March 17 , 2008


National Assembly session adjourned till 19 March
ISLAMABAD: The 13th National Assembly session, which opened here Monday, has been adjourned....Full Story

 Nawaz, Zardari, Shujaat, Senators witness NA inaugural session
ISLAMABAD: The inaugural session of the 13th National Assembly was witnessed among others by Co-Chairman.....Full Story

CJP summons full court meeting
ISLAMABAD: The Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar has summoned the full court meeting tomorrow (Tuesday)....Full Story

Pervaiz Ashraf attends assembly sans Mohtarma with heavy heart
ISLAMABAD: Raja Pervaiz Ashraf has said that he has come to the assembly today with heavy heart because of the absence of Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto, however he vowed moving ahead with the agenda of Mohtarma...Full Story

Fahim may go to SC against Zardari’s ‘interference’
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPPP) President Makhdoom Amin Fahim might go to the Supreme Court to stop PPP Co-chairman ...Full Story

River inflows lowest in 10 years
ISLAMABAD: River system inflows on Saturday reached the lowest level in 10 years, lowering water in Tarbela to dead level, officials told Daily Times. ....Full Story

Pak students mount pro-democracy protests in US
WASHINGTON: Pakistani students at various American universities, schools and colleges mounted spirited protests in a number of cities on Saturday, demanding the immediate...Full Story


Overseas Pakistanis remittances rise by 20.77 percent
KARACHI: Overseas Pakistanis remittances during the initial eight months of current fiscal year shot up by 20.77 percent. .....Full Story

AKTI, transport outfits call for strike tomorrow
KARACHI: All Karachi Transport Ittehad (AKTI) and other transport organizations have announced observing strike tomorrow (March18) in protest against the enhancement....Full Story

Sherpao says there wasn’t any harmony with ML-Q in polls
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (Sherpao) Quaid, Aftab Sherpao has said that he had no harmony with the Muslim League-Q during the elections......Full Story

MQM premier will be elected in 2013, says Farooque Sattar
ISLAMABAD: Muttahida Qaumi Movement parliamentary leader Dr. Farooque Sattar has said that the prime minister in 2013 will be elected from his party...Full Story

US envoy sees new moderate leadership in Muslim world
DAKAR: Sada Cumber, the Pakistani-American tasked with improving the image of the United States to Muslims, says he sees a new more moderate leadership...Full Story

Small businesses run into losses due to power cuts
KARACHI: Daily losses are piling up for small shops and businesses as load shedding gets longer and longer in the city. For example, the over 200 shops in Serena....Full Story

Imran Khan urged to take part in by-elections
LAHORE: The Punjab and Lahore leadership of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has urged the party chief, Imran Khan...Full Story

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