Category archives for: Pakistan

Prime Minister’s son Ali Musa Gilani flies to South Africa

Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani’s son has left Pakistan before his name could be placed on the Exit Control List (ECL) for his alleged involvement in a chemical allotment case worth of Rs7 billion. Ali Musa Gilani, who was recently elected to the National Assembly, has departed for South Africa and is expected to […]

Parliamentary Committee on National Security links resumption of NATO supply with drone strikes

Linking the resumption of NATO supply line with a halt in drone strikes, the Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PCNS) finalized its recommendations for new terms of engagement with the United States. Sources said parties from across the political ambit are close to converging on re-engagement with the US and allied countries. Lawmakers are ready […]

Government has no plans on imposing new taxes assures Abdul Hafeez Shaikh

Government has no plans on imposing new taxes assures Abdul Hafeez Shaikh Tuesday, April 10, 2012: Abdul Hafeez Shaikh, Finance Minister, has  assured that the reigning Government of Pakistan has no plans to impose new taxes in the upcoming budget and will work to increase its revenue by amending the corrupt system and by adding […]

IPL was a chance for India to improve relations with Pakistan

IPL was a chance for India to improve relations with Pakistan The relations between two major countries of South Asia, Pakistan and India have hardly been friendly as they have shared a lot of bitterness in last 64 years. The two countries have fought three full-fledge wars and have a number of disputes including Kashmir, […]

Gilani in favour of energy conservation through stricter measures

Gilani in favour of energy conservation through stricter measures Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said power load shedding will be carried out on an equitable basis in all parts of the country as demanded by the Punjab, two weekly holidays will be observed and commercial markets will be closed at 8pm to save electricity. […]

Following blindly a foreign culture

Following blindly a foreign culture Proud nations in the world always continue their journey towards elevation while keeping their culture and traditions alive, which help them to achieve a distinguished position among all other nations on the globe. Nevertheless, general masses in Pakistan have different priorities and they are going in a completely reversed situation […]

Gilani vows equitable load-shedding all over country

    Gilani vows equitable load-shedding all over country Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani has said power loadshedding will be carried out on an equitable basis in all parts of the country as demanded by the Punjab, two weekly holidays will be observed and commercial markets will be closed at 8pm to save electricity.   […]

Supreme Court issues notice to Prime Minister’s son Ali Musa Gilani

The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a notice to Ali Musa Gilani, son of Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani, in the chemical (Ephedrine) quota allotment case. A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry also issued a notice to former DG Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) Major General Shakil and Khushnud Lashari. The […]

Lodhi lambasts Iran’s pull-out

The PFF secretary claims that he will the Iranian’s actions to the AFC after they refused to travel to Pakistan due to a long wait for connecting flights. With Islamabad hosting this year’s U-14 Festival, there were bound to be some teams which would refuse to travel here, because of security concerns. While that claim […]

Sectarianism and its consequences

Apparently crude materialistic interests and political rivalries motivate wars and conflicts initiated in the name of religion and sectarianism. This is as true about the knightly fights as it is about the Afghan jihad launched in the late 70s against Soviet Union. Some believe that the ongoing sectarian terrorism in Pakistan has been the consequence […]

Vidya Balan now among the TIME Magazine’s list of 100 Most Influential people 2012

Bollywood buzz Vidya Balan is on a cloud nine these days and it all happened after the stupendous success of the film ‘The Dirty Picture’, which was released last year on December 2. Balan, who also bagged a National Award for her performance in ‘The Dirty Picture’, also proved herself this year in Sujoy Ghosh’s […]

Babar Awan seeks unconditional apology from Supreme Court

In quite an odd move, the counsel for former law minister Senator Babar Awan on Tuesday filed an unconditional apology letter in the Registrar Office of the Supreme Court (SC). Minutes before the hearing of contempt case, Babar Awan through Advocate Ali Zafar sought apology from Justice Asif Khosa. Following his refusal to appear before […]

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