Islamabad to have export processing zone
July 7th, 2012 - 1:46 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 7 (IANS) An export processing zone will be established in Islamabad, said Deputy Prime Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi.Elahi said Friday that Islamabad Export Processing Zone would be established ... Read more...
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Raja Pervez Ashraf elected Pakistan’s 25th PM (Lead)
June 22nd, 2012 - 10:38 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 22 (IANS) Raja Pervez Ashraf of the ruling Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), a former federal minister in the government of ousted prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, was ... Read more...
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Indian spy who was Zardari’s jail mate wants to meet him
April 8th, 2012 - 1:13 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 8 (IANS) Mehboob Elahi is happy that his old prison mate Asif Ali Zardari is coming to India but is crestfallen that he will not get to ... Read more...
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Bangladesh to observe Earth Hour
March 29th, 2012 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, March 29 (IANS) The Bangladeshi government has decided to observe Earth Hour 2012 and it will urge the people not to use power during that time, an official said ... Read more...
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Pakistan can’t develop drone technology on its own
September 15th, 2011 - 2:37 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 15 (IANS) Pakistan right now does not have the capability to develop drone technology indigenously, a minister said.Minister for Defence Production Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi said in a written ... Read more...
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A Pakistani hospital thrice launched, never built
August 24th, 2011 - 2:56 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 24 (IANS) A hospital in Pakistan's Punjab province was launched thrice, but it hasn't yet got built.The 150-bed hospital was announced by then president General Pervez Musharraf during ... Read more...
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National consensus on Kashmir needed: former Pakistani PM
June 18th, 2011 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 18 (IANS) All political parties of Pakistan must strive to create a national consensus on the Kashmir issue, said former prime minister Chaudhary Shujaat Hussain, according to a ... Read more...
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Benazir’s ‘assassin’ being made Pakistan’s Deputy PM: Qureshi
May 1st, 2011 - 12:20 pm ICT by ANI
Multan, May 1(ANI): Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) leader Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi must not be made the country's Deputy Prime Minister, as former premier Benazir Bhutto had alleged before her assassination that ... Read more...
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PML-Q to get Deputy PM post, several ministries on joining PPP-led Pak Govt: Report
April 30th, 2011 - 3:18 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, April 30(ANI): Pakistan is heading for wide-ranging political developments in a few days as the country's second largest opposition party- the Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid- is set to join the Pakistan ... Read more...
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‘PCB’s disastrous decisions ruining Pakistan cricket’
April 27th, 2011 - 1:20 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, April 27(ANI): The wrong decisions of the Pakistan Cricket Board's present and past managements and its previous chiefs have brought Pakistan cricket at the lowest ebb, historian Khawaja Hussain Sayed has ... Read more...
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Pak capital Islamabad observes Earth Hour
March 28th, 2011 - 1:31 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Mar. 28 (ANI): The Capital Development Authority (CDA) in Islamabad joined hands with the global community to observe Earth Hour-2011, for promotion of sustainable environment, conservation of energy and to mitigate ... Read more...
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Zardari, Gilani congratulate Pakistan cricket team on reaching World Cup semifinal
March 24th, 2011 - 11:01 am ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Mar 24(ANI): Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani have congratulated the national cricket team on its big-margin win against West Indies in the 2011 ... Read more...
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‘Sworn enemies’ Musharraf, Sharif and Zardari are ‘famous Facebook friends’!
March 19th, 2011 - 12:54 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Mar 19(ANI): Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari, PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif, former President Pervez Musharraf, PML-Q chief Shujaat Hussain, and PTI chief Imran Khan are friends on social networking website ... Read more...
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Pakistan policeman with Al Qaeda link on VIP security
February 3rd, 2011 - 6:09 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 3 (IANS) A policeman assigned to protect top Pakistani politicians, including Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, is linked to Al Qaeda, a media report said Thursday.The Express Tribune newspaper ... Read more...
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Bearded cops to be withdrawn from Pak VVIPs security fleet following Taseer’s killing
January 8th, 2011 - 5:43 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Jan 8 (ANI): In a major policy shift in the aftermath of Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer's assassination by one of his own elite security force protectors, the provincial government has ... Read more...
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Nawaz untrustworthy, entire PML-N leadership double-faced: PML-Q leader
December 5th, 2010 - 5:15 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Dec 5(ANI): The diplomatic cables released by whistle-blower website WikiLeaks have rightly termed former premier Nawaz Sharif untrustworthy, as the entire leadership of Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) is double-faced, Pakistan ... Read more...
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India responsible for unrest in Balochistan: Musharraf
November 26th, 2010 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 26 (IANS) The Pakistani government has "solid evidence" of India's involvement in creating unrest in Balochistan province, former president Pervez Musharraf has said.India and Afghanistan were involved in creating ... Read more...
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PPP demands suo moto in Saifur Rehman audio-tape issue
November 21st, 2010 - 5:09 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Nov 21 (ANI): The Pakistan People's Party (PPP) has demanded suo moto action by Supreme Court Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry against people involved in the Saifur Rehman audio-tape issue, ... Read more...
