Nawaz Sharif's call for peace talks made to the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) was welcomed by the proscribed militant organisation on Thursday.Talking to a private news channel, TTP spokesperson Ehsanullah Ehsan said that the offer for peace talks made by Prime Minister-elect Nawaz Sharif was a ...

BAHAWALNAGAR – Traditional bullock-cart race was held in Faqirwali at spring festival and attracted thousands of villagers.The arrival of spring was celebrated in unique and befitting manner. The villagers organised different events to rejuvenate the golden traditions of rural life. At the ...

RATODERO - Former Sindh Law Minister Ayaz Soomro had to face embracement when the people welcomed him hurling shoes and drain water on his vehicle in Lashari village the other day.As per reports, the villagers were angry as the former provincial minister had not visited them even for a single time ...

LAHORE–Commissioner Lahore Division Jawad Rafiq Malik has said that historic welcome will be accorded to Mayor Istanbul Qader Topbash and his delegation on his visit to Lahore at the invitation of Chief Minister Punjab and civic reception will be arranged in his honour on behalf of the ...

LAHORE – Through active participation in the family Milad March, held under the banner of Minhaj-ul-Quran on Sunday, people welcomed the holy month of Rabi-ul-Awwal in a style. People belonging to every age group zealously took part in two marches simultaneously held in Lahore and Karachi.In ...

KARACHI  - Leading market players have welcomed the decision to remove withholding tax (WHT) on broker’s commission and freezing of current CGT rates on securities trading till June 2014.  Responding to the decision of Finance Minister Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh for accepting proposals ...

BAHAWALNAGAR - The Islamia University of Bahawalpur has established University Postgraduate Agricultural College in Bahawalnagar here. According to a press communiqu issued here, the college will initially start departments of Agronomy and Agricultural Extension. IUB Vice Chancellor Dr Muhammad ...

KARACHI - The Sindh Squash Association was first to hail appointment of former world champion Jansher Khan as new national coach in place of Fahim Gul. Within hours after the news broke that that Air Chief Marshal Rao Qamar Suleman, the sitting President Pakistan Squash Federation had appointed ...

The UK-based senior Kashmiri leader and President, Tehreek-e-Kashmir, Mohammad Ghalib has welcomed Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshis statement that Pakistan want result oriented and meaningful dialogues with India.We welcome Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshis stance that Islamabad seeks ...

LAHORE (PR) - Association of Fatima Jinnah Old Graduates (AFJOG) member has expressed their thankful views saying that Punjab government has agreed to our demand and Prof Rakhshanda Rehman has been appointed as principal of Fatima Jinnah Medical College. Where as this laudable decision based on ...

THE crew of the shuttle Endeavour has been welcomed aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The hatches between the craft opened to bring together the largest number of astronauts ever assembled in orbit, 13. A few hours later, the ISS had to be moved into a higher orbit, to avoid a possible ...

CM Punjab Mian Nawaz Sharif has said he has extended invitation to join Punjab cabinet to the Prime Minister and that PML-N to welcome Pakistan Peoples Party if it decides to become part of the Punjab government. Talking to media on the occasion of wedding of MPA Syed Rafiuddin, he said Mian Nawaz ...

ISLAMABAD " Federal Minister for Water and Power, Raja Pervez Ashraf, has said that the government will welcome the Austrian investment in the water and power sector and will get benefit of the Austrian expertise in the field of hydropower generation and alternative energy projects. He said this ...

WASHINGTON - An American Muslim Group has welcomed former US Secretary of State Colin Powell's denunciation of anti-Islam bias in the presidential campaign while endorsing Barack Obama, the Democratic Party's nominee, for president. "His pointed words resonate with millions of Americans who see ...

LAHORE - The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) welcomed the appointment of Shaukat Tarin as adviser to prime minister on finance and economic affairs and congratulated him on his appointment to the very challenging job which calls for very diligent handling of the economic situation ...