NTPC signs loan pacts worth Rs 1,870 crore with 3 PSBs

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 2, 2013, 12:52

State-owned NTPC on Tuesday said it has signed loan agreements worth Rs 1,870 crore with three public sector banks, to partially finance its capital expenditure plans.

`Shoe hurling shows Pakistanis feeling miserable`

Last Updated: Monday, April 1, 2013, 13:10

A shoe thrown at former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf shows Pakistanis are feeling miserable since they have been "suffering greedy politicians and generals for too long", a Pakistani daily said Monday.

Tajammul Lodhi wanted to ‘placate’ mother by hurling shoe at Musharraf

Last Updated: Friday, March 29, 2013, 16:42

An angry lawyer lobbed shoe at former Pakistani military dictator Pervez Musharraf at a court in a bid to satisfy his mother who hated the ex-president for the 2007 Lal Masjid operation.

Court bars Musharraf from leaving Pak; shoe thrown at him

Last Updated: Friday, March 29, 2013, 09:39

Pakistani court extended by 15 days pre-arrest bail period of Pervez Musharraf in series of cases in some of which he was proclaimed offender, but barred former military ruler from leaving country.

Musharraf applies for bail in Pakistan court

Last Updated: Thursday, March 21, 2013, 21:59

Former President Pervez Musharraf, who is expected to return to Pakistan on March 24, has applied for bail in the Sindh High Court to avoid arrest upon his arrival.

Clash between Hindus and Sikhs in Pak averted

Last Updated: Thursday, March 21, 2013, 15:46

A clash between Hindus and Sikhs over objectionable photos in Pakistan`s southern Sindh province was averted after community leaders helped broker compromise, according to a media report on Thursday.

Sindh Assembly dissolved ahead of general election

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 20, 2013, 14:34

The governor signed on the summary dissolving the assembly on the recommendations of Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah.

No consensus on dissolving all provincial assemblies: Shahbaz

Last Updated: Saturday, March 16, 2013, 22:23

PML-N party said there was no consensus between it and Pakistan People`s Party on dissolving all assemblies on same day a measure necessary for holding national and provincial polls simultaneously.

Pak political parties yet to reach consensus for caretaker PM

Last Updated: Saturday, March 16, 2013, 18:59

Pakistan`s 2 main political parties were engaged in war of nerves on issue of choosing caretaker Prime Minister to oversee elections, with PPP rejecting 2 candidates proposed by main opposition PML-N.

Sindh Assembly condemns attack on Christians

Last Updated: Monday, March 11, 2013, 22:28

The provincial Sindh Assembly on Monday passed a resolution condemning the barbaric attack on Christian homes in Lahore, a day after violence rocked Pakistan`s biggest city in the aftermath of the incident.

Pak oppn names three to head caretaker government

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 6, 2013, 23:23

The main opposition PML-N on Wednesday said it had shortlisted two retired judges and a senior politician from Sindh province to head the caretaker government that will supervise Pakistan`s next general election.

4 killed, 12 injured in Pakistan blast

Last Updated: Monday, February 25, 2013, 22:43

A bomb blast ripped through a gathering at a Sufi shrine in Pakistan`s southern Sindh province on Monday, killing four persons and injuring 12 others.