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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

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

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

PM contempt case NA speaker must send reference to ECP

in National - Wed May 23, 2012

ISLAMABAD:

As the time limit approaches, there may be confusion in the mind of National Assembly Speaker Dr Fehmida Mirza over the 30-day deadline, but most

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

US Pakistan thaw swiftly becomes debacle

in International - Wed May 23, 2012

WASHINGTON: A summit meant to symbolize a thaw between the United States and Pakistan has only worsened the bad blood, with the troubled relationship casting a pall over

Egyptians set to pick president for first time

in International - Wed May 23, 2012

Egyptians vote today for the first time to pick their president in a wide open election that pits Islamists against men who served under deposed leader Hosni Mubarak.

In poll, Russians see wide gap between democratic ideals a

in International - Wed May 23, 2012

OSCOW  With Russia in a state of political ferment for the first time in more than a decade, a new poll has found sharply expressed and seemingly contradictory opini

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

PM makes mockery of his office Nawaz

in National - Tue May 22, 2012

IslamabadPakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Nawaz Sharif has said that nobody including the government has courage to stop the proposed long march of the part

Al Qaeda bomber kills 96 Yemeni soldiers

in International - Tue May 22, 2012

Yemen has vowed to fight "terrorism" regardless of the sacrifices as al-Qaeda claimed it was behind a bombing that saw a soldier blow himself up in the midd

Artist Zuma painting not intended to hurt

in International - Tue May 22, 2012

Cape Town artist Brett Murray has spoken out for the first time about his controversial portrait, The Spear – which depicts President Jacob Zuma with his genitals exposed

IAEA chief says nears deal with Iran ahead of 6-power talk

in International - Tue May 22, 2012

VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog chief said on Tuesday he expected to sign a deal with Iran soon to ease investigation into suspected work on atom bombs, pote

Activists Urge NATO to Protect Afghan Womens Rights

in International - Mon May 21, 2012

CHICAGO - As world leaders gather in Chicago to discuss the future of Afghanistan, human rights groups say Afghan women are being left out of the conversation. Afghan act

The Chen affair How it highlighted blind spots in Beijing

in International - Mon May 21, 2012

Soon after blind legal activist Chen Guangcheng escaped from illegal house arrest late last month, after suffering 19 months of detention and beatings, he issued a dramat

Europe faces difficult search for growth

in International - Mon May 21, 2012

WASHINGTON - (AP)  On paper at least, European leaders agree: They need stronger growth measures to help their economies expand out of their 2.5year-old government d

Decision on Nato supply routes yet to be taken PM

in National - Sat May 19, 2012

LAHORE: Brushing aside speculations that the government has decided in principle to reopen the Nato supply routes, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said here on Friday t

Iranian showdown

in International - Sat May 19, 2012

Several participants in the seven-nation talks on Iran"s nuclear program have been quoted in optimistic predictions for an agreement resulting from an upcoming session We

Iranian showdown

in International - Sat May 19, 2012

Several participants in the seven-nation talks on Iran"s nuclear program have been quoted in optimistic predictions for an agreement resulting from an upcoming session We

Money-laundering charges: NAB initiates probe against Shar

in National - Fri May 18, 2012

FAZAL SHER

ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has initiated investigation into allegations levelled by Interior Minister Rehman Malik against

Greece starts work on new polls as euro crisis deepens

in International - Fri May 18, 2012

ATHENS: Greece began preparing Friday for its second election in just six weeks, with increasing alarm over the crisis in the eurozone after the savage downgrading of banks

Durranis retort to Beg over money for politicians

in National - Thu May 17, 2012

SLAMABAD, May 16: Former director general of ISI Lt-Gen (retd) Asad Durrani spilled the beans on Wednesday when he claimed before the Supreme Court that his then boss, th

Mr Normal Francois Hollande in focus

in International - Thu May 17, 2012

Unlike the great poet of yore who produced an epic Greek tragedy, today"s "Homer" the pairing of Hollande and Merkel, for those who came in late is trying, or trying to

US sees no peaceful solution in Syria

in International - Thu May 17, 2012

The US has scripted things in a way that peace is impossible in Syria, anti-war activist Brian Becker believes. Reports that Washington is coordinating material support t