KARACHI -  PML-N leader Nehal Hashmi clarified that none of his party’s candidates has withdrawn from the electoral process in the city, as some elements are busy misleading the masses in this regard.Addressing a news conference Thursday along with six PML-N candidates, he said some ...

ISLAMABAD  - Unveiling future strategy of Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI), party President Makhdoom Javed Hashmi Thursday said that PTI, if voted to power, would withdraw security forces from Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) and Balochistan."We will recall troops currently operating in ...

LAHORE - Fida Hussnain - A bizarre reasoning as it might seem, but it is true that PPP contestant from NA-122, Barrister Amir Hassan has demanded of his rival Imran Khan to withdraw from the competition in his favour. “Imran wants change in society through young and educated people. I am ...

NEW DELHI:India's foreign ministry said Tuesday it had askedChinato withdraw troops who have allegedly advanced into disputed territory claimed byNew Delhiin a remote area of theHimalayas. "We have asked the Chinese side to maintain the status quo in this sector (of the western border)," spokesman ...

ISLAMABAD - AHMAD AHMADANI - The US government has written a letter to Government of Pakistan asking it to withdraw additional charges - International Clearing House (ICH) on incoming call to Pakistan, sources said on Friday. The sources in telecom sector disclosed that US government in its letter ...

Minister for Information and Broadcasting Qamar Zaman Kaira Tuesday said that government is ready to withdraw the Frontier Constubalry from Balochistan, if Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader Nawaz Sharif guarantees peace in the province.Talking to the media persons in Lahore on Tuesday‚ ...

SADIQABAD - An ex-Punjab minister for revenue has started hurling threats at a social worker for getting a case registered against the former for allegedly plundering development funds in tehsil Sadiqabad, and urging the petitioner to withdraw the case. However, Rana Izharul Hassan, a resident of ...

OUR STAFF REPORTER JHANG - The representatives of various religious, trade and political organisations of Daska have rejected raise in power and gas tariff and 'oppressive taxes levied on the poverty-hit people and demanded their immediate withdrawal or be prepared for protest sit-ins and ...

ISLAMABAD (APP) - Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani on Wednesday directed to withdraw most of the reservations expressed by the Government of Pakistan on InternationalCovenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and UN Convention against Torture (UNCAT). The Prime Minister gave this ...

ISLAMABAD - In 15 constituencies of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) election, 168 out of 341 candidates withdrew their nomination papers, sources in AJK Election Commission Rawalpindi told TheNation. According to details, 168 contenders from the 15 constituencies - LA-1, LA-2, LA-3, LA-4, LA-7, LA13, ...

LAHORE-The Punjab Assembly through a resolution on Thursday asked the federal government to review its decision of imposing 17 per cent tax on agriculture inputs through presidential ordinance. The resolution, moved by Mohsin Leghari of the PML-Q, was unanimously adopted by the assembly as no ...

LAHORE Responding to a legal notice of the PML(Q) leader Ch. Wajahat Hussain, the legal consultant of Zafar Qureshi, Additional Director General, FIA, Khawaja Saeed uz Zafar has stated that: 'my client is performing his official duties and heading the investigation of the NlCLs affairs in ...

KABUL (AFP) - Branches of Afghanistans biggest private bank were crowded Saturday with government employees queuing to be paid and customers wanting to withdraw their money following corruption allegations. Kabul Bank has been the subject of US newspaper reports alleging large-scale corruption by ...

MIAMI (AFP) Serena Williams and Juan Martin Del Potro have withdrawn from the upcoming ATP and WTA hardcourt tournament here with injuries, organizers said Friday. Argentinas Del Potro had hoped to be back but is still nursing a wrist injury that wrecked his Australian Open campaign. Last years US ...

ISLAMABAD - The Supreme Court of Pakistan directed the provinces to withdraw the vehicles being used by law enforcement agencies and intelligence agencies under temporary custody arrangements (Superdari). The apex court bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry heard ...

LAHORE - The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) while taking a strong exception to the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) for considering withdrawal of Universal Self Assessment Scheme in the forthcoming budget, has said that the decision would not only open the floodgates of corruption but ...

KARACHI - Merrill Lynch and KASB Securities withdrew investment opinion on its Pakistan coverage "21 stocks" on Tusday due to continuation of stock price floor introduced on August 27, and uncertainty surrounding the withdrawal of the floor mechanism. While they see 40-50 per cent downside in the ...

KARACHI-  Siraj Kasam Teli, a leader of business community,  has urged the government to withdraw one per cent increase in Sales Tax and 35 per cent L/C margin. According to him, overall budget carried nothing to attract investment, boost industrial production, increase exports, and ...

ISLAMABAD - Iran has decided to withdraw import duty on Pakistani rice to facilitate the increase in rice imports from Pakistan. This was conveyed to Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi by his Iranian counterpart Manouchehr Mottaki. The two foreign ministers met on the sidelines of ...