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Bin Laden funded Nawaz for taking part in elections: Musharraf
November 19th, 2010 - 5:12 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Nov 19 (ANI): Al-Qaeda chief Osama Bin Laden funded PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif for taking part in elections, former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has claimed.According to a TV channel, Musharraf ... Read more...
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Pakistan’s ruling party, PML-Q try to corner Nawaz Sharif
October 27th, 2010 - 11:19 pm ICT by IANS
By Awais Saleem
Islamabad, Oct 27 (IANS) Two fierce critics of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) - Babar Awan of the ruling Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Ch. Pervaiz Elahi of the ... Read more...
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Musharraf has ‘lost his senses’ after losing dictatorship: Raja Riaz
October 10th, 2010 - 4:49 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Oct 10 (ANI): Former President Pervez Musharraf has lost his senses after losing his dictatorship, and has now been giving contradictory statements about the Pakistan People's Party (PPP), its leadership ... Read more...
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Patterson refutes Musharraf’s allegations over Shujaat’s role in NRO deal
October 9th, 2010 - 6:35 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Oct 9 (ANI): In what may have come as a blow to former military ruler Pervez Musharraf, the outgoing US Ambassador to Pakistan, Anne W. Patterson, has refuted allegations about ... Read more...
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Musharraf never consulted PML-Q on NRO, Benazir ‘deal’: Ch Zaheer
October 8th, 2010 - 5:09 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Oct 8 (ANI): Punjab Assembly's Opposition Leader Chuadhry Zaheerudin has rebuffed former president Pervez Musharraf's remarks on the National Reconciliation Order (NRO) and the 'deal' with former Premier Benazir Bhutto, ... Read more...
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“Apologetic” Musharraf blames ‘misleading’ Chaudhry brothers for NRO fiasco
October 7th, 2010 - 5:19 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Oct 7 (ANI): Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has apologised to his countrymen for giving a green signal to the National Reconciliation Order (NRO), and has blamed the Chaudhry brothers ... Read more...
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‘Desi Food Truck’ tickling many a palate in the Big Apple
August 28th, 2010 - 5:42 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Aug 28 (ANI): Do you crave for Indian food in the streets of New York? The 'Desi Food Truck' is the answer to your home-food woes.Down the Fifth Avenue and ... Read more...
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Airblue Plane Crash in Pakistan: 152 Passengers Including Americans, No Survivors
July 29th, 2010 - 12:04 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
July 28 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Airbus 321, which was owned by the private airline known as Airblue, has crashed earlier today (Wednesday) in a heavily wooded area outside Islamabad in the torrential ... Read more...
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Bangladesh to buy power from India, opposition angered (Lead)
July 27th, 2010 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, July 27 (IANS) In a "landmark deal" between once bickering neighbours, Bangladesh has signed a 35-year power transmission agreement with India to import 250 megawatt of electricity from late 2012, ... Read more...
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Bangladesh to buy power from India
July 27th, 2010 - 3:15 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, July 27 (IANS) In what is being seen as a landmark deal between once bickering neighbours, Bangladesh has signed a 35-year power transmission agreement with India to import 250 megawatt ... Read more...
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Restoration of historical bridge in Jammu and Kashmir starts
July 18th, 2010 - 4:34 pm ICT by ANI
Srinagar, July 18 (ANI): Aiming to improve communication links of the tourists and locals, the authorities in Jammu and Kashmir have begun restoration work on the historical 'Ashai Bagh Bridge' situated over ... Read more...
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Malik blames Punjab Govt. for sleeping over prior intelligence on Lahore shrine attack
July 4th, 2010 - 4:35 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, July 4 (ANI): Washing his hands off from the twin suicide attack on the Hazrat Data Gunj Bukhsh shrine here in which 42 people were killed and over 175 injured, ... Read more...
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‘Bankrupt’ Pak Punjab Govt. has no money to pay salaries to employees: PML-Q
June 4th, 2010 - 6:51 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Jun.4 (ANI): The Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) has launched a blistering attack on the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) in Punjab, blaming it for ruining the province's finances to such an ... Read more...
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Nawaz, Shahbaz Sharif defaulters in nine Pakistani banks
May 17th, 2010 - 2:19 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, May 17 (ANI): Nawaz Sharif and his brother, Shahbaz, defaulted on nine Pakistani banks and gave death threats to Hamesh Khan after he refused to sanction a loan of Rs ... Read more...
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Malik, Awan accused of direct involvement in Bhutto’s murder
April 22nd, 2010 - 1:02 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Apr.22 (ANI): Slain Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's chief protocol officer Aslam Chaudhry's legal advisor, Asad Rajput, has blamed Interior Minister Rehman Malik and law and parliamentary affairs minister Babar ... Read more...
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Musharraf seeks support to launch own party
January 24th, 2010 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, Jan 24 (IANS) Former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf is busy mustering support to launch his own political party, media reports said Sunday.
Musharraf spent a busy week in Abu Dhabi before ... Read more...
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Gilani wants more five-star hotels, entertainment places in Islamabad but silent about funds
January 5th, 2010 - 6:21 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Jan. 5 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that there is a need to build more five-star hotels, entertainment places and conference halls in Islamabad to address ... Read more...
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