Wed19 Jun 2013

Jun 28, 2012

  • India asks Pakistan not to be selective on terror on 2012-06-28 00:37:00

    NEW DELHI (INP): India on Wednesday asked Pakistan to shed its "selective" approach to terror and join hands in eliminating the scourge from the region. The statement comes ahead of foreign secretary More

  • Rebels kill four including Aman Lashkar leader on 2012-06-28 00:37:00

    Ikram Ullah Khalil PESHAWAR: Unidentified armed men gunned down the local leader of peace committee, Fahim and his three companions and dumped their bodies in a chowk of the city here on Wednesday. More

  • India asks Pak to release Sarabjit Singh on 2012-06-28 00:37:00

    NEW DELHI (INP) India on Wednesday requested Pakistan to release death row prisoner Sarabjit Singh after Islamabad in a midnight twist said it had taken steps for the release of another Indian prisone More

  • Nepra raises power tariff on 2012-06-28 00:37:00

    ISLAMABAD (INP): The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has raised the power tariff by Rs1.51 per unit on account of fuel adjustment for the month of May 2012. The Central Power Pur More

  • 10 dead as boat overturns on 2012-06-28 00:37:00

    THATTA (APP): At least ten people drowned when their boat capsized in the sea off Gorabari coast Wednesday morning. As per detail about 30 people were sailing in a boat to attend the annual Urs at the More

  • Zardari phones Gul on 2012-06-28 00:37:00

    ANKARA (INP): In a telephonic call Tuesday night to President Abdullah Gul, Asif Zardari expressed his support and solidarity in the wake of shooting down of a Turkish Air Force reconnaissance aircraf More

  • US on border intrusions on 2012-06-28 00:37:00

    WASHINGTON (INP): The US has urged Pakistan and Afghanistan to take steps for checking cross-border incidents. US State Department spokesperson, Victoria Nuland on Tuesday called upon both Pakistan an More

  • Kabul threatens to go to UN on 2012-06-28 00:37:00

    KABUL (INP): Afghan President Hamid Karzai's office is increasing pressure on Pakistan to address the ongoing shelling into Afghanistan's eastern Kunar province by threatening to take the matter to th More

  • PM assures FATA's uplift on 2012-06-28 00:37:00

    ISLAMABAD (APP): Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf on Wednesday said people of FATA deserve a better deal as they have faced the major brunt of terrorism. He was talking to Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa More

  • Shujaat, Elahi meet Ashraf on 2012-06-28 00:37:00

    ISLAMABAD (APP): President of Pakistan Muslim League-Q Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and Deputy Prime Minister Chaudhry Pervez Elahi met Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf at Prime Minister House here on We More

  • SHC gets seven addl judges on 2012-06-28 00:37:00

    KARACHI (APP): Seven additional judges of the SHC took oath. Chief Justice of SHC Justice Mushir Alam administered the oath to newly appointed judges. The judges who took oath include Justice Syed Muh More

  • ECP's new code curtails expenses by candidates on 2012-06-28 00:37:00

    F.P. Islamabad Office ISLAMABA: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), in compliance with the orders of Supreme Court, on Wednesday notified a new code of conduct for holding elections for nation More

  • PML-N equally responsible for power crises: Imran on 2012-06-28 00:37:00

    Anwer Abbas ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf Chairman, Imran Khan Wednesday accused PML-N equally responsible for power load shedding crises ad befooling public on the name of protests over powe More

  • Suspension of GB IG ordered on 2012-06-28 00:37:00

    F.P. Islamabad Office ISLAMABAD: Hearing Hajj corruption case, the Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered to suspend Inspector-General (IG) Gilgit Baltistan Hussain Aghar. A three-member bench of the a More

  • India should avoid blame game, says Malik on 2012-06-28 00:37:00

    ISLAMABAD (APP): Senior Advisor to Prime Minister on Interior, Rehman Malik on Wednesday said Pakistan wanted friendship with India as during course of bilateral negotiations national interests would More

