Govt withdraws recent hike in POL prices

Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Thursday announced to withdraw recent hike in POL prices.
Addressing to National Assembly prime minister said that POL prices have been restored as which were on 31st December 2010.
Earlier the issue of recent increase in POL prices was discussed at meeting, which was chaired by Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani in Islamabad.

SC directs payment of 700 Riyals to each affected pilgrim

The Supreme Court, expressing its intention to go to every extent for maintaining a transparent system in the country, directed Secretary Religious Affairs on Thursday to return 700 Riyals to each affected pilgrim within one week.
The seven-member special bench comprising Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Justice Javed Iqbal, Justice Tassadq Hussain Jillani, Justice Raja Fayyaz Ahmed, Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali, Justice Ghulam Rabbani and Justice Khalil-ur-Rehman Ramday issued the directive for payment of the amount to about 26,000 affected Hajis and

Wasim Akram in all-time ODI dream team

Pakistan’s feared left arm fast bowler Wasim Akram was picked among the all-time One-Day International (ODIs) dream team announced by International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday.
Australia, India, West Indies, South Africa, Sri Lanka and Pakistan represented as 40th anniversary of ODI cricket is marked.
To coincide with the 40th anniversary of the first One-Day International, cricket fans around the world have cast their votes on the ICC website for what they

US newspapers pay tributes to Taseer

Leading American newspapers Wednesday paid tributes to the assassinated Punjab Governor Salman Taseer for his courage in standing up for the rights of Pakistani women and minorities.
“Mr. Taseer was a brave man who had called for the repeal of Pakistan outrageous anti-blasphemy law,” The New York Times said in an editorial.
“Whoever killed Mr. Taseer must be condemned and repudiated, not extolled. Otherwise, Pakistan will certainly continue on a downward spiral in which

Cooks flown down from Lucknow for Imran’s wedding

Bollywood actor Imran Khan’s wedding is the first high profile wedding of the year and he is making sure that it is nothing less than perfect, so much so that even the cooks are being flown from Lucknow to prepare traditional non-vegetarian dishes.
“For the wedding, cooks are being specially flying down from Lucknow. These are specialists and have been cooking for the family (Nassir Hussain’s) for more than five decades. This is a traditional family of cooks having a more than 200 year-old lineage,” said a source close to the