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It is quite a welcoming gesture that Parliament will decide new terms of engagement with the United States in light of the recommendations prepared by Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PCNS). Since last four decades, a military dominated establishment used to formulate foreign policy exclusively. Without taking political leaderships and foreign office into confidence, the […]
Irrespective of their demands and even protest demonstrations, power consumers across the country have no path to fend off the sums that keeps to be added to their electric bills. In the latest blow, National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has made an increment of Rs 6.39 per unit. Although they spared lifeline users consuming […]
Terming the Pakistan-Iran gas pipeline project as requisite for the country’s energy requirements, politicians belonging to different political parties urged the government to go on the plan. Governor Balochistan Nawab Zulfiqar Ali Magsi advised the incumbent not to accept foreign pressure on the project, saying it will further strengthen the bilateral ties between the two […]
Quoting the report of Joint Investigation Team (JIT) to probe the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, Mark Siegel reported that former president Pervez Musharraf knew of the plotting of the BB’s murder. Siegel, an adviser and friend of late Benazir Bhutto, wrote that Musharraf was aware of the timing and personally ordered the destruction of evidences. […]
Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar on Wednesday said Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status would be given to India by December 2012, adding it will help in strengthening the country’s economy. While speaking to a private TV channel, the foreign minister said India will automatically get the MFN status when trade relations become normalize between […]
Former ambassador to the US, Husain Haqqani, denied all allegations levelled against him by Mansoor Ijaz in the memo case despite confessing the telephonic conversation between the two. He submitted his detailed 25-page reply to the Judicial Commission, saying, “All the Blackberry messages and emails produced by Ijaz to prove his allegations are false and […]
Aitzaz Ahsan, the counsel for Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani in the contempt of court case, objected to the seven-member bench of the Supreme Court, making the situation more complex. The senior lawyer stated that his objection was legitimate and holds purely legal grounds. In case his plea is admitted, eight other judges including […]
PM Gilani inaugurates the National Zero Hunger Program, announces establishment of National Council for Food Security ISLAMABAD: (21 March 2012) Prime Minister, Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani has inaugurated the ‘National Zero Hunger Program’ aimed at attaining food security and reducing malnourishment in Pakistan. He also announced establishment of ‘National Council for Food Security’, comprised of […]
Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan has stoked his raising fight with Salman Rushdie, terming him a man with a small mindset. Speaking to NDTV, the cricketer-turned politician explained the reason for not participating in the conference, saying he could not appear with a man who had offended the world’s Muslims. Imran Khan and Salman […]
Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani, whose tone has been altered after Senate elections, on Wednesday said a shuffle in the cabinet is a routine matter but his resignation is not. While speaking to the media, apparently the defiance premier said parliament was a responsible institution and whatever decision it takes will in the larger […]
Apparently we are moving back to dark ages, as the days of affordable electricity are ostensibly over for poor segments of the society. In the latest blow, the government on Tuesday increased power tariff at the rate of Rs 6.39 per unit under the fuel adjustment charge, tightening the noose around the already economically oppressed […]
In order to boost up the country’s economy, Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Wednesday underscored the need for chalking out new policies and strategies for the socioeconomic support of the people of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB). While chairing the third session of Gilgit-Baltistan Council, the premier said both the council and the government should work […]
