Jun 16, 2012
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Karachi violence claims 11 more lives on 2012-06-16 00:37:20
F.P. Karachi Office KARACHI: The ongoing violence in the metropolis took toll of another 11 people including a policeman, on Friday. Police claimed having arrested at least four saboteurs and seized More
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Team to probe Arsalan-Riaz case: AG on 2012-06-16 00:37:20
F.P. Islamabad Office ISLAMABAD: Government has decided to form an investigation team probe the issue of Malik Riaz and Arsalan Iftikhar, said a statement issued here on Friday. The statement was is More
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Bikram Singh in IHK on 2012-06-16 00:37:20
JAMMU (INP): Indian Army chief Gen Bikram Singh on Friday visited the headquarters of the Northern Command at Udhampur. This is Gen Singh's first visit to Jammu and Kashmir after assuming the charge M More
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PM calls on President on 2012-06-16 00:37:20
F.P. Islamabad Office ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Syed Yusaf Raza Gilani met here on Friday and discussed the overall situation in the country, including energy shortage More
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Five killed in Quetta, Loralai on 2012-06-16 00:37:20
QUETTA (INP): Two real brothers were gunned down and their uncle injured in firing by unidentified gunmen on Friday morning in Quetta, police said. The police said that the incident occurred at Togi r More
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Mehdi Hassan laid to rest on 2012-06-16 00:37:20
F.P. Karachi Office KARACHI: Legend singer and king of ghazal singing Mehdi Hassan was laid to rest at Shah Muhammad Shah graveyard of the city on Friday. His funeral was held after Friday prayers at More
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'No loan request from Pakistan' on 2012-06-16 00:37:20
WASHINGTON (INP): The International Monetary Fund (IMFP says that there has been no request for a new program from Pakistan but it remains closely engaged with Pakistan, including in the context of th More
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McCain says Obama admn damaged on 2012-06-16 00:37:20
Pakistan-US relations WASHINGTON (NNI): Senator John McCain accused Obama administration of damaging the US relationship with Pakistan. Senator John McCain accused the Obama administration of needle More
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Zardari for ties with US on mutual respect on 2012-06-16 00:37:20
F.P. Islamabad Office ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has said they want to cultivate the nature of relations with the international community including the United States on mutual respect and More
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US regrets more than 20 time over Salala incident: Hoagland on 2012-06-16 00:37:20
ISLAMABAD (NNI): US Deputy Chief of Mission Ambassador Richard Hoagland said that more than twenty time from the President Brak Obama, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Secretary of Defense Penatta More
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'Passage of resolution makes Speaker's role controversial' on 2012-06-16 00:37:20
ISLAMABAD (Online): The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Friday, termed the passage of resolution by the National Assembly in favour of Speaker equal to making her office controversial. The Lowe More
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Military, civilians jointly combating terrorism: Wynne on 2012-06-16 00:37:20
RAWALPINDI (Online): Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) General Khalid Shameem Wynne on Friday said, "the security environment we face today and into the future is increasingly fluid and More
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Action against UN peacekeeping Pakistan police officers ordered on 2012-06-16 00:37:20
ISLAMABAD (INP): Interior minister Rehman Malik on Friday ordered an inquiry and arrest of responsible Pakistani police officers posted in UN peacekeeping abroad for extension of their stay in Sudan. More
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Congress names Pranab as presidential candidate on 2012-06-16 00:37:20
NEW DELHI (INP): Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee will be the Congress led UPA's presidential candidate, said alliance chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Friday in Delhi. Sonia made the announcement after More
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Lawyers express solidarity with SC on 2012-06-16 00:37:20
F.P. Report LAHORE/KARACHI/ISLAMABAD: Lawyers across the country observed a strike to show solidarity with judiciary on Friday. They boycotted courts and took out rallies in different cities. A meet More
