
After The Pakistan Peoples Party and the Pakistan Muslim League-N failed to reach consensus on the name of a caretaker Prime Minister, the matter has now been referred to a parliamentary committee to make a decision in three days. The eight-member committee meets in Islamabad Wednesday afternoon. Speaker National Assembly Dr. Fehmida Mirza […]

Speaker National Assembly Dr. Fehmida Mirza has constituted the committee on appointment of the Caretaker Prime Minister as the PPP-PML-N could not remove the deadlock, the assembly secretariat said Tuesday. According to the notification the Speaker has constituted the Committee in pursuance of the constitutional provisions. The committee was formed after the Pakistan […]

Former President Supreme Court Bar Association Asma Jehangir Tuesday declined to accept the role of caretaker Chief Minister in Punjab. The PPP had proposed Asma Jehangir in its list which also included Mian Amir, former Lahore mayor and a PML-Q leader. He also refused to accept the role. The PPP had also proposed the […]

The Khyber Pakthunkhwa Governor Engineer Shaukatullah Khan on Tuesday dissolved the provincial assembly on the advice of Chief Minister Amir Haider Khan Hoti. The Governor signed the summery sent to him by the Chief Minister at 2:12 pm. The Chief Minister while exercising his power under article 112 (1) of the Constitution has sent […]

The Election Commission Tuesday allotted symbols to different political parties for the upcoming general elections. Symbol of Tiger has been allotted to PML-N‚ Bicycle PML-Q ‚ Scale Jamaat-e-Islami‚ Lantern Awami National Party‚ Kite MQM‚ Flower Pakistan Muslim League-F‚ Wheel Jamhoori Watan Party‚ Missile Tehrik-e-Tahafuz Pakistan‚ and Book has been allotted to JUI-F. The […]

American scientists and Pakistani wheat experts are collaborating to increase Pakistan’s wheat harvest and ensure greater prosperity to farmers nationwide. A bi-national team of scientists, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), met in Faisalabad last week to evaluate wheat varieties for disease-resistance. In order to determine which wheat varieties will perform […]

Lawyers across Pakistan Tuesday boycotted courts’ proceedings against the yesterday’s audacious suicide attack on judicial complex in Peshawar. At least four people were killed and nearly 30 others were injured in the Monday’s attack. Two armed bombers sneaked into the complex in high security zone and started indiscriminate firing and later exploded their […]

Pakistani Taliban on Monday suspended their peace talks offer after the government ignored their proposal as they had refused to stop attacks. Taliban had offered conditional talks in early February and at the same time they continued attacks on security forces and opponents. A Taliban video said they are suspending talks because of […]

President Asif Ali Zardari has invited Egyptian investment in key sectors of economy including Infrastructure, Energy, Mining, Textile, Real Estate and Tourism in talks with Egyptian President Dr Muhammad Morsy. He also invited Egyptian investors to avail the huge incentive packages being offered to foreign investors and entrepreneurs for investment in the Special […]

Air Commodore (Retd) Muhammad Mahmood Alam, Sitara-i-Jur’at (with Bar), a veteran of 1965 and 1971 wars and world renowned ace pilot of PAF, who died in Karachi on Monday, was an icon and a role model not only for the PAF airmen but also for the Muslims across the world. He died after prolonged […]

Pakistan and Egypt Monday signed five Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) on an Executive programme for cooperation in different fields, officials said. The agreements were signed after the visiting Egyptian President, Dr. Mohamed Morsy and his Pakistani counterpart held bilateral talks in Islamabad. The two Presidents witnessed the signing ceremony at the Presidency. […]

A group of suicide bombers struck Judicial Complex in Peshawar Monday killed at least four persons and injured 30 others, doctors and police said. Additional IG Masood Afridi told reporters that police intercepted two suicide bombers equipped with pistols and hand grenades when they tried to enter in the courtroom of Additional Session Judge […]