Category archives for: Pakistan

Resignation of Sardar Zulfiqar Ali Khosa to rock PML-N’s boat

As the heels of Captain Safdar’s episode are not recovered yet, the resignation of Sardar Zulfiqar Ali Khosa from the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz will rock the party’s boat wide and large. The PML-N is already struggling to reduce damages from the confrontation of Captain Safdar, the son-in-law of Nawaz Sharif, with the bigwigs of the […]

Pakistan welcomes hostages released by Somali pirates

The seven Pakistani crew members, who were released by Somali pirates following a $1.1 million payment, have received a huge welcome at the Qauid-e-Azam Airport Karachi. Families and government officials gathered to welcome the crews’ members who were released after being held hostage for one and half year. The released Pakistanis, who were part of […]

Pakistan receives $1.1 billion from United States under Coalition Support Fund

After a lot of talk and wait, the United States has finally released $1.1 billion to Pakistan of the Coalition Support Fund (CSF), the first installment of its kind since December 2010. The United States released the funds after Islamabad and Washington inked an agreement governing Ground Line of Communications (GLoC) for NATO forces battling […]

Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan terms Imran Khan Tax evader

The leaders of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) kept in beating their drums for proving their popularity among the masses. Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan accused PTI chairman Imran Khan of not paying taxes on his income, asking him to make details of his assets public. He […]

National Accountability Bureau dissolves JIT probing Arsalan-Riaz scandal

Under the directive of the Supreme Court, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has dissolved the Joint Investigation Team (JIT), tasked to probe the allegations of Malik Raiz about under-the-table deal between him and Dr Arsalan Iftikhar. NAB Prosecutor General KK Agha informed the apex court that the decision of dissolving the bureau’s special team was […]

Foreign Exchange reserves declines further to $ 14,575 bn

Karachi: (Friday, August 03, 2012) Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves, that have lately been on declining end, have gone further down by $ 198 million to about $ 14,575 billion as on July 27, 2012 on foreign payments. According to the sources at Pakistan State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Thursday, the foreign exchange reserves held […]

Govt. plans to lessen loadshedding; releases 10bn to Water, Power Ministry

Islamabad: (Friday, August 03, 2012) responding to the hues and cries of the public that has resorted to violent demonstration across Pakistan, the government has decided to release Rs 10 billion to the Ministry of Water and Power for making payments against due to Pakistan State Oil (PSO) and independent power producers (IPPs). According to […]

Quetta: Doctors observe strike against Dr Ghulam Rasool’s abduction

Quetta: (Friday, August 03, 2012) Doctors in government and private hospitals in Quetta observed complete strike on Thursday following the call from Pakistan Medical Association (PMA), Balochistan Chapter. Other medical organizations also joined in the strike against the abduction of another doctor, Dr Ghulam Rasool, of Bolan Medical Complex. On Wednesday, unknown med had kidnapped […]

Coalition Support Fund: ABP receives $ 1.1 billion tranche

Washington: (Thursday, August 02, 2012) The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has received $ 1.1 billion from the USA under the Coalition Support Fund (CSF) after the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed by the representatives of the two countries on restoration of NATO supplies. The CSF money, paid by the United States of America […]

Lahore: Car plunges into canal

Lahore: (Thursday, August 02, 2012) After accident with a rickshaw at Mall Road underpass, a car plunged into the canal. According to witnesses, a car, driven by a woman, collided with a rickshaw, after which she lost control over the car, resultantly, the car fell into a canal. Sharing the details, police sources told that […]

Punjab police’s inhumane treatment to the citizens continues

Chiniot: (Thursday, August 02, 2012) Punjab police has once again proved itself to be the most inhumane and most incompetent force in the face of earth. Completely devoid of the competence required to probe into criminal incidences, it solely relies on the claims made by the affluent. Emulating a similar situation, the Chiniot police here […]

General John Allen calls on COAS General Kayani

General John R. Allen, Commander of the International Security Assistance Force visited GHQ and called on General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff today. This meeting was another in a series of opportunities for the Commanders to continue building upon the growing operational cooperation between the Afghanistan National Security Force, the Pakistan military […]

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