July 26, 2011


US military chief nominee says to press Pakistan

WASHINGTON: The nominee to be the next chief unformed officer of the US military pledged on Tuesday to press Pakistan to rein in extremists, saying that the war partner....Full Story

Gilani seeks political forces' help
LAHORE: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani said on Tuesday that despite all odds, the government had added 3,000.....Full Story

Pakistan wants ‘result oriented’ dialogue with India
NEW DELHI: Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar has arrived in the Indian capital ahead of ministerial level talks with her Indian counterpart S.M. Krishna..Full Story

Hajj corruption case: Notification issued to restore Hussain Asghar
ISