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With the government cornered, president asks CJ to hear ZAB reference on daily basis

The Pakistan People’s Party threw the ball in Supreme Court’s court on Saturday by asking to fix an early date for hearing the reference of ‘judicial murder’ of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, the former Prime Minister of Pakistan and the founder of the PPP. In a special letter sent to the Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar […]

NATO to investigate Pakistan check post attack by its helicopters: NATO Commander in Afghanistan

NATO to investigate Pakistan check post attack by its helicopters: NATO Commander in Afghanistan The US commander in Afghanistan on Saturday promised a full investigation after Pakistan said a NATO air strike killed at least 23 soldiers, sending his condolences over any troops who may have died. “This incident has my highest personal attention and […]

DCC decides vacation of Shamsi air base in 15 days

DCC decides vacation of Shamsi air base in 15 days As a strong message of reaction, the Defence Committee of the Cabinet (DCC) on Saturday ordered the United States to vacate the Shamsi airbase within 15 days and closed NATO supply lines into Afghanistan in response to a deadly cross-border NATO incursion. In its emergency […]

NATO attack leaves Pakistani soldiers dead in tribal areas

Pakistan’s Foreign Office has condemned NATO’s strike on Pakistani check post in the tribal area agency near the Pak-Afghan border inside the Pakistani territory. Pakistan’s foreign ministry spokeswoman Tehmina Janjua stated in her statement, “Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani has condemned in the strongest terms the Nato/Isaf attack on the Pakistani post. On his direction, […]

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority’s (PTA) new drama!

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority’s (PTA) new drama! PTA spokesman Mohammed Younis Wednesday denied the existence of the plan, which has met with derision from mobile phone users in the country. "If at all we finally decide to go for this process, then we will prepare a list in consultation with the mobile operators," Younis told a […]

Sony and Microsoft embark on race to launch next generation consoles

  It was considered a major mistake by Sony to launch PlayStation 3 after their competitors. Jim Ryan, CEO of PlayStation Europe thinks that they made the wrong move and will not repeat their antics agiain. "I would consider it to be an error being significantly behind the competition with PlayStation 4 in relation to […]

Mark Sidwell says that U.K wants Pakistan to retain peace with the Haqqani network

Mark Sidwell says that U.K wants Pakistan to retain peace with the Haqqani network Urging Pakistan to use its influence to get the Haqqani network to come to the negotiation table with NATO and enter a reconciliation process, British Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Mark Sedwill said, “We don’t want Pakistan to take military […]

Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani says that scandals won’t derail Pakistani government

Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani has come out and said that his government will not lose any power and those targeting the government on purpose in the ongoing memogate scandal are setting themselves up for a massive disappointment. He said that his government will make sure that they hold free and fair elections in 2013 […]

Lahore High Court bars Pakistan Television from finalising deal with Ten Sports

Lahore High Court bars Pakistan Television from finalising deal with Ten Sports Lahore High Court has stopped the Pakistan Television Corporation (PTC) from finalising a deal with Ten Sports for sub-licensing rights to telecast International Cricket Council (ICC) Cricket events from 2012 to 2015. Justice Umar Ata Bandial issued the order on a petition filed […]

Nokia extends warranty from 12 months to 24 months through Nokia Care Protect

Nokia extends warranty from 12 months to 24 months through Nokia Care Protect Nokia, one of the world’s most desiring mobile handsets manufacturing company, has introduced a new Scheme called Nokia Care Protect in Pakistan through which the 12 month guarantee of their cell phones will be lengthened to 24 months at insignificant operating cost. […]

A Farewell to Hameed Akhter

Hameed Akhtar, the eminent progressive writer, journalist, film director and the recipient of Presidential Pride of Performance, passed away in Lahore in October 2011. He died of cancer after prolonged illness at the age of 87. He is survived with three daughters, including TV artist Saba Pervaiz and a son. To commemorate Hameed Akhtar’s sixty […]

Islamic Relief Pakistan warns winters will bring more misery to flood survivors

Islamic Relief Pakistan warns winters will bring more misery to flood survivors Millions of the flood affectees of Sindh are at great risk as the winters approach fast in the flood-hit areas of Southern Pakistan, said the country director of Islamic Relief Pakistan, Fadlullah Wilmot. Mr Wilmot said that the devastated floods that struck Pakistan […]

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