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Saturday, March 3, 2012

PPP sweeps Senate polls by securing 19 seats, PML-N gets 8 and ANP 7 bags seats

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) won 19 seats while PML-N remained second with eight seats in the Senate election held on Friday.

PDC urges Pakistan to reject US pressures on Balochistan, Iran

ISLAMABAD: Central leader of Pakistan Defence Council (PDC) and Amir of Ansarul Umma Maulana Fazlur Rehman Khalil Friday urged the government not to bow before US pressure on Pakistan-Iran gas project and Balochistan.

Memo Commission summons Haqqani on 15th

ISLAMABAD: The Judicial Commission tasked with probing memogate has summoned for US Ambassador to Pakistan Husain Haqqani.

9 security men martyred, 23 militants killed in Khyber Agency clashes

Khyber Agency: At least nine security officials were martyred while 23 militants were killed in two different incidents in Khyber Agency, officials said on Friday.

Results of 7 Senate general seats from Balochistan withheld

QUETTA: The Provincial Election Commission on Friday withheld results of seven general seats of Senate from Balochistan over PML-N objections. Now the recounting would be held in Islamabad.