May 05 , 2008


Govt to meet challenges with consensus of allies: Gilani
MULTAN: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani said the PPP would take along all its coalition partners to steer the country out of the challenges it.....Full Story

 Plan of 5k MW electricity prepared
LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) President Mian Shahbaz Sharif Monday said a strategy to produce 5000MW has been hammered out to cope with the power crisis in the country.....Full Story

Fazlur Rahman’s stand on judiciary absolutely upright: Altaf
LONDON: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Quaid Altaf Hussain has said that Maulana Fazlur Rahman’s statement and views on resolving the judicial crisis were not only absolutely in line with the truth....Full Story

Govt to give Rs325b on power, petrol, wheat
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar Sunday said the government will offer Rs325 billion as subsidy from the federal budget for petroleum, electricity and wheat....Full Story

NAB arrests ex-BoP president, five GMs
LAHORE: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has arrested Hamesh Khan, the sacked chairman of the Bank of Punjab (BoP), and five former general managers of the bank on massive fraud charges..Full Story

We won’t quit from PML-Q leadership: Shujaat, Elahi
LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and PML-Q Punjab President and Leader of Opposition in the National Assembly....Full Story

NED opens petroleum labs
KARACHI: Three laboratories of the department of petroleum at the NED University of Engineering and Technology have started functioning, said the.....Full Story


Over 35,000 Afghan refugees flee Jalozai Camp
PESHAWAR: Atleast 5,755 families have so far returned to Afghanistan after their 2,808 houses at Jalozai camp, the biggest Afghan refugee camp, were bulldozed......Full Story

Shahbaz Sharif files nominations for bye-elections
LAHORE: President Muslim League (N) Shahbaz Sharif Monday filed his nomination papers to contest elections from two provincial constituencies in Lahore PP-151 and PP-154.......Full Story

Three options for restoration of judges being considered
ISLAMABAD: There is no conflict among the two major parties of the coalition government on the procedure of restoration of the judges and the committee, formed in this regard...Full Story

Multinationals making billions in profit from food crisis
LAHORE: Giant agri-businesses are enjoying soaring profits as a result of the world food crisis that is driving millions of people towards starvation, British newspaper The Independent reported on Sunday.....Full Story

Ban on Shoaib temporarily lifted, clearing way for IPL participation
LAHORE: A Pakistan Cricket Board appellate tribunal on Sunday suspended for a month a five-year ban on fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar to allow him....Full Story

MQM leaders condole with PPP’s Shah
KARACHI: On the directions of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain a party delegation visited Dadu...Full Story

Karachi nazim gets special treatment in US
KARACHI: Hoping that the nazim of Karachi could be a future political leader in Pakistan, the State Department of the United States is offering ‘special....Full Story

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