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PM contempt case hearing adjourned till Feb 1
A seven-member Bench of the Supreme Court on Thursday gave 12 days to Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani for submitting his detailed reply in the contempt of court case regarding the non-implementation on the NRO judgement and adjourned the … Continue reading
Pakistani Foreign Minister: U.S. Crossed ‘Red Lines’; ‘The Tendency of Considering Pakistan a Part of the [Afghan] Problem … is Simply Out of Place’
In a recent interview, Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar argued that the United States has crossed “red lines” in its relations with Pakistan. Citing the November 2011 NATO raid that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers as a violation of Pakistan’s … Continue reading
Pakistan mourns young genius Arfa Karim’s demise
Computer programming Arfa Karim Randhawa’s has been laid to rest in her village Ram Divali in Faisalabad. Arfa Karim’s funeral prayers were offered in Lahore and Faisalabad on Sunday. Many prominent leaders including the CM Punjab Shahbaz Sharif and Corps … Continue reading
Imran Khan , a new hope for Pakistan
For the first time in the lives of young people in Pakistan, they see hope in a political figure. The political setup that they have been raised with from their childhood growing up with General Zia to the 1990′s era … Continue reading
Hope good terms with India will continue: Hina Rabbani Khar
Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar on Tuesday expressed hope that the positive trends seen in Indo-Pak relations in 2011 would continue this year to boost the agenda of development and prosperity in the region. Khar made the remarks when … Continue reading
Sugar price reduced at utility stores
Sugar price has been reduced by Rs 10 per kilogram in all the utility stores across the country. Now sugar will be available at Rs 42 per kg instead of Rs 52 to the consumers following the implementation of this … Continue reading
PIA’s accumulative loss exceeds to Rs 100bn
The accumulative loss of national flag carrier, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has exceeded to Rs 100 billion, it was informed at a meeting of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Defence on Friday. Nawab Abdul Ghani Talpur, MNA chaired the … Continue reading
Sialkot news
One person was injured when a five-storey building collapsed here. The building had been declared hazardous and evacuated earlier. The building was located on Kashmir Road and a search operation is underway to determine if more people were present inside … Continue reading
Energy crisis: ‘No load shedding during Ramazan’
Peshawar Electric Supply Company (Pesco) has announced that no load shedding would occur for domestic consumers during Sehr and Iftar in the holy month of Ramazan. The company has requested consumers to avoid use of extra load so that the … Continue reading
Pakistan appoints 34-year-old woman as its new foreign minister
Hina Rabbani Khar only turned 34 this week. But despite her youth – and particularly her gender – she has been catapulted to one of the top jobs in a deeply conservative Pakistan where political careers have often ended in … Continue reading