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News for Monday, 19 Mar 2012

Electricity shortfall rises to 5,800MW

The electricity shortfall in the country has risen to 5,800MWs. According to PEPCO sources, presently 7,500MWs of electricity were being generated while the demand had soared to 13,300MW. The shortfall...

Govt to launch APP News Channel soon, says Firdous

The federal government would soon launch the APP News Channel under umbrella of APP to promote the true face of Pakistan across the globe, after the successful video news service...

Clerics slam removal of Islamic teachings from syllabus

Criticising the removal of jihadi material from syllabus and replacement of the lesson, The Holy Prophet, with ‘Three Days to See’, heads of various seminaries called it a deviation from...

Extortion is MQM’s trade mark: Afaq Ahmed

MQM-Haqiqi chief Afaq Ahmad on Monday said the trademark of Muttahida Qaumi Movement was extortion and it was protesting not against collection from traders, but the emergence of new partners...

Tahir Rafique Butt takes over as new PAF chief

Air Marshal Tahir Rafique Butt took over as the new Chief of Air Staff of Pakistan Air Force (PAF) at a ceremony held at Air Headquarters on Monday. Rao Qamar...

Indian rebels issue demands over Italian hostages

Maoist rebels in India who are holding two Italians hostage issued a series of demands on Monday, including a call for tourists to be banned from travelling to see indigenous...

New report lifts lid on torture in Afghan prisons

A new report suggests that torture in Afghan prisons is more widespread than previously thought and that detainees arrested by US troops have been tortured after being transferred to Afghan...

NEPRA chairman resigns but hearing on Rs 6.50 increase in power tariff today

Even though National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) Chairman Khalid Saeed has tendered resignation from his post, the regulator plans to hold hearing on four separate petitions of the Central...

DPC rejects possible restoration of NATO supply

The central leadership of the Difa-e-Pakistan Council (DPC) on Monday strongly rejected the intended restoration of NATO supply, threatened that by doing so, the DPC will take the people to...

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