
Despite opposition from various parties, the government on Thursday tabled Fair Trail Bill in the National Assembly. The bill which was tabled by Law Minister Farooq Naek was approved after amendments proposed by the PML-N and MQM were incorporated. Speaking on the floor of the National Assembly, Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf said […]

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Justice (Retd) Fakhruddin G Ebrahim on Thursday pledged that the task of drawing up new constituency boundaries in Karachi would be completed in the light of the Supreme Court verdict despite reservations of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM). While chairing a consultative meeting of Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) which […]

Pakistan ODI skipper Misbah-ul-Haq has said that Shahid Afridi, who was dropped initially, might be reconsidered for the 50-over series against India. As a result of his terrible show with both bat and ball recently, Afridi lost his place in the three-match ODI series against India. He was selected for a couple of T20s though. […]
Dec 20 2012 | Posted in
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Although political leaders are struggling to enter into new alliances and seat adjustment ahead of the parliamentary polls, tradition electioneering and hustle and bustle have yet to pick up. The tenure of the current National Assembly four provincial assemblies will complete on March 17. A caretaker government will be installed for two months to […]

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) funded 56.4 megawatts wind power project Jhampir is expected to start generating electricity from next month as the implementing company has completed all necessary work in this regard. This is in addition to the project of Fauji Fertiliser Company Energy Limited (FFCEL) that is likely to become operational from […]
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Finally, President Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday signed into law ‘The Right to Free and Compulsory Education Bill 2012’ to ensure provision of free-of-cost education to children of age 5-16 years. Speaking on the occasion‚ he hoped it would go a long way in ensuring free and compulsory education to the children of the […]

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan has vowed to defeat the ‘fake leadership’ of Lahore, redeeming the hopes of those who had joined hands with him in bringing change in the country. Speaking to a delegation headed by PTI leader Chaudhry Tariq Irshad Khan, he said that both PML-N and PPP had betrayed the […]
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Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf on Wednesday said Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) pursues the politics of peoples’ interests and believes in serving the masses without any discrimination. Addressing a public meeting in Haripur, the premier recalled that before founding of the PPP by Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto‚ the politics was confined to drawing rooms […]

Renowned lawyer and Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) Senator Barrister Aitzaz Ahsan has declined to represent Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain in the contempt of court notice against him. Speaking to media representatives in Islamabad, the legal expert said he could not take the case due to the fact that Chief Justice Iftikhar […]
Dec 19 2012 | Posted in
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Doctor Michele Ferrari denies his connections with Lance Armstrong Dr. Michele Ferrari has denied all the doping allegations related to Lance Armstrong case and stated that he never had any contact with the American regarding the issue. “I never saw any doping practice from Lance Armstrong,” Ferrari told Al Jazeera in a television interview on Friday. “I can […]
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The Workplace Sanity Empowering women is the most sophisticated way of accelerating social and economic development. Such are the ideal concepts, being practiced in today’s modern world. While we have seen phenomenal changes taking place across the world in recent decades, the status and fate of women, who have been treated badly through the centuries […]
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As a continuity of the orchestrated attack on polio campaigning teams, the World Health Organization (WHO) has directed its field staff to stop work in Pakistan. At least two people were killed and two others were injured when three teams involved in the nationwide polio vaccination drive were attacked in Peshawar, Nowshera and Charsadda, in […]