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Tahir Khan
Joined on: Dec 04, 2012 Published stories: 1513

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Army to ensure peaceful elections

The army on Friday assured the Election Commission its complete support in peacefully holding the upcoming parliamentary polls, the military said.   The assurance comes at a time when the recent series of deadly bomb attacks in parts of the had raised concerns over peaceful elections, likely to take place in May.   Ministers say the […]

Election Commissioner says fair poll constitutional obligation

Chief Election Commissioner, Justice (Retd.) Fakhruddin G Ebrahim says that free, fair and transparent elections are the ultimate goal of the Election Commission.   “We are committed to fulfilling our Constitutional obligation to giving the nation a free and fair election,” he said on Thursday at the opening ceremony of the Training of Master Trainers […]

Nawaz Sharif vows to deal with challenges in PML-N manifesto

Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) Thursday launched its manifesto for the parliamentary elections as its chief Nawaz Sharif vowed to deal with the challenging issues of terrorism, militancy, poor law and order, corruption, worst power shortage, unemployment and inflation.   Political activities are gaining momentum for the elections planned in May this year as the current assemblies […]

Zardari to visit Iran on March 11

President Asif Ali Zardari will visit Iran to perform ground-breaking of gas pipeline project on Monday,  the Foreign Ministry says.   Foreign Office spokesman Moazzam Ahmad Khan said at the weekly news briefing in Islamabad Thursday that several heads of state have also been invited to attend the ceremony.   He said Ministry of Petroleum […]

PM Pervez Asharf to visit Ajmer Sharif on Saturday

Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf would pay a personal visit to India on Saturday on a personal visit, the Foreign Ministry said Thursday.   Foreign Ministry spokesman, Moazzam Khan said that the Prime Minister will visit the shrine of Muslim saint ‘Ajmer Sharif’.   Responding to questions at weekly press briefing the spokesman said that […]

PM Ahsraf tells last Cabinet meeting elections on time

Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf on Thursday told the last meeting of the federal cabinet that fair and transparent elections will be held on time.   In his opening remarks at the federal cabinet ‚ he said judiciary‚ media and election commission are independent and free‚ therefore there is no chance for any rigging in […]

Pakistan improves ranks on WEF travel and tourism report

Pakistan has shown slight improvement on the Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report 2013 of the Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report of the World Economic Forum (WEF).   The biennial report, published under the theme, Reducing Barriers to Economic Growth and Job Creation, sees considerable movement in the Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index’s 14 pillars in […]

ECC approves GST, customs exemption on Karachi Circular Railway

The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet Wednesday approved exemption of all foreign and local components of the Karachi Circular Railway from imposition of general sales tax, customs duty and other federal levies in order to ensure financial viability of the project.   To facilitate and accelerate the project of Karachi Circular Railways, Ministry […]

PML-N proposes three names for caretaker PM

The opposition Pakistan Muslim league (PML-N) on Wednesday proposed three names for the caretaker Prime Minister, who will lead the interim setup after the dissolution of current assemblies on March 16.   The opposition has proposed names in line with the constitutional provisions and the government will also share their names with the opposition.   If […]

Karachi violence claims 10 lives as alert declared in hospitals

There is no let up in violence in Karachi as at least 10 people were killed in firing incidents in different part of the city on Wednesday, police and hospital sources said.   The violence gripped the city at a time when the Chief Justice was hearing a suo moto on the Abbas Town bomb […]

U.S. not to leave Afghanistan, says Ambassador Olson

Richard Olson US Ambassador

The U.S. ambassador in Islamabad, Richard Olson, on Wednesday said that the United States will not leave Afghanistan and will not repeat the mistake of late 80s.   “Let me be clear, the United States is not leaving Afghanistan. The terms of engagement might change, but the commitment will not,” the envoy said in a […]

MFN status not yet granted to India: minister

The National Assembly was informed on Wednesday that Pakistan has not yet granted Most Favoured Nation status to India for trade.   Minister for States and Frontier Regions Abbas Khan Afridi told the House during question hour that Pakistan maintains a Negative List of items for trade with India.   He said the elimination of […]

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