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I am running the government, not President Zardari: Gilani
Lahore, Dec.1 : Rejecting reports of differences with President Asif Ali Zardari, Pakistan Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani has said he is running the government, and not the President.
Pak doctors' negligence led to Akram's wife's death: Inquiry committee report
Karachi News.Net Thursday 26th November, 2009 Lahore, Nov.26 : Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram's wife Huma Akram died due to the negligence of Lahore doctors, an inquiry report has revealed.
Pakistan opposition urges prez to give up powers
Pakistan's main opposition party demanded Sunday that the president immediately relinquish much of his power amid calls for the unpopular leader to assume a ceremonial role or resign.
'Mumbai attackers were told to kill politicians'
LAHORE: Ajmal Kasab and nine other terrorists who attacked Mumbai last year were in constant touch with top LeT commanders in Pakistan during the strikes and received instructions to kill "political leaders, foreigners and prominent personalities of India." This was stated in the six-page chargesheet filed against the seven suspects in custody in ...
Pakistani president turns over nuclear authority
Pakistan's embattled president has relinquished command of the country's nuclear arsenal amid political wrangling that has posed a major distraction to the U.S.-allied government as it fights Taliban and other militants near the Afghan border.
Only PM can order NRO arrests: NAB
Saturday, November 28, 2009 By our correspondent ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau will wait for specific orders of the prime minister to arrest any of those hit by the NRO, when it expires today, NAB sources said on Friday.
Terrorists feasting on fresh chicken, beef, eggs, and milk in Pak prisons
Lahore, Nov.27 : Its not all that bad to be a prisoner in Pakistan, as one can enjoy sumptuous meals consisting chicken and farm fresh milk while in custody.
LCCI suspends sending trade delegations to India till resumption of bilateral talks
Lahore, Nov. 27 : Blaming India for tarnishing Pakistan's international image, the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry has suspended the sending of all trade delegations to India till bilateral talks between the two countries resume.
Turns out, prophet tahmed's strategy of burying his head in his ass isn't very effective
The News has found that entrepreneurs from Pakistan have redoubled their efforts to fetch new orders for textile, engineering and pharmaceutical products as well as services where they enjoy both quality and price advantage.
Jamaat-ud-Dawa continues to function in Pak despite being proscribed
Mudrike , Nov.26 : The Jamaat-ud-Dawa , which according to India acted as a front group for the militants responsible for last tear terror carnage on Mumbai, continues to function in Pakistan as a charity despite being proscribed.
Aftermath of 9/11 still looms: Carpet industry striving hard to revive exports
Aftermath of 9/11 still looms: Carpet industry striving hard to revive exports Staff Report LAHORE: The travel advisory issued by developed economies has already hit the hand-knotted carpet exports severely while Pakistan's embassies abroad also advice the foreign buyers seeking visa to discourage them by warning them of risk to their life.
PINA calls for limiting fight in S Waziristan
LAHORE: There was a need to limit fighting in South Waziristan and implement a post-operation strategy to isolate militants in FATA, speakers at a Pakistan Institute of National Affairs roundtable said on Tuesday.
Haqqani approaches Lahore High Court to challenge inclusion in NRO beneficiaries list
Rawalpindi, Nov.25 : Angered over being named in the NRO beneficiaries list, Pakistan's Ambassador to the United States Hussain Haqqani has filed a case in the Lahore High Court's Rawalpindi bench.
'ISI, Pak Army controlled back channel talks with India during PML-Q regime'
Karachi News.Net Wednesday 25th November, 2009 Lahore, Nov.25 : At the time when Islamabad is pushing for resolution of the Kashmir issue in accordance with the UN resolutions of 1948 and 1949, Pakistan Muslim League -Quaid Secretary General Humayun Akhtar Khan has revealed that the PML-Q government was involved in back-channel diplomacy with India ...
Vietnam wants to increase trade with Pakistan
Staff Report LAHORE: Vietnam Ambassador, Hguyen Quang Thuc has stressed the need for more frequent meetings of Joint Economic Commission and high-level bilateral exchanges to increase two-way trade between Pakistan and Vietnam.
US in 'indirect' talks with Afghan Taliban
South East Asia News.Net Tuesday 24th November, 2009 Lahore, Nov.24 : The United States is in secret talks with the Afghan Taliban, with countries like Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Britain playing the role of mediators, sources have revealed.
No talks until Zardari acts on CoD: PMLN
LAHORE: A crucial meeting of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz decided here on Monday that the party leaders would not meet President Asif Zardari or hold talks with him a oeuntil he implements the Charter of Democracy and gets repealed the 17th Amendment by parliament.a The meeting, chaired by PML-N Quaid Nawaz Sharif at the Chief Minister ...
Kashmir's borders won't be redrawn, says Manmohan
LAHORE/NEW DELHI: India is not ready to redraw the borders of Kashmir, Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh said on Sunday.
Badal invited to Pakistan for setting up of Nanak varsity
Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has been invited to Pakistan for the ground-breaking ceremony of the Guru Nanak Dev University being set up by the Pakistan government at Nankana Sahib, the birth place of Guru Nanak Dev - the founder of Sikhism.
Rehman Malik offers to quit if Blackwater presence in Pakistan proved
Karachi News.Net Saturday 21st November, 2009 Pakistan's interior minister has offered to quit if the presence of US security agency Blackwater in Pakistan is proved -- but he could be treading on thin ice for more than one reason.
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