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Pakistani companies showcase products at Malaysia Halal Show

Six leading Pakistani food and beverage companies are attending the 10th edition of Malaysian International Halal Showcase (MIHAS) 2013 which started on Wednesday at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC) in the Malaysian capital.   The four-day international trade fair being organized by the Ministry of International Trade & Industry (MITI) Malaysia has brought together […]

Pakistan votes in favour of UN arms trade treaty

Pakistan vote in favour of the resolution adopted in the General Assembly on Tuesday on Arms Trade Treaty to demonstrate solidarity with the people and States negatively impacted by the illicit trade in conventional arms, particularly small arms and light weapons.   Speaking on the occasion Pakistan’s Permanent representative to the UN, Ambassador Masood Khan […]

Interim ministers get portfolios

The caretaker Prime Minister Mir Hazar Khan Khoso Wednesday allocated portfolios to the Federal Ministers who took oath yesterday, an official statement said.   Foreign Ministry has not yet been allotted to any minister in the cabinet.   Ministers and their portfolio are following.   1.     Malik Habib                                  Interior, Narcotics Control   2.     Mr. Ahmer […]

24 fake degree holders summoned by election commission

The Election Commission of Pakistan has summoned 24 fake degree holders to present for hearing in Islamabad on Friday.   These include Shafiq Ahmed Gujar‚ Rubina Irfan‚ Tariq Magsi‚ Israrullah Zehri‚ Mir Nadir Magsi‚ Umar Gorgej‚ Mir Mohabbat Khan Marri and Shumaila Rana.   Meanwhile, the Election Commission of Pakistan has so far received 16688 […]

Imran to contest on five NA seats

Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan will contest the May 11 elections for five National Assembly seats.   Khan will contest elections for five national assembly seats from the constituencies NA-1 (Peshawar-II), NA-56 (Rawalpindi-VII), NA-71 (Mianwali-I), NA-122 (Lahore-V), NA-125 (Lahore-VIII).   PTI has also announced candidates for many seats across the country.   Meanwhile Scrutiny […]

Hard days for former MPs as ex-MPA jailed for fake degree

Former members of the parliament and provincial assemblies are now facing hard days for their blunders they had done when they had been enjoying perks. They never took care of their misdeeds but now they are being made accountable by independent courts.   District and session judge in Dera Ismail Khan on Tuesday awarded a […]

Pakistan dismisses Afghan gov’t assertions on border construction

Pakistan on Tuesday rejected Afghan government’s claim that Pakistani military has started unilateral construction and is engaged in physical reinforcement activities along the border in the eastern Ningarhar province.   Afghan Foreign Ministry said on Monday that it has conveyed grave concern about the development to the Pakistani ambassador in Kabul, Muhammad Sadiq and demanded […]

Militants kill five kidnapped security men near Peshawar

Suspected militants Tuesday shot dead five security personnel hours after they attacked a power supply station near Peshawar, police said.   The police found the bullet-riddled bodies in a field after they were informed by the residents.   The security men were kidnapped after the militants fired rockets on the grid station in Budh Berh […]

Musharraf arrives in Islamabad

Former President Pervez Musharraf arrived in Islamabad late Monday for the first time after he ended his over four-year self-exile and returned home on March 24.   Musharraf’s plane landed at Islamabad’s international airport when paramilitary troops and policemen had been on alert in view of security concerns.   The law enforcement agencies had stopped […]

Imran Khan wants Pakistan quits US-led coalition

Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, Imran Khan, has reiterated his call for quitting the U.S.-led war saying there is no military solution to the violent extremism.   When asked about impression that he is a supporter of the Taliban, Khan told radio Pakistan in an interview that he has never supported the Taliban.   “I was opposing […]

Gen: Kayani urges ISAF to check attacks from Afghan soil

Army chief, General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, on Monday urged the top commander of foreign forces in Afghanistan to help Pakistan check cross-border attacks launched from inside Afghanistan, the military said.   General Kayani and General Joseph F. Dunford, Commander International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), met in the garrison city of Rawalpindi and discussed a variety […]

The U.S.-funded Entrepreneurs Project in Pakistan spurs entrepreneurial growth among low-income communities to address a growing need for economic opportunity.   This project provides skills and improves the business know-how of low-income women with home businesses. Through this project, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) provides female artisans with the skills to improve […]

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