Asif to join team after clearance from Dubai officials Updated at: 1741 PST, Saturday, September 19, 2009

LAHORE: Chairman, Pakistan Cricket Board, Ijaz Butt said on Saturday that revival of cricket ties and playing cricket matches of 2011 World Cup in India solely depend on Pakistan Government's decision. "We will be following Government advice as far revival of bilateral cricket ties with India and playing matches of World Cup in India are concerned and PCB cannot take decision on its own to permit its team to visit India," he said at a news co .... Full Story link

FBR sets up TFCs across country Updated at: 0220 PST, Sunday, September 20, 2009

ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has set up facilitation desks/kiosks all across Pakistan to help taxpayers filing their income tax returns before the September 30 deadline. The kiosks and Tax Facilitation Centers (TFCs) have been established in all major urban centres to provide technical support to taxpayers. A formal ceremony to mark the opening of the TFCs will be held in Lahore tomorrow (Saturday) where FBR Chairman Sohail Ahmad wil .... Full Story link

Eid in Gulf countries, mammoth congregations at Makkah, Tehran Updated at: 1216 PST, Sunday, September 20, 2009

MAKKAH MUKARRAMA: Eid is being celebrated with great zeal and religious devotion, as Shawwal moon was sighted in different countries of the world including Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar, Jordan, Palestine, Yemen, Lebanon, Syria, Sudan, Japan, London, France etc.Shawwal moon sighting was announced in Europe also, while in all the countries of the continent unanimously observing Eid today. Grand Paris and Auqaf’s Turkish authori .... Full Story link

80pc of NWFP supports central Ruet-e-Hilal Updated at: 1409 PST, Sunday, September 20, 2009

KARACHI: Chairman Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee, Mufti Muneeb-ur-Rehman Sunday said the 80 percent people of NWFP province are standing with the central moon-sighting body.Talking to Geo News, he said he is receiving phones from the NWFP people who said weepingly that their ibadat has been ruined, adding Pakistan is a federation where provinces have constitutional responsibility to play role in implementing the federal government’s decisions.He .... Full Story link

Eid being celebrated in most of NWFP today Updated at: 1118 PST, Sunday, September 20, 2009

PESHAWAR: Eid is being celebrated in most parts of the Frontier province today, following yesterday’s unofficial Ruet-e-Hilal Committee announcement, while in Dera Ghazi Khan and some tribal areas of Punjab for the first time in country’s history today, Eid is being celebrated after 28 days of fasting besides Pashtoon dominated Lahore Gulberg ‘B’ Block, like Frontier and other areas, celebrating Eid todaylink.

Gold touches all time high Updated at: 1728 PST, Thursday, September 03, 2009

KARACHI: The gold has reached all time high in country’s history, as its price has touched the highest level of Rs25,714 up Rs532/10 grams.Talking to Geo News, All Sindh Sarraf Jewelers Association President Haji Haroon Chand said the surge in gold price has been occasioned by the dollar depreciation in the international market and large-scale purchase of gold by India.Also, per tola price of gold has climbed up to Rs30,000 for the first time, he .... Full Story Link

Andhra Pradesh CM dies in chopper crash Updated at: 1207 PST, Thursday, September 03, 2009

HYDERABAD: The Chief Minister of Indian state of Andhra Pradesh YS Rajshekhara Reddy and others on board the ill fated helicopter have been found dead at the crash site. As per reports, five bodies have been found at the crash site located on the Srisailam hill eight kilometers from Rudrakonda at a distance of 70 km east of Kurnool town. The government is waiting for the post-mortem report before making the grim news official. The others who died .... Full Story Link

Two teenaged extremists presented before media Updated at: 1800 PST, Thursday, September 03, 2009

SWAT: The security forces presented two young militants arrested from Swat, Geo News reported Thursday.The extremists said they were trained by the extremists and several people were killed in front of them.The security forces presented militants Nisar, 18 and Abid, 16 at Swat Circuit House, where Nisar revealed he was arrested from Jambal mountains, adding four people were killed in front of his very eyes.Their commander was Mardan hailing from .... Full Story Link

ECNEC approves Rs 128.60 bln for KCR: Kaira Updated at: 1842 PST, Thursday, September 03, 2009

ISLAMABAD: Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Thursday approved 20 projects worth Rs 260 billion including Karachi Circular Railway System to provide modern transport services to the people, said Minister for Information and Broadcasting Qamar Zaman Kaira.

Briefing the media persons about the decisions taken by the ECNEC meeting chaired by Finance Minister Shaukat Tareen here, he said the project like Karac ... Full Story Link

PML (N) calls off ultimatum to PPP

LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) called off the 48-hour ultimatum it had given to Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP); however said it has not withdrawn its demand for restoration of the constitution and trial against former president Pervez Musharraf. Talking to Geo News in Lahore, PML (N) spokesman Siddiqul Farooq said after President Asif Zardari’s clarification and Prime Minister’s contact with Shehbaz Sharif, the ultimatum expired itself. “H .... Full Story Link

Murder attempt: Kazmi hurt, driver killed Updated at: 1634 PST, Wednesday, September 02, 2009

ISLAMABAD: Federal Religious Minister Hamid Saeed Kazmi has been injured in a firing incident in Islamabad on Wednesday.

Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani directed an inquiry into the murder attempt at the federal minister.

The federal religious minister was attacked when he was passing through Melody Market after he left his office.

Eyewitnesses said the assailants were two motorists riding a bike, who attacked at t ... Full Story Link

Saleem Altaf sacked as Board’s COO Updated at: 0944 PST, Tuesday, September 01, 2009

KARACHI: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) sacked its chief operating officer Saleem Altaf.A PCB spokesman said that a termination letter has been sent to Altaf, a former Pakistan Test cricketer. When contacted, Altaf said that he is yet to receive any such letter. Altaf said that he reserves the right to take legal action against the PCB move.Altaf becomes the latest former Test cricketer to lose his job with the PCB. Earlier Abdul Qadir, a former Te .... Full Story Link

Oil rebounds in Asia Updated at: 1007 PST, Tuesday, September 01, 2009

SINGAPORE: Oil rebounded modestly in Asian trade Tuesday after overnight declines on new worries about the global economic recovery, analysts said. New York's main contract, light sweet crude for October delivery was 24 cents stronger at 70.20 dollars a barrel. Brent North Sea crude for October delivery added six cents to 69.71 dollars a barrel. Both contracts had closed below 70 dollars Monday after a sharp Chinese equity sell-off triggered wor .... Full Story LINK

Afghanistan Commander's Report Submitted, But Secret Updated at: 0627 PST, Tuesday, September 01, 2009

TEXAS: The U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan, General Stanley McChrystal, has delivered his eagerly-awaited assessment to his bosses in Washington and Brussels, but the document is being kept secret. Pentagon officials say it will be followed by international consultations and possibly requests for more U.S. and international forces. According to a NATO release, General McChrystal writes that "the situation in Afghanistan is serious, but su .... Full Story LINK

Five militants killed, indefinite curfew in Khyber Agency

BARA: Five militants were killed and houses of five militants demolished in ongoing operation of security forces in tehsil Bara of Khyber Agency. Indefinite curfew has been imposed in the area.

According to FC sources, the operation re launched in the area after a gap of one month. Five militants including two commanders were killed and nine wounded during the operation whereas five houses of militants were also demolished. Security fo ... Full Story Link