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Nisar vows to remove controversial FIA officials

Federal Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control, Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said Saturday that the government wants to revamp FIA by removing all controversial officials and bringing in those with integrity and clean track record.   He offered the remarks while presiding over separate meetings to review the performance and functions of FIA and NADRA […]

Ephedrine case: ANF issues notices to Gilani, wife, sons

An anti-narcotics court in Rawalpindi Saturday issued notices to former Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani‚ his wife and sons Ali Musa Gilani and Abdul Qadir Gilani in the ephedrine case and directed them to submit their replies by July 13. Notices have also been issued to fifteen other accused‚ including former Federal Minister Makhdoom Shahabuddin‚ […]

No load-shedding during “Iftar, Sehri, taraweeh:

Minister for Information and Broadcasting Pervaiz Rashid has said there will be no load shedding during ‘Sehri‚’ ‘Iftar’ and ‘Taraveeh’ in the month of Ramazanul Mubarak. He was talking to media after meeting a delegation of Electronic Media Reporters Association in Lahore on Saturday. The Minister said economic stability‚ overcoming energy crisis‚ and establishing peace […]

Nawaz Sharif: Multi-pronged strategy to overcome energy crisis

Prime Minister Mohammad Nawaz Sharif has said that government is working on a multi-pronged strategy to overcome the shortage of electricity in the country. In an interview with China Central Television in Beijing‚ he said the country would be utilizing coal‚ hydel and alternative sources to generate power. Nawaz Sharif said he has also discussed […]

13 die as train crushes Rickshaw near Sheikhupura

At least 13 people were killed when a train crushed a passenger rickshaw near Sheikhupura on Saturday, official said. The accident occurred as there was no crossing on the track. Police and witnesses said that at least 20 people were travelling in the rickshaw when it was hit by the Karakuram Express train, killing 10 […]

PM invites Chinese company to launch power projects in Pakistan

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Saturday invited China’s Gezhouba company to launch more power projects in Pakistan. Talking to the President of the company‚ who called on him on board the bullet train by which he was going from Beijing to Shanghai to attend an energy conference ‚ he said the government will provide every possible […]

PPP calls for treason trial from October 1999

Senator Farhatullah Babar Friday said that the PPP supports the trial under Article 6 of the Constitution of not only General Mushaarf but also of his accomplices and collaborators from the time he sent packing a democratic government unconstitutionally on October 12, 1999 and not merely from November 3, 2007 when the dictator imposed emergency. […]

Pakistan, China eye better cooperation, further regional integration

China and Pakistan have agreed to step up their partnership and accelerate the regional economic integration process through better cooperation in various fields.     The consensus was reached when Chinese Premier Li Keqiang held talks with his visiting Pakistani counterpart, Nawaz Sharif, on Friday in Beijing.   Li recalled fondly his visit to Pakistan […]

HEC announces ranking of Pakistani universities

The Higher Education Commission Friday announced the ranking of Pakistani universities 2013 on the basis of quality and research.   According to the ranking issued by the commission‚ in the category of large scale general universities‚ National University of Sciences and Technology Islamabad and in medium scale Quaid-e-Azam University Islamabad have secured the first positions. […]

Pakistan to raise drone attacks issue with John Kerry

Pakistan said on Friday that the issue of the U.S. drone attacks will be raised with the US Secretary of State John Kerry, who will visit Pakistan later this month, the Foreign Ministry said Friday. Foreign Office spokesman Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhary said at his weekly briefing that exact dates and agenda of the visit are […]

Ministers defend IMF’s $5.3 billion deal after criticism

In view of strong criticism at the government’s move to seek loan from the IMF despite its previous claim not to approach the international financial institution, the ministers are now defending the 5.3 billion dollars deal. The loan agreement signed in Islamabad on Thursday has raised fear of hike in power tariffs. Sartaj Aziz, a […]

Pakistan‚ China sign 8 agreements for economic cooperation

Pakistan and China on Friday signed eight agreements to enhance bilateral economic cooperation. These include establishment of an economic corridor between Pakistan and China‚ laying of fiber optic line between Rawalpindi and Khunjerab at a cost of 440 million dollars‚ construction and establishment of 2000 MW coal power plant‚ and a solar power project in […]

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