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Partial strike in City on Awami Tehreek call

in National - Thu May 24, 2012

KARACHI – Partial strike was observed across the city on Wednesday on the call of the Awami Tehreek on Wednesday, following a deadly attack on its "Love Sindh" rally on T

Govt to utilise 100pc PSDP for 2011 12

in National - Thu May 24, 2012

ISLAMABAD - Federal Minister for Finance and Economic Affairs Dr Abdul Hafeez Sheikh on Wednesday informed the Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani that the government would

CIA informant Dr Afridi jailed for 33 years

in National - Thu May 24, 2012

KHYBER AGENCY - The political administration of Khyber Agency on Wednesday awarded 33-year jail and a fine of Rs 320,000 to Dr Shakeel Afridi, accused of helping the CIA

SC warns of emergency martial law

in National - Thu May 24, 2012

QUETTA – Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry Wednesday remarked that if Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani does not want implementation of the Supreme Court"s orders,

Cabinet forms bodies on Karachi missing persons

in National - Thu May 24, 2012

ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani the federal cabinet meeting Wednesday formed two separate committees to look into the issues of law and order situation in K

Matters the SC should take suo motu notice of

in National - Thu May 24, 2012

LAHORE - Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani stands disqualified as prime minister of Pakistan as well as a member of the National Assembly after being convicted by the Supreme Court

Indo Pak talks begin in Islamabad today

in National - Thu May 24, 2012

Islamabad: A 12-member delegation, led by Home Secretary R K Singh, is in Pakistan for the Home Secretary-level talks beginning Thursday where a relaxed visa regime is ex

Chicago Summit Pakistani expectations!

in National - Thu May 24, 2012

The 2012 Chicago Summit came out with the same recommendations on the Afghan issue, which were often repeated by the US and Nato officials. So, the expectation that if Pa

Millions of Egyptians back to polling stations as historic

in International - Thu May 24, 2012

Millions of Egyptians will head to the polls for the second day of its first free presidential election on Thursday, with former government officials and Islamists compet

Amnesty Report Says Governments Fail To Lead Against Abuse

in International - Thu May 24, 2012

Amnesty International says courage shown by rights protesters during the past year has been matched by an "endemic failure of leadership" from local and interna

Donors pledge $4 bln aid to Yemen bulk of it Saudi

in International - Thu May 24, 2012

RIYADH, May 23, 2012 (AFP) - Donors, with Saudi Arabia in the lead, pledged $4 billion (3.2 billion euros) in aid to impoverished Yemen on Wednesday as it grapples with a

Pakistan in a mess!

in International - Thu May 24, 2012

There is a Persian saying," An unwise man does the same thing as a wise one does but after creating a terrible mess". The Pakistan government has done the same by messing

Two foreign women kidnapped

in International - Thu May 24, 2012

KUNDUZ - Gunmen have kidnapped two foreign women aid workers and their three local colleagues in a remote province in northeast Afghanistan, officials said Wednesday. &qu

Google to offer mapping and other software in Syria

in International - Thu May 24, 2012

Google is now allowed under U.S. export control rules to offer downloads in Syria of its mapping software Google Earth, photo sharing software Picasa, and its Chrome browser

Rs100 billion road infrastructure damaged due to Nato supp

in National - Wed May 23, 2012

ISLAMABAD - National Highway Authority (NHA) on Tuesday informed the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) that the NATO supply route to Afghanistan via Pakistan has damaged th

Two parties back strike call

in National - Wed May 23, 2012

KARACHI, May 22: The Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf have condemned the gun attack on a peaceful rally and extended their full support to the

Courtroom drama Apex court grilling triggers DAGs dramatic

in National - Wed May 23, 2012

QUETTA: Hemmed in between irate and increasingly frustrated judges and a recalcitrant administration, Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Malik Sikander announced on Tuesday hi

Humble advice Erdogan meets Nawaz JI leadership

in National - Wed May 23, 2012

ISLAMABAD:

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has advised Pakistani opposition leaders, including former premier Nawaz Sharif, to soften their posi

Retrospective adjustment Nepra hikes power tariff by up to

in National - Wed May 23, 2012

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has raised power tariff by up to Rs1.79 per unit on account of retrospective fuel adjustment for Febru

Zardaris Chicago visit reaped humiliation for country Imra

in National - Wed May 23, 2012

ISLAMABAD:

The opposition grouping led by Imran Khan is aghast at the humiliation borne by Pakistan during the Nato summit in Chicago where it said the country

Paul Ryan Says Mitt Romney Will Save This Country

in International - Wed May 23, 2012

Rep. Paul Ryan, one of the top contenders floated in GOP circles as a potential running mate to Mitt Romney, addressed a sold-out audience Tuesday evening at the Ronald R

UN warns Syria of civil war if truce collapses

in International - Wed May 23, 2012

DamascusUN chief Ban Ki-moon warned that the search for peace in Syria was at a "pivotal moment" and expressed strong concerns of an all-out civil war, as a five-week-old

Continuing clashes and military operations in Syria

in International - Wed May 23, 2012

 Damascus / continuing violent clashes between government forces and Syrian fighters from splinter groups of armed, in one of the towns in rural Aleppo in northern Syri

Zardari disgraced nation at Chicago moot Imran

in International - Wed May 23, 2012

ISLAMABAD - Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, Imran Khan, has said that President Asif Ali Zardari has earned nothing but insult for Pakistan by participating in Nato Su

Pak Turkey bound in religious cultural links Fehmida

in National - Tue May 22, 2012

IslamabadSpeaker of the National Assembly Dr Fehmida Mirza on Monday said Pakistan and Turkey were strongly tied in religious, spiritual, cultural and linguistic links as