NA session to elect PM on March 24
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly will meet for election of the Leader of the House on March 24, a statement here said. President Musharraf has signed the summary to convene the...Full Story

 ‘I kept promise to hold fair, peaceful polls’: Musharraf
ISLAMABAD: President Pervez Musharraf Thursday said he fulfilled the promise of holding free, fair and peaceful elections and reiterated his.....Full Story

30 days given to new govt for judges restoration: Aitezaz
HARIPUR: Supreme Court Bar Association President Chaudhry Aitezaz Ahsan Thursday said the upcoming government would be given 30 days to......Full Story

Eid Milad being celebrated tomorrow
ISLAMABAD: Eid Milad-un-Nabi (peace be upon him) is being celebrated tomorrow (Friday) across the country with religious devotion and respect....Full Story

Speaker orders restoration of live TV coverage
ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Fehmida Mirza made her first observation on Wednesday, directing the National Assembly staff to restore the live coverage of..Full Story

Bilawal reaches Pakistan to announce PM candidate
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will announce the party’s premiership candidate at an “appropriate time”, PPP spokesman Farhatullah Babar said on Wednesday.....Full Story

New govt should continue ‘Pakistan first’ strategy, says Musharraf
ISLAMABAD: President Pervez Musharraf said on Wednesday that the new government should meet the challenges of terrorism, energy shortage, and....Full Story

Fazl decides to sit on opposition benches in NWFP
PESHAWAR: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman Thursday said his party has decided in principle to sit on the opposition benches in NWFP assembly.....Full Story

Fire at Sindh Secretariat building destroys important records
KARACHI: Important records of Surveys and Land Revenue were destroyed as several offices of different....Full Story

CM orders inquiry into Board of Revenue building fire
KARACHI: Caretaker Chief Minister of Sindh Justice (Rtd) Abdul Qadir Halipota has expressed concern over fire at the premises of the Board of Revenue Sindh and ordered inquiry of the incident.....Full Story

Outlawed outfits helping terrorists: Punjab govt
LAHORE: Punjab government disclosed that local banned religious outfits helping terrorists in suicide attacks....Full Story

US welcomes Mirza’s election as speaker
LAHORE: Welcoming Dr Fehmida Mirza’s election as first female speaker of the National Assembly, the US said on Wednesday her appointment was clear evidence that Pakistan is...Full Story

Zardari is a man of his word: Fahim
ISLAMABAD: PPP Senior Vice Chairman Makhdoom Amin Fahim on Wednesday described PPP Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari as a “friend of friends”, and a man who kept his ....Full Story

WB to give $750m for construction of Munda Dam
ISLAMABAD: The World Bank (WB) has expressed its willingness to provide $750 million to Pakistan to meet the extra cost of building the Munda Dam, sources in the Water and Power Ministry told Daily Times on Wednesday....Full Story