islamabad - In a categorical expression of concern just ahead of the general elections, the Chief Election Commissioner Justice (Retd) Fakhruddin G Ebrahim has expressed dissatisfaction over the military’s election security plan and asked the Army chief to review it.The development follows ...

islamabad - A three-member committee comprising Federal Ministers for Petroleum, Water and Power and Adviser on Finance has been constituted to review the energy situation and give its recommendations with a view to improve the power situation in the country.This decision was taken by Prime ...

LONDON - President Zardari and Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain on Monday discussed the overall situation against the security backdrop in the run-up to elections. Talking over the phone late night, Altaf Hussain apprised President Zardari of the terrorist attacks on MQM, ANP and ...

islamabad - The All Pakistan CNG Association (APCNGA) on Saturday asked the government to review gas loadshedding schedule and ensure uninterrupted supply of natural gas to CNG sector for five days a week.CNG is the only business in the world which remains closed for 18 days a month while it works ...

LAHORE - The Higher Education Commission of Pakistan held the 5th National Curriculum Review Committee meeting to approve the courses for the fourth year of BEd (Hons) elementary programme at a local hotel. The meeting was facilitated by the United States Agency for International ...

MULTAN The Election Commission of Pakistan will set up 1,752 polling stations here in the district for election to six National and 13 Provincial assemblies constituencies, The Nation has learnt. A total of 16,400 personnel will be deployed at these polling stations as election staff and 90 buses, ...

ISLAMABAD – Common sense finally prevails as International Tennis Federation (ITF) has accepted Pakistan Tennis Federation’s (PTF) written complaint against Australian-based Sri Lankan origin referee Ashita Ajigala, who without any concrete reasons, awarded the Davis Cup Asia-Oceania ...

KARACHI - Sindh Inspector General of Police, Shahid Nadeem Baloch has issued directives to senior police officers to revisit /update the election security plan in the light of possible security threat to contesting candidates, political and religions leaders, and the general public.He issued the ...

PESHAWAR - Activists of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf from district Charsadda have demanded the party Central Parliamentary Board to review its decision regarding awarding of ticket for the PK-20.Addressing a press conference at press club on Monday, PTI President Charsadda, Zahoor Umarzai said that ...

ISLAMABAD - A four-member committee comprising representatives of Ministry of Water & Power, Finance and Petroleum and chaired by Principal Secretary to Prime Minister (PSPM) has been constituted to review entire power sector and suggest recommendations so that the issues relating to power ...

LAHORE – Exclusion of the matters of Pakistan ideology and Islamic teachings from textbooks will be intolerable as curriculum review on foreign instructions would prove to be a disaster, said Nazaria-i-Pakistan Trust Chairman Dr Majid Nizami on Friday. “Since the decision of devolving ...

ISLAMABAD -The Qaumi Watan Party (QWP) Chairman Aftab Sherpao on Thursday raising objections over blank slot in THE ballot paper requested the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to review this new step as some elements might misuse it.Addressing a press conference, Sherpao said that the decision ...

The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Monday allowed counsel for Raja Pervez Ashraf, former minister for water and power and the incumbent Prime Minister, to withdraw a plea seeking review of March 30, 2012 verdict on the Rental Power Plants (RPPs) case.Wasim Sajjad, counsel for the former water and ...

LAHORE - Kissan Board Pakistan (KBP) has demanded of the Punjab Chief Minister to review the recently announced minimum purchase price of sugarcane.In a press release issued on Thursday, KBP President Sardar Zafar Hussain stated that fresh sugarcane’s minimum purchase price of Rs 170 per 40kg ...

ISLAMABAD - Expressing their resolve not to let anyone fringe upon the powers of the Parliament to legislate, the PPP and its allies came out loud and clear that they would not let the position of Parliament undermined or compromised come what may.The coalition partners’ meeting was held on ...

RAWALPINDI  – Chairman Punjab Examination Commission has issued directives for revision of result of primary and middle class examination and rechecking of papers following protest demonstrations by the students.He directed that all the students who wanted rechecking of their papers ...

ISLAMABAD - The United Nations may review the terms of its safety certification awarded to the Pakistan International Airline (PIA) following the reports of non-compliance with the internationally recognised standards for aircraft safety, it is learnt on Friday.While the state-run airline struggles ...

ISLAMABAD – Showing serious concerns over the Pakistani government decision of imposing ban on CNG kits imports, Japanese Ambassador Hiro Shi OE has asked the Islamabad to review its decision, as Japanese investor are facing problems in this regard. Ambassador of Japan Hiro Shi OE in a ...

ISLAMABAD - Senate’s Standing Committee on Defence convened special meeting to review the performance of Joint Staff Headquarters here on February 27th. According to Senate Secretariat sources, in the aegis of Chairman Committee Senator Lieutenant General (Retd) Javed Ashraf Qazi, the ...

KARACHI - President Asif Ali Zardari will review all ongoing technical operations and development works under Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) Project soon in a meeting with a committee headed by Dr Samar Mubarakmand, sources at project said.The president will be briefed about the ...

ISLAMABAD - Ministry of Water and Power has requested Nepra to review its decision in which it had rejected the Ministry’s proposal of 20 per cent monthly increase in electricity price under the head ‘fuel price adjustment’.Though National Electric Power Regulatory Authority ...

ISLAMABAD  - The Supreme Court on Wednesday admitted the petition of former ambassador of Pakistan to the US Husain Haqqani to review the court verdict in Memogate case.It should be mentioned here that Haqqani submitted the review petition on Monday through his counsel Asma Jahangir. The ...

LAHORE - The Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry has decided to convene All Punjab chambers roundtable meeting on gas closure on Jan 02, 2012 to evolve a line of action against discrimination with Punjab. At an emergent LCCI Executive Committee meeting jointly chaired by the LCCI President ...

NEW YORK - American officials believe that United States’ broad security partnership with Pakistan is over, and they are now seeking a “limited” counter-terrorism alliance with Islamabad that will include restricted drone strikes against militants and reduced aid, according to a ...

PESHAWAR Chief Minister, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Ameer Haider Khan Hoti has requested the Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan, to review is decision to confer honorary PhD degree in Political Science upon him. Extending his gratitude to the chancellor, vice chancellor and syndicate of AWKU on their ...

SYDNEY (AFP) - Chief selector Andrew Hilditch and head coach Tim Nielsen were high-profile casualties Friday of a sweeping review into Australian cricket sparked by the team's Ashes humiliation this year. Both men lost their jobs, along with fellow selector Greg Chappell, following the seven-month ...

SYDNEY (AFP) - American attorney-general Eric Holder on Friday said his office was reviewing requests from US lawmakers for a probe into News Corp . "There have been serious allegations raised in that regard in Great Britain and there is an ongoing investigation there," Holder told reporters in ...

OUR STAFF REPORTER LAHORE The equity market continued to remain in dull mood ahead of central bank policy announcement. Average volumes dropped by 33 percent to 46 million, showing a low of 36-week while the index closed up 0.1 percent at 11,973 level. During outgoing week, foreigners stood as ...

OUR STAFF REPORTER LAHORE - The corporate result season for the quarter of January-March was in full swing during the outgoing week. Most of the earnings reported were largely in line with markets expectations. Thus, the local bourse closed 0.9 percent up WoW at 12,058 level with average daily ...

ISLAMABAD - Interior Minister Rehman Malik on Friday held out assurance to the National Assembly that the government would provide security and legal assistance to Mukhtaran Mai for managing review of her case in the court. The Prime Minister has directed me to provide proper security and legal ...