Jun 17, 2012
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Militants ban polio drops in North Waziristan Agency on 2012-06-17 03:57:46
Ihsan Dawar NORTH WAZIRISTAN: Local militants in North Waziristan have banned anti-polio drops in North Waziristan saying that no child would take polio drops until and unless drone attacks are stopp More
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Pakistan beaten by 44 runs in fourth ODI on 2012-06-17 03:57:46
COLOMBO (Agencies): A hat trick from Thisara Perera handed Pakistan 44 run defeat in the fourth one day international. The rain-hit match at Premadasa was moving in Pakistan's favour with opener Azh More
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Forex reserves fall to $15.417b on 2012-06-17 03:57:46
F.P. Islamabad Office ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's foreign exchange reserves fell to $15.417 billion in the week ending June 8 from $15.536 billion in the previous week, the central bank said on Thursday. More
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UN suspends Syria mission on 2012-06-17 03:57:46
HOMS (Agencies): UN observers suspended their mission to Syria on Saturday, blaming intensifying violence as troops rained shells down on rebel bastions including Homs, where the opposition warned a m More
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Saudi crown prince Nayef is dead on 2012-06-17 03:57:46
GENEVA/JEDDAH (NNI): Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz al-Saud has died in Geneva, Saudi state television said on Saturday, citing a royal court statement. Prince Nayef, interior minist More
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Petrol shortage hits Punjab on 2012-06-17 03:57:46
LAHORE (Online): Petrol has vanished across the Punjab following the government's announcement to cut prices of petroleum products. On Friday, the government reduced the price of petrol by Rs10 per li More
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Locomotive fails near DG Khan on 2012-06-17 03:57:46
DERA GHAZI KHAN (Online): The locomotive of Karachi bound Khushal Khan Khattak Express on Saturday failed near Mamori railway crossing, while after passing 12 hours railway administration did not mana More
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Nawaz visits AJK today on 2012-06-17 03:57:46
F.P. Lahore Office LAHORE: The President of PML(N) would visit AJK today (Sunday). He will address the leaders and workers of PML(N) AJK Chapter at Muzaffarabad . He will also distribute compensatio More
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7 dead in Kohat blast on 2012-06-17 03:57:46
Monitoring Report PESHAWAR: Seven persons, including four policemen, were killed and eight injured in a remote controlled bomb attack on Saturday night, says a private TV news channel. Reports say t More
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MEPCO office set ablaze on 2012-06-17 03:57:46
CHICHAWATNI (Online): MEPCO office, several vehicles and furniture set on fire in violent protest against load-shedding here on Saturday. The protest was arranged by the locality against more than 22 More
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Hina to attend RIO+20 moot on 2012-06-17 03:57:46
ISLAMABAD (NNI): Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar will represent Pakistan in three-day RIO+20 UN Conference on Sustainable Development being held in Rio De Jeniro‚ Brazil from June 20-22, 2012. Mi More
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Drug prices increased on 2012-06-17 03:57:46
KARACHI (INP): A number of pharmaceutical companies in the country have increased the drug prices by as much as 50-80%, while some of the drugs are not even available in the market. According to sourc More
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Pakistan terms death of Neyaf as Ummah's loss on 2012-06-17 03:57:46
F.P. Islamabad Office ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has expressed deep sorrow and grief over the demise of Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Prince Nayef bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud. The President in More
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Iraq car bombs kill 32 as violence continue on 2012-06-17 03:57:46
BAGHDAD (Agencies): Car bombs targeting Shiites in the Iraqi capital killed at least 32 people on Saturday, officials said, marring commemorations for a revered Shiite imam attended by tens of thousan More
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Violence shuts 300 Bangladesh garment units on 2012-06-17 03:57:46
DHAKA (Reuters): The owners of 300 Bangladesh garments factories shut their operations indefinitely on Saturday after days of violent pay protests by workers, threatening the country's biggest export More
