ARY: Renowned Islamic scholar Dr Israr Ahmed dies
The world of Islam lost a luminary early on Wednesday as Dr Israr Ahmed breathed his last here. He died of a massive cardiac arrest, according to media …

ARY: NA approves 18th Amend, new NWFP name
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Thursday unanimously approved the 18th Constitutional Amendment and renaming of the NWFP province as Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa besides other reforms, ARY NEW reported.
After debating on …

The News: Don’t trash the concurrent list
Nawaz Sharif was right when he said at a press conference on March 27 that the recommendations of the Parliamentary Committee on Constitutional Reform were being rushed in a …

ARY: 18th amendment tabled in Parliament
Chairman Constitutional Reforms Committee Senator Raza Rabbani Friday tabled 18th constitutional amendment in joint session of the parliament.

ARY: UN delays BB assassination report
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has accepted a request from President Asif Ali Zardari to delay the release of a report on the assassination of his wife, former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, …

The News: Nawaz U-turn upsets govt plans
Tells rulers not to table draft till consensus; claims recommendations thrown out by committee; wants PM to talk to CJ; insists NWFP renaming not real issue.

ARY: Lahore witnesses terror with 4 more blasts
LAHORE: Panic gripped Lahore as four more blasts rocked the city within minutes of each other here Friday evening following a pair of suicide attacks that killed at …

BY Absar Alam: Pakistan, US agree on new Afghan set-up
A strategic shift in Pakistan’s three-decade old Afghan policy has taken a quiet but effective shape as Islamabad has successfully negotiated a peace plan with Mustafa …

Rauf Klasra: Demands action against Punjab law minister
An official letter from Governor Punjab Salmaan Taseer to Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif reveals that the Punjab government released two convicted terrorists of the banned Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) …

NADRA issues CNIC to more than 25,000 foreigners
National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA)has issued more than 25,000 CNIC cards to foreigners in Balochistan, Aaj News reported on Wednesday.

Shaheen Shebai: Assets declaration is a farce
Breed of new millionaires joins Zardari; PM’s wife, Babar Ghauri, Jakhrani, Khurshid among those who ought to explain their millions

Geo: PM-CJ meeting ends crisis
The government has withdrawn the notification about the elevation of Chief Justice of Lahore High Court as Supreme Court judge.
On the recommendation of Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, two permanent …

ARY: Supreme Court suspends judges appointments
ISLAMABAD: A three-member special bench has suspended the presidential orders of elevating Justice Khawaja Sharif Ahmed in Supreme Court of Pakistan and appointing Justice Saqib Nisar as acting Chief Justice …