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Karachi again slides into chaos; 11 lives lost
KARACHI, May 22: It was a mayhem that has few parallels in an otherwise strife-torn metropolis. Even though target killings…
Recovery of missing persons key to resolving issue: SC
QUETTA, May 22: Expressing dismay over non-appearance of the secretaries of defence and interior and principal secretary to the prime…
No large pullout possible without Pak help: Nato
CHICAGO, May 21: Nato Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen acknowledged on Monday that there could be no large drawdown of…
Three navy officers penalised in Mehran attack case
KARACHI, May 21: At least three senior naval officers have faced court martial in connection with last year’s terrorist attack…
Erdogan visit brings respite for Gilani
ISLAMABAD, May 21: Beleaguered as he is, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani could not have asked for more than receiving…
Supply route dispute to be resolved, says Obama
CHICAGO: US President Barack Obama said on Monday that despite difficulties that had marred America’s relationship with Pakistan since early…
Slow progress in missing persons case annoys SC
QUETTA, May 21: Annoyed by slow progress in the recovery of missing persons, the Supreme Court has ordered the secretaries…
Zardari meets Clinton, Karzai on Nato summit’s sidelines: Quest for compromise in Chicago
CHICAGO, May 20: President Asif Ali Zardari held two key meetings on Sunday — with Afghan President Hamid Karzai and…
Access to Twitter blocked for 8 hours
ISLAMABAD, May 20: Following strong criticism within the country, the government restored on Sunday the social networking website Twitter after…
Apology needed: Sherry
CHICAGO: Islamabad has taken the first step towards reopening the Nato supply routes and Washington should now apologise over the…
‘Muhajir Suba’ movement shrouded in mystery
KARACHI, May 20: The mysterious but rapidly spreading movement — at least in the form of graffiti, billboards and demonstrations…
Panetta objects to fees for containers: Nato urges Pak to work for Afghan stability
CHICAGO, May 19: The Nato’s chief urged Pakistan on Saturday to back efforts to stabilise Afghanistan as President Asif Ali…
Brawl between PM’s security officials, Punjab police
LAHORE, May 19: A brawl between the prime minister’s security contingent and the Punjab police on Saturday over jurisdiction apparently…
Commission proposes jail terms for jirga-imposed marriages
ISLAMABAD, May 19: Taking a serious note of the practice of giving women and little girls in marriage as ‘Badal-i-Sulha’…
DPC’s long march over route reopening on 27th
LAHORE, May 19: The Defence of Pakistan Council announced on Saturday that it would undertake a long march from Karachi…
Four trucks carrying supplies for US cross Torkham
PESHAWAR: Four containers laden with supplies for the US Embassy in Kabul crossed into Afghanistan from Pakistan via Torkham border…
Congress sends mixed signal to Pakistan
cendorsing another that links aid to the reopening of Nato supply routes.
The amendment to “cut off every cent” to…
Zardari leaves for Chicago summit
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari left for Chicago on Friday to attend a summit being held there on Sunday and…
Driver, two others killed Gunmen attack woman going to claim bodies of three sons
KARACHI, May 18: A woman going to a morgue to claim the bodies of her three sons who had been…
South a militant breeding ground: Shahbaz
LAHORE, May 18: For the first time, and that too at a diplomatic function, the Punjab government admitted that southern…
In-camera session with foreign secretary soon Memo commission proceedings end
ISLAMABAD, May 18: The memo commission completed on Friday its formal proceedings during which it exhibited the electronic evidence produced…
Only two taxes in budget: Hafeez
ISLAMABAD: Conceding what he termed a few failures of the government’s economic policies, Finance Minister Abdul Hafeez Shaikh indicated…
Haideri assails Nisar as Fazl talks to Dar
ISLAMABAD, May 17: JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman met Senator Ishaq Dar of the PML-N for about 90 minutes on…
Two PAF jets collide mid-air; pilots dead
NOWSHERA, May 17: Two aircraft of Pakistan Air Force collided mid-air on Thursday killing the four pilots, officials said.
Eight…
President ready to leave for Nato summit in Chicago
ISLAMABAD, May 17: As Thursday inched towards midnight, President Asif Ali Zardari prepared to leave for his much anticipated US…
SC asks govt to provide ISI political cell notification
ISLAMABAD: The notorious political cell of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) was the focal point of hearings in the Asghar Khan…
‘All resources’ diverted to power sector
ISLAMABAD: Despite the finance minister’s caution, the federal cabinet decided on Wednesday to divert all resources to electricity production to…
Tariff raised by around 16pc
ISLAMABAD: The government raised the electricity tariff on Wednesday by around 16 per cent.
The lifeline consumers using up to…
White House smothers bill limiting payment
WASHINGTON, May 16: The White House has rejected a House bill which places limitation on reimbursements to the government of…
‘No strings attached to Nato invitation’
ISLAMABAD, May 16: The government has yet to take a final decision about reopening Nato supply lines and a perception…
