Policeman killed, DIG injured in Quetta suicide blast
QUETTA: One policeman was killed and 13 other people sustained injuries when a suicide bomber ripped his explosive-laden vehicle through DIG home...Full Story

Indian cricket team ready to visit Pak: Rao
NEW DEHLI: Indian foreign secretary Nirupama Rao has said that Indian cricket team is prepared to visit Pakistan, Geo News reported on Thursday...Full Story

Pakistan, India want to normalise relations: Rao
Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao has said that the meeting between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani in Mohali generated a very...Full Story

Bill Gates calls up Zardari; talks on health related issues
ISLAMABAD: Microsoft Corporation Chairman Bill Gates telephoned President Asif Ali Zardari and talked about health related issues in Pakistan, particularly the progress made..Full Story

Diplomat defends US role on UNHRC
WASHINGTON: The US ambassador to the United Nations on Wednesday defended America’s membership on the UN Human Rights Council despite its anti-Israel bias...Full Story

Dr. Mirza proceeds on indefinite leave
KARACHI: Sindh Home Minister Dr. Zulfiqar Mirza has proceeded on leave for an indefinite period and Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah will now oversee his affairs...Full Story

Saud Aziz, Khurram released on bail
RAWALPINDI: Senior police officials Saud Aziz and Khurram Shahzad, accused in Benazir Bhutto assassination case, have been released on bail from Adiyala jail...Full Story

PML-N submits adjournment motion against ban on Geo Super
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League- N has submitted an adjournment motion in the national assembly secretariat against ban on Geo Super by Pakistan Electronic Regulatory...Full Story

Pakistan lacks plan to defeat Taliban: US
WASHINGTON: Pakistan lacks a robust plan to defeat the Taliban and its security forces struggle to hold areas cleared of the al Qaeda-linked fighters at great cost, says a critical..Full Story

Balochistan rejects out-of-court settlement in Reko Diq case
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) was informed on Wednesday that the government of Balochistan was not ready to resolve the Reko Diq coal mining case...Full Story

Centrist mindset blocking HEC devolution, says Raza Rabbani
ISLAMABAD: 18th Constitutional Amendment Implementation Commission Chairman Raza Rabbani on Wednesday said that “centrist mindset” was blocking the devolution of..Full Story

Brazil’s envoy meets SA speaker
KARACHI: Ambassador of Federative Republic of Brazil, Alfredo Leoni, accompanied by Consul General to Karachi Adil K Jaffer called on Speaker Sindh Assembly (SA) Nisar..Full Story