Category archives for: Pakistan

US intends to reimburse Coalition Support Fund: Pentagon

Washington: (Thursday, July 19, 2012) The United States of America has said that it intends to pay back $ 1.1 billion owed to Pakistan under the Coalition Support Fund (CSF).   Speaking to a private news television channel, a reporter from Washington said that the amount will be paid to Pakistan soon. Pentagon spokesperson, while […]

Abdul Qadir Gilani wins his father’s vacated NA seat

Multan: (Thursday, July 19, 2012) Abdul Qadir Gilani, son of former Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, who was contesting on his father’s seat after he was disqualified by the court, has won the by-election on NA 151. As per the unofficial results, Gilani emerged after a close race narrowly defeating the independent candidate Shaukat Hayat […]

Enraged citizens kill 2 dacoits in Karachi

Karachi: (Thursday, July 19, 2012) Enraged citizens of Karachi, who are fed up of daily robberies and demands for extortion money, caught two armed men while they attempted a robbery here at a shop in Landhi. While trying to loot the shot, the dacoits injured the shopkeeper who later on succumbed to death. According to […]

APCA leader shot dead in Lahore

Lahore: (Thursday, July 19, 2012) until now, these were only Karachi and Quetta where target killing was rife, but now, the phenomenon has started to take roots even in Lahore as unknown gunmen in here today killed the president of All Pakistan Clerks Association (APCA) Accountant General office. According to the police sources, APCA leader […]

PML-N, SUP to form electoral alliance

Karachi: (Thursday, July 19, 2012) As the general elections approaches, Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) and the Sindh United Party (SUP) announce to form electoral alliance.   The decision regarding forming the electoral alliance was taken today as PML-N chief Nawaz Shairf visited SUP chief Jalal Mahmood Shah here today. In this regards, an agreement […]

S M Krishna to visit Pakistan in September

Bangalore: (Thursday, July 19, 2012) As Pakistan-India peace dialogues enter into its next phase, India’s External Affairs Minister SM Krishna plans to visit Pakistan in September. Krishna, while talking to the journalists here today, confirmed that he would visit Pakistan during second week of September. Commenting on his upcoming visit, he said that his visit […]

Nawaz Promises economic revolution if entrusted with power again

Karachi: (Thursday, July 19, 2012) Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif, who is on his visit to Sindh these days, said that his past regimes are still remembered for economic prosperity in the country, and if entrusted with power again, his party will carry out an ‘economic blast’ in Pakistan. The president of […]

Government suspends Hussain Asghar over directives of Supreme Court

Over the directives of the Supreme Court, the government on Thursday suspended Hussain Asghar and presented the notification of his suspension to the court. A three-judge bench of the apex court with Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry resumed the hearing of the suo moto case of corruption in Hajj scandal. Justice Jawwad S Khawaja and […]

Dialogue only solution to restore peace in region; says Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf

Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf on Thursday said that the long term peace in Afghanistan was only possible through an intra-Afghan political, adding all stakeholders will have to work together to make the region peaceful. PM Ashraf, who is on his first visit to Afghanistan, said this while talking to opposition leaders. Before holding meetings […]

Journalist file petition in Supreme Court to form accountability commission

Senior journalists have filed a petition in the Supreme Court of Pakistan, seeking the formation of an accountability commission for the media to form a code of conduct and probe the corruption of media professionals. Hamid Mir of Geo Television Network and Absar Alam of Ajj Tv filed the petition, praying the top court to […]

Bin Hammam banned from Football by AFC

The Asian Football Confederation has rebuffed Mohammad Bin Hammam’s pleas and have served him a lifelong ban from the game. As Sepp Blatter’s opponent for the presidential elections, the Qatari official was rumoured to have bribed members to vote for him instead of the reigning Swiss. However AFC detected these reports and after having the […]

Polio campaign resumes in Karachi

Polio campaign resumes in Karachi The anti-polio campaign launched jointly by Pakistan and the United Nations World Health Organisation (WHO), suspended on Tuesday in several areas of Karachi following a gun attack on the vehicle of a WHO doctor, was resumed on Wednesday amid tight security. The unprovoked attack allegedly by two Afghans in a […]

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