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News for Saturday, 9 Jun 2012

The prodigal son

Who really is in the dock It is not only Dr Arsalan, the son of the Chief Justice of Pakistan, who is in the dock but by proxy the CJ Iftikhar...

Pakistan not hostile towards anyone: Kayani

Pakistan "harbours no aggression towards anyone", said the country's powerful army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani at the launch ceremony of a book on an army officer who was killed...

Sri Lanka elect to bat, 280/4 after 50 overs

Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene elected to bat after winning the toss against Pakistan in the second one-day international in Pallekele on Saturday. The tourists lead 1-0 in the five-match series...

Rule of law in Punjab!

The gruesome incident of five female tourists being allegedly raped by Border Military Police officials in Dera Ghazi Khan took a nasty turn late on Saturday when several dozen tribesmen...

US official in Islamabad for NATO supply blockade talks

US Assistant Defence Secretary Peter Lavoy has arrived in Islamabad in a fresh attempt to bring an end a six-month blockade on NATO supplies crossing into Afghanistan, officials said on...

Bombs hit Iraq pipelines, exports unhurt: officials

Five bombs exploded at a northern Iraqi oil field on Saturday morning, damaging two pipelines without affecting the country's vital crude exports, officials said. The pipelines transport oil from the Bai...

Punjab Budget 2012-13 to be presented today: Some highlights

Cabinet members approved a 780 billion Punjab Budget for 2012-13 which will be presented later today. Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif chaired the meeting. Populist schemes like Yellow Cab, Green Tractor...

China asked to invest in Pakistan power projects

The business leaders of South Asia at a seminar demanded greater inflow of Chinese investment in the region. They also demanded creation of development fund to inject finances in mutually interested...

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