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Decision on Nato supply routes yet to be taken PM

in National - Sat May 19, 2012

LAHORE: Brushing aside speculations that the government has decided in principle to reopen the Nato supply routes, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said here on Friday t

Rs23bn released to end unscheduled loadshedding

in National - Sat May 12, 2012

ISLAMABAD: Strong protests in parliament and on the street against frequent and prolonged power outages forced the government on Friday to release Rs23 billion to clear a

Payback: PM compensates "betrayed" Senate nominee

in National - Tue March 13, 2012

MIRPUR: 

Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Monday announced appointment of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) nominee for a Senate seat from Punjab Aslam

Big 3 try to crack Pasha "puzzle"

in National - Wed February 29, 2012

ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani met President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday and discussed the overall political situation prevailing in the country

PM statement Army Chief Kayani in crunch meeting

in National - Thu January 12, 2012

RAWALPINDI: Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani is currently presiding over a meeting of Principal Staff Officers, SAMAA reports Thursday.

Indian hostility likely to ditch Diamer-Bhasha Dam project

in National - Mon October 17, 2011

Islamabad: The strategic dialogue between Pakistan and US on water is expected to be held by middle of the next month, a senior official of Ministry of Water and Po

MPs greet PM on inaugurating Mangla project

in National - Sat October 15, 2011

ISLAMABAD: Parliamentarians called on Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani at his Parliament House Chamber here Friday and congratulated him on the inauguration

Sindh pays Rs9bn to ward off disconnection

in National - Mon October 10, 2011

ISLAMABAD, Oct 9: A threat by the federal cabinet to stop electricity supplies to defaulters has compelled the Sindh government to make an emergency payment of Rs9 billion t

SC order has robbed govt of moral authority PML-N

in National - Sat October 08, 2011

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Muslim League-N has urged the PPP-led coalition to "voluntarily quit" the federal and Sindh governments after the Supreme Court verdict in t

PM vows to speed up power projects

in National - Sat October 08, 2011

ISLAMABAD: Responding to opposition doubts about whether his government can overcome festering power shortages, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani assured the Nation

Chinese firm to help Pakistan generate..

in International - Mon July 11, 2011

YICHANG - Director General Three Gorges Corporation Wang Shoofeng has said that Chinese experts are working in Pakistan to provide expertise to its people in power generatio

Rain becomes a nightmare for Wasa

in National - Sat July 09, 2011

LAHORE – Parts of the country including the City received rains of varying intensities on Friday, putting the normal routine life to a standstill by causing urban flooding.

Deluge exposes Wasa s tall claims

in National - Sat July 02, 2011

7LAHORE – Parts of the country including the City received rainfall of light to moderate intensity on Friday with experts predicting the wet spell to continue wit

Roads submerged, routine life badly disturbed

in National - Thu June 30, 2011

LAHORE – The City received heavy rain on Wednesday morning, disturbing normal routine life as the rainwater inundated roads not only in low-lying areas but also several posh

Pre-monsoon rains bring relief in City

in National - Sat June 18, 2011

LAHORE – Parts of the province including the City received rains of varying intensities on Friday, providing much needed respite to the people from the prevailing hars

200MW more power by Oct

in National - Thu June 09, 2011

LAHORE - The Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) has awarded contract to two consulting firms for carrying out feasibility study for the upgradation of 1000

MQM AJK reveals 28-point election manifesto

in National - Fri May 20, 2011

ISLAMABAD : Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) on Thursday revealed 28-point election manifesto 2011 for Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) aimed at empowering the people, besides ann

People in Pakistan, India want peaceful..

in National - Thu April 21, 2011

ISLAMABAD  : Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said on Wednesday that public opinion in Pakistan and India was building up to pursue peaceful means for resolution of al

KPC asks India, Pakistan to resolve Kashmir conflict

in National - Mon October 04, 2010

KOTLI  : Kashmir Peace Conference (KPC) on Sunday urged India and Pakistan to resolve the Kashmir dispute according to wishes of Kashmiris in order to foster peace and

Waheed made Chief of General Staff:

in National - Fri October 01, 2010

ISLAMABAD  : Consequent upon approval of the Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani, Army has made promotions and transfers at the highest level appointing Li

Two-day respite of rain for Sindh s flood-hit areas

in National - Mon August 16, 2010

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Sunday forecast hot and humid weather for most parts of Sindh during next two days with isolated thundershowers for so

FFC warns of abnormal floods in Punjab, Sindh

in National - Fri July 30, 2010

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Flood Commission (FFC) on Thursday warned the authorities concerned of abnormal floods in Punjab and Sindh .

 An advisory has been

Zardari takes note of Christians killing,

in National - Wed July 21, 2010

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday took a strong note of the murder of two Christian brothers outside a court in Faisalabad, and the controversy surrounding a

Pakistan becoming water-scarce country

in National - Sat July 17, 2010

ISLAMABAD: The per capita water availability in Pakistan has alarmingly dwindled by over 406 per cent from 5,260 cubic meters in 1951 to 1,038 cubic meters in 2010, only mar

Punjab writes letter to Centre, Irsa against discriminatio

in National - Fri July 02, 2010

ISLAMABAD: Amid increasing tension with the Indus River System Authority (Irsa), the Punjab government has written a letter to the federal government and water regulator see