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News for Thursday, 29 Mar 2012

Yemen urges Pakistan to free Osama bin Laden’s widow

Yemen urged Pakistan on Tuesday to free one of Osama bin Laden’s injured widows, saying Yemen-born Amal Al-Sadeh and her four children were not guilty of any crime. Pakistan’s interior...

5.6 magnitude quake jolts Balochistan

A moderate earthquake hit parts of Balochistan on Wednesday with no damage reported, the Met Office said. It said that the quake was recorded at 5.6 on the Richter Scale,...

Cabinet body reviews energy crisis

A meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Energy and Power on Wednesday discussed various aspects leading to energy shortage in the country and supply of gas to power generating companies,...

61% oppose, 33% favour PM’s view on Zardari’s immunity

According to a Gilani Research Foundation Survey carried out by Gallup Pakistan, 61% oppose, while 33% favour PM Yousaf Raza Gilani’s view that President Zardari enjoys immunity against court proceedings....

PM urges increase in economic and trade links with Tianjin

Pakistan wants to increase economic and trade links with the city of Tianjin in addition to promoting people-to-people contact, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said on Wednesday. On his...

Authorities discuss delayed salary payments to lady health workers

Under a special directive from Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani, who was attending the Nuclear Security Summit, a meeting was held at the Prime Minister’s House on Wednesday under the...

Indian troops kill five youth in Hindwara

Indian troops, in their fresh acts of state terrorism, martyred five Kashmiri youth in Handwara on Wednesday during siege and search operations. Of those martyred three were killed in Zachaldara...

KP governor hints at introduction of local bodies system in FATA

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Barrister Masood Kausar on Wednesday hinted at the introduction of local bodies system in FATA. “We are seriously considering turning municipal committees in the Tribal Areas into...

Afghans, Americans tired of war: Panetta

After more than a decade of the anti-terrorism campaign, the Afghans and Americans were tired of war, US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta said. “We’ve been through 10 years of war in...

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