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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

Eurozone crisis heating back up threatening to undermine g

in International - Thu May 24, 2012

BERLIN: With Greece\'s membership in the eurozone teetering, fears of bank insolvency rising and Europe\'s leaders bickering about what to do, the euro crisis is once aga

Irans Ahmadinejad to visit as China slams new sanctions

in International - Wed May 23, 2012

BEIJING (Reuters) – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will visit China in June for a security summit and discuss his country"s disputed nuclear programme with Chinese

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.

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

Violence in Syria spills over into Lebanon

in International - Tue May 22, 2012

BIREH, Lebanon (AP)  Syria\'s war barreled over the border with an angry, raucous funeral Monday for an anti-Syrian cleric whose killing set off a night of deadly st

Encounter kills ASI 4 criminals

in National - Mon May 21, 2012

RAWALPINDI, May 20: Four proclaimed offenders on the "most wanted" police list and an assistant sub-inspector (ASI) were gunned down during a six-hour-long &quo

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

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

Gulf integration

in International - Thu May 17, 2012

THOUGH Saudi Arabia has pushed for a Gulf Cooperation Council "union" at a recent summit in Riyadh, it is difficult to foresee such a development in the near future. The

Opinion The Philippines and US Pivot to Asia

in International - Wed May 16, 2012

AS AN American ally, the Philippines has always been supportive of United States" military presence in Asia. Thus, it is no longer surprising to see the Philippines warml

Sectarian violence: Hazara community under attack in Quett

in National - Wed May 16, 2012

QUETTA: After an interval of a few weeks, sectarian targeted killings resumed in Quetta on Tuesday morning as two brothers belonging to the Hazara community were gunned down

NATO Invites Pakistan to Summit in Chicago

in National - Wed May 16, 2012

NATO on Tuesday invited Pakistan\'s president to the upcoming Chicago summit on Afghanistan, the strongest sign yet that Islamabad is ready to reopen its western border to U

Iran Tough Nuclear Stance Masks Struggles

in International - Wed May 16, 2012

(TEHRAN, Iran) The negotiating stance from Iranian officials never varies: The Islamic Republic will not give up its capabilities to make nuclear fuel. But embedded in the

Pak China have shared interests in regional peace

in National - Tue May 15, 2012

ISLAMABAD (APP): Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Monday said Pakistan and China have shared interests in the promotion of peace and development, with a determina

Saudi and Bahrain expected to seek union minister

in International - Mon May 14, 2012

(Reuters) - Saudi Arabia and Bahrain are expected to announce closer political union at a meeting of Gulf Arab leaders on Monday, a Bahraini minister said, a move dismiss

China, ROK, Japan pledge future-oriented partnership amid

in International - Mon May 14, 2012

BEIJING, May 14 (Xinhua) -- Leaders of China, the Republic of Korea (ROK) and Japan on Sunday vowed to further enhance the future-oriented comprehensive cooperative partners

China Japan ROK eye early launch of FTA

in International - Thu May 10, 2012

BEIJING - China, Japan and the Republic of Korea (ROK) are consulting with each other for the early launch of negotiations for the free trade area (FTA), a white paper sa

Liang visits Pentagon Panetta

in International - Tue May 08, 2012

Chinese Defense Minister Liang Guanglie, in a visit to the Pentagon on Monday, met with United States Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and called for the two sides to co

India-US ties most important in the world: Hillary Clinton

in International - Mon May 07, 2012

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Kolkata: Ahead of her meeting with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday said that m

Al-Qaida surprise attack kills 20 Yemeni soldiers

in International - Mon May 07, 2012

SANAA, Yemen (AP) Al-Qaida militants staged a surprise attack Monday on a Yemeni army base in the south, killing 20 soldiers and capturing 25 just hours after a U.S. drone

Pakistans Role in Global War on Terror

in National - Sat May 05, 2012

Stung by suspicions, most Pakistanis believe that the big brother United States has committed several acts of "breach of trust", including abandoning Pakistan a

Bin Laden worried about legacy and sought to kill Obama

in International - Fri May 04, 2012

May 04--WASHINGTON -- In his final months padding around the dark third-floor room in his cinder-block Pakistan hide-out, the world\'s most notorious terrorist mastermind sp

Troika rejects pressure on Nato supply

in National - Thu May 03, 2012

ISLAMABAD – Country"s military and political bosses Wednesday gathered at the President House where they agreed not to succumb to US pressure and ruled out compromise on

Osama dead but Al Qaeda still dangerous

in International - Mon April 30, 2012

Al Qaeda"s top leaders, including its new chief Ayman al-Zawahri, continue to "burrow" in Pakistan"s tribal areas, said a top US official as a Pakistani journalist warned th