
Minister for Information and Broadcasting Qamar Zaman Kaira on Saturday said that demand of independence was not popular in Balochistan, saying the slogan for separation from Pakistan was only being raised by a handful of people in the province. Speaking to media the provincial metropolis, the minister said that the impression that the government had […]

Bradley Wiggins, one of the greatest cyclists ever? Bradley Wiggins is having the best run of his form with numerous victories to his credit in the first half of the 2012 season. The cyclist marked his professional debut with Linda McCartney Racing Team in 2001 as a track cyclist and switched his focus towards road […]
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Reiterating his call for the active involvement of all segments of society in eradicating polio from the country, President Asif Ali Zardari has urged all segments of society including religious scholars, media, non-governmental organizations and civil society to play there active role. The president while presiding a meeting underscored the involvement of Ulema and tribal […]

Reiterating his previous stance, Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has invited opposition parties to sit with the government, asking them to resolve issues for holding of free, fair and transparent polls. While speaking to his party workers, the premier said they should resolve issues by sitting together instead of leveling allegations against each other. He […]

Vowing to bring everyone under the law, Public Account Committee (PAC) Chairman Nadeem Afzal Chan has said that he would send a reference to parliament against Registrar Supreme Court if he doesn’t appear before the committee. While speaking to the media the outspoken parliamentarian said, “If the registrar does not appear before the committee, it […]

Foreign Office spokesman Moazzam Ahmad Khan has said that Islamabad was concerned over the deteriorating situation in Syria and over the plight of Muslim community in Burma (Myanmar). While speaking to the media during a weekly briefing, he said that President Asif Ali Zardari had sent a letter to his Myanmar’s counterpart of the excesses […]

Islamabad: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), in a bid to facilitate the Pakistani exporters, has decided to withdraw the regulatory duty on (lead) goods manufactured from imported raw materials. A notification issued by FBR here said that the Federal Government has amended Notification No. SRO-594(I)/2009 dated June 25, 2009. The notification further said, "Provided that […]
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Islamabad: While sharing the forecast about Shawal moon, the met office said here today that it is expected to be sited on Sunday, August 19, and thus, the Eid is likely fall on Monday, August 20. With this announcement and the moon citation expected to be made on August 19, the Muslims in Pakistan are […]
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Multan: As the diatribe between Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) continues, President PTI, Javed Hashmi said here today that PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif has reduced to a mere puppet in the hands of the party’s leader of opposition in the National Assembly, Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan. Hashmi, who was addressing a […]
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Karachi: (Friday, August 10, 2012) Muslims in Pakistan are observing three-day martyrdom of Hazrat Ali (R.A) across the country with religious reverence. Mourning congregations are being held in mosques and Imambargahs. Major mourning processions in this regard were brought out to mark the martyrdom in cities like Karachi, Lahore, Rawalpindi and Peshawar. In Karachi, where […]
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Islamabad: (Friday, August 10, 2012) With the POL products getting expensive in the international oil market, the domestic market is also likely to observe a significant price hike in various petroleum products. According to the sources, the government is mulling over increasing petrol prices by at least Rs. 1 per litre . Similar to petrol, […]
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Islamabad: (Friday, August 10, 2012) Pakistan Foreign Office spokesman Moazzam Ahmad Khan said here today that Pakistan and the USA are working out on proposals to further the mutual ties. Khan, who was briefing the journalists over the relations between the two countries who also happen to be the allies against war on terror, said […]
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