Joint team sent to Nepal to arrest ex-Ogra chief, IG tells SC

on Monday, December 31, 2012

ISLAMABAD: Inspector General Police (IGP) Punjab Haji Habib-ur-Rehman told Supreme Court that former chairman of Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) Tauqir Sadiq may have fled to Nepal with his family. A two member bench of the Supreme Court...

Pakistan face India in second T20 today

on Friday, December 28, 2012

Pakistan handed India a five-wicket drubbing in the series opener in Bangalore on Tuesday. No change is expected in Pakistan squad for today’s match.The hosts will have to quickly plug their batting shortcomings and pick the right team composition...

Bilawal to make his debut in politics today

on Thursday, December 27, 2012

Pakistan People s Party chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will make his formal entry into Pakistani politics at an event to be held Thursday to mark the fifth death anniversary of his mother Benazir Bhutto. "Bilawal will make his entry into active...

DPC holds APC over Karachi situation

on Thursday, December 27, 2012

KARACHI: The Defense of Pakistan Council (DPC) has convened an All Parties Conference (APC) in the port city to find out ways and means to restore peace. The meeting held under the umbrella of Jamaat-e-Islami, will decide the future course...

5th death anniversary of Benazir Bhutto today

on Thursday, December 27, 2012

The 5th death anniversary of former Prime Minister (PM) Benazir Bhutto will be observed today (Thursday) with reverence all over the country.Special prayers will be held in mosques for the departed soul of the charismatic leader and first woman...

New governor offers olive branch to Punjab govt

on Wednesday, December 26, 2012

LAHORE - A seasoned politician from Rahim Yar Khan, Makhdoom Ahmad Mehmood, was sworn in as Punjab’s 28th governor on Tuesday at an impressive ceremony on the spacious lawns of the Governor’s House. Lahore High Court Chief Justice Umer Ata...

Ahle-Sunnat Wal Jamaat calls strike today

on Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ), formerly the banned Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan, on Tuesday gave a strike call for Wednesday (today) after an armed attack on Allama Orangzeb Farooqi, in which his two personal guards and four policemen were killed. Allama...

SC to hear CNG prices case today

on Monday, December 17, 2012

The two-member member bench of Supreme Court comprising Justice Jawwad S Khawaja and Justice Khilji Arif Hussain will hear the CNG prices case today.The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) will again present formula on new CNG prices during...

NAB chief rubs in corruption claims

on Friday, December 14, 2012

ISLAMABAD – The NAB chief Thursday reiterated that the country was losing up to Rs 5-7 billion to corruption daily, strongly rebutting that his Bureau’s recent born-again campaign against corruption was part of some conspiracy to prolong the...

Firing, hand grenade attack at shop in Manghopir

on Wednesday, December 12, 2012

KARACHI: Unidentified armed men attacked a shop with hand grenade in Mianwali colony in Manghopir area on late Tuesday night. Police said armed miscreants also resorted to firing before hurling hand grenade at the shop. No loss of life has...