ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Central Information Secretary Fauzia Wahab said that there was no constitution in the era ruled by Hazrat Omar (R.A), as there was only Holy Quran.
Talking to a private TV channel in a program convened on the immunity enjoyed by President Asif Ali Zardari, she added that the then court subpoenaed [...]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ijaz Butt on Sunday dismissed allegations of match-fixing against the national team players.
Ijaz Butt added that if any of his subordinates raises the issue of match-fixing, “he is talking nonsense.”
In a leaked video recording of an inquiry committee hearing, Pakistan team coaches Intikhab Alam and Aaqib Javed raised suspicions about [...]
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari Friday night hosted dinner for the members of federal cabinet belonging to Pakistan Peoples Party here at the Aiwan-e-Sadr.
Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani also attended the dinner meeting during which the current political situation in the country was discussed.
PPP members of the cabinet who attended the [...]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s fruit and vegetable exports grew by 55.06 per cent and 71.22 per cent respectively during the first ten months of the current financial year, Federal Bureau of Statistics (FBS) reported.
The exports of fruits during July-April (2009/10) were recorded at $208.773 million against the exports of $134.643 million during the same period [...]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has blocked the popular video sharing website YouTube in a bid to contain blasphemous material, officials said on Thursday.
The blockade came hours after the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) directed Internet service providers to stop access to social network Facebook indefinitely on Wednesday because of an online competition to draw the Prophet [...]
ISLAMABAD: The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) called off their countrywide strike after meeting with Textile Minister.
A delegation of APTMA headed by Punjab Chairman Gohar Ijaz met with Federal Minister Rana Farooq Ahmad Khan.
In a media briefing after the meeting, federal minister said that negotiations will be held with value added textile sector [...]
ISLAMABAD: Ahmad Sarwar was the winner in the net category and Tariq Mehomood was the winner in the gross category of the 4th Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS) Amateur Golf Cup Championship that concluded at Islamabad Golf Club here on Sunday. In the junior net, the winner was Minhaj Waraich. Ms Tehmina Ali [...]
ISLAMABAD: Attorney General of Pakistan told the Supreme Court (SC) that no letter was sent to Swiss officials for the cases concerning President Asif Ali Zardari, Geo News reported Thursday.
The court bristling at this government step, summoned the Federal Law Secretary and Chairman National Accountability Bureau (NAB).
A five-member SC bench headed by Justice Nasirul Mulk [...]
ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has assured Pakistan it will approve the release of the next tranche of an $11.3 billion loan at a board meeting on May 3, the prime minister’s office said on Wednesday.
Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani said in talks with the IMF in Washington that his government was trying to [...]
ISLAMABAD: President Pakistan Muslim League-Q Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain has called for making new provinces wherever needed.He was addressing a party meeting here today.Backing Southern Punjab’s demand for separate province, he was of the view that Hazara Division must be given provincial status.‘Punjab should not grab others’ rights,’ he added.
