NWFP cabinet special meeting today
PESHAWAR: NWFP Chief Minister Amir Haider Hoti has summoned special meeting the Provincial Cabinet on Saturday.The meeting will be held at 11:00 AM today in Chief Minister House.
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Pakistan opposition chief warns of dangerous chaos (San Jose Mercury News)
LAHORE, Pakistan — With his supporters rioting for a third day, opposition leader Nawaz Sharif blamed Pakistan’s government Friday for turmoil set off by a court order barring him from elected office — unrest that he warned could be exploited by Islamic extremists.
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GCU drama festival
LAHORETHE dramatics club of the Government College University (GCU) will be hosting 3rd Inter-Varsity Drama Festival at Bokhari Auditorium of
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Pakistan News
Mahela set for swansong as captain
LAHORE: Mahela Jayawardene will seek a winning farewell as captain when Sri Lanka take on Pakistan in the second and final Test starting at the Gaddaf
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Qazi warns against move to gag media
LAHOREAMIR Jamaat-e-Islami, Qazi Hussein Ahmad, on Friday showed utter graveness over the news of taming the media through Pakistan Electronic
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Afghanistan Urges More Support in Talks With U.S. and Pakistan (Bloomberg)
Feb. 27 (Bloomberg) — Afghanistan wants the U.S. to boost support for democracy and nation-building and expects better cooperation with neighboring Pakistan in denying safe havens to terrorists, top Afghan officials said today.
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Subsidised flour supply continues
LAHOREPUNJAB Food Secretary Mohammad Irfan Elahi has said that under the arrangements of the Food Department, supply of subsidised flour to ta
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Traders seek police security
LAHOREA REPRESENTATIVE delegation of Qaumi Tajir Ittehad, Punjab led by its President Haji Javed Akbar Butt met with the Inspector General Pol
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Modi urges ECB to let Flintoff take a call
MUMBAI: Indian Premier League commissioner Lalit Modi has urged the England and Wales Cricket Board to stay away from Andrew Flintoff and his particip
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Artificial shortage of petroleum products begins
RAWALPINDI: Artificial shortage of petroleum products has been reported in different parts of the country including Rawalpindi one day ahead of a possible revision in prices by the government.The shortage is being witnessed even after Finance Advisor Shaukat Tarin had already ruled out any reduction in the POL prices in near future. According to sources of Oil Companies Advisory Committee the sale of petroleum products was recorded at 2,000 to 2,500 tonnes on February 26 which normally remains around 4,000 to 4,500 tonnes.
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