Lahore, Pakistan News

LAHORE: The instigator of the memo case, Musawwer Mansoor Ijaz, has claimed that he has been in contact with the Inter-Services Intelligence Director General Lt General Ahmed Shuja Pasha in connection with "logistics and security arrangements" for his testimony before the inquiry commission created by the Supreme Court.

Pakistan's Supreme Court charged Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani with contempt for failing to reopen corruption investigations against the president, and will begin a trial that threatens to force him from office.

Addressing a press conference with the Punjab Assembly opposition leader Raja Riaz Ahmed and the PPP Punjab General Secretary Sami Ullah Khan, he said the government would pass the 20th constitutional amendment to further strengthen democracy and uphold the supremacy of parliament.

NEW DELHI: On May 27, 2009, a suicide attack on the ISI headquarters in Lahore had a relatively unknown bomber, Ali Jaleel, a Maldivian terrorist, who had joined al-Qaida some time earlier.

Pakistan The sleek air-conditioned Daewoo bus leaves the Lahore station right on time.

LAHORE: Senior Federal Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi on Sunday said that Iran and Pakistan were strategically very important to each other and there was an urgent need to increase the volume of trade between the two countries.

LAHORE: Talking about various US-Pak initiatives, US Consul General in Lahore Nina Maria Fite said that the consulate had introduced special programmes for promotion of cultural activities as well as preservation of historic sites in Lahore as well as Punjab under the US Ambassador's Fund for Cultural Preservation.

NEW DELHI: India is committed to removing barriers that restrict trade with Pakistan, the Indian commerce minister said on Sunday.

The Muslim Youth Front , an unregistered outfit headed by Shahid Khan who calls himself ameer of the group, has kicked off its campaign against homosexuality in Lahore.

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FAISALABAD, Feb 11 : Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Saturday announced the construction of a new bridge on River Ravi at Syed Wala to ensure better and short travel facility to people of adjoining districts including Nankana Sahib, Sheikhupura, Okara, Pakpatan and Lahore.

Pakistan 's prime minister will face a contempt of court charge on Monday which could see him stripped of his office and imprisoned, prompting renewed political turmoil in the unstable south Asian nation.

LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-N chief Nawaz Sharif has said respecting the decisions of courts and implementing them is essential for strengthening the democratic system and institutions of the country.

Staff Report LAHORE: The Pakistan Medical Association has filed a writ petition in the Lahore High Court on the unfair fee of Rs 500,000 being charged from medical students at the Sheikh Zayed Medical College.

Shumaila Anwar and Sumaira Anwar , two sisters who survived when a factory building collapsed in Lahore, carry placard reading in Urdu Make Labour inspection compulsory at factories during a protest against the owners of the factory in Lahore, yesterday.

In December, Kashmiri hardliners, sectarianism-fanning extremists and Taliban-sympathisers were seen holding hands together on stage in Pakistani city of Lahore under a banner decorated with images of arms, ammunition and a call for Jihad.

Lahore: India and Pakistan have the potential to boost bilateral trade to USD 15 billion a year, High Commissioner Sharat Sabharwal said on Saturday at the inauguration of the largest ever India-specific trade exhibition I Pakistan.

LAHORE: The Indian government on Friday released five Pakistani prisoners. Indian authorities handed over the prisoners to the Pakistan Rangers at the Wagah boarder, Rangers sources said.

The toll due to consumption of spurious medicines at a well known heart institute has risen to 120, with a woman losing her life Saturday.

Car sales rise 17% in 7 months of FY 2012 Staff Report KARACHI: The sales of local automobile companies continued to show an upward trend with a growth of 17 percent to 96,900 units in different brands in the seven months of the current financial year 2011-12 as against 82,767 units in the corresponding period of last fiscal year.