Federal Cabinet forms committee on Balochistan issue
May 23rd
Staff Report ISLAMABAD: The Federal Cabinet on Wednesday set up two committees to look into security matters of Balochistan and Sindh. It has also approved amendments in Benevolent Fund and Group Insurance Act 1973. Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani presided over the meeting
Forming policy to help widows is govt’s responsibility: Fiza Gilani
May 23rd
Staff Report ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Goodwill Ambassador for Women Empowerment Fiza Batool Gilani said on Wednesday that forming a policy to help widows is the responsibility of government. While addressing in a two day workshop organized by an NGO on ‘Single women’s rights’, she said that problems of the widows cannot be ignored. ‘They will feel safe if they get a good job’, Fiza said during her address.
Big powers, Iran meet in Baghdad to ease nuclear standoff
May 23rd
BAGHDAD: World powers began talks with Iran on Wednesday to test its readiness under pressure of sanctions to scale back its nuclear programme, seeking to ease a decade-old standoff and avert the threat of a Middle East war.
Russia says Iran ready to discuss nuclear gestures
May 23rd
MOSCOW: Russia said on Wednesday that Iran appears ready to agree specific steps to end a standoff over its nuclear programme but warned that additional U.S. sanctions would undermine efforts to ensure Tehran does not develop atomic weapons.
Afghan girls poisoned in second anti-school attack
May 23rd
TALIQAN: More than 120 schoolgirls and three teachers have been poisoned in the second attack in as many months blamed on conservative radicals in the country’s north, Afghan police and education officials said on Wednesday.
US resents Dr Afridis sentence
May 23rd
The US department of defense has reacted to Dr Shakil Afridi s sentence and said that Dr Afridi only provided helpful intelligence with regards to the operation, and he did not commit any act of treason towards Pakistan. The department spokesperson added that Pakistan and the United States have a common cause here against terrorism, have a common cause against al Qaeda.
U.S. hopes for breakthrough in Pakistan NATO supply route talks
May 23rd
ઇસ્લામાબાદ: The United States hopes Pakistan will soon agree to re-open supply routes to NATO troops in Afghanistan, a U.S.
Pakistani doctor imprisoned for helping CIA find bin Laden
May 23rd
PESHAWAR: A Pakistani doctor accused of helping the CIA find Osama bin Laden has been jailed for 33 years for treason, television channels and a local government official said.
PM Gilani gives briefing to Hafeez Sheikh
May 23rd
Staff Report ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani gave a briefing to Federal Minister for Finance Abdul Hafeez Sheikh on next year’s development program, SAMAA reports on Wednesday. In the meeting the PM advised the minister to give as much relief to the people as it is possible in the next budget. Hafeez said that the tax payers may take the sigh of relief but the tax evaders cannot escape for the long time.
Govt constitutes 4-member committee on Karachi unrest
May 23rd
Staff Report ISLAMABAD: The Federal Cabinet constituted on Wednesday a four-member committee mandated to resolve the law-and-order issue in Karachi, SAMAA reports. Sources said the committee would be headed by federal minister and senior PPP leader Makhdum Amin Fahim, comprising Maula Bux Chandio, Naveed Qamar and Khurshid Shah as members
Lab uses skin cells to help repair heart muscle
May 23rd
PARIS: Lab scientists on Wednesday reported that for the first time they had taken skin cells from patients who had suffered heart failure and turned them into cells that could repair damaged cardiac muscle. The technique has so far been tested on rats and it could take up to a decade of problem-solving before trials can go ahead on humans, the scientists cautioned.
Parents’ smoking deals long-term harm to kids: Study
May 23rd
SYDNEY: Children exposed to their parents’ cigarette smoke are at greater risk of suffering serious cardiovascular health problems later in life, a study showed Wednesday.
Indian army chopper crashes over Siachen; pilot killed
May 23rd
Staff Report NEW DELHI: An Indian army pilot was reported killed when a helicopter crashed over Siachen glassier, Indian media reports Wednesday. A New Delhi-based news TV reported that ‘Cheetah Helicopter’ was on a routine maintenance flight when met the incident
Balochistan case: CJP signals emergency imposition in province
May 23rd
Staff Report QUETTA: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Muhammed Chaudhry said the government is not meeting constitutional requirements, adding if Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani does not take up measures, then the constitution will take its course. Heading a three-judge bench hearing a petition on the law and order situation and human rights violations in Balochistan at Quetta Registry of the apex court, CJ Chaudhry expressed disapproval while talking to Principal Secretary of the PM Khushnood Lashari and remarked reaction of the federal government did not come to the fore despite frequent summons for explanation. Justice Jawwad S
Pakistan suffers Rs 100 bln loss due to NATO supplies
May 23rd
Staff Report ISLAMABAD: Pakistan suffered Rs 100 billion loss due to NATO supplies to Afghanistan via Pakistan, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) was told, SAMAA reports. Chairman of the National Highway Authority (NHA) Muhammad Ali Gardezi told the PAC that the NATO supplies have caused Rs 100 billion loss to the country “but not a single penny was paid for repairing the damaged highways.” The PAC met on Tuesday under the chairmanship of Nadeem Afzal Gondal. — SAMAA


















































