Tag: islamabad

  • Ogra makes fuel dearer by up to 5pc

    ISLAMABAD: Oil & Gas Regulatory Authority finally made official an up-to-five-percent rise in petroleum products early Saturday morning with immediate effect, Geo News reported. Compared to September prices, petrol has been raised by five per cent and high octane blending component (HOBC) by Rs2.72/liter owing to a jump in global crude market. Despite a drop…

  • PIA grounded 10 plane, passengers face long delays

    KARACHI: The passengers of national carrier , are facing delays of up to 10 of 39 PIA aircraft were grounded because of technical faults, PakistaniNewsChannel reported. In Peshawar PIA flight PK tied in UAE-255 made ​​an emergency landing here after developing a technical fault at one of its generators. According to sources, the flight was scheduled to land in the city of Al Ain and carrying95 passengers. Another Islamabad to Skardu PIA flight PK-451 alloy was also canceled while other scheduled flights between Karachi and Muscat PK-225 PK-356 Lahore…

  • PM Gilani cautions US against “negative messaging”

    ISLAMABAD: Pakistani Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani complained on Tuesday of negative messages from Washington and informed that any United State raid across the Afghanistan border to target Haqqani group insurgents would be a violation of his country’s independency. “The negative messaging, logically that is disturbing my people,” Gilani told reporter in an interview. “If…

  • China supports Pakistan’s sovereignty, says vice PM

    ISLAMABAD: China on Tuesday extended its full support to Pakistan’s sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity and vowed to work with Pakistan for progress and peace in the region and the world. Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani who met the Deputy Premier of China Meng Jianzhu here at the PM House termed China as its close…

  • President Zardari summons National Assembly session on October 3rd

    ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has summoned the National Assembly (NA) session on October 3 here. Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has advised the President to summon the session to discuss national security situation, a statement from the PM house said. The session, being held following a series of allegations by senior US officials…