EU govts must decide on new Russia sanctions, Brussels says
BRUSSELS: Any new EU sanctions on Moscow over a nerve agent attack on a former Russian spy earlier this year must be taken by the bloc’s governments, the European Commission said on…
Sushma Swaraj will decide fate of Pak-India series: PCB chief
Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj may weigh in on Pakistan-India bilateral series during her Islamabad visit Tuesday (tomorrow), the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has said. Talking to a group of reporters…
Rabbani decides to stay away from party, govt matters
Chairman Parliamentary Committee on National Security and PPP senator Mian Raza Rabbani has decided to distance himself from party matters due to his differences with party leadership. Sources told Online Saturday his…
Govt yet to decide elections date: Naik
Federal Law Minster Farooq H. Naik on Tuesday shied away from giving a firm date for the next general elections, saying only President Asif Ali Zardari could announce the date of upcoming…
Pakistan to decide NWA offensive: Olson
United States Ambassador to Pakistan Richard Olson said on Thursday that the decision to conduct an operation in the North Waziristan Agency (NWA) was Pakistan’s internal matter. Speaking at a private TV…
PML-N decides to keep distance from establishment
The PML-N has decided to part ways with the establishment in view of preparedness of general elections. According to the sources, the party leadership issued the instructions to entire workers that if…
Civil society organisations decide to take matters into their own hands
Civil society organisations expressed concerns on Saturday over the poor response by the state organisations, especially the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) and its district bodies, following…
Commissioners to decide and monitor prices of commodities
The divisional and deputy commissioners of the province will decide the prices of essential commodities during Ramazan under the Essential Commodities Price Act 2006. The assistant commissioners and mukhtiarkars will monitor and…
Cabinet to decide on 13.6% increase in gas tariff today
The federal cabinet will decide on 13.6 percent increase in gas tariff along with the Petroleum Ministry’s request for amendments in the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) 1860 and Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC)…
Punjab govt forms committee to decide CCI’s involvement
The Punjab government on Friday formed a committee under Senator Ishaq Dar to finalise whether outstanding issues regarding devolved ministries would be taken up in the Council of Common Interests (CCI), Pakistan…
Pakistan has to decide its future itself: Grossman
US Special Envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan Marc Grossman on Tuesday said Pakistan had to decide about its future on its own, stressing that the US would keep supporting Pakistan. He reiterated…
Euro zone to OK Greek tranche Sat, decide 2nd package on July 11
Euro zone finance ministers will approve the next tranche of emergency aid for Greece on Saturday and take decisions on a second three-year financing plan for Athens on July 11, euro zone…
ECC to decide on gas supply for 4 IPPs
The Economic Coordination Committee on the Cabinet (ECC) would attempt to resolve the riddle of whether natural gas should be allocated to power or the industrial sector in its meeting on June…
Pakistan, Afghanistan decide to accelerate peace efforts
Pakistan and Afghanistan on Friday decided to accelerate efforts for peace and reconciliation with Taliban insurgents and expand bilateral cooperation in all fields, including trade, for a better future of the people…
SC directs Balochistan to swiftly decide on TCC application
The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Friday recalled the restraining order dated February 3, 2011 in the Reko Diq gold reserves case and directed the competent authority in of Balochistan to proceed…
SC to decide Rs 9b BoP case today
The Supreme Court has said it would give its verdict on the Rs 9 billion Bank of Punjab loan scam case today (Wednesday). A three-member Supreme Court bench of Chief Justice Iftikhar…
PPP, PML-Q decide to expand coalition to provinces
Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and President Asif Ali Zardari have agreed to expand the coalition government to other parts of the country, and under the agreement three PML-Q…