Stalled funding hits Pakistan aid effort: UN
THATTA : Relief efforts in flood-ravaged Pakistan are being stretched by the “unprecedented scale” of the disaster, with the flow of international aid almost at...Full Story

Mullen, Kayani visit flood-hit areas
ISLAMABAD: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, US Navy Admiral Mike Mullen was in Pakistan on Thursday to consult with Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff Gen Ashfaq Parvez....Full Story

WB boosts flood support to $1 billion
ISLAMABAD: World Bank President Robert B Zoellick told Finance Minister Hafeez Shaikh on Wednesday that the bank would raise its flood-related support in the....Full Story

ICC charges Pak players under corruption code
LONDON: The International Cricket Council said Thursday it has charged Pakistan’s Salman Butt, Muhammad Aamer and Muhammad Asif with various offences...Full Story

ANP ‘stands by’ Zardari: Iftikhar
PESHAWAR: The democratic setup will survive in the midst of efforts to derail the system and the Awami National Party (ANP) “stands” by President Asif Ali Zardari, Khyber...Full Story

8 killed in U.S. drone strike in North Waziristan
MIRANSHAH : A US drone strike on Friday killed at least eight people in Pakistan’s northwestern tribal belt near the Afghan border, local security officials said....Full Story

President Zardari strongly condemns Quetta blast
ISLAMABAD : President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday strongly condemned the bomb blast in the Al-Quds rally in Quetta, killing several persons....Full Story

Pakistan ‘literally in hot waters’: PM
NOWSHERA: Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani on Thursday said that Pakistan is literally in troubled waters...Full Story

Rs 250bn relief package for flood victims likely
ISLAMABAD: The federal government is finalising a financial relief package for the flood-affected people amounting to over Rs 250 billion, official sources told.....Full Story

IMF extends $450m in urgent aid for Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced on Thursday that it will provide over $450 million in new.....Full Story

PML-N, MQM take on each other in National Assembly
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) on Thursday defended....Full Story

US ‘apologises’ over Dulles Airport incident
LAHORE/WASHINGTON: US Undersecretary for Defence Michele Flournoy on Thursday telephoned Defence Secretary....Full Story