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Saudi Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud arrives in Islamabad today on a three day visit to Pakistan. The Crown Prince‚ also the Deputy Prime Minister and holds portfolio of defence‚ is visiting Pakistan on the invitation of Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif. Foreign Office spokesperson has said the Crown...

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has recommended that Aitzaz Hasan

RAWALPINDI - Former president General (r) Pervez Musharraf’s lawyer Ahmed Raza Kasuri said on Sunday that the former president would not make a scheduled appearance at his treason trial on Monday because of an on-going illness. The 70-year-old was rushed to a military hospital on Thursday after developing what a police official...

ISLAMABAD – A meeting of the Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee would be held on today (Thursday), 29 Safar-ul-Muzaffar (Jan 02) for sighting the crescent of Rabi-ul-Awwal 1435 AH. Chairman Ruet-e-Hilal Committee Mufti Munib-ur-Rehman will chair the meeting of the committee scheduled to be held at Pakistan Meteorological Department building, Main University...

LAHORE - A five-day bi-annual meeting between the senior officials of Pakistan Rangers and Indian Border Security Force, India was held at the Punjab Rangers Headquarters in Lahore from December 24 to 28.The Pakistan Rangers 20-member delegation was headed by Director General/Pakistan Rangers (Punjab) Major General Khan Tahir Javed Khan, whereas 13-member...

The federal government will construct five hundred thousand low cost houses for shelterless and homeless people during the next four years. According to official sources‚ Ministry of Housing and Works is busy in planning of low cost housing projects under the vision of Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif to provide...

The National Assembly was informed today that the mobile companies had been directed to discontinue such night packages which were considered against the norms of social structure and moral values of the society.Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Shaikh Aftab Ahmad told the House during question hour that a number...

ISLAMABAD :  President Mamnoon Hussain Thursday administered oath of office to the new Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani. The impressive oath taking ceremony here at the President House was witnessed by Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, Speaker National Assembly Ayaz Sadiq, cabinet members, senior officers and diplomats...

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry retires today leaving behind a legacy of broken myths, shaking the archaic political order and bringing into public spotlight the spy chiefs who had remained shrouded behind the wall of secrecy, never to be questioned. Hardly any high and mighty was not held...

The Supreme Court has directed Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) to fix gas prices in accordance with international market. Announcing the verdict of a case regarding load shedding and Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) prices‚ the apex court has directed OGRA to maintain subsidy on fertilizer sector and ensure supply...

ISLAMABAD: An Accountability Court (AC) Monday adjourned till December 23rd 2013,  The corruption references filed against former President Asif Ali Zardari by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), During the hearing today (Monday)‚ the court summoned Asif Ali Zardari in the next hearing.  The cases against Asif Ali Zardari, who enjoyed immunity for being...

ISLAMABAD, Nov 30: The trial of former president retired General Pervez Musharraf for high treason under Article 6 of the constitution is likely to commence next week as the registrar of the special court set up for the purpose has been appointed. Treason Trial Law and Justice Secretary Barrister Zafarullah...