Sindh Assembly: MQM boycott continues
KARACHI: Following tension between Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) the former boycotted the Sindh Assembly session on Wednesday....Full Story

NA body for closure of schools paying less than 6,000
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly standing committee for education took strict notice of some of private schools paying nominal salaries to the teachers....Full Story

US must welcome ‘back-door’ negotiations on Kashmir: Mullen
WASHINGTON: The Obama administration should welcome all steps that Pakistan and India take to regenerate ‘back-door’ negotiations on the Kashmir dispute, US Joint Chiefs Staff Chairman Mike Mullen said on Tuesday.....Full Story

Fuel supply to int’l flights at Karachi airport suspended
LAHORE: The National Refinery and the Pakistan Refinery have stopped the supply of fuel to “all international flights at the Karachi airport”, a private TV channel reported on....Full Story

Qureshi welcomes India’s proposal for dialogue
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Tuesday welcomed India’s proposal to resume the dialogue process between the two neighbouring countries and...Full Story

Karachi given under rangers’ control, notification issued
KARACHI: Rangers have been given complete powers to carry out action across Karachi in a bid to curb the recent spate of violence, in which more than 40 people...Full Story

Bilour blames security agencies for Karachi violence
KARACHI: Federal Railways Minister Ghulam Ahmed Bilour said Wednesday that Awami National Party, which believes in reconciliation, made no comments about parting ways...Full Story

Jury of Dr. Aafia case sends new question to judge
NEW YORK – Sami Ibraham: The jury hearing Dr. Aafia Siddiqui case has sent a new question to judge in connection with the statement of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui, following which.....Full Story

PPP, MQM agree to end war of words
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani and Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain decided on Tuesday to stop party leaders from making provocative......Full Story

Indo-Pak students join hands to design space settlement project at NASA
NEW DELHI: A group of Indian and Pakistani students will design a project for space settlement at America’s National Aeronautical Space Agency (NASA). Designing a space....Full Story

UN BB probe team arrives in Islamabad
ISLAMABAD: The remaining three members of the UN commission – tasked with probing the assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto – arrived in Islamabad on...Full Story

Pakistan identifies 80 projects for FoDP investors
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has identified at least 80 projects in the energy, infrastructure, agriculture, health and education sectors for potential investors from the...Full Story