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Implementation of 18th Amendment: Report on devolution of ministries presented to PM
Jun 27th
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani on Monday was presented the report concerning devolution of ministries under the final phase of devolution process under the 18th amendment and its aspects. The report was presented …
Pakistan’s nuclear capability for peaceful purposes: PM
Jun 27th
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani has said that due to severe energy crisis in the country building and operating Nuclear Power Plants is vital to the interest of Pakistan adding that our nuclear …
Syrian troops close in on Lebanon border
Jun 27th
DAMASCUS: Syrian troops pushed towards the Lebanese border as they pressed a deadly crackdown in central towns ahead of Monday”s opposition meeting in Damascus on the country”s unrest, activists said.
The latest violence in Kseir, near the flashpoin…
PPP leads race to AJK Assembly
Jun 27th
ISLAMABAD/MUZAFFARABAD/KOTLI/SIALKOT/LAHORE – The election for the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly concluded on Sunday amid scattered incidents of violence, with unofficial results declaring the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) the winning party with 19 seats, followed by the Pakistan Muslim League-N whose candidates had bagged eight seats so far. The Muslim Conference had won three [...]
Crude down on euro zone debt woes, stronger dollar
Jun 27th
SEOUL: U.S. crude oil futures fell on Monday in early Asian trade on a stronger dollar and concern euro zone debt woes could spread though there was some support from continued unrest in the Middle East.
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Sardar Attique, three ex-premiers win seats in AJK elections
Jun 27th
MUZAFFARRABAD: Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Prime Minister Sardar Attique Ahmed Khan and former premiers Raja Farooq Haider, Sardar Yaqoon Khan and Barrister Sultan Mehmood have won their respective seats in AJK Legislative Assembly elections, Geo News…
PPP secures majority in AJK elections
Jun 27th
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People”s Party (PPP) has secured majority in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Legislative Assembly by securing 19 seats in elections on Sunday.
According to unofficial results of 34 seats so far, Pakistan Muslim League (N) stood…
What was Riaz doing at polling stations, asks Rana
Jun 27th
LAHORE: Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah Khan Sunday said Peoples Party wanted to cover up its rigging and asked as to what Raja Riaz and Samiullah Khan were doing at polling stations, Geo News reported.
In a statement issued here, Rana Sanaullah …
Ahmadinejad blames West for drug problem in region
Jun 27th
TEHRAN: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has blamed the West for the region”s growing narcotics problems.
Iranian state media, Press TV, also reported earlier in June that the Islamic state “blames the drug trafficking from Afghanistan to other …
Standard of investigation, prosecution deteriorating: CJP
Jun 26th
KARACHI: The Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP), Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry has said that the standard of investigation and prosecution was deteriorating day by day.
“We have collected data from the courts, police, prosecution and the jail author…
