Islamabad: Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf designated Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi, Federal Minister for Defence Production and Industries as Deputy Prime Minister with immediate effect and until further orders.This appointment shall not confer upon him any powers of the Prime Minister in any manner whatsoever, said a notification issued by the ... Read More »
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Lahore:Chief Justice Lahore High Court, Lahore, Mr.Justice Umar Ata Bandial has ordered effective steps for eradication of corruption with an aim to improve Judicial system and to facilitate public at large. He has warned that corrupt elements will not be tolerated in district judiciary. For elimination of corruption, in the ... Read More »
Bonded labour widespread forms of exploitation in Pakistan:HRCP
Lahore: Bonded labour remains one of the most reprehensible and widespread forms of exploitation in Pakistan even 20 years after the promulgation of a law to abolish it, and therefore the state and civil society both must redouble their efforts to eliminate the evil. This was the consensus at a ... Read More »
UK General calls on Chief of Army Staff
Rawalpindi:General Sir David Richards, Chief of Defence Staff, the United Kingdom, called on Chief of the Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani at General Headquarters on Monday. The visiting dignitary is in Pakistan to attend the National Security Dialogue between the two countries. The two discussed the matters of mutual ... Read More »
MNA suspended for dual-nationality
Islamabad: Supreme Court of Pakistan has suspended People’s Party MNA Zahid Iqbal from NA 162 Sahiwal membership for keeping dual nationality. The Supreme Court has also sent the court order of the suspension of the PPP member National Assembly to the Speaker for implementation of it. Earlier, three-member SC bench ... Read More »
Energy crises to resole soon:PM Raja Pervaiz Ashraf
Karachi: Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf on Monday visited Kingri House and have a long meeting with Pir Sahab Pagara.agter the meeting he talked to media and said he has great regard for PIr Sahab Pagara,thats why he came to meet him here at Kingri House.He said that PPP-led government ... Read More »
President issues ordinance to validate orders of PM Gilani
Islamabad:President Asif Ali Zardari issued an ordinance to validate orders, directions, instruments, MOUs and national and international commitments made by Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani from 26-04-2012 to 19-06-2012.Following is the text of the ordinance issued by President Asif Ali Zardari. Read More »
President Zardari congratulates Egypt’s president-elect
Islamabad:President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday congratulated President-elect Muhammad Morsi Isa’ al-Ayyat being elected as the President of Egypt. In his felicitation message, President Zardari said Morsi’s victory was clear manifestation of the confidence of the people reposed in his leadership. The President expressed the hope that Mohammad Morsi’s success ... Read More »
We cannot train drunken master,Turkish Trainers say sorry to IGP
Lahore: Inspector General of Police Punjab Haji Habib-ur-Rehman has recommended strict disciplinary action against a SP who was found involved in immoral activities during a training course in Turkey. The Services and General Administration Department has been asked to send ‘the report’ to the federal government, so that the aforesaid ... Read More »
PM visits Bhutto family graves in Ghari Khuda Bux
Ghari Khuda Bux: Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf visited the graves of the martyrs of Bhutto family here on Sunday. At the Mazar of Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto he offered Fateha and laid a wreath. The Prime Minister also visited the mazar of the founder of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), ... Read More »