  • West worried by China-Pakistan atomic ties on 2012-06-28 00:37:00

    VIENNA (Reuters): Western states pressured China at closed-door talks last week to address concerns about its plans to expand a nuclear power plant in Pakistan and provide more information, but were r More

  • Finance Minister briefs Prime Minister on economy on 2012-06-28 00:37:00

    ISLAMABAD (APP): Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf Wednesday highlighted the importance of sound economic management with the continuation of fiscal austerity policy to improve economic development. More

  • EC issues notification to ensure fair by-election on 2012-06-28 00:37:00

    ISLAMABAD (INP): The Election Commission has issued a Notification to ensure free, fair and transparent bye-election and to guard against corrupt practices in elections fixing limit on election expens More

  • US seizes ship suspected of carrying stowaways on 2012-06-28 00:37:00

    NEWARK (Reuters): US authorities seized a cargo ship with goods from India and Egypt on Wednesday after hearing what sounded like people stowed away inside a container on the vessel, the US Coast Guar More

  • Constitution to be followed on letter to Swiss courts: Kaira on 2012-06-28 00:37:00

    F.P. Islamabad Office ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Qamar Zaman Kaira on Wednesday said that the Constitution would be followed on the issue of writing a letter to the More

  • SC adjourns hearing on 2012-06-28 00:37:00

    of BB murder FIR case ISLAMABAD (INP): The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Wednesday adjourned the hearing of a petition for registration of second FIR of Benazir Bhutto murder till July 17 owing to dea More

  • Shahbuddin files interim bail plea on 2012-06-28 00:37:00

    RAWALPINDI (APP): Member National Assembly Makhdoom Shahbuddin on Wednesday filed a petition in the Rawalpindi Bench of the Lahore High Court (LHC) seeking termination of arrest warrant and interim ba More

  • Contempt hearing against Babar put off on 2012-06-28 00:37:00

    F.P. Islamabad Office ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Wednesday adjourned contempt of court proceedings against former law minister Dr Babar Awan till July 2. A two-member bench of the apex court co More

  • A cruel joke: Sarabjit's wife on 2012-06-28 00:37:00

    AMRITSAR (INP): Till late on Tuesday night Sukhpreet Kaur and Poonam Kaur , wife and daughter of Sarabjit Singh were dancing , sharing sweets and receiving congratulations from the family members, fri More

  • 3 robbers dead in Karachi on 2012-06-28 00:37:00

    KARACHI (INP): At least three robbers were killed and another arrested in injured condition after exchange of fire with police here late Tuesday night. According to details, due to surge in robberies More

  • Shazia Mari elected MNA on 2012-06-28 00:37:00

    ISLAMABAD (APP): The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Wednesday declared Ms Shazia Mari as elected member of National Assembly (MNA) on seat reserved for women from Sindh province. The seat has b More

  • PM appoints 2 more advisors on 2012-06-28 00:37:00

    ISLAMABAD (APP): Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf Wednesday appointed two more advisors on Industries and Human Rights. According to the notification issued here today, Muhammad Basharat Raja has bee More

  • Protest against load shedding on 2012-06-28 00:37:00

    WANA (INP): Tribesmen blocked Wana-Dera Ismail Khan Road in South Waziristan Agency during protest against long hours loadshedding on Wednesday. Sources said that tribesmen in Wana, headquarters of So More

  • Son of tribal leader killed on 2012-06-28 00:37:00

    CHAGAI (APP): Unidemtified armed men shot dead the son of a tribal leader over an old enmity in Pak-Afghan border area in Chagai district on Wednesday. Tehsildar Dalbandin Sahab Dad said that the vict More

  • Mother, daughter shot dead on 2012-06-28 00:37:00

    F.P. Report MARDAN: A woman and her young daughter were killed by unidentified persons at their home in civic Mardan area of Mustafabad on Wednesday. According to Par Hoti police, Akbar Khan lodged a More

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