August 24 , 2008


ANP backs Zardari as presidential candidate
PESHAWAR: The Awami National Party has announced to support the Co-Chairman of Pakistan People Party Asif Ali Zardari as president of Pakistan....Full Story

 JUI demands NWFP govt to resign
PESHAWAR: Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI), NWFP has demanded the NWFP government to quit on what it called failure to maintain law and order in the province...Full Story

Ruling parties may split on judges, president issues
ISLAMABAD: The ruling coalition may fall a part on the issues of judges’ restoration and president’s election. The differences between Muslim League-N and People Party have now widened. .....Full Story

Zardari seeks US help for peace in tribal areas
ISLAMABAD: Co-Chairman of Pakistan People Party, Asif Ali Zardari Sunday has said that government’s top priority is to restore peace in tribal areas, adding US support is required in this regard....Full Story

‘Accords not holy Quran or Hadith’
LAHORE: Agreements with the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) “are not holy like the holy Quran and the Hadith” and can be modified if circumstances change, Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari ..Full Story

Operation in outskirts of Peshawar on cards
PESHAWAR: An operation against suspected militants in the outskirts of Peshawar is on the cards, sources said on Saturday. They said the provincial government..Full Story

Lawyers divided over movement for restoration of judiciary
ISLAMABAD: The legal fraternity was divided on Saturday over the question of re-launching a movement for the restoration of the ....Full Story


Govt rejects Taliban’s unilateral ceasefire
ISLAMABAD: Advisor to prime minister on interior Rehman Malik has said the operation against Taliban would continue until their surrender......Full Story

PML-N demands postponement of presidential polls
LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-N Sunday demanded that the presidential polls scheduled to be held on September 6 be postponed by at least one month. ...Full Story

Ramazan timing notification issued
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has issued the notification for the government office-hours to be observed during the holy month of Ramazan...Full Story

JI to support Hashmi as presidential candidate: Baloch
OKARA: Central leader of Jamaat-e-Islami, Liaquat Baloch said on Sunday his party would support Jaweed Hashmi as candidate for the president of Pakistan...Full Story

‘82 MQM MPs will support Zardari ’
ISLAMABAD: Eighty-two federal and provincial legislators from the MQM will vote for PPP Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari in the upcoming presidential elections, MQM Ra’abita ...Full Story

NEPRA proposes power tariff hike
ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has recommended that the government allow the power distribution companies to increase power tariff by Rs ..Full Story

Musharraf could rake it in on speaking tour
LAHORE: General (r) Pervez Musharraf, who resigned from the president’s office on Monday may be out of power but not out of money, Newsweek said...Full Story

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