Indonesia calls off search for jet crash victims
May 19th
Indonesian officials have called off the search for victims of a Russian jet crash, the operation s head said Saturday as experts continue their probe into why it flew into a dormant volcano, The new Sukhoi Superjet 100 slammed into Mount Salak, south of the capital Jakarta, on May 9 with the loss of all 45 passengers and crew on board. Body parts were flung over dense forest and down a deep ravine. As experts analyse data from the plane s cockpit voice recorder for clues as to why it crashed during a demonstration flight, officials called off the search for victims.
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Loading ...Fire on bus of Muslim pilgrims kills 16 in India
May 19th
A overloaded bus carrying pilgrims to a Muslim shrine rammed into a parked truck and burst into flames overnight, killing 16 and injuring more than two dozen in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, police said Saturday. Some of the 78 passengers aboard the 54-seater bus had kerosene and cooking gas cylinders that helped to turn the bus "into a ball of fire," officer Iqbal Mallik said. Some passengers escaped through the back door of the bus and others through a window
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Shahbaz increases womens job quota to 15 percent
May 19th
Presiding over the meeting regarding women’s problem the Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif has enhanced women’s job quota has been increased in Punjab from 5 percent to 15 percent whereas the age limit for women in all government jobs has also been increased for three years. The presence of a woman member in selection committee of all provincial departments has been made compulsory
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...SC storming case: Police issue notice to Sharif brothers
May 19th
The capital police have decided to reopen Supreme Court (SC) storming case of 1997 and issued notices to Pakistan Muslim League PML-N leaders Nawaz Sharif and Shahbaz Sharif to appear before Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Muhammad Malik Yousaf in this regard. "The capital police have reopened the Supreme Court attack case and summoned the Sharif brothers following the directives of Interior Minister Rehman Malik and SSP Muhammad Malik Yousaf has been made the investigation officer of the case," sources said.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Final decision on NATO supply not yet taken: PM
May 19th
Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that no final decision has been taken with regard to resumption of NATO supplies so far. Talking to media on Friday after a meeting with Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and Pervez Elahi, he said that the Parliamentary Committee on National Security gave its recommendations and the Defence Committee of Cabinet had disused them. “I have four priorities for the upcoming budget,” said Gilani, listing them down as electricity, employment, no new taxes and relief to the agriculture sector.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Three more killed in Karachi violence
May 19th
According to details, some unidentified persons opened fire and shot dead a man named Imran in Shah Faisal Colony.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...National hockey team off to Malaysia
May 19th
Thirteen members of Pakistan hockey team left from Allam Iqbal Air Port Lahore while six players are already in Malaysia. Talking to media before the departure of the team, captain Sohail Abbas said that the performance of the team will be judged during the tournament. Pakistan team will play their first match against Argentina on May 24.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Lahore: Masters Table Tennis League starts
May 19th
The three-day Masters Table Tennis League began in Lahore in which 32 male and female players from all over the country are participating.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Lahore: Punjab dominated in bodybuilding event
May 19th
The competition was held at the Alhamra Hall in Lahore in three different categories. Punjab won the Inter-Province competition with 67 points while Khyber Pakhtukhwa remained runners-up with 33 point.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Activists, others’ killings incident are part of deep conspiracy: MQM
May 18th
Staff Report KARACHI: Mutahida Qaumi Movement’s (MQM) Raabta Committee said today that incident of its six activists and others killings in Karachi are a deep conspiracy, SAMAA reported on Friday. The MQM Raabta Committee has said in a statement this day that the prime goal behind these killings is to give a blood and fire bath to the city and start fight between its residents.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...KSE fails to maintain 14,000 points level
May 18th
The market started the day with bearish trend and selling pressure persisted during the whole trading session.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Gold closes above Rs 55,000 per tola
May 18th
According to Sindh Jewellers Association, gold price reached Rs 55,200 per tola with an increase of Rs 1200, while an increase of Rs 1,029 per 10-gram was recorded in gold price.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Flour price decreases at utility stores
May 18th
A decrease of Rs 10 per 20-kilogram flour bag has been registered at utility stores.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Punjab increases women quota in jobs from 5 to 15pc
May 18th
Chairing a meeting Punjab CM Shahbaz Sharif said that women would be given age relaxation for three more years.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...OGRA approves decrease in gas prices
May 18th
The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) on Friday slashed gas prices which will become effective from July 1, 2012 after approval from the Petroleum Ministry.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Pakistan, India to soften visa restrictions
May 18th
Talking to media in New Delhi, Pakistan High Commissioner to India, Shahid Malik said that according to new visa procedure, elderly persons will be exempted from police reporting while the citizens of both the countries will be allowed to visit three cities instead of one at present. Shahid Malik said that the businessmen will get multiple-entry and police reporting-free visas while the citizens will be allowed to visit their ancestral cities.
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