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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …