Musharraf-Benazir plan was to keep Sharifs away: ex-UK envoy
LONDON: True that Nawaz Sharif and Shahbaz Sharif have been disqualified by a controversial Supreme Court decision but there are possibilities that th
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Robbery in singer Shabnam Majeed home
LAHORE: Five dacoits broke into singer Shabnam Majeed home and looted five kilogram gold jewelry, police said on Monday. According to sources, five dacoits broke into Shabnam home and looted five kilogram gold ornaments on gunpoint. Meanwhile, plunderers locked Shabnam, her brother and servants in a room before fleeing.Police, on being informed, have registered case against unidentified offenders, police sources added.
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NWFP opposes handing over of hydel project to private sector
PESHAWAR: While reiterating his concern over the proposed handing over of the 840-megawatt Suki Kinari Hydro Power Project to the private sector, NWFP
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Police check post attacked in Peshawar
PESHAWAR: Unknown gunmen opened fire at police check post in Peshawar on Monday but no casualty occurred, police sources said.According to sources, unknown militants attacked with heavy machine guns, on Sara Khawar police check post located in Matni area in the outskirts of Peshawar, causing minor damages to it but no loss of life was reported.Heavy police troops have been called in after the incident, eye witnesses said.
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Sohail Abbas injured amid practice in Holland
ROTTERDAM: World record holder Pakistani player Sohail Abbas was injured during practice session in Holland on Monday.Sohail Abbas is playing club hockey representing his club Rotterdam in Dutch Hockey League in Holland these days.Sources told Geo News Sohail received head injury during practice session following which he was shifted to hospital where he received seven stitches on head.Doctors advised Abbas two-week bedrest, sources added.
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Pakistan touts gains in remote tribal region (MSNBC)
Analysts said a six-month offensive has driven back the militants from towns and major roads in the Bajur tribal region of Pakistan.
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Pakistan Suicide Bomber Kills 5 at Girls’ School in Southwest (Bloomberg)
March 3 (Bloomberg) — A suicide bomber killed five people, including four students, at a religious school for girls in southwestern Pakistan, state-run media reported.
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Four Fed. Secretaries taking charge Tuesday
ISLAMABAD: As many as four Federal Secretaries are taking charge today (Tuesday), sources told Geo News on Monday.According to sources, Dr. Waqar Massod will take charge as Secretary Textile after abandoning position as Secretary Finance while Salman Siddique will take charge as Secretary Finance.Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani issued transfer of the then Secretary Finance Waqar Masood one month ago but he continued on the post due to meetings with IMF.Ghayyas Uddin and Ahtesham will take charge as Secretary Ombudsman and Secretary Kashmir Affairs respectively, sources added.
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Govt will ensure law and order in Punjab: Taseer, Malik
LAHORE: Rehman Malik, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Interior held a meeting with Governor Punjab Salman Taseer at Governor House, Lahore on Monday and discussed law and order Situation. Both leaders said government will not allow any one to take law into hands and vowed to prosecute those offenders, in anti-terrorism courts, who damage government and private property during protests.Federal Interior Secretary Syed Kamal Shah, Chief Secretary Punjab Najeeb Ullah Malik and IG Punjab Khwaja Khalid Farooq were also present on the occasion.The Adviser on Interior expressed his satisfaction over law and order situation in Punjab and said that government was committed to maintain law and order.
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New York crude oil prices plunge 10 pc
NEW YORK: Oil prices plunged almost 10 percent Monday in New York after another huge US government bailout in the financial sector sent markets into a tailspin on fears of a deepening global economic slump. New York’’s main futures contract, light sweet crude for delivery in April, slumped 4.61 dollars — or nearly 10 percent — to close at 40.15 dollars a barrel. The New York futures contract fell briefly below 40 dollars a barrel in intraday trade.
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