Pakistan

Secretary Election Commission says 249 parliamentarians have not submitted their degrees.

Almost half of the farms in some schemes completely undeveloped.

Deforestation and flooding of water channels to blame: locals.

K-P government initiates stipends to students of grades six to 10th.

Rana Sanaullah announces the committee's decision. Hopes he would conduct free and fair elections.

Victim claims she is being forced to reach settlement.

Academics call for developing linkages with Chinese counterparts.

Released Rs3.5 billion for former PM’s constituency.

CDA excludes plot from bidding.

HEC’s foreign scholarship programme has seen rising number of Pakistani students excel at German institutions.

The officer was allotted an already-occupied flat at the minister’s behest.

Need for uniform curriculum stressed at pre-budget dialogue.

Removal of politically appointed heads of state-run companies expected.

Kerry cancels Pakistan visit to avoid accusations of influencing elections.

Interim premier expected to pick a pared-down cabinet.

Accuses former president of ordering military operation.

Bench expresses dismay over the fact that 40 policemen took refuge in a warehouse, failed to disperse the unruly mob.

Naheed Khan announces plans to move Supreme Court over the decision.

Liaquat Shahbab formally announced the names of recipients of party tickets for the 2013 elections.

The party awards tickets for 45 out of 47 National Assembly constituencies and 96 out of 99 provincial assembly seats.

PML-Q Likeminded announces candidates; Jamaat-e-Islami to contest 20 National Assembly, 42 provincial assembly seats.

Says party will bring an end to power cuts; build motorway from Lahore to Karachi.

Poll body says candidates are no longer required to appear in person for submission of papers.

Senate committee asks official media outlets to ensure impartiality.

BNP chief says party to decide on participation in elections soon.

Najam Sethi emerging as strong contender.

Spokesperson quashes reports that Pakistan sees Afghan president as obstacle to peace with Taliban.

Pro-government militia comprises mostly of teenagers.

Move to assist ECP in alienating defaulters from taxpayers.

Pakistani scientists in North America ask president to support local production of the injection.

Both parties field candidates in same constituencies against each other.

According to sources, unidentified men planted explosives under a 24-inch diameter gas pipeline in Gopat area.

The deceased was a member of the police sports team, said the police official.

According to official data , a total of 297 Pakistanis are languishing in Indian jails, of which 37 were fishermen.

CJ says ratio of judgments of cases as compared to registration of cases in 2012 remained high, which was a good sign.

The disease has hit poultry in many areas including Pingrio, Tando Bago, Khoski and Nando.

She was honoured for her dedication, hard work, and contribution towards the development of Dow university.

The participants spoke about their experiences of learning the Japanese language and about Japanese art and culture.

The matriculation exams will, however, start from April 8 as per schedule.

The incident occurred in her apartment in Gizri on February 21.

The announcement was made on Monday by Lahore Transport Company CEO Khawaja Haider Latif.

He says there were vast prospects of mutual cooperation between the two countries to further strengthen trade.

Heavy debt repayments to the IMF have been putting a dent in the central bank’s reserves.

Bilateral trade had steadily increased since a free-trade agreement was signed in 2008.

Locals alleged that the health authorities failed to take preventive measures to curb the spread of the disease.

The car was reported to be a property of a rental company in Taxila.

The DCO said that revenue officers were making efforts to recover more government taxes in the district.

Police says the woman had a quarrel with her husband, who was reportedly a drug addict.

Field 130 candidates for NA consituencies; reveal manifesto.

Drawn from a pool of 7,000 candidates, Dr Ibrahim remains committed to the development of his homeland.