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Pakistan Triumphs at SAARC Film Awards 2012 at Colombo

Pakistan Triumphs at SAARC Film Awards 2012 at Colombo with Best Documentary and Silver Medal for Best Feature Film of the Year Pakistan won its first SAARC Film Award on Sunday night for the documentary “Saving Face” that chronicles the work of a British plastic surgeon who rebuilds the faces ... Read More »

Korean Grant Aid for Water Supply Systems in Mandi Bahaudin

Lahore:The Government of the Republic of Korea is establishing water supply systems for the villages of Phalia, Mandi Bahaudin with the grant aid of US$ 04 millions. Around 80,000 population of that area will be the direct beneficiary of this project. Underground water of this region has been contaminated by ... Read More »

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority Banned Twitter

Islamabad: One of the biggest micro social website twitter’s was suspended across the Pakistan, PTA announced on Sunday. Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has blocked twitter.com following the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) caricatures controversy. Zonal Directors have instructed all ISPs in their respective areas to immediately block the website at the URL ... Read More »

Pakistan, India asked to accelerate trade liberalisation

Islamabad:The Attock Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Saturday asked Pakistan and India to speed up trade liberalisation efforts. Pakistan and India are the two most populous and largest economies in South Asia while trade volume remains unsatisfactory, it said. Liberalised trade will help both countries save billions in the ... Read More »

Enhanced trade only strong incentive against Pak, India tensions

Islamabad:The Attock Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Friday said enhanced trade is emerging as a strong incentive against war between Pakistan and India. The two countries have missed many opportunities in last 65 years before a formal trade deal which can reduce tensions and cut defence budgets to benefit ... Read More »

Secretary General SAARC calls on Prime Minister

Islamabad: Mr. Ahmed Saleem, new Secretary General, SAARC called on Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani at the Prime Minister’s House here today. The Prime Minister congratulated the new Secretary General on the assumption of the office of the Secretary General and said that during his tenure of office the ... Read More »

Opening Remarks of Prime Minister in the Cabinet held on 16th May, 2012?

 I would like to share some thoughts on important events and developments that took place since we last met on 25th April, 2012.     I visited United Kingdom last week, for the 1st review of the Enhanced Strategic Dialogue. We had initiated the dialogue during Prime Minister Cameron’s visit to ... Read More »

Sri Lanka Pakistan Friendship Sports Gala 2012?

Colombo :The Sri Lanka Pakistan Friendship Association, in collaboration with the Pakistan High Commission in Sri Lanka is organizing the 2012 Sports Gala on Saturday, 19th May 2012, commencing at 9:30 am at Stanley Jansz Grounds, Colombo.The Mayor of Colombo Mr A. J. M. Muzammil will be the Chief Guest ... Read More »

Father Robert McCulloch calls on the President?

Islamabad;President Asif Ali Zardari has said that the Government was determined not to permit anyone to misuse blasphemy law against minorities or any other vulnerable section of the society and was also vigorously promoting interfaith harmony. This he said during his meeting with Father Robert McCulloch, Procurator General from the ... Read More »

Greed is A Curse:NZ Couple Admits

Rotorua: A couple who found $10 million mistakenly deposited in their bank account celebrated with a slap-up meal and  vanished from their home. Service station owner Leo Gao had asked Westpac bank for a $100,000 overdraft but, on April 21, 2009, he and partner Kara Mary-Jo Hurring found $10 million ... Read More »

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