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NAB arrests appraiser customs on 2012-06-16 00:37:20
F.P. Islamabad Office ISLAMABAD: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Sindh has arrested Principal Appraiser of Customs Sadar Amin Farooq and another person Wasif Shah (Clearing Agent Eastern Agency) More
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Hague: Britain supports democracy on 2012-06-16 00:37:20
KARACHI (NNI): British Foreign Minister William Hague has said that Britain supports democracy in Pakistan. Talking to a private television channel programme, William Hague said his country is not wi More
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Edhi 'under Taliban threat' on 2012-06-16 00:37:20
F.P. Karachi Office KARACHI: Pakistan's most revered social worker has been given round-the-clock protection against an alleged Taliban threat, officials said Friday. Abdul Sattar Edhi, 85, runs the More
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SL Vice Admiral visits Naval HQs on 2012-06-16 00:37:20
F.P. Islamabad Office ISLAMABAD: Visiting Vice Admiral DWAS Dissanayake, Commander Sri Lanka Navy accompanied by his wife, Friday visited Naval Headquarters. Upon his arrival he was Navy was received More
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2 pylons blown up in Kohlu on 2012-06-16 00:37:20
QUETTA (INP): Unidentified miscreants on Friday blew up two electricity pylons with explosive device in Maund area of district Kohlu. According to police sources, some unidentified miscreants planted More
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Country in grip of severe heat wave on 2012-06-16 00:37:20
ISLAMABAD (INP): Most of the plain areas across the country are in grip of severe heat wave. According to Met Office, maximum temperatures was recorded in Jacobabad where mercury soured up to 46C. More
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Two dead in Kandhkot on 2012-06-16 00:37:20
KANDHKOT (INP): Two persons were killed and another man was injured when some unidentified miscreants opened indiscriminate fire on a restaurant near the bypass early Friday morning. The gunmen riding More
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KP approves Rs 2b demands on 2012-06-16 00:37:20
PESHAWAR (APP): The Khyber Pakthunkhwa Assembly on Friday approved three demands for grants worth over Rs 2 billion, pertaining to provincial assembly, general administration, Finance and Local Fund More
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JI flays rulers on 2012-06-16 00:37:20
LAHORE (INP): Amir Jamaat e Islami Syed Munawar Hassan has said that the government plans to cow down the Supreme Court and the Chief Justice and to create hatred for judiciary among the masses had go More
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Joint Pak-US efforts need for peace, Kausar tells Congressman Wittman on 2012-06-16 00:37:29
Appreciates US-Aid programme for socio-economic uplift F.P. Report PESHAWAR: The visiting US congressional delegation headed by Representative, Mr. Rob Wittman called on the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Gover More
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5th consecutive budget shows strength of democracy: Wazir on 2012-06-16 00:37:29
PESHAWAR (APP): Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Labour, Sher Azam Wazir has said that the presentation of 5th consecutive budget by federal and provincial governments has proved that democratic system More
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Only in Pakistan on 2012-06-16 00:37:29
Good Morning by Manzoor Ali Mother talking with son recently out of jail. Son: Come on, Mom, it isn't that bad. I had just picked a Haji's pocket and the judge put me behind bars for six months. Had More
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Sarhadi concerned over prolonged load shedding on 2012-06-16 00:37:29
F.P. Report PESHAWAR: Acting President, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KPCCIz), Zia-ul-Haq Sarhadi has expressed his strong concern over long hours electricity load shedding in More
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Rush in NBP branch irks elderly on 2012-06-16 00:37:29
F.P. Report NOWSHERA: Elderly pensioners were facing hardships trying collect their pensions from National Bank of Pakistan local branch because of huge rush. Pensioners have to wait for long hours More
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CJ Dost turns down bail application on 2012-06-16 00:37:29
Wisal Yousafzai PESHAWAR: Peshawar High Court rejected bail in a murder case and ordered police to recover the wife and children of the deceased Kashif who was killed by his father-in-law because of More
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