SRINAGAR: Clearing all confusion, National Conference patron Farooq Abdullah on Monday said that he would recommend his party that his son Omar Abdullah should be the new Chief Minister of Indian held Jammu and Kashmir.
“The …

ISLAMABD: Planning Commission Deputy Chairman, Mr. Salman Farooqi has said that Pakistan was planning to set up Special Economic Zones in Thar area so that in future surplus energy from Thar Coal reserves might …

ISLAMABAD: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is the world’s largest humanitarian organization which provides life-saving food in emergencies and nutritious supplements for millions of chronically malnourished people in 80 countries every year. Every …

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly has passed the Finance Bill 2008 thus approving the federal budget for the financial year 2008-09 having total outlay of 2010 billion rupees. The House passed the Bill with amendments proposed …

The government of Pakistan is celebrating the 55th birth anniversary of Benazir Bhutto with simplicity across the country today just to mark of respect and in recognition of her unparalleled services for the country. In …

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank Board has approved the Electricity Distribution and Transmission Improvement Project Loan in its meeting held on June 17, 2008 at a total cost of $ 256.852 million for Pakistan. The …

PESHAWAR: Ghazala Khan, 17, often has dreams about Kabul, the capital of neighbouring Afghanistan, where her parents grew up. However, born to parents who reached adulthood and married in Pakistan, Ghazala is aware that Kabul …

RAJOURI: After imposing ban on airing of Pakistani television channels in Jammu and Kashmir, Government of India (GOI) is contemplating to block the signals of all Pakistan and Muzaffarabad based radio stations in frontier districts …

ISLAMABAD: The Australian Government will provide US$ 8.5 million to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in support of its programme in FATA and Balochistan. The agreement was signed by Australian High Commissioner Ms. …

Pakistan’s provincial government has signed a peace pact with Local Taliban. While some U.S. officials and senators call a “victory for Osama bin Laden and al Qaeda.” Pakistan has been cutting peace deals in …