Pakistan

    Book claims Nawaz Sharif approved Kargil attack

    LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief and former Prime Minster Nawaz Sharif was aware of the situation in Kargil in 1999 through the then defence secretary who had been briefed on the situation, a new book on the Pakistan Army has quoted a senior army official as saying.


    Subsidy on electricity withdrawn, monthly bills likely to soar

    ISLAMABAD: Federal Government has decided in principle to withdraw subsidy being provided for electricity.It has been proposed to raise general sales tax on electricity bills from present 15 percent to 16 percent and collect the same from the consumers.

APDM to be decided future line of action in June 18 meeting

Jun 14th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Pakistan

ISLAMABAD : Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf Chief Imran Khan has said that the important meeting of the All Parties Democratic Movement will be held on June 18 in which future line of action regarding re-instatement of judges against the government will be planned.



Budget debate: Elahi terms budget negation of PPP manifesto

Jun 14th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Focused, Pakistan

ISLAMABAD : Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi on Saturday described the annual budget 2008-09 as a “negation of the Five Es election manifesto of PPP” and said it would put extra burden on poor masses.



Jundallah claims kidnapping Iranian soldiers

Jun 14th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Pakistan

QUETTA : A militant group on Saturday claimed it has kidnapped 28 Iranian border security personnel soldiers and demanded release of its jailed activists.
A spokesman for Jundullah, Maulvi Abdul Rauf told reporters at Quetta press club over phone from an undisclosed place that the group is holding the Iranian border security men.
TV channels also quoted […]



Sharif now wants trial of Musharraf instead of impeachment

Jun 14th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Pakistan

Islamabad, June 14 : Former premier Nawaz Sharif today said that Pakistanis now wanted President Pervez Musharraf's trial instead of impeachment, and asked the parliament to take decision according to peoples' wishes.
Addressing the ceremony of the participants of Lawyers' Long March, Sharif said that Musharraf couldn't be given safe passage.
Hundreds of thousands of anti-Musharraf marchers […]



US, Pakistan must repair their relationship: NYT

Jun 14th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Pakistan

New York, June 14 : Washington and Islamabad must now do everything they can to repair relations, starting with a joint investigation and a full public report on bombing by US forces on the Pak-Afghan border leading to the death of 11 soldiers, the New York Times has said.
Washington should "Ëœquietly discuss' with Pakistan the […]



Long March rally reaches in front of Parliament House

Jun 14th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Tens of Thousands of participants of the long-march Friday gathered here at the Parade Avenue for the restoration of the deposed judges of the country’s superior courts and removal of the President Pervez Musharraf.



PPP not separated itself from common public demand: Sherry Rehman

Jun 14th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Sherry Rehman Friday said that in past it was only PPP that remained committed for the cause of democracy and it is a good omen that now other political parties have also stepped in the field.



Lawyers march in Islamabad for judges return

Jun 14th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: Pakistan, Top News

ISLAMABAD : A mammoth rally from across Pakistan converged on the Capital on Friday to press the new government to reinstate the judges ousted by President Musharraf on November 3 after imposing emergency.