The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Pakistan Monday signed an agreement to invest $245 million to improve the country’s power distribution systems, the ADB said. Nargis Sethi, Secretary Economic Affairs Division of Pakistan and Dr. Werner E. Liepach, ADB’s Country Director for Pakistan signed the loan agreement. “The investment will help upgrade […]
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In what appeared to be an awkward disconnect between civil and military authorities on Monday, the two expressed difference of opinion over the scheduled visit of Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani to the United States. The bilateral ties between Islamabad and Washing are just beginning to thaw after the former resumed NATO […]
An Air India plane has flown back to India with all onboard passengers after it made an emergency landing at the Nawabshah Airport due to technical problem. Another flight comprising engineers arrived Pakistan after nine hours and fixed the technical fault and went back safely to their country. Spokesperson Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Pervez George […]
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Over the directives of President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani and Defence Minister Ahmed Mukhtar, authorities launched a probe after a Bhoja Airline plane crashed while attempting to land during a thunderstorm, with all 127 people on board killed. Unfortunately, the Bhoja Airline jet Karachi-Islamabad bound burst into flames after coming […]
The Supreme Court of Pakistan summoned Nargis Sethi as witness in the contempt of court case, accepting the request of Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani to present witnesses before the apex court. The Prime Minister’s counsel Aitzaz Ahsan on Monday submitted the reply in the Supreme Court in the contempt of court case. The […]