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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,

Hollande draws first blood in eurobonds battle

in International - Thu May 24, 2012

BRUSSELS French President Francois Hollande stepped up his crusade Thursday to convince eurozone nations to share debt between rich and poor despite resistance from Germ

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

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

Minority Protection PHC orders inquiry into temple vandali

in National - Wed May 23, 2012

PESHAWAR: Peshawar High Court"s chief justice has taken serious notice of vandalism at a Hindu temple and ordered an inquiry.

Justice Dost Muhammad Khan cond

North Korea says it will expand nuclear program in face of

in International - Wed May 23, 2012

Seoul, South Korea (CNN) -- North Korea has said it will press on with its nuclear program as a response to what it described as hostility from the United States after an

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

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

One year on Three navy officials court martialled for neg

in National - Tue May 22, 2012

KARACHI: Exactly one year ago, a group of terrorists mounted a daring attack on an aviation base of Pakistan Navy in Karachi, killing 10 people and destroying two P3C Ori

House body summons Chaudhry Nisar again

in National - Tue May 22, 2012

KARACHI, May 21: The privilege committee of the Sindh Assembly on Monday gave "another chance" to Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Chaudhry Nisar Ali Kha

Slow progress in missing persons case annoys SC

in National - Tue May 22, 2012

QUETTA, May 21: Annoyed by slow progress in the recovery of missing persons, the Supreme Court has ordered the secretaries of defence and interior as well as principal se

Police doubt temple was attacked

in National - Tue May 22, 2012

PESHAWAR, May 21: A senior police official on Monday began inquiry into the reported ransacking of a Hindu temple in Gor Khuttri area amid serious doubts about trespass o

Separatists Strike to Honor Slain Kashmiri

in International - Tue May 22, 2012

SRINAGAR, India An annual strike called by separatists in Indian-controlled Kashmir shuttered shops and businesses on Monday to mark a top Muslim cleric"s assassination 2

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

Eight drown as jeep falls into river

in National - Fri May 18, 2012

MUZAFFARABAD, May 17: Eight persons, including a couple, drowned while five others were recovered with injuries after a passenger jeep plunged into a river in Neelum valley

Asghar Khan case: SC wants memo on formation of ISI"s poli

in National - Fri May 18, 2012

ISLAMABAD:  In an effort to unravel the truth behind the political cell in the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), the Supreme Court has asked the government to submi

Haqqani"s counsel refuses to appear before Memo Commission

in National - Fri May 18, 2012

IslamabadCounsel for Hussain Haqqani, Zahid Bukhari would not appear before the Memo Commission, probing the infamous memogate scandal. 

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Court censures FIA hands over Steel Mills probe to NAB

in National - Thu May 17, 2012

ISLAMABAD, May 16: Disillusioned with FIA"s investigations into the whopping loss of Rs26.5 billion in the Pakistan Steel Mills in 2008-09 alone, the Supreme Court entrus

Bannu jail break K P cabinet holds police FC responsible

in National - Thu May 17, 2012

PESHAWAR:

In light of the inquiry committee report on the Bannu jail break, the special cabinet meeting of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) government held poli

Indias threatening posture at borders

in National - Thu May 17, 2012

WHILE people of Pakistan were hoping that the warmness in relations with India would create a conducive atmosphere and help in resolving critical issues between the two c

Poor performance

in National - Thu May 17, 2012

Chief Minister Sindh Syed Qaim Ali Shah has presented the four-year performance report of his PPP-led Sindh government. Shah mentioned a number of steps that his governme

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

Asghar Khan petition: SC directs Governor SBP to assist co

in National - Thu May 17, 2012

The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday adjourned hearing of Asghar Khan Case regarding misuse of public money for political purposes till 4th June.

Hearing the c

How to Write About Israel

in International - Thu May 17, 2012

At a time when international desks are being cut to the bone, this is the one bone that the newshounds won\'t give up. Wars can be covered from thousands of miles away, g

President Obama reaches out to gays women young voters in

in International - Tue May 15, 2012

NEW YORK - President Obama crisscrossed Manhattan for a series of targeted appeals Monday to a trio of key election-year constituencies: women, young people, and gay and