Allama Muhmmad Iqbal Words, without power, is mere philosophy.
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Irrespective of their demands and even protest demonstrations, power consumers across the country have no path to fend off the sums that keeps to be added to their electric bills. In the latest blow, National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has made an increment of Rs 6.39 per unit. Although they spared lifeline users consuming […]
Terming the Pakistan-Iran gas pipeline project as requisite for the country’s energy requirements, politicians belonging to different political parties urged the government to go on the plan. Governor Balochistan Nawab Zulfiqar Ali Magsi advised the incumbent not to accept foreign pressure on the project, saying it will further strengthen the bilateral ties between the two […]
Quoting the report of Joint Investigation Team (JIT) to probe the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, Mark Siegel reported that former president Pervez Musharraf knew of the plotting of the BB’s murder. Siegel, an adviser and friend of late Benazir Bhutto, wrote that Musharraf was aware of the timing and personally ordered the destruction of evidences. […]
Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar on Wednesday said Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status would be given to India by December 2012, adding it will help in strengthening the country’s economy. While speaking to a private TV channel, the foreign minister said India will automatically get the MFN status when trade relations become normalize between […]
Former ambassador to the US, Husain Haqqani, denied all allegations levelled against him by Mansoor Ijaz in the memo case despite confessing the telephonic conversation between the two. He submitted his detailed 25-page reply to the Judicial Commission, saying, “All the Blackberry messages and emails produced by Ijaz to prove his allegations are false and […]
Aitzaz Ahsan, the counsel for Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani in the contempt of court case, objected to the seven-member bench of the Supreme Court, making the situation more complex. The senior lawyer stated that his objection was legitimate and holds purely legal grounds. In case his plea is admitted, eight other judges including […]
France terror attack: Self-declared al Qaeda militant claims to have been trained in Waziristan French police laid siege Wednesday to an apartment block where a self-declared al Qaeda militant who boasted of having “brought France to its knees” with a wave of deadly attacks was holed up. Prosecutors said suspect Mohamed Merah, a 23-year-old Frenchman […]
CJCSC calls on the commander of Sri Lanka Army in Colombo Rawalpindi – March 21, 2012: General Khalid Shameem Wynne Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, who is on an official visit to Sri Lanka called on Lieutenant General Jagth Jaysuriya, the Commander of Sri Lanka Army in Colombo. Chairman discussed matters related to mutual interest and […]
US Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs congratulates the participants of TEA program The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) congratulates 88 secondary school teachers from 29 countries on completing the Teaching Excellence and Achievement (TEA) Program. Experienced teachers from Argentina, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Georgia, Ghana, Guatemala, […]
Apparently the Bangladesh’s passage to the Asia Cup final is quite monotonous. The Bengali Tigers had played 29 games in the nine previous Asia Cup editions, out of which they won only two against United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Hong Kong. However, they lost only a game against Pakistan in the ongoing edition while defeating […]
PM Gilani inaugurates the National Zero Hunger Program, announces establishment of National Council for Food Security ISLAMABAD: (21 March 2012) Prime Minister, Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani has inaugurated the ‘National Zero Hunger Program’ aimed at attaining food security and reducing malnourishment in Pakistan. He also announced establishment of ‘National Council for Food Security’, comprised of […]
Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan has stoked his raising fight with Salman Rushdie, terming him a man with a small mindset. Speaking to NDTV, the cricketer-turned politician explained the reason for not participating in the conference, saying he could not appear with a man who had offended the world’s Muslims. Imran Khan and Salman […]
