Envoys’ conference underway in Islamabad

ISLAMABAD: A two-day conference of 15 Pakistan ambassadors and high commissioners under the chairmanship of Prime

Written on December 12, 2011 | Posted in News, Pakistan, UN, ad, islam, islamabad

PM expected to brief Parliamentary Committee on National Security

ISLAMABAD: The Parliamentary Committee on national security is meeting under the chairmanship of Senator Raza Rabb

Written on December 2, 2011 | Posted in News, Politics, UN, ad, islam, islamabad, nato

Cabinet meeting discusses Nato attack

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Cabinet meeting under the chairmanship of PM Gilani is underway at the Punjab Governor Hous

Written on November 29, 2011 | Posted in News, UN, US, ad, islam, islamabad

Ch Nisar resigns as PAC Chairman

ISLAMABAD: Opposition Leader Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan has resigned from the chairmanship of the Public Accounts Com

Written on November 27, 2011 | Posted in Politics, UN, ad, islam, islamabad

Rabi-ul-Awwal moon not sighted

KARACHI: The moon for the holy month of Rabi-ul-Awwal was not sighted, thus, the first day of the month will fall on Saturday (February 5, 2011), Chairman Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee, Mufti Munib-ur-Rehman announced on Thursday. The meeting of the Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee held under the chairmanship of Mufti Munib-ur-Rehman here. The Chairman of the Committee also announced that the 12th Rabi-ul-Awwal will fall on February 16, 2011 (Wednesday).

Written on February 3, 2011 | Posted in 2011, Politics, UN, US, karachi

Govt succumbs to pressure; scraps POL prices hike

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani in a very rare move Thursday announced reversal of the recent notification of 9 percent hike in prices of POL products, Geo News reported. In his speech on the floor of National Assembly, the Prime Minister said: “The prices of petroleum products now stand reverted to the position of October 31, 2010.” He said the meeting of all the Parliamentary leaders held today under his chairmanship reached a unanimous decision to withdraw the recent increase in the prices of POL products. The meeting of Parliamentary leaders was convened after overwhelming pressure of the opposition parties for scrapping the recent increase in prices of POL products. Leader of the Opposition in NA, Chaudhry Nisar, in his speech on the occasion, hailed the government’s decision to scrap the recent POL prices hike. The price of petrol which was increased by Rs6.71 per litre to Rs79.67 now stands reversed to Rs72.96; rate of diesel hiked by Rs4.25 per litre to Rs82.58 reverted to Rs Rs78.33; price of High Octane Blending Content (HOBC) raised by Rs7.79 per litre to Rs94.24 came back to Rs86.67 while the increases in prices of light diesel and kerosene oil by Rs4.36 and Rs4.04 per litre respectively have also been neutralized.

Written on January 6, 2011 | Posted in 2010, 2011, ISI, News, Politics, UN, US, ad, ads, aid, islam, islamabad, urdu

Ruet-e-Hilal committee meets Wednesday

ISLAMABAD: The meeting of the Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee for sighting of moon of Ramazan-ul-Mubarak 1431 Hijri will be held on Wednesday (August 11). The committee will meet under the chairmanship of Mufti Munib-ur-Rehman in the building of Pakistan Meteorological Department, Main University Road, Gulshan-e-Jauhar, Karachi.

Written on August 10, 2010 | Posted in Pakistan, Politics, islam, islamabad, karachi

COAS chairs Corps commanders’ conference

RAWALPINDI: The Corps Commanders” Conference was underway at the GHQ in Rawalpindi on Thursday under the chairmanship of the Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani. The conference was reviewing measures taken with regard to rehabilitating the country’’s flood-hit regions. Appreciating the relief activities of the Pakistan army, General Ashfaq Kayani announced that one day’’s salary of the army will be donated for flood relief.

Written on August 5, 2010 | Posted in Pakistan, Politics, army, cia, salary

Journalists to observe black day against anti-media resolution

ISLAMABAD: Various journalist organisations have strongly condemned the Punjab Assembly members for passing the resolution in which media community as a whole has been deceptively targeted by the provincial assembly members and decided to observe a black day on Saturday against the resolution. The participants of a meeting, held at the central secretariat of Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) on Friday, under the chairmanship of its President Pervez Shaukat, unanimously decided to observe a black day across country to condemn the act of the Punjab Assembly against the media that was providing a clear picture of the situation to the masses. Addressing the participants, Pervez Shaukat said the journalists from all over the country rejected the resolution and demanded of the MPAs to take it back. He said they would announce further course of action during a protest to be held in Islamabad.

Written on July 10, 2010 | Posted in Pakistan, Politics, UK, aid, cia, islam, islamabad, media

Sardar Abbasi refuses to withdraw resignation

MURREE: Former chief minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and MNA Sardar Mehtab Abbasi refused to withdraw his resignation from his seat. During an advisory council meeting held under the chairmanship of PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif, Abbasi was forced to withdraw but he did not do so. The meeting deliberated in detail on the issues like VAT, upcoming budget, petitions against NRO verdict and 18th Amendment. Sardar Mehtab Abbasi was specially invited in the meeting. Abbasi, a key party leader from the Hazara belt has resigned over the renaming of NWFP.

Written on May 25, 2010 | Posted in NWFP, News, Politics, cia

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