President Pervez Musharraf's government Saturday presented a 1.87 trillion rupee (30.9 billion dollar) budget for Pakistan, envisaging record development spending and relief to low-income people to shore up its image ahead of elections.
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf Saturday agreed to withdraw curbs recently imposed on private television channels that sparked wide criticism at home and abroad, officials said.
Pakistan has withdrawn controversial curbs on the media following a series of protests across the country.
Three people were killed and five wounded when a roadside bomb blasted a passing bus in Pakistan's southwestern Baluchistan province, officials said Saturday.
June 9 (Bloomberg) -- Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf agreed to withdraw curbs imposed on private television channels this week, after broadcasters said they would develop a code of ethics, Information Minister Muhammad Ali Durrani said.
June 9 (Bloomberg) -- Pakistan's government raised salaries and pensions and increased subsidies on basic foods including lentils, tea and cooking oil, aiming to allay voter concerns about inflation ahead of elections.
June 9 (Bloomberg) -- Pakistan's government raised salaries and pensions and introduced measures to damp prices, aiming to boost voter support ahead of elections.
Pakistan has decided to join the global initiative to combat nuclear terrorism, which was jointly announced by the U.S. and Russian presidents at the July 2006 G8 Summit in St. Petersburg, Pakistan's Foreign Ministry said Saturday.
Islamabad, June 9 (Xinhua) Pakistan has decided to join the global initiative to combat nuclear terrorism, which was jointly announced by the US and Russian presidents at the July 2006 G8 Summit in St. Petersburg, Pakistan's Foreign Ministry said Saturday.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, June 9 (UPI) -- Pakistani Premier Shaukat Aziz Saturday rejected a proposal that he resign if the chief justice of the Supreme Court is reinstated.