
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has suggested August 6 for the presidential elections, the ECP officials said on Tuesday. The five-year constitutional term Zaradri, who was elected president in September 2008, will complete on September 8 this year. Elections for the President must be held one month before the expiry of the term of […]

Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said on Tuesday that Pakistan and United States have agreed to hold dialogue on the cooperation in civil nuclear technology. He was talking to media after a meeting with American trade delegation headed by Elizabeth Little who called on him in Islamabad. The Minister said the US delegation expressed willingness to […]

A shutter-down strike, called to condemn the killing of four members of the Hazara community, disrupted life in Quetta on Tuesday, residents said. The Hazara Democratic Party and other Shiite groups had called for the strike as they observed mourning day. Gunmen in a car opened fire on a car Monday evening, killing […]

Unidentified gunmen shot dead four people in Quetta Monday evening in a sectarian-motivated attack, police said. The gunmen, in a car, sprayed bullets at a vehicle of a trader belonging to Shia Hazara community as he was heading home. Police said four gunmen opened fire at the vehicle, carrying five persons, on the busy […]

Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif Monday expressed the confidence that there will be substantial decrease in load-shedding in coming months due to short measures initiated by the government. Addressing the inaugural ceremony of the New Bong Escape Hydropower Project in Mirpur, the Prime Minister said a number of measures have been initiated to […]

President, Asif Ali Zardari, will not seek second time, Presidential Spokesman, senator Farhatullah Babar said on Monday. The term of Mr. Zaradri, who was elected President in September 2008, will complete in the second week of September this year. “President Asif Ali has decided not to contest election for the second time,” Babar told reporters […]

Pakistan on Monday strongly condemns the US drone strike that killed two people in North Waziristan tribal agency late on July 13. It was third US attack since Sharif has come to power, two suspected militants riding a motorcycle were struck by missiles in the Mir Ali on Saturday night. “These unilateral strikes are a […]

The Federal Board of Revenue says that sales tax on old and used clothes has been reduced. The official spokesperson of the FBR was clarifying a news item appearing in a section of the press, which had stated that the govt has increased sales tax on used cloths. She stated that Sales Tax on old and […]

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has delayed demonstrations against load shedding in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa scheduled for Monday, the ruling party said. Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) Pervez Khattak was to lead the protest. PTI says it wants to consult other parties for joint protest. The federal gov’t was also unhappy at the announcement made by a group […]

Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pervez Khattak, will lead a rally in Peshawar on Monday to protest against the long power outage in the province, provincial assembly members said on Sunday. Addressing a press conference in Peshawar, Pakistan Tehreek Insaf MPAs described the load-shedding as a conspiracy against their government. They demanded immediate removal […]

Pakistan’s first private hydro power project is being inaugurated in Mirpur‚ Azad Kashamir on Monday. Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif is expected to inaugurate the project. The 84 megawatt run-of-the river New Bong Escape Hydropower Project will contribute 540 GWh of green energy annually to the National Grid. The project […]

Pakistan army said Sunday that its army officers have jumped from military helicopters for the first time in the country’s history. An army statement said a total of 24 Lady Officers of Pakistan Army successfully completed a three-week Basic Air Borne course at Parachute Training School in Peshawar. “Pakistan Army, in another landmark […]