Berichten tagged nationaal
NA Speaker Fehmida Mirza refuses to disqualify PM Gilani
24 May
ISLAMABAD: The speaker of Pakistan’s national assembly on Thursday quashed efforts to disqualify Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani over a court conviction. Gilani was found guilty of contempt by the Supreme Court last month over his refusal to ask Swiss authorities to re-open corruption cases against President Asif Ali Zardari.
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Het laden ...Govt cannot hire incompetent person as institutions head: SC
24 May
Personeel Report ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Muhammed Chaudhry, while expressing indignation over Secretary Commerce, saying attempts are made here to attach a price tag on everyone; maar, it should be borne in mind that every person is not a commodity on sale.
(Nog geen beoordelingen) Het laden ...ANP conspiring to attach Fata with KP, says Fazl
23 May
Talking to the media in Peshawar, Fazlur Rehman said that the government would sabotage the national unity with the restoration of Nato supply. This decision of the ruling class may ignite civil war in the country, he warned. He said that the policies of the government are responsible for chaotic condition in Karachi
(Nog geen beoordelingen) Het laden ...Finance Minister briefs PM on forthcoming budget
23 May
During meeting with the Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani, the Minister for Finance said that Rs 300 billion had been spent on development projects under PSDP during current fiscal year. He said that specific funds would be allocated in Water and Power, Communication and Food Security departments. He said that the development funds would be approved by the National Economic Council during a meeting.
(Nog geen beoordelingen) Het laden ...Afghan girls poisoned in second anti-school attack
23 May
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.
(Nog geen beoordelingen) Het laden ...SHC hears plea on disqualification of PM Gilani
23 May
Personeel Report KARACHI: Sindh High Court (SHC) issued notices to various people including Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani, National Assembly Speaker Dr. Fahmida Mirza, Attorney General and Law Minister, SAMAA reports Wednesday.
(Nog geen beoordelingen) Het laden ...US Senate approves ‘tough’ sanctions for Iran
22 May
WASHINGTON: The U.S. Senate unanimously approved on Monday a package of new economic sanctions on Iran’s oil sector just days ahead of a meeting in Baghdad between major world powers and Tehran
(Nog geen beoordelingen) Het laden ...US courts falsely convicted 2,000 people in 23 yrs: Report
22 May
WASHINGTON: More than 2,000 people who were falsely convicted of serious crimes have been exonerated in the United States in the past 23 jaar, according to a new archive compiled at two universities. There is no official record-keeping system for exonerations of convicted criminals in the country, so academics set one up
(Nog geen beoordelingen) Het laden ...Three anti-NATO protesters face terrorism charges
19 May
CHICAGO: Three anti-NATO protesters arrested in a late-night raid days before start of the 60-nation summit have been charged with terrorism for possession of explosive devices, police and their attorney said on Saturday.
(Nog geen beoordelingen) Het laden ...New raptor dinosaur discovered
19 May
SALT LAKE CITY: Scientists have discovered fossilized bones near Utah’s iconic Arches National Park representing a new species of raptor dinosaur that was about the size of a coyote, the state’s top paleontologist announced on Friday. The raptor was among several discovered at or near Doelling’s Bowl Bone Bed, about 230 miles southeast of Salt Lake City, which has yielded several new species in the last two decades and is thought to be the base of Utah’s Cretaceous record. Fossils found at the bone bed are estimated at between 120 en 130 million years old.
(Nog geen beoordelingen) Het laden ...Final decision on NATO supply not yet taken: PM
19 May
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.
(Nog geen beoordelingen) Het laden ...Pakistan stocks drop; roepie, o/n rates flat
18 May
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan stocks fell for a third consecutive day on Friday with investors depressed by the performance of global markets, dealers said. The Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) benchmark 100-share index ended 1.46 procent, of 205.3 points, lower at 13,857.78 on volume of 129.29 million shares, compared to Thursday’s close of 14,063.08
(Nog geen beoordelingen) Het laden ...White House signals to veto bill limiting Pakistan aid
17 May
WASHINGTON: White House threatened to vieto a key defence bill with a number of provisions including conditions imposed on US aid to Pakistan, if it impedes the ability of the government to execute the new American defence strategy.
(Nog geen beoordelingen) Het laden ...Model used to plan Bin Laden raid revealed
17 May
The scale model was a precise replica used to plan the raid that killed the Al-Qaeda chief Osama Bin Laden a year ago. The table-top model made its public debut Wednesday in the halls of the Pentagon, where soldiers and office workers stopped in the corridor and gazed in fascination at the elaborate miniature of Bin Laden s compound
(Nog geen beoordelingen) Het laden ...NATO supply: PNSC recommendations will not be bypassed: PM
17 May
Talking to media in Islamabad, Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani said that the parliamentary recommendations will not be bypassed in restoration of NATO supply. Gilani further said that there would be no compromise on the country’s principals and the government would not take any emotional decisions, adding that the national interests would not be compromised while reviewing NATO supply. Gilani said that PML-N has finally changed its stance and recognized him as Prime Minister
(Nog geen beoordelingen) Het laden ...Indonesian organisers fight for Lady Gaga concert
16 May
JAKARTA: Organisers Wednesday vowed to fight for a Lady Gaga concert to go ahead in Indonesia, despite police refusing a permit and Islamic hardliners threatening “chaos” if she comes to the Muslim-majority nation. Big Daddy Productions reached out on Twitter to Lady Gaga fans, known as “little monsters”, saying it still hoped to find a way to hold the June 3 event after already selling more than 50,000 tickets
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