March 06 , 2008


PPP meeting fails to nominate candidate for slot of PM
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) once again could not finalize the name of its candidate for the slot of new ..Full Story

 Shujaat invites all parties for Balochistan govt. formation
QUETTA: President of Muslim League-Q Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain said he wants participation of every party in the formation...Full Story

Electricity partially restored to several Karachi areas
KARACHI: The electricity has been partially restored to several areas of the Karachi city, the sources said. Director General PEPCO Tahir Basharat said the....Full Story

Age limit to be relaxed by ten years for Sindh jobs: Qaim Shah
LARKANA: President PPP Sindh Syed Qaim Ali Shah said Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) ensured the complete cooperation for the dissolution of all problems of Sindh.....Full Story

Chattha to woo PPP to form Punjab govt
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) leadership has given the go-ahead to its Punjab Assembly parliamentary leader-designate Hamid Nasir Chattha to form...Full Story

Manmohan wants to meet new Pakistani leaders ‘halfway’
NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday offered to meet Pakistan’s new leaders “halfway”, inviting them to put the past behind them and build a new ....Full Story

FO slams ‘biased and bigoted’ anti-Quran Dutch film
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Wednesday termed Dutch filmmaker Geert Wilders’ anti-Quran film ‘biased and bigoted’ and said it was aimed at maligning Islam and had nothing....Full Story


In touch with other parties for restoration of judiciary: Qazi Hussain
LAHORE: A delegation of Jamiat Ulam-i- Pakistan (JUI) met with Jamat--i-Islami(JI) leader Qazi Husaain Ahmad.....Full Story

Peoples Party, PML-N agree to coalition formula in Punjab
ISLAMABAD: Muslim League-N and Pakistan Peoples Party mulling over the 65/35 percentage distribution formula of ministries in Punjab coalition...Full Story

Power supply suspended to KESC after federal govt’s approval
KARACHI: Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) had suspended power supply to Karachi...Full Story

Different names under consideration for slot of CM Punjab: Shahbaz
LAHORE: President Pakistan Muslim League (N) Shahbaz Sharif has said that different names were under consideration for the slot of Chief Minister..Full Story

Five Zardari graft cases dropped, assets released
RAWALPINDI: Accountability Courts No II and IV on Wednesday terminated five corruption cases against Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari and released..
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President may not attend OIC summit
ISLAMABAD: It is likely that President Pervez Musharraf will not attend the 11th Organisation of Islamic Conference summit scheduled for March 13 to 14 in Dakkar, Senegal, Foreign Ministry sources told Daily Times on Wednesday....Full Story

Asif Zardari’s apology is goodwill gesture: Mengal
KARACHI: Asif Zardari’s apology to the people of Balochistan is being considered a goodwill gesture but the incoming government will face some difficulties, because the people’s ...Full Story

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