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Prime Minister Ashraf urges for widening tax base

Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has said widening the tax base and increasing tax-to-GDP ratio by raising the level of collection was imperative for sustainable development in the country.   While presiding over a meeting of Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), the premier said that there was recorded an increase of 22 per cent in […]

Memo case: Supreme Court displeases over absence of Hussain Haqqani

Expressing displeasure over the absence of former ambassador to the United States Hussain Haqqani, the Supreme Court of Pakistan said that he should have kept his promise as he was not granted exemption from appearing before the bench.   A nine-member bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhary resumed hearing […]

Delegation of Afghan Peace Council to arrive in Islamabad

Chairman of Afghan Peace Council Salahuddin Rabbani will arrive in Pakistan on Monday on a three-day-visit to hold talks with top leadership of Pakistan on Afghan reconciliation and peace process.   The delegation of Afghanistan’s High Peace Council, led by Chairman Salahuddin Rabbani, will meet President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf, and […]

Prime Minister Ashraf urges nation to move forward for new era of development

Strongly dispelling the impression of any clash among state institutions, Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has said that they should forgive each other and move towards a new era of development and progress in the country.   Speaking to the media, he said all the state institutions are working within their prescribed parameters. He said […]

Malala’s attackers trying to kill Pakistan; says President Asif Ali Zardari

Urging the nation to act urgently, President Asif Ali Zardari has said that the attackers of Malala Yousafzai were making efforts to destroy Pakistan, adding that the young peace activist represents the resilience of our girls and women.   In his message on International Malala Day, the president said that that the young girl was […]

Malala Yousafzai offers thanks for global support

Malala Yousafzai, who was shot in the head by Taliban in Swat last month, thanked on Friday her global supporters.   Ziauddin Yousafzai, her father on behalf of her 15-year-old girl stated, “She wants me to tell everyone how grateful she is and is amazed that men, women and children from across the world are […]

Operation in North Waziristan Pakistan’s internal matter: US Ambassador

Newly appointed American Ambassador to Pakistan Richard Olson has said that a military operation in North Waziristan is the internal matter of Pakistan.   “We share the concern of the government of Pakistan. The country has made more sacrifices in the war against extremism that any other country,” Olson said.   In an interview to […]

Committee forms to review ban on YouTube: Rehman Malik

Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik on Thursday announced that a committee has been formed to review the ban on video sharing website YouTube.   The minister said that the committee will first ask for software to help monitor controversial content being uploaded on the website.   Earlier on Tuesday, Malik had tweeted saying that he will […]

President Zardari urges nation to re-build Pakistan in accordance with vision of Iqbal

President Asif Ali Zardari urged the nation to rebuild Pakistan in accordance with the dreams and vision of the great visionary and poet of east, Allama Muhammad Iqbal.   In his message on the 135th birth anniversary of Allama Muhammad Iqbal, he said that this could best be done by understanding Islam in the light […]

PM Ashraf pledges to make Pakistan Islamic welfare moderate state

Prime Minister Raja Pervez pledged that they will dedicate all our energies to making Pakistan a real Islamic welfare moderate state and take Pakistan to the glory envisioned by Allama Iqbal.   In his message on the 135th birth anniversary of the great thinker of Islam and poet of the East, Allama Mohammad Iqbal, he […]

Balochistan Law and Order Case: Government files review petition against Supreme Court’s interim order

The federal government on Thursday filed a petition in the Supreme Court requesting it to review its verdict in the Balochistan law and order case.   On Oct 12, the apex court had issued an interim order on a petition on the law and order situation and human rights violations in Balochistan, stating that the […]

Rental power plants case: Supreme Court asks NAB to recover arrears from Turkish company

The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Thursday ordered the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to assure the court that the Turkish ship-mounted rental power plant Karkey will not be allowed to leave till the company clears its arrears.   A three-member bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry resumed hearing of the rental […]

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