LAHORE : In order to control the sale of smuggled cigarettes across Punjab, Home Minister Punjab Tariq Pervez has directed him to take strict action against the smuggled cigarettes including the Korean brand Pine, which are being sold openly in the local market in open violation of applicable laws. ...

NEW DELHI - India's sports minister on Thursday branded as "shameful" the spot-fixing scandal involving the arrest of three cricketers, including Test fast bowler Shanthakumaran Sreesanth, and 11 bookmakers. Police last week arrested Sreesanth and teammates Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandila from the ...

LAHORE  - Interim Minister for Water and Power Dr Musaddiq Malik stated on Wednesday immediate resolution to continuing prolonged power cuts in the county lied in enhancing generation through providing fuel to those powerhouses which have not been working to their full capacity. In an ...

PESHAWAR - Khyber Pakhtunkhwa former law minister Barrister Arshad Abdullah was arrested on Wednesday from a session court in Charsadda after his pre-arrest bail application in a case for attacking a police station was cancelled.Police have registered a case against Abdullah for attacking Utmanzia ...

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Mian Nawaz Sharif has formally nominated his younger brother Shahbaz Sharif for the post of Punjab chief minister, Dunya News reported on Thursday.Shahbaz Sharif had won seats from Lahore’s PP-159, PP-161 and Rajapur’s PP-247 constituency.The ...

WARBURTON All the institution heads should be committed for compliance with Chief Minister School Reform Roadmap (CMSRR), said EDO Education Muhammad Ghiaz in a joint meeting held here the other day. Reportedly, Secondary Schools Headmasters’ Association, Headmistresses Association, Punjab ...

WARBURTON - All the institution heads should be committed for compliance with Chief Minister School Reform Roadmap (CMSRR), said EDO Education Muhammad Ghiaz in a joint meeting held here the other day. Reportedly, Secondary Schools Headmasters’ Association, Headmistresses Association, Punjab ...

LAHORE - Caretaker Federal Minister for Water and Power Dr Musadiq Malik said shortage of funds and mismanagement were responsible for loadshedding.Addressing a joint press conference with Federal Minister for Gas and Petroleum Sohail Wajahat Ali Siddiqui at Wapda House here on Sunday, he said ...

 BERLIN : German Economy Minister Philipp Roesler said the European Commission made a “grave mistake” by agreeing to impose punitive import duties on solar panels from China and urged the Commission to work to prevent the eruption of a trade conflict. “It’s a grave ...

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 ...