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'Beneficiaries of Malik Riaz be probed' on 2012-06-17 03:57:46
F.P. Lahore Office LAHORE: Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) President Yaseen Azad on Saturday said there should be fair investigation against all those who could get benefits from Malik Riaz and More
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Egyptians choose new president amid chaos on 2012-06-17 03:57:46
CAIRO (Agencies): Egyptians were voting on Saturday in a run-off presidential election pitting an Islamist against Hosni Mubarak's last premier amid political chaos highlighted by uncertainty over the More
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Sindh govt responsible for security: Malik on 2012-06-17 03:57:46
KARACHI (INP): Interior Advisor to PM, Rehman Malik on Saturday said that Maintenance of law and order in the city is the sole responsibility of provincial government after 18th amendment passed by th More
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Two Russian parties merge in push against Putin on 2012-06-17 03:57:46
MOSCOW (Reuters): Russian opposition activists, who led tens of thousands of people onto the streets in anti-government rallies in recent months, merged two parties into one on Saturday to strengthen More
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Commission meets two more Kohistan girls on 2012-06-17 03:57:46
ISLAMABAD (Online): Two more girls were presented before the fact-finding commission, constituted by the apex court to probe Kohistan video scandal. According to the human rights activist Farzana Bar More
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Difa-e-Pakistan convention today on 2012-06-17 03:57:46
ISLAMABAD (Online): Difa-e-Pakistan Convention would be held in Lal Masjis today (Sunday) under the aegis of Difa-e- Pakistan Council to announce new strategy against drone attacks in the country. Th More
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76 deportees taken into custody on 2012-06-17 03:57:46
RAWALPINDI (Online): The FIA Passport Cell Authority has taken into custody 76 deported Pakistani from Greece. According to media reports, 76 Pakistanis were deported for attempting to illegally ente More
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ECP convenes parties' meeting on 2012-06-17 03:57:46
ISLAMABAD (Online): Election Commission of Pakistan has convened consultative session of all political parties for the preparation of code of conduct. According to sources, election commission has sum More
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FIA arrests on 2012-06-17 03:57:46
IM officials ISLAMABAD (Online): Over the directives of Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik, Federal Investigative Agency (FIA) on Saturday arrested two official of the interior ministry. The inve More
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Child dies of suffocation on 2012-06-17 03:57:46
DARGAI (APP): A 7-year-old boy died of suffocation inside a car at Dargai village of Malakand on Saturday. Rehmanullah (7) son of Maidan had entered the car and fell asleep while his parents were sear More
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Indian singers visit Mehdi's grave on 2012-06-17 03:57:46
KARACHI (Online): Bollywood's famous playback singers Kumar Sanu and Alka Yagnik on Saturday visited the grave of legendary Pakistani singer Mehdi Hassan who died this weak in Karachi. Both the singer More
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Robbers kill shopkeeper on 2012-06-17 03:57:46
HYDERABAD (NNI): Dacoits on Saturday killed a shopkeeper over his resistance during a robbery attempt in Hyderabad. Police said three armed robbers entered a shop in city's Sakhi Pir road to loot the More
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Imran's mourns death of Naif on 2012-06-17 03:57:46
ISLAMABAD (Online): Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan expressed deep sorrow on the sad demise of the Saudi Crown Prince Naif Bin Abdul Aziz. Members of the party. He offered Fateha for the More
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Sindh bars ban on Aitzaz, Bokhari on 2012-06-17 03:57:46
KARACHI (NNI): Senior Lawyer Barrister Aitzaz Ahsan and Zahid Bokhari, counsel for real estate tycoon Malik Riaz, have been banned from entering all the bars of Sindh. More
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25 killed in Landikotal blast on 2012-06-17 03:58:38
Takbeer Khan Afridi LANDIKOTAL: At least 25 people, including students, were killed and more than 70 received severe injuries when the explosive devices went off on Charbagh road, Landikotal bazaar, More
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