Islamabad—The two-day ceremonies of death
anniversary of founder chairman of PPP and
former Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (ZAB)
commenced in Larkana district today. People from
all over the country reached Larkana in large
numbers to pay homage to Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Shaheed.
Larkana—Foreign minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood
Qureshi has said Pakistan is not subordinate to
US adding Islamabad however will continue
cooperation with Washington for elimination of
terrorism and will not give in to this scourge.
Bucharest—French President Nicolas Sarkozy
confirmed Thursday his country would be sending
a battalion to eastern Afghanistan, meeting a
Canadian ultimatum that other NATO allies boost
their deployments.
No country has done more than the United States
to help Pakistan achieve a peaceful political
transition. Naturally, goodwill between the two
countries should be stronger. But a shadow
hovers over bilateral cooperation due to
emerging difference over the conduct of the war
on terror.
Islamabad—Chairman WAPDA Shakeel Durrani has
said country is facing 2500 megawatt power
shortage adding gap between supply and demand of
electricity is the major cause of this
shortfall.
Islamabad—Shoaib Akhtar’s troubles continue as
Nasim Ashraf, chairman of the PCB, has served a
legal notice on the fast bowler for comments he
made to a private television channel in the
aftermath of the PCB’s decision to ban him for
five years.
Islamabd—Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani
while appreciating the initiative taken by the
Metro Group in launching a whole sale business
in Pakistan in the name of “Cash and Carry
Pakistan” said that this would encourage other
foreign investors to invest in Pakistan.
