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Free media bill tabled
ISLAMABAD, April 11: The new government on Friday brought a bill to the National Assembly to kill a draconian gag imposed by President Pervez Musharraf on the country’s nascent electronic media...
Punjab speaker, deputy elected unopposed
LAHORE, April 11: Rana Mohammad Iqbal Khan and Rana Mashhud Khan of the Pakistan Muslim League-N were elected unopposed as the speaker and deputy speaker of the Punjab Assembly on Friday as candidates of the PML-Q forward bloc withdrew their papers....
21-member Sindh cabinet sworn in
KARACHI, April 11: Twenty-one members of the Sindh cabinet were sworn in at the Governor House here on Friday. Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan administered the oath....
Wheat harvest estimated to be 1m tons less this year: FAO
RAWALPINDI, April 11: The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said on Friday that food prices in Pakistan were increasing because wheat price in the country was lower than in neighbouring countries and wheat flour was being smuggled out....
Coalition leaders to meet on judges issue
ISLAMABAD, April 11: The heads of parties in the ruling coalition will meet next week to resolve the issue of restoring the pre-emergency judiciary amid reported differences among them over a proposal to form a parliamentary committee on the matter....
Unanimity with China on key issues
SANYA (China), April 11: China respects, understands and supports all measures taken by the Pakistani government to maintain domestic peace and stability and promote economic development, President Hu Jintao said here on Friday....
US backs talks with ‘reconcilable’ elements in tribal areas
WASHINGTON, April 11: A senior US official has acknowledged that there are people in the tribal areas who need to be engaged but warned against talking to those who perpetuate violence....
Clarity sought on Pakistan’s Kashmir policy: report
NEW DELHI, April 11: India will seek the official position of Pakistan’s new administration on the Kashmir issue at next month’s high-level talks because leaders there have evidently expressed divergent views on it, Press Trust of India said on Friday....
Accord with Australia on anti-terror strategy
SANYA (China), April 11: Pakistan and Australia agreed on Friday to pursue an effective anti-terrorism strategy and stressed the need for enhancing cooperation....
Irregularities found in KESC privatisation
ISLAMABAD, April 11: The Auditor General of Pakistan has found irregularities in the privatisation of the Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC), including its valuation....
New CM takes oath today
LAHORE: PML-N nominee Dost Mohammad Khosa was elected unopposed chief minister of Punjab when no other nomination papers were filed against him....
LFO-like crisis brewing?
ISLAMABAD, April 11: The country may be heading towards another LFO-like crisis as the caretaker government published copies of the Constitution carrying the amendments made by President Pervez Musharraf under the...
UK helpline for victims of forced marriages
LONDON, April 11: A new national helpline for victims of forced marriage and honour-based violence, partly-funded by the Forced Marriage Unit, was launched on Friday by Home Office Minister Vernon Coaker....
New move to expand UN Security Council fails
UNITED NATIONS, April 11: A new proposal by Germany and Cyprus to expand the 15-member UN Security Council, by adding seven new members, could not garner majority support in the General...
Commanders briefed on security
ISLAMABAD, April 11: Chief of Army Staff Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani presided over a meeting of Corps Commanders on Friday....
Balochistan responds to BNP-N call for strike
QUETTA, April 11: A complete strike was observed in several large and small towns of the province on Friday on a call given by the Balochistan National Party (Mengal) in protest...
Eight PML-Q senators form forward bloc
ISLAMABAD, April 11: The Pakistan Muslim League (PML-Q) has suffered another blow with eight of its senators from Balochistan forming a group to “protect the interests of the province and rights of its people”....
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Editor: Abbas Nasir
LAHORE, April 11: Rana Mohammad Iqbal Khan and Rana Mashhud Khan of the Pakistan Muslim League-N were elected unopposed as the speaker and deputy speaker of the Punjab Assembly on Friday as candidates of the PML-Q forward bloc withdrew their papers....
SANYA (China), April 11: China respects, understands and supports all measures taken by the Pakistani government to maintain domestic peace and stability and promote economic development, President Hu Jintao said here on Friday....
ISLAMABAD, April 11: The country may be heading towards another LFO-like crisis as the caretaker government published copies of the Constitution carrying the amendments made by President Pervez Musharraf under the...
