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2013 elections a milestone for Pakistan; must be held by May: US intelligence

WASHINGTON: US Congress has been informed by intelligence agencies that the coming general elections will be a milestone for Pakistan and must be held...

Federal minister Sheikh Waqas Akram joins PML-N

LAHORE: Federal Minister Sheikh Waqas Akram on Thursday announced to join Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Dispatch News Desk (DND) reported. Akram announced his decision at...

UN expresses strong reaction against Saudi execution of seven men by firing squad

NEW YORK: instead of speaking directly with oil rich Saudi Arabia, UN through its two independent human rights experts condemns the execution by firing...

Deaths in DR Congo detention centres doubled in 2012, says UN report

New York: A United Nations report released last night indicates increasing number of deaths in detention in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)....

PM Asraf proposes Dr Ishrat Hussain, Dr Hafeez Shaikh, Justice(R) Mir Hazar Khosa for caretaker PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf on Thursday proposed three names for the position of caretaker prime minister, Dispatch News Desk (DND) reported. In response...

ECP seeks applications for election symbol allotment

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has once again asked political parties to submit applications for allotment of election symbol by tomorrow (Friday). The...

World has a new Pope: Ban congratulates Pope Francis

New York: Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon congratulated Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio on taken the name Pope Francis on his assumption of the papacy. “I look forward to...

Aslam Raisani’s Balochistan govt restored as two-month period of governor’s rule expires

QUETTA: Nawab Aslam Raisani’s Balochistan government that was suspended on January 14, now stands restored as a two-month period of governor’s rule imposed in...

PM terms free and fair elections as pre-requisite for democracy

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf said on Wednesday that free and fair election is a prerequisite for democracy‚ integrity and development. Addressing the farewell...

Security plans for election campaign period lacking in half of Districts

ISLAMABAD: The Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN)'s District Long-Term Observers (DLTOs) conducted interviews of 69 District Police Officers (DPOs) regarding pre-election security plans....

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