On a trip to Rio de Janeiro, a Turkish notary public gazed at the Christ the Redeemer statue that looms over the Brazilian city and was inspired to build a monumental likeness of his id More

  • Syrian troops shell rebels near Latakia on 2012-06-11 00:41:17

    BEIRUT (AP): Syrian forces on Sunday unleashed a new round of heavy shelling and sent reinforcements to a mountainous area near the coastal city of Latakia where hundreds of rebels have set up base an More

  • SC issues notices to Shujaat, others in NICL scam on 2012-06-11 23:34:55

    F.P. Islamabad Office ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Monday issued notices to Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, chief of Pakistan Muslim League-Q and others in the light of a report compiled by justice reti More

  • SC says it cannot allow dragging Arsalan's issue on 2012-06-11 23:34:55

    F.P. Islamabad Office ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Monday said that it could not allow Arsalan Iftikhar's issue for long as it was widely debated across the country due to its significance. It as More

  • Malik Riaz arrives on 2012-06-11 23:34:55

    KARACHI (Online): The real estate tycoon and chairman of Bahria Town, Malik Riaz's plane has landed in Karachi where it will get a fuel refill and later travel to Islamabad. Malik Riaz arrived in Paki More

  • Asif assures resolution of ECAP's issues on 2012-06-11 23:34:55

    KARACHI (INP): President Asif Ali Zardari has assured the delegation of Exchange Companies Association of Pakistan (ECAP) for the resolution of their problems during a meeting held at Bilawal House he More

  • Mubarak very critical on 2012-06-11 23:34:55

    CAIRO (Reuters): The lawyer of deposed Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said on Monday that the health of his 84-year-old client was "very critical" and he should be urgently moved to a hospital from More

  • Notice issued to Babar on 2012-06-11 23:34:55

    ISLAMABAD (Online): Supreme Court of Pakistan has issued notices to former federal law minister, Babar Awan and law secretary Masood Chishti in the case regarding delay in construction of Nandipur and More

  • PM rules out reference on 2012-06-11 23:34:55

    ISLAMABAD (INP): Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani has said there is no need for sending a reference against Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry. Talking to media in Islamabad on Monday‚ t More

  • Gilani to attend UN conference on 2012-06-11 23:34:55

    ISLAMABAD (DNA): Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has said that climate change is a multi-dimensional developmental challenge for both the developing and the developed world. He said that keeping More

  • 2 killed in Bara twin blasts on 2012-06-11 23:34:55

    BARA (INP): At least two persons including a commander of peace committee were killed and two volunteers injured in two consecutive blasts here on Monday. Unknown miscreants targeted a vehicle through More

  • Musa records statement on 2012-06-11 23:34:55

    ISLAMABAD (INP): Ali Musa Gilani, son of Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani, recorded his statement before Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) for the third time in ephedrine quota case on Monday. According to a More

  • Commission submits report on 2012-06-11 23:34:55

    ISLAMABAD (NNI): Memo Commission has submitted its inquiry report to the Supreme Court. Secretary of the Commission Jawad Abbas submitted the report to the apex Court. The commission probed an allega More

  • Gilani highlights improvement in science, technology on 2012-06-11 23:34:55

    F.P. Islamabad Office ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani Monday highlighting importance of higher education said it is imperative that maximum efforts should be made to improve it as na More

  • Stop conspiring against MQM: Altaf on 2012-06-11 23:34:55

    F.P. Karachi Office KARACHI: Pointing out that the rulers of Pakistan, who had let slip the East wing of Pakistan, had learnt nothing from history, and were repeating the same mistakes of ignoring th More

  • Balochistan approves Rs 179b tax-free budget on 2012-06-11 23:34:55

    QUETTA (APP): Balochistan Cabinet on Monday approved Rs 179 billion tax-free balanced-budget for the fiscal year 2012-13. Balochistan Finance Minister Mir Asim Kurd Gailu briefed the Cabinet on the de More

  • Lawmakers urge govt to control power crisis on 2012-06-11 23:34:55

    ISLAMABAD (APP): The lawmakers here Monday stressed the government to devise effective strategy to help steer the country out of power crisis to make national economy more vibrant and strong. "Power More

  • SC takes exception to FC IG press conference on 2012-06-11 23:34:55

    F.P. Islamabad Office ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry Monday expressed his annoyance over the news conference held by Frontier Corps IG Maj Gen Ubaidullah Khattak and said it was More

  • Sindh presents budget carrying Rs 577.98b outlay on 2012-06-11 23:34:55

    KARACHI (APP): PPP-led coalition government of Sindh Monday afternoon presented its fifth budget, for the year 2012-13 with a total outlay of Rs 577.98 billion as against Rs 236.2 billion in 2007-08. More

  • 100 feared dead in Afghan earthquake, landsliding on 2012-06-11 23:34:55

    KABUL (AP): As many as 100 people are feared dead in an earthquake and landslide that buried more than 20 houses in northern Afghanistan on Monday, officials said. Rescuers have so far pulled two wom More

  • Committee for ban on plots to MPs, judiciary, armed forces on 2012-06-11 23:34:55

    F.P. Islamabad Office ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Finance has recommended to the National Assembly for imposing  ban on allotment of residential and commercial plots to Parliamentari More

  • Pakistan-India talks: Survey on Sir Creek exchanged on 2012-06-11 23:34:55

    RAWALPINDI (Online): The 13th round of defence secretary level talks to resolve the issues of Siachen and Sirkreek, between Pakistan and India concluded on Monday. The two sides exchanged the inform More

  • Madhyana case sent to District Courts on 2012-06-11 23:34:55

    F.P. Lahore Office LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday referred the case of PPP MPA Aslam Madhyana to District Courts of Sargodha after confiscating terrorism sections imposed on him agains More

  • PML-N march to Aiwan-i-Sadr on 2012-06-11 23:34:55

    ISLAMABAD (Online): Hundreds of workers, leaders and parliamentarians of PML-N marched from the National Assembly building to Aiwan-e-Sadr by breaching security orbit as a token of protest. The oppos More

  • Malik briefs Gilani on 2012-06-11 23:34:55

    ISLAMABAD (NNI): Advisor on Interior Rehman Mailk called on Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani at his Parliament House Chamber and briefed him about the law and order situation in the country. More

  • Premier on load shedding on 2012-06-11 23:34:55

    ISLAMABAD (NNI): Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has said that the next cabinet meeting would take up the issue of power shortages in the country. He said that the meeting would approve measures More

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