LAHORE - The secret agencies have flaws in their frame of work and the ongoing terrorism could not be curbed due to the government’s fragility. These views were expressed by ex-DG FIA and interim Punjab Home Minister Tariq Pervaiz in an interview published in the latest edition of Family ...

lahore - The Pakistan Economy Watch and the All Pakistan Anjuman-e-Tajiran on Friday observed that business community wants Shahbaz Sharif as energy minister to resolve energy crisis. “We have full faith in skills and selflessness of the former chief minister Punjab who can resolve the crisis ...

Interior Minister Malik Habib Khan has said despite terrorist threats‚ the caretaker government succeeded in accomplishing its task of conducting a free‚ fair and transparent election.Addressing a Darbar here on Friday‚ he lauded the cooperation of provincial caretaker ...

KABUL  Afghanistan's finance minister on Monday named in parliament several lawmakers whom he said were guilty of corruption, triggering wild cheering and applause during a televised session of the lower house.Corruption is one of the key challenges facing Afghanistan as it tries to establish ...

Congratulations! The people have reposed trust in you. Welcome to the political wonderland - Pakistan 2013. Kindly remember your manifesto; those who voted for you have certainly committed it to memory. During this era of media and judicial activism, the days of short public memory are over. ...

Pakistan election-winner Nawaz Sharif has picked a veteran finance minister to serve in his cabinet as Karachi stocks hit an all-time high Monday over hopes his pro-business agenda can revive the economy.Sharif, who has sought to present himself as a pragmatist who can do business with the United ...

ANKARA : Visiting Burkina Faso Foreign Minister Djibrill Bassole collapsed and fell off a platform on Thursday during a live press conference in Ankara with his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu. Bassole wobbled and fell to the floor, knocking down a stand in front of him, while Davutoglu was ...

Turkmenistan wants to help in energy sectorISLAMABAD (INP): Turkmenistan has abundant natural gas resources and is interested to help Pakistan in energy sector for improving its economy and bringing the two countries further closer. These remarks were made by Atadjan N Movlamov, Ambassador of ...

Islamabad - Federal Minister for Water and Power, Dr Musadik Malik has said that the matters related to alternative energy projects should be finalized as early as possible so that the projects are completed without any further delay.He made these directions while presiding over a meeting of ...

LAHORE - The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought appearance of Minster of Science and Technology on May 14 for assistance in Interferon injections case and inquiry against a Pakistani Scientist who had ‘challenged’ the multinational companies and cloned locally ‘cheapest ...

  KABUL :Afghanistan’s education minister has threatened to punish schoolgirls who claim to suffer from alleged “poisonings” that many officials believe are actually temporary psychological illnesses. Scores of girls’ schools over recent years have seen mysterious mass ...

TRIPOLI Libya’s defence minister resigned on Tuesday but then changed his mind and the army chief of staff was sacked, as a political crisis deepened over gunmen besieging government ministries.“I find myself compelled, despite opposition from my colleagues in recent days, to present ...

Islamabad - Interior Minister Malik Muhammad Habib Khan Tuesday said that interior ministry had credible intelligence reports about some plans devised by militants from Afghanistan side to target main political leadership and sensitive army installations to sabotage the election ...

ISLAMABAD - Federal Minister for National Regulations & Services Shahzada Jamal Nazir has expressed concerns over the sudden removal of Secretary Imtiaz Inayat Elahi and the appointment of Farooq Awan as Secretary of the Ministry.Addressing a press conference here on Friday, the minister said ...

ISLAMABAD - The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday setting aside the Sindh High Court (SHC) verdict disqualified former Sindh Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah belonging to Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) from contesting upcoming election, as he failed to submit renunciation certificate to prove that he was no ...

ISLAMABAD -The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday setting aside the Sindh High Court (SHC) verdict disqualified former Sindh Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah belonging to Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) from contesting upcoming election, as he failed to submit renunciation certificate to prove that he was no ...

Care taker Interior Minister Malik Habib has said that holding free and transparent elections in the country is our top most priority.He expressed these views while talking to a EU observer delegation led by Michael Gahler here on Friday at the Interior Ministry.The Interior Minister assuring the ...

PESHAWAR - Expressing concerns over alleged pre-polls rigging in NA-47 Frontier Region, Kohat, Abidur Rahman, an independent candidate, has asked the Election Commission of Pakistan to take notice of the issue and ensure free, fair and transparent elections.Speaking at 'Meet the Press' programme ...

islamabad - To make Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) a profitable organization, Federal Minister for Industries and Production Shahzada Ahsan Ashraf Sheikh Tuesday presented a comprehensive “One-go Rescue Plan” for the revitalization of PSM to the caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan Mir ...

JAKARTA   - A gaffe-prone Indonesian minister has backed the idea of state-run cannabis farms in a country that imposes the death penalty for people caught trafficking the drug. State Enterprises Minister Dahlan Iskan, whose slogan is “manufacturing hope”, said he warmed to ...

islamabad - A four-member delegation of USAID, led by Jonathan M Conly, called on Federal Minister for Water and Power Dr Musadik Malik on Thursday and discussed various matters of cooperation in power sector, improvements in Discos and financing for power projects.A statement issued by the power ...

islamabad - The APNS Executive Committee thanked the Information and Broadcasting Minister Arif Nizami for increasing government advertisement rates for publications by 10 percent and requested the ministry to notify the increase at the earliest.  The All Pakistan Newspapers Society Executive ...

LONDON : Caretaker Federal Minister for Industries and Production, Shahzada Ahsan Ashraf Sheikh has stressed the need for regular policy for manufacturing of fertilizers, keeping in view the necessities of the country.Addressing a reception during his visit to National Fertilizers Corporation ...

LAHORE -Provincial Minister for Health and Education, Salima Hashmi, on Wednesday inaugurated three-day exhibition of Czech glass and porcelain products at Alhamra Arts Council here.Addressing on the occasion the provincial minister said that the Czech government, through its Ministry of Foreign ...

islamabad - A board meeting of Heavy Mechanical Complex (HMC), while unanimously agreeing to make hydel and thermal power plants in future, has also decided to produce axles to be used in the bogies of railways.The 100th meeting of the Heavy Mechanical Complex (HMC) Board of Directors (BoD) was ...

CAIRO : Egypt's Justice Minister Ahmed Mekki resigned on Sunday ahead of a cabinet reshuffle in which he was expected to be replaced, state media reported.President Mohamed Morsi had said on Saturday he would order the reshuffle "soon," after months of pressure by opposition groups that demand an ...

Interior Minister Malik Mohammad Habib Monday said he is well-aware of the life threats to political leaders and former President Pervez Musharraf.A top level meeting attended by Federal Ministers and senior Election Commission officials was held in Islamabad on Monday to review the security ...

RIYADH : Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah has removed veteran deputy defence minister Prince Khaled bin Sultan from his post, state media reported on Saturday, the latest move in a reshuffle among princes holding government jobs in the US-allied kingdom.Switches of important posts between princes ...

ISLAMABAD - A meeting held under petroleum minister to review gas load management plan Saturday failed to take a decision to suspend the supply of 454mcfd gas to inefficient captive power plants while the caretaker minister has rejected the recommendation to stop gas supply to the CNG stations ...

islamabad - Caretaker federal Minister for Petroleum and Natural resources Sohail Wajahat has appealed to the nation for helping create awareness regarding curbing the menace of sabotage on gas pipelines across the country. In a statement petroleum ministry said, unfortunately, during the month of ...