Category archives for: Pakistan

Prime Minister Ashraf to inaugurate D-8 meeting on Monday

Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf today (Monday) will inaugurate a four-day meeting of the Developing-8 (D-8) countries to formulate a strategy to enhance their share in global trade by 15 per cent by 2018.   Secretary of the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) Abdul Qadeer Qazi while addressing a press conference said, “The D-8 […]

Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhary says fair polls constitutional requirement

Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhary on Saturday said that holding of transparent and fair elections was the constitutional requirement, adding that some clarifications have been sought from the ECP before arriving at any decision.   He was heading a meeting of the National Judicial Policy Making Committee (NJPMC).  Earlier, the Election Commission had requested to […]

Cody Miller and Ashley Specht secure gold medals – Indiana vs. Virginia vs. Penn State Tri Meet

Cody Miller and Ashley secured gold medal of the Men’s 100m breaststroke and Women’s 100yard breaststroke at the 2012 Indiana vs. Virginia vs. Penn State Tri Meet in Indiana. With his invincible pace, he stayed body length away from his toughest swimmer and reached the finishing wall for gold medal with a nice timing of […]

PEMRA takes notice of banned entertainment channels

Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) chairman Dr Abdul Jabbar while taking notice of the issue expressed concerns on closure of some entertainment channels on cable networks.   In a statement issued, the chairman said that some licensed cable operators have reportedly blocked the channels owing to a dispute between Cable Operators of Pakistan (CAP) […]

Team UnitedHealthcare signs Danny Summerhill for 2013 season

Team UnitedHealthcare signs Danny Summerhill for 2013 season After spending two seasons with the Team Garmin Sharp development side, Continental Chipotle Development Team, Danny Summerhill will now be seen with the Professional Continental squad, Team UnitedHealthcare for 2013 season. The cyclist was delighted after making it through to his first Professional Continental team and is […]

Former president Pervez Musharraf urges Pakistan, India to work for Kashmir resolution

Former president Pervez Musharraf has said that the Pakistan army wants resolution of the dispute with India, adding that it was important to resolve the root cause of dispute between the two countries and the relations forward.   Addressing the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit in New Delhi, the former military dictator said that it was […]

Over 4 million unverified voters part of electoral lists

In quite a shocking revelation, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has revealed that there were around 4.8 million voters included in the electoral lists without any physical verification.   According to the reports, 3.2 million unverified voters are in Punjab, 0.662 million in Sindh, 0.583 million in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, 0.167 million in the Federally Administered […]

Government likely to challenge the disqualification of Yousaf Raza Gilani; says President Zardari

In order to woo the annoyed leader of party, President Asif Ali Zardari has said the government was working on a plan to challenge the disqualification of former premier Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani. His visit to Multan was apparently aimed at addressing concerns of the Gilani family about problems it has been facing.   There […]

Reko Diq case: Supreme Court to take the issue to its logical conclusion

Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Friday said the Reko Diq case would have to be taken to its logical conclusion, adding that Pakistan is a sovereign state that is capable to defend its law.   A three-member bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry resumed hearing of the case […]

Donating Blood: Numerous Health Benefits and the Gift of Life

Blood, without a doubt, is one of the greatest donations anyone could give. Not only can it save a life, but it also has a number of benefits for the person giving it, which many people do not realize. And the biggest aspect of giving blood is that it is absolutely free of cost!   […]

Rehman Malik vows to appeal against Sindh High Court’s decision against bans on motorbikes and cellular services

Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik on Friday announced that he would appeal in the Supreme Court against the Sindh High Court’s decision against the ban imposed on motorcycles in Karachi on the first day of Muharram.   Defending his earlier decision to ban motorcycles from the roads in Karachi and Quetta, he said that the […]

SHC orders immediate restoration of cellular services in Karachi

The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Friday directed the authorities to resume the mobile service in Karachi immediately.   The SHC gave the order during the hearing of suo motu case pertaining the ban of motorcycle riding in Karachi announced by the interior ministry of Pakistan.   Earlier, the government suspended the mobile services Karachi […]

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