ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday said that out of box and innovative solutions were to be found to enable the Pakistan Housing Authority (PHA) implement the Prime Minister’s Housing Programme. He urged the need for focussing on providing housing units to the poor and needy in the first place.

 

Even after about 22 months it has not been possible to establish as to who killed Balach Marri, and it remains a mystery because one does not know about his foes across the border and what activities he was involved in Afghanistan.

European countries have reacted angrily to reports that Iran is planning to prosecute local staff from the British embassy in Tehran. All 27 EU member states have summoned the Iranian ambassadors in their countries to protest the latest development.

After a disputed election and crackdown on protesters, the Iranian president maybe be feted in some anti-U.S. corners, but he faces slights and snubs from other nations.

Russia’s President Dmitry Medvedev, center, greets Afghanistan’s president, Hamid Karzai, left, and Pakistan’s Asif Ali Zardari in June. He did not offer a private meeting to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

In order to create awareness among the costal communities and test the preparedness of SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures) for disaster response, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has planned a Tsunami Evacuation Drill (mock exercise) on 3rd July 2009 in collaboration with District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) of Gawadar.

TEHRAN (AFP) — A powerful Iranian cleric said on Friday that some local British embassy staff will be put on trial for allegedly stoking post-election violence, a move set to put further strain on their frayed ties.

EDITOR'S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices. This report is based on the accounts of witnesses reached in Iran and official statements carried on Iranian media.

By Syed Fazl-e-Haider
QUETTA, Pakistan - Canada's Barrick Gold and Chile's Antofagasta plan to invest up to US$3 billion in a copper and gold mine at Reko Diq in Pakistan's southwestern province of Balochistan. This will be the single-largest foreign investment in Eastern Balochistan in the fiscal year that started on July 1 and is larger than the $3.32 billion of total foreign direct investment for the first 11 months of the 2008-09 fiscal year.

Ibrahim(Bahkshe) Saleh was killed by unknown terrorists in Tump area, when he was way to his home to Mand early morning (Monday). He was accompanied with his friend, Ubaid Baloch.  Some unknown criminals opened fire on them. Ibrahim was died on spot and Ubaid was badly injured.

 LAHORE: Balochistan United’s fast-moving front-runner Riffat Mehdi once again proved her repute as the best player in Pakistan women’s soccer when she became the leading scorer of the ongoing 2nd National Women’s Football Club Championship on Wednesday. Her 21 goals, half of Balochistan United’s 42 in four matches, put her on top of all other players of 14 competing teams.