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Supreme Court rejects documents submitted by Rehman Malik

The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Wednesday rejected the documents submitted by Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik, giving him a one-day deadline to prove that he has quitted his British nationality. According to the media reports, his failure in satisfying the apex court by submitting the receipt of the payment to renounce his dual nationality […]

US Senator proposes complete suspension of Pakistani aid

In order to further pressurize Islamabad, US Senator Rand Paul urged the United States to suspend all aid to Pakistan until Islamabad overturned Dr. Shakeel Afridi’s sentence. According to the media reports, the lawmaker also proposed the American administration to grant US citizenship to the doctor who was imprisoned for helping hunt down Osama bin […]

Top leadership sits together to discuss Balochistan

In what appeared to be a case of better late than never, the top leadership of the country decided to form a six-member committee to spearhead a dialogue with disgruntled Baloch nationalist leaders. In a bid to commence new initiatives in the province to tame what some participants called an active insurgency similar to the […]

Local fertiliser demand drops to lowest ever after influx of foreign fertiliser

Local fertiliser demand drops to lowest ever after influx of foreign fertiliser Tuesday, May 29, 2012: The demand for local fertilisers has reached a record low after the huge supply of cheap foreign fertiliser in the market. This gap has resulted in huge unsold inventory level for local fertilisers in the month of April. Unsold […]

PPP, MQM pledge to foil all conspiracies against peace in Sindh

PPP, MQM pledge to foil all conspiracies against peace in Sindh Karachi: (Tuesday, May 29, 2012) Federal Minister for Interior, Rehman Malik said here today that the ruling coalition in Sindh will overcome all the conspiracies against peace in the province. The minister for interior, who is on an official visit to the UK these […]

Economic Survey 2011-2012: None of govt.’s economic targets achieved

Economic Survey 2011-2012: None of govt.’s economic targets achieved Islamabad: (Tuesday, May 29, 2012) Economic Survey of Pakistan 2011-2012 revealed that none of the economic targets set by the PPP led coalition government could be achieved. The survey will officially be released by the ministry of finance on May 31. Before its release, a copy […]

Speaker’s ruling cannot be challenged; says PM Gilani

Speaker’s ruling cannot be challenged; says PM Gilani Islamabad: (Tuesday, May 29, 2012) Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said here today that both Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf Chairman Imran Khan and Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) president Nawaz Sharif were not members of the parliament, and thus, they could have no idea of the importance of this […]

Not Bothered by Nawaz’s threats: says PM Gilani

Not Bothered by Nawaz’s threats: says PM Gilani Islamabad: (Tuesday, May 29, 2012) Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said today that he was not bothered by the threats given by PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif as he did not give them any importance. Talking to the journalists, Gilani appeared to be critical of Nawaz and said […]

Noncompliance to quality assurance principals: CAA suspends Bhoja Air operations

Noncompliance to quality assurance principals: CAA suspends Bhoja Air operations Karachi: (Tuesday, May 29, 2012) Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority today decided to suspend flights of the private airline Bhoja Air, after about a month when one of its passenger planes crashed near Islamabad taking lives of all 127 people on board. Telling details of its […]

Fuel Adjustment: Nepra to raise power tariff by Rs 1.97

Fuel Adjustment: Nepra to raise power tariff by Rs 1.97 Islamabad: (Tuesday, May 29, 2012) The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has raised the power tariff all over again, this time albeit by Rs1.97 per unit. According to the sources, the increase has been introduced to cover for fuel adjustment charges. It has been […]

Chinese Foreign Minister visits Pakistan

Chinese Foreign Minister visits Pakistan Islamabad: (Tuesday, May 29, 2012) Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi has arrived here today on a two-day visit. According to the sources, the visiting FM will take up bilateral issues and discuss the regional issues with its counterpart, Prime Minister and the President. On arrival, the Chinese Foreign Minister was […]

Unpaid income tax dues: FBR freezes PTA Accounts

Unpaid income tax dues: FBR freezes PTA Accounts Islamabad: (Tuesday, May 29, 2012) In a bid to achieve its otherwise over ambitious revenue collection, the Federal Bureau of Revenue (FBR) has started to make frantic efforts. In this regards, it has decided to not to give further relaxation to the institutions that have been witnessing […]

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