Archive | March, 2008
Inflation high because of loans: SBP
KARACHI: Reason of the high inflation in Pakistan was the large amount of loans taken by the government to meet budget deficit, said the second quarterly report issued by the State Bank of Pakistan here on Monday. The inflation rate touched the limit of 9 per cent after the government took Rs359 billion loans [...]
Continue reading...Pakistan is peace loving country: PM
31. March 2008
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani Monday said Pakistan is a peace loving country and believes in peaceful co-existence with credible minimum deterrence. “Pakistan’s defence doctrine is based on maintaining credible minimum deterrence to safeguard sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country and to ensure peace and stability in the region,” the Prime Minister [...]
Continue reading...No space for dictator as people votes for constitutionalism: Justice Iftikhar
31. March 2008
QUETTA: The deposed Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has said that in elections of February 8, 2008 people in Pakistan have voted for a constitutional dispensation in which there is no scope for a dictator or violator of the Constitution. He was addressing lawyers’ convention, after his arrival, in Quetta on Monday night. Justice Iftikhar Muhammad [...]
Continue reading...Committees to restore judges, cancel FCR
31. March 2008
ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet has decided to form two separate committees for drafting resolutions regarding restoration of the judges of the apex court and annulment of FCR. Federal Minister for Law and Justice will chair the committees, which will be consisting of the parliamentarians from the parties in the ruling alliance. Talking to the newsmen after [...]
Continue reading...Unscheduled load-shedding irks citizens
31. March 2008
KARACHI: Unscheduled load-shedding being undertaken in the city by the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (KESC) has bothered the already deprived citizens. The ongoing power crisis became more severe on Sunday after one unit of KANUPP and Bin Qasim power plant tripped. Currently Karachi is facing a total shortage of 750 MW electricity and there is only [...]
Continue reading...NAB acquits Pir Mazhar-ul-Haq
31. March 2008
KARACHI: Former provincial minister Pir Mazhar-ul-Haq was acquitted by National Accountability Court on Monday in two separate NAB references regarding plots. National Accountability Court held that contention of defense counsel Shahadate Awan that there was no criminal intention on the part of the accused and he was entitled to acquittal carried sufficient weight. Although the NRO [...]
Continue reading...Transfer of power took more than a month
31. March 2008
ISLAM ABAD: Transfer of powers to the ruling alliance took a month and twelve days, however, all the stages were traversed smoothly. After elections of February 18, the newly elected members of the parliament took oath on 17th March whereas, on 24th March election for the Prime Minister was held and he took oath on March [...]
Continue reading...Ishaq Dar takes charge of finance ministry
31. March 2008
ISLAM ABAD: Pakistan Muslim League (N) leader Ishaq Dar took charge of Finance Ministry on Monday. Immediately after taking oath, he went to the Q block and took charge of his office. Talking to the newsmen in front of the block he said that he again came to the office which he quitted on 12th [...]
Continue reading...Ashraf vows to face challenges
31. March 2008
ISLAM ABAD: Leader of PPP and former Federal Minister for Water and Power Raja Pervez Ashraf said the federal ministers were facing big challenges after taking oath. After oath taking ceremony talking to the media he said the country had been facing big challenges adding that law and order as well as economic deadlock had [...]
Continue reading...British High Commission revises visa fee
31. March 2008
ISLAMABAD: The British High Commission in Islamabad has announced a small increase in UK visa fees with effect from 1st April 2008, says a press release. The visa fee increase, which applies globally, is the first since April 2007 and has been calculated to cover the cost of recent improvements to the UK visa service, [...]
Continue reading...New federal cabinet takes oath
31. March 2008
ISLAMABAD: New federal cabinet comprising 24 ministers took oath of their offices on Monday. President Pervez Musharraf administered oath to the cabinet at a ceremony held at Aiwan-e-Sadr. The ceremony was also attended by Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani, Chairman Senate Muhammadmian Soomro, services chiefs, Chief Justice Abdul Hamid Dogar and other civil and military [...]
Continue reading...No minister of state
31. March 2008
ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet which took oath Monday is unique in the way that it does not include any minister of state. It is expected that a number of ministers of state would be inducted in the next phase of the cabinet. According to sources, consultation in this regard is already under hand.-SANA Popularity: 9% [?]
Continue reading...110 seats remain unfilled on the basis of CSS Exam 2007
31. March 2008
ISLAMABAD: Only 189 seats out of 299 could be filled on the basis of result of CSS Examination 2007, sources said. Though all the 19 seats reserved for merit quota were filled, 11 seats out of 126 from Punjab, 36 out of 126 from Rural Sindh, 33 out of 41 from Urban Sindh, 5 out [...]
Continue reading...Official residences allotted to new ministers
31. March 2008
ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Housing and Works on Monday allotted official residences to newly appointed federal ministers in the Minister’s Enclave here. It may be mentioned here that the construction of the Minister’s Enclave was started when Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani was the Minister of Housing and Works during 1985-88. Late prime minister Muhammad Khan Junejo had [...]
Continue reading...Din Kalam PRO to Kaira
31. March 2008
ISLAMABAD: Din Kalam has been appointed Public Relations Officer to the Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Northern Areas Qamar Zaman Kaira. Din Kalam who is an officer of the Press Information Department assumed his new responsibilities on Monday.-SANA Popularity: 8% [?]
Continue reading...Geelani felicitates Gillani, urges him not to forget Kashmiris
31. March 2008
ISLAMABAD: Chairman All Parties Hurriyat Conference Syed Ali Geelani has greeted Makhdoom Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani on his election as Prime Minster of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and urged him not to forget the oppressed Kashmiris at this critical juncture. In a letter sent him through his representative in Pakistan, Geelani expressed his heartiest [...]
Continue reading...Mushahid in Brussels to address the European Parliament
31. March 2008
ISLAMABAD: Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed, Chairman, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Monday left for Brussels where he will be a keynote speaker at the “Global Discourse on Kashmir” organized by the European Parliament on April 1-2, 2008. Later, he will visit London to address a conference on Pakistan organized by the British Foreign Office [...]
Continue reading...Improving law and order situation top priority for Hoti
31. March 2008
PESHAWAR: The NWFP Chief Minister designate Amir Haider Khan Hoti has said that improving law and order situation in the province will be top priority of his government. Talking to newsmen, he said peaceful means would be utilized for bringing durable peace. He said his government will also work for the provincial autonomy, enhancing education and [...]
Continue reading...Self-determination denial generates unrest among Kashmiris; Attique
31. March 2008
LONDON: Prime Minister of AJK Sardar Attique Ahmed Khan Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir has observed that continued denial of self-determination right to the Kashmiris was causing unrest and anger among the Kashmiris and called for acceleration of ongoing peace process between Pakistan and India. “Kashmiris want a peaceful negotiated resolution of the Kashmir [...]
Continue reading...Chief of Naval Staff leaves for China
31. March 2008
ISLAMABAD: Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Muhammad Afzal Tahir on Monday departed on an official visit to China, said a press release here. He was seen off at Islamabad International Airport by Chief of Staff Vice Admiral Asaf Humayun, Maj Gen Li Mengyan, Military Naval and Air Attache of China and other senior officers [...]
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