For all the seemingly powerful roadblocks to the holding of elections on time, it is heartening to see the authorities determined in their resolve that nothing would be allowed to impede or delay the process. Prime Minister Justice (r) Mir Hazar Khan Khoso reiterated his pledge to ensure free, fair ...

ISLAMABAD - Reiterating his pledge to facilitate free, fair and transparent elections on May 11, Caretaker Prime Minister Mir Hazar Khan Khoso on Friday urged the countrymen to exercise their right to vote and elect a government to take care of the problems facing the country both internally and ...

islamabad -  ahmad ahmadani - Out-going coalition government at the fag end of her constitutional tenure had granted extension in the contract appointment of Managing Director SNGPL Arif Hameed as a ‘political gimmick’ before the expiry of his tenure, it is reliably learnt. ...

islamabad - Iranian and Indian oil ministers are due to discuss extension of a gas pipeline project which is due to take Iran’s rich gas reserves to Pakistan and then to India in a meeting in New Delhi next week.Iranian Oil Minister Rostam Qassemi is slated to visit New Delhi next week to ...

RAWALPINDI - The Lahore High Court on Wednesday dismissed former military ruler Pervez Musharraf’s plea for extension to pre-arrest interim bail for non-prosecution, in the Benazir Bhutto assassination case. The court disposed of another application by the former president for exemption from ...

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) expressing utmost concern has requested the Election Commission of Pakistan to extend time for hearing and disposal of appeals by Election Tribunals at least for two days.Syed Qalb-i-Hassan, Vice-Chairman PBC said that time be extended especially in ...

ISLAMABAD  - Pakistan Railways has decided to extend the track of Margalla Railway Station to Ninth Avenue to start a shuttle train service between Islamabad and Rawalpindi. The work on the extension project will be started during the current month and surplus material of tracks has been ...

NEW DELHI - The Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has given one month extension to Pakistani Hindus, who have refused to go back to their country due to terror incidents there. Reports Tuesday claimed that the Indian ministry gave one month extension to the Pakistani Hindus after their ...

KARACHI  - Former president General (retd) Pervez Musharraf, who returned to the country this week to participate in the May 11 polls, was on Friday barred from leaving the country by Sindh High Court where an angry lawyer hurled a shoe at him.A single member bench of the SHC, however, ...

ISLAMABAD - The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Tuesday said that it would take action against all unregistered vehicles in the country after the expiry of the amnesty scheme on 31st March 2013.The government would not extend the amnesty scheme notified by it, for legitimising the smuggled and ...

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday dismissed an intra-court appeal over a petition relating to the extension given to Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani.A division bench of the IHC comprising Justice Mohammad Anwar Khan Kasi and Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui had taken ...

LAHORE – The Punjab Assembly’s extension project, started in August, 2005, by the Pervaiz Elahi government is far from completion because it has fallen prey to political rivalry between the PML-N and PML-Q.Though the delay has cost Rs1 billion to exchequer, the PML-N government has no ...

RAWALPINDI  – HSSC passed girl students and their parents have voiced strong protest the non-extension of admission date of Fatima Jinnah Women University (FJWU).“We have passed intermediate examination from Rawalpindi education board but the university authorities have refused to ...

ISLAMABAD - The Supreme Court was moved on Saturday against the incumbent Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, stating that the extension in his tenure was in violation of the articles 2A, 4, 9, 14, 20 and 25 of Constitution and various provisions of law.Inam-ul-Rahim Advocate, ...

QUETTA - The Balochistan Assembly on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution asking Federal government to extend the last date for rectifying electoral rolls.The legislators also expressed their grave concern over the worsening law and order situation in the province, stating that millions of ...

ISLAMABAD - The government has decided not to extend the services of outgoing Chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Salman Siddique, as he is going to retire after reaching the age of superannuation today (January 21), it has learnt on Friday.“No, the government is not giving extension to ...

ISLAMABAD - Special Secretary Senate Iftikharullah Babar, a retired officer and working on extension, has been appointed as Secretary Senate (BPS-22) replacing Raja Muhammad Amin who has assumed the charge of the new post here on Monday.Independent observers are terming the appointment made by ...

ISLAMABAD (APP) The total generation capacity of the Tarbela Hydropower Station would rise to 4,888 megawatt (MW) after the installation of 1410MW units as part of 4th Extension Project. Sources told APP here on Sunday that on completion, Tarbela's 4th Extension Hydropower Project would provide ...

UNITED NATIONS - The UN Security Council voted unanimously on Wednesday to adopt resolution 2011, which gave one-year extension to the US-led 130,000 international force deployed to quell insurgencies in Afghanistan. The resolution welcomed the agreement between Afghanistan and troop-contributing ...

AGRICULTURAL extension service is under criticism in Pakistan. Let us have the viewpoint of an extension officer: I have meagre time for the fanners. Few months back we were assigned the duty to work with the police to grab the kite flyers in city, and then we monitored Sasti Roti Scheme Tandoors ...

KARACHI (APP) - Pakistans senior most cricket organizer and administrator Razaullah Khan failed to get an extension from Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), it was learnt here on Monday. A former council member of the Board, Razaullah was working as PCB Coordinator for Sindh grounds and his over ...

OUR STAFF REPORTER ISLAMABAD - Senior Federal Minister for Industries Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi Monday directed the officials of the Ministry and Utility Stores Corporation (USC) to extend subsidy on maximum items of basic necessity so that low-income people can be given relief in the Holy month of ...

OUR STAFF REPORTER ISLAMABAD - Federal Minister for Water and Power Syed Naveed Qamar has directed the Wapda authorities to expedite the work on 1,350 MW Tarbelas 4th Extension Hydropower project and complete it ahead of time. He made these directions while presiding over a meeting during his ...

ISLAMABAD (APP) Additional 1,350 MW electricity will be generated from Tarbela hydropower station under 4th extension project which will cost $ 700 million. The total generation capacity of the Tarbela Hydropower Station will go up to 4,828 megawatt, official sources told APP here. They said, an ...

ISLAMABAD In a rare development, Pakistan gave five years extension to a state-owned Chinese firm in its Saindak mining project after it agreed to pay five percent additional shares to Balochistan government, sources said on Monday. The multimillion dollar gold and copper deal with Metallurgical ...

ISLAMABAD - The Statistics Division on Tuesday extended house-census drive of the 6th Population Census for six days i.e. till April 25 due to operational reasons. The house-listing phase had to be completed on Tuesday. When contacted, Secretary Statistics Division Asif Bajwa confirmed The Nations ...

LAHORE - Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Chaudhry Nisar has strongly opposed extension in the service of ISI Chief Gen Ahmed Shuja Pasha. In a TV program on Tuesday night, he said that many other capable generals were also available in the army. he said that Gen Pasha has already ...

ISLAMABAD - Major opposition party PML-N Tuesday ruled out any extension to its 45-day deadline until and unless the government took suffice steps within the given timeframe for the implementation of its 10-point agenda. This decision was taken after PML-N leadership evolved consensus at an ...

ISLAMABAD - Pakistans Ambassador to China Masood Khan has got two years extension in his Beijing posting following Islamabads decision to drop a proposal to replace him with another career diplomat. Masood Khan was to return home in February after completing his two-year term. He was earlier ...

ISLAMABAD - President Supreme Court Bar Association Asma Jahangir has said that the extension to additional judges office of the high courts has undermined the independence of judiciary. The president SCBA on Friday also stated that three extensions dropped by the Judicial Commission sent a poor ...