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  • SC returns reply on 2012-07-24 23:25:31

    F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court Registrar Office on Tuesday returned the federation's reply submitted by the Attorney General in the NRO implementation case after objecting to the requests m More

  • PM summons cabinet meeting on 2012-07-24 23:25:31

    ISLAMABAD (Online): Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has summoned a meeting of federal cabinet today, Wednesday. The Cabinet meeting would be briefed by Law minister, Farooq .H. Naek regarding cont More

  • President calls party meeting on 2012-07-24 23:25:31

    ISLAMABAD (Online): President Asif Ali Zardari has formally summoned high level meeting of top heads of the party today (Wednesday). More

  • Violent protests in Punjab, KP on 2012-07-24 23:25:31

    GUJRANWALA (INP): Prolonged and unscheduled power outages continued to irk the routine life as well as trade activities in various cities of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Tuesday forcing the citize More

  • CCA provided immunity to privileged class: SC on 2012-07-24 23:25:31

    F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Tuesday observed that new law was made to provide immunity to the privileged class. A five member bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice Iftikha More

  • OIC summit on Aug 14-15 on 2012-07-24 23:25:31

    ISLAMABAD (APP): The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) will hold its fourth extra-ordinary summit in Makkah Al-Mukarramah, on August 14-15, on the suggestion of King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz to More

  • Al Qaeda on road to defeat, says Obama on 2012-07-24 23:25:31

    WASHINGTON (INP): Asserting that al Qaeda is on the road to defeat, US President Barack Obama has reminded Americans that before his election in 2008 he had pledged to kill Osama bin Laden and he ac More

  • DDS attacked in Quetta; attacker killed on 2012-07-24 23:25:31

    QUETTA (Online): Unidentified gunmen on Tuesday injured Deputy Director Schools Abrar Ahmed at Shawakshah Road on Tuesday morning. Gunmen ambushed Abrar Ahmed's vehicle when he reached his office at More

  • Sherpao narrowly escapes attack on 2012-07-24 23:25:31

    PESHAWAR (Online): President Pakistan People's Party (Sherpao), Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao, narrowly escaped from terrorist attack when unidentified persons hurled hand grenade on PPP Sherpao office at More

  • TTP warns of more attacks on 2012-07-24 23:25:31

    ISLAMABAD (INP): Banned Tehreek-e-Talban Pakistan (TTP) commander, Wali ur Rehman has openly warned that "TTP will act against Islamabad's interests with the support of Haqqani Network, if it launches More

  • Six more held in fake visa scam on 2012-07-24 23:25:31

    ISLAMABAD (Online): Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Tuesday arrested six more people including five women involved in fake passport scandal, exposed by a British tabloid. Meanwhile, the central ch More

  • British agents working in Pakistan on 2012-07-24 23:25:31

    LONDON (INP): Highly-trained British agents have been in Pakistan working with authorities there to prevent security breaches during the Olympic Games in London, Downing Street said Tuesday. The new More

  • PM calls on President on 2012-07-24 23:25:31

    ISLAMABAD (APP): Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf called on President Asif Ali Zardari here at the Aiwan-e-Sadr on Tuesday night and discussed the current energy situation in the country. The Prime M More

  • Chashnupp-2 out of order on 2012-07-24 23:25:31

    ISLAMABAD (Online): The Chashma Nuclear Power Plant stopped generating electricity after developing some technical fault on Tuesday, leading to suspension of 325MW of electricity. According to the min More

  • Seven militants killed in Tirah on 2012-07-24 23:25:31

    F.P. Report JAMRUD: Seven militants were killed and many others received severe injuries when the fighter planes hit their hideouts in Tera Vally, Jamrud tehsil, on Tuesday. Official sources said the More

  • Krishna to visit from Sept 7 on 2012-07-24 23:25:31

    ISLAMABAD (INP): Indian External Affairs Minister S M Krishna will undertake a three-day visit to Pakistan from September 7 to review the second round of the bilateral dialogue process with his counte More

  • Pakistan to get $1.10b CSF on 2012-07-24 23:25:31

    ISLAMABAD (INP): Pakistan is to get the first installment of Coalition Support Fund (CSF) that remained frozen for 14 months in two days, finance ministry officials said on Tuesday. More

  • 7 militants killed in Orakzai on 2012-07-24 23:25:31

    ORAKZAI (INP): Up to seven militants were killed when security forces pounded hideouts of the insurgents in Upper Orakzai Agency on Tuesday. More

  • No favorites in Afghanistan: Khar on 2012-07-24 23:25:31

    Anwer Abbas ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has started devising a strong policy on Afghanistan amid cordial ties with all groups of Afghanistan, including Northern Alliance not promoting favorites there, that More

  • We like cricket diplomacy, says US on 2012-07-24 23:25:31

    WASHINGTON (INP): Cricket might sound and look like Greek to the Americans, but they are in full support of the cricket diplomacy between archrivals India and Pakistan. "We're for cricket. We don't u More

  • NSC expresses reservations on NATO supply routes on 2012-07-24 23:25:31

    F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: Parliament's National Security Committee on Tuesday has decided to give its recommendations for the policy making regarding Afghanistan to deal with post-American Afghanistan s More

  • Youth are ray of hope for country's future, says CJP on 2012-07-24 23:25:31

    F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: A Delegation of National Youth Assembly meets the Chief Justice of Pakistan The Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhary said, "the youth are the ray of ho More

  • Senate body fails to build consensus on DRA on 2012-07-24 23:25:31

    ISLAMABAD (Online): Senate Standing-committee for National Regulation has been unsuccessful in building a consensus about a bill for establishment of Drug Regulatory Authority. On the recommendations More

  • JI, MQM leaders' ice breaking meeting on 2012-07-24 23:25:31

    LAHORE (INP): Leaders of two arch rival political parties, Jamaat-e-Islami and MQM, held their first formal dialogue at the former's headquarters in Mansura, Lahore and agreed to maintain political co More

  • HIT maintains international standard for production on 2012-07-24 23:25:31

    RAWALPINDI (APP): Heavy Industries Taxila (HIT) the manufacturer of different indigenous machinery right from state-of-the-art Tanks to Armed Personnel Carrier (APC) has been maintaining international More

  • US, Pakistan trust at lowest ebb: Fienstien on 2012-07-24 23:25:31

    WASHINGTON (INP): The trust between the US and Pakistan is very low, a top American Senator has said, ahead of the crucial visit of the new head of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) to Washington. More

  • 7 children hurt in scrap blast on 2012-07-24 23:25:31

    Sahibzada Afridi KOHAT: At least seven children were critically injured when explosive devices went-off in Mazeedkhel area, Kohat, on Tuesday. Sources said the children were playing near the scrap of More

  • Constitutional breakdown in Balochistan: CJ on 2012-07-24 23:25:50

    Fazal-ur-Rahman ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Tuesday has issued its short order in the Balochistan law and order case and observed that the constitution is not being enforced nor are court orders More

  • PM can't write letter to Swiss court, SC told on 2012-07-24 23:25:50

    ISLAMABAD (Online): The federation on Tuesday submitted its reply to the Supreme Court in the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) implementation case, in which it stated that Prime Minister Raja P More

  • PM orders reduction in load shedding hours on 2012-07-24 23:25:50

    F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf on Tuesday took strong exception to the long hours of load-shedding in many areas of the country during the last two days although power gener More

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