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Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has suggested three names for the caretaker Prime Minister in response to a letter of Opposition leader in the National Assembly, spokesman for the PM office said on Thursday. The prime minister in his letter proposed three names of former Finance Minister Dr Hafeez Shaikh, former State Bank Governor […]
Pakistan has rejected claims by Indian officials that the two militants who stormed a paramilitary camp near a cricket ground in Indian-occupied Kashmir Wednesday “seem to be from across the border, probably Pakistan.” Indian officials said that at least five security forces personnel were killed and injured eight others in suicide attack at Bemina […]
Police in Quetta say they have arrested a group of children who could be used for blasts in the city and other parts of Balochistan. The arrested children were produced at a press conference in Quetta and the police said they were arrested during a targeted operation. Senior police official said the children […]
Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf Wednesday promised free and fair election in his last address to the federal cabinet. He also said that transparent polls are pre-requisite for democracy‚ integrity and development. He said only the elected representatives can set direction for the country that is economically sustainable‚ socially and politically acceptable. The […]
The man who has served as Pakistan’s Prime Minister for few months again wants to take the responsibility again. Pakistan Muslim League (PML-Q) Chief, Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, said on Wednesday that he should be named as the caretaker prime minister. He was talking to reporters at the PML-Q central office in Islamabad after […]
Hostilities in Pakistani politics are so deep that political leaders do not accommodate opinion of rivals even if they come up with recommendation in line with the constitution. The opposition Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) last week proposed three names for the caretaker Prime Minister, however, Information Minister Qamar-uz-Zaman Kaira laughed at the names. […]
Experts and businessmen have welcomed the ground-breaking of the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline and said the project will resolve the serious energy crisis in the country. President Asif Ali Zardari and his Iranian counterpart Dr Mahmoud Ahmadinejad performed on Monday groundbreaking of the project. The project will deliver 750 million cubic feet of gas […]
A bomb blast killed a police man and a child in a crowded marketplace in Bannu on Tuesday, police said. Nearly 18 more people were injured when the bomb targeted a police mobile near Cantt police station. An official at the district hospital, Dr Farooq Khattak, said two of the injured died of […]
Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf Saturday visited shrine of great sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti in Ajmer Sharif. First Lady and other family members also accompanied the Prime Minister. He also laid wreath on the mazar and offered Fateha. Earlier‚ the Indian External Affairs Minister Salman Khursheed called on Prime Minister Raja […]
President Asif Ali Zardari has condemned attacks on Christians in Lahore and sought report from the authorities. Chief Minister, Shehbaz Sharif, ordered judicial inquiry into the torching of the houses of Christian community by a mob in Badami Bagh area on Saturday and suspended two police officers. He told a news conference that […]
A bomb blast in mosque in Peshawar killed at least six people and injured nearly 30 others, hospital sources and police said. Police said the blast ripped through the mosque near Meena Bazaar area in Peshawar when the people had gathered for noon prayers. The blast also caused damage to Jamia Chishtia mosque. […]
Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf arrived in the Indian city of Jaipur Saturday on a day-long private visit during which he will attend a lunch hosted by external affairs minister Salman Khurshid but no “substantive” discussions between the two sides are likely, the India media reported. He will attend Khurshid for lunch at the […]
