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NWFP PA passes Hasba bill
PESHAWAR, July 14: The NWFP Assembly on Thursday passed the controversial Hasba bill with a majority vote amid mild protest by the opposition. The PML-N abstained from the afternoon proceedings of the assembly....
Federal govt asks AG to file reference
ISLAMABAD, July 14: The federal government said on Thursday it would go to the Supreme Court to challenge the controversial Hasba Bill passed earlier in the day by the NWFP assembly....
Triple train crash toll rises to 136
SUKKUR, July 14: Six more dead bodies have been recovered from the wreckage of the three trains, which collided on Wednesday at Sarhad railway station, some 49 kilometres from here...
PAEC told to set up 13 N-power plants
ISLAMABAD, July 14: The Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) has been assigned a special task by the government to set up 13 new nuclear power plants to generate 8800 MW of...
UN, six states want foreign observers: Local body elections
ISLAMABAD, July 14: The United Nations and six countries, including the US and the UK, have expressed the desire that international observers should monitor the forthcoming local bodies’ elections....
Probe into crash begins on 18th
LAHORE, July 14: Federal Government Inspector of Railways (FGIR) Saleemur Rahman Akhoond will launch on July 18 an inquiry into three passenger trains pile up at the Sarhad railway station....
Musharraf assures Blair of cooperation
ISLAMABAD, July 14: In a telephonic conversation with the British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Thursday evening, President Gen Pervez Musharraf assured the British prime minister of Pakistan’s fullest support and...
No evidence shared by UK: FO
ISLAMABAD, July 14: The foreign office said on Thursday that the United Kingdom had so far not shared any evidence with Pakistan regarding suspects involved in the July 7 terror attacks on London....
CEC warns against violation of code
ISLAMABAD, July 14: Acting Chief Election Commissioner Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar on Thursday said he has the power to disqualify a candidate contesting local government polls for violating the election’s Code of Conduct on a suo motu....
Four blasts in Quetta
QUETTA, July 14: Quetta was rocked by four explosions on Thursday night. A hand-grenade was hurled at the building of the office of the director-general health services....
Indian troops kill five militants
SRINAGAR, July 14: Indian troops on Thursday recovered the bodies of five militants as they hunted rebels high in the rugged mountains of Kashmir, while seven people died in other violence, the army said....
Pakistan, Italy sign two pacts
ROME, July 14: Islamabad and Rome on Thursday signed two agreements to promote small and medium business in Pakistan and strengthen economic and diplomatic ties between the two countries....
Deadline given to expel militants
MIRAMSHAH (North Waziristan), July 14: Military authorities have given a 24-hour deadline to the Utmanzai tribesmen in the North Waziristan Agency to expel foreign militants from their areas or face ‘large scale’ action....
Rail traffic resumed
LAHORE, July 14: Rail traffic from Karachi to upcountry destinations and vice versa continued to pass through down track of the Sarhad railway station at a slow speed on Thursday, which delayed several trains from six to 10 hours....
No schedule for LB polls in cantonments
ISLAMABAD, July 14: The Ministry of Defence on Thursday clarified that no schedule for the local body elections in Cantonment Boards is announced. Responding to press reports, a spokesman of the...
PTV earned Rs500m last year
ISLAMABAD, July 14: Pakistan Television (PTV) earned a profit of Rs500 million last year, said PTV Managing Director Arshad Khan. He was speaking at a reception held in his honour by...
SUKKUR, July 14: Six more dead bodies have been recovered from the wreckage of the three trains, which collided on Wednesday at Sarhad railway station, some 49 kilometres from here...
