PESHAWAR -   Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Engineer Shaukatullah has said that after a decade-long unrest, peace is restored in KPK and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata).  “Life has become normal to a great extent and the businessmen should come forward to invest for ...

SWATPML-N Senior Vice President Engineer Amir Muqam is likely to be appointed as the next Governor of Khyber Pukhtunkhwa or special adviser to prime minister, sources disclosed. In this connection, the PML N leadership has given some options to Amir Muqam and the decision is up to him. The news ...

LONDON - The single biggest risk to Britain’s nascent economic recovery is continued eurozone weakness, the Bank of England’s outgoing governor Mervyn King said in a television interview on Sunday.He called for a “credible medium term plan” to get the economy back on track ...

SWAT - PML-N Senior Vice President Engineer Amir Muqam is likely to be appointed as the next Governor of Khyber Pukhtunkhwa or special adviser to prime minister, sources disclosed. In this connection, the PML N leadership has given some options to Amir Muqam and the decision is up to him. The news ...

Makhdoom Ahmed Mahmood on Monday resigned as Governor of Punjab province.Talking to media persons here, the Punjab governor said he moved his resignation to President Asif Ali Zardari and he hoped the president would accept it.“I have forwarded my resignation to President Asif Ali Zardari. I ...

  peshawar   The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Engineer Shaukatullah on Friday visited various parts of the Peshawar City and met with citizens especially traders.  The governor exchanged views with people and asked them to exercise the right of verdict with confidence and courage in ...

The US Consul General, Ms Nina Maria Fite, called on Punjab Governor Makhdum Syed Ahmad Mahmud at Makhdum House on Friday. During the meetign, they discussed the issues of law and order as well as the holding of the general elections. The governor said the government was a firm believer in ...

  JAKARTA   The heavy metal-loving governor of Indonesian capitalJakartahas surrendered a guitar that was a gift fromUSband Metallica to anti-corruption authorities, an official said Tuesday. A beaming Joko Widodo appeared on TV last week strumming the maroon bass guitar gifted to him by ...

islamabad - Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman stated on Thursday President Zardari has tasked Khyber Pakhtunkhwa governor with rigging polls in FATA to deliver seats to the PPP. In a letter addressed to the Election Commission of Pakistan, Fazl said, "We believe the governor is ...

LAHORE - At a meeting of the Board of Governors, Lawrence College, Ghora Gali, Murree, Punjab Governor Makhdum Ahmad Mehmud has decided to appoint a new Principal.The Board discussed at length the recent incidents of indiscipline in the prestigious institution leading to the voluntary resignation ...

BAJAJUR AGENCY - Leaders of various political parties and several candidates in Bajaur agency on Sunday accused Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Engineer Shaukatullah Khan of misusing his official position in favour of his father and brother in the upcoming election in agency.They demanded the Election ...

QUETTA - Sardar Akhtar Jan Mengal, chief of the Balochistan National Party, said on Saturday he has conveyed to Governor Nawab Zulfiqar Ali Magsi his party’s reservations regarding the upcoming polls and security situation in the province of Balochistan. “I do not see free, fair and ...

A CONTROVERSIAL new tax for the amount of rain that falls on homes has been imposed by an environmentally-friendly governor.The ‘storm management fee’ will be enforced in the US state of Maryland after a decree from democrat leader Martin O’Malley.It was passed by the state ...

Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Engineer Shaukatullah and Chief Minister Justice (Retired) Tariq Parvez called on President Asif Ali Zardari at the Aiwan-e-Sadr on Friday.Overall situation in the province and FATA was discussed during the meeting, a statement from the President House said.The Governor ...

PESHAWAR - The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Engineer Shaukatullah has urged the political authorities of North Waziristan Agency to expedite efforts for taking the respective tribes of the area into confidence and make the acquisition of required land for construction of the Kurram Tangi Dam.He said ...

KARACHI - Gilgit-Baltistan Governor Pir Karam Ali Shah called on Caretaker Chief Minister Justice (Retd) Zahid Qurban Alvi, at the CM House here on Wednesday.They discussed matters of mutual interests as well as the overall political situation. Matters pertaining to the forthcoming general ...

Governor Punjab Makhdum Syed Ahmed Mahmud and Chief Minister Punjab Najam Sethi called on President Asif Ali Zardari here and apprised the President about the various steps being taken to ensure holding of free‚ fair and transparent elections in the Province.The President was also briefed on ...

MANSEHRA -    Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Engineer Shaukatullah said on Friday said that the government was trying its best to educate future generation and enable them to get higher knowledge.He said the government was committed to encourage talented students not only for their ...

KHYBER AGENCY - The government will leave no stone unturned to conduct free and fair elections in the tribal regions. This was stated by Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Engineer Shaukatullah in a day-long visit to Landi Kotal while addressing a grand tribal here on Thursday.Governor said that ...

PESHAWAR - The apex committee of the province in its 32nd meeting held with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor, Engineer Shaukatullah in the chair at the Governor’s House, Peshawar, on Wednesday reviewed the overall law and order situation in the province. The meeting was attended by the Chief ...

LAHORE – PPP Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari has appointed  ex-governor  Latif Khosa as the party election cell head. He would monitor the general elections and report to the party co-chairman on pre-poll and polling-day rigging.  Khosa was assigned this responsibility at a ...

Sindh Governor Dr. Ishratul Ebad on Tuesday accepted the resignations submitted by 11 provincial ministers belonging to the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM).MQM ministers had submitted their resignations after their party had developed differences with the ruling Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) ...

SADIQABAD - A former Bar Association president has called on the Punjab governor to concentrate on the welfare of the people, development of Rahim Yar Khan and setting up of engineering and agricultural universities in the district as per the announcement of former prime minister Yousuf Raza ...

QUETTA - The imposition of Governor Rule in Balochistan once again reverberated in the provincial assembly, while the National Accountability Bureau met with a strong criticism from lawmakers. The Assembly’s Thursday session started about an hour behind the schedule, with Syed Matiullah Agha ...

PESHAWAR : A bizarre situation emerged in Governor House on Sunday when Masood Kausar fell unconscious during his speech. In a function of sports federation held at his official residence, the governor of Khyber Pakhtunkha came on podium for speech and fell down when he had just started his ...

QUETTA - Balochistan Governor Nawab Zulfiqar Ali Magsi adjourned the session of Balochistan Assembly for an indefinite period on Tuesday after members adopted a resolution against imposition of governor’s rule in the province.It was first meeting of Balochistan Assembly chaired by Speaker ...

The imposition of Governor’s rule in Balochistan by the federal government came not only because of the refusal by the families of the victims of the Alamdar Road snooker club blasts on Friday to bury the martyred, but also because of the genuinely outraged protests that it engendered all ...

QUETTA - Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Asharf Sunday night finally announced imposition of Governor Rule in Balochistan as he met the families of Quetta blast victims who sat along with the bodies of their unfortunate loved ones for the third night in this chilly winter.The prime minister offered ...

QUETTA Governor Sardar Zulfiqar Khan Magsi has summoned the meeting of Balochistan Assembly tomorrow (Tuesday). The session was summoned on the advice of CM Aslam Raisani, to debate the recent Quetta carnage in which 114 citizens fell prey to terrorism. According to another report, the session will ...

QUETTA - A spokesman for Balochistan government has termed unconstitutional the demand of imposing Governor’s rule in the province and deployment of Army units in Quetta to oversee the land and order situation.In a statement issued here on Saturday, the spokesman clarified that the ...