Pakistan

Paucity of funds, volatile law and order situation cited as main reasons for slow progress on projects.

The meeting, held in the last week of July, was attended by Nawaz Sharif’s close associates.

Details regarding pilot and navigator, who got lost in bombing mission in Sept 1965, remained obscure for decades.

The authority has not yet accepted the resignation of former director-general.

Rehman Malik says Taliban plotting to kidnap top officials.

Benazir Bhutto said military intervention could avert fundamentalist takeover.

Sindh Minister for Tourism has resigned as a member of the Standing Committee on Public Health Engineering.

CM Qaim Ali Shah condoled the demise of the sajjda nasheen or caretaker of dargah Lal Shahbaz Qalandar in Sehwan

the period of this relaxation is three months after which the fine shall be charged as usual.

“Chalo Parho Barho” is a citizen-driven campaign in which children’s reading and learning levels are assessed

The Sindh High Court bench in Sukkur ordered the action to be taken for the murder of a driver

SIUT has invited applications for its one-year Postgraduate Diploma Programme for the 2012 session.

The police on Thursday recovered a trader kidnapped for Rs5 million ransom and arrested four persons.

Two officials of ITP on Friday returned the lost valuables including thousands of rupees in cash to their owner.

Karakoram Highway blocked for an hour; lineman beaten up.

The first group consists of 29 female students.

Aabpara police arrested a bank security guard for his alleged involvement in snatching Rs47,000 cash

Plan to hold protest; threaten collective suicide.

number of reported polio cases in Pakistan rose to 84

Rabia Afroz came in first with 1018 in the pre-medical group, while Eisha Farooq came second with 991 marks

Drive is being carried out in nine union councils; no case of dengue had been reported from Swat so far.

Deadly disease kills four of a family; at least 16 others admitted to hospital.

Transferred from the Interprovincial Coordination to the Industries and now the Establishment Divisions.

Exploring attacks through mix of fiction, non-fiction, poetry and photos.

A man who was forced to take to the streets for begging by his physical disability.

12 patients admitted to hospitals in Islamabad, total number of patients rises to 2,708.

Security was tightened in public hospitals after intelligence intercepts.

FBR chairman receives a clean bill from a parliamentary panel.

A man threw acid on his former wife for refusing to return home with him.

Cm said arrangements have been improved at all public hospitals. He said a fumigation drive was underway in the city.

The report says 2,491 dengue fever patients have so far been reported this year.

Asma Jahangir on Friday complimented the chief justice of Pakistan by calling him Anna Hazare of Pakistan.

CCPO said the ban would help curb chances of tampering with the record.

Delegation was invited by Kinnaird College and Punjab University.

35 fresh cases of dengue reported in district in 2 days.

Session begins hours late as PPP stages rally outside.

Sindh dengue surveillance cell chief Dr Kumar says 17 dengue cases were admitted to different hospitals in province.

150 doctors will be available for advice on fever, precautions; Sharif orders import of medicine from India.

Rescue 1122 rescuers searched for the body for several hours but were unable to locate the body.

Eligible candidates should submit their applications to the USEFP office Islamabad up to November 23, 2011.

DCO Naseem Sadiq has imposed a ban on the entry of two speakers of a defunct religious outfit.

A murder case against a man for killing his daughter after she contracted a marriage of her own free will.

For the people of Badin, a dry change of clothes would be a blessing.

Subsidised water tariff for bulk consumers withdrawn.

Beat the British pair, Colin Fleming and Ross Hutchins, 7-5, 2-6 and 7-5.

Differences over interpretation of deal lead to status quo.

Clients no longer need to fill out forms and get into the hassle of submitting them.

SCCI has announced that annual elections for 2011-12 will be held from September 12 to 22.

total area of exploration acreage in Pakistan was 278,475 square-kms; 22 % of this area was under OGDC.

Trade across LoC started between Srinagar and Muzaffarabad in 2008, but it couldn’t achieve the desired results.