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Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif, Saturday invited the German investors to exploit opportunity by investing in Pakistan’s power sector. Talking to the visiting German Foreign Minister, Dr Guldo Westerwelle, at the head of a six member delegation, Pakistan welcomes that German investors set up thermal power plants which can be run on coal and […]
Pakistan on Saturday summoned a top US diplomat and lodged a formal protest over a recent drone strikes which killed nearly seven people. A US spy aircraft fired missiles on a house in North Waziristan tribal region, which was the second US attack in ten says. Last week a US attack killed six people including […]
Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said on Saturday that the federal budget will presented in the National Assembly on June 12. “Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has approved presentation of the budget on June 12. I will present the budget in the National Assembly,” he told the newsmen in Islamabad. Ishaq Dar said that a comprehensive […]
Dr. Abdul Malik Baloch was on Saturday elected Chief Minister of Balochistan unopposed. He was nominated by Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N), Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PKMAP), National Party (NP) and Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q). JUI-F also announced support that led to his election unopposed. As no other candidate filed nomination papers for the slot today […]
Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif, in his maiden speech to the parliament on Thursday, listed some major challenges his new government faces and pledged to find out solution. Sharif particularly listed terrorism, lawlessness, power shortage, economic recession, rampant corruption, bad image of the country, unemployment and price hike as the daunting challenges. The govt […]
Prime Minister, Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, Saturday expressed the hope that effective measures will be taken by the Ministry of Interior so that the people can feel the change for themselves. The Prime Minister was talking to Interior Minister, Ch Nisar Ali Khan at the Prime Minister’s House a day after he was appointed the Interior […]
German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle has embarked on two-day visit to Pakistan for talks with the new government on bilateral and regional matters, focusing on security issues and peace in Afghanistan. The Foreign Ministry says that the German Foreign Minister will call on Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif and hold talks in the Foreign Ministry. He […]
Portfolios of the members of 25-member Federal Cabinet were allocated late Friday, an official notification said hours after the ministers were sworn in. President Asif Ali Zardari administered the oath to the Ministers and Ministers of State at a ceremony at Presidency Friday afternoon. The Cabinet comprises sixteen Ministers and nine Ministers of […]
An American spy aircraft fired missiles into North Waziristan tribal region and killed at least seven persons late Friday, official sources said. The drone aircraft fired two missiles on a house in Datta Khel area of North Waziristan, bordering Afghanistan, they said. The house was completely destroyed in the strike, the second in […]
A 25-member federal cabinet Friday took oath, marking completion of the government formation following the May 11 general elections. President Asif Ali Zardari administered the oath to the cabinet members at Presidency in Islamabad. The ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif‚ Speaker National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq‚ parliamentarians‚ […]
Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif has given approval to a 26-member cabinet which will take oath later Friday, sources said. President Asif Ali Zardari will administer oath to the Ministers and Ministers of state. According to sources‚ the cabinet is comprising seventeen Ministers and nine Ministers of state. Those expected to take oath as […]
An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Karachi Friday handed down death penalty to Shahrukh Jatoi, the main accused in the Shahzeb murder case, and his accomplice Siraj Talpur, lawyers said. The ATC judge Ghulam Mustafa Memon awarded life jail term to two other accused Ghulam Murtaza Lashari and Sajajd Talpur. Twenty-year-old Shahzeb Khan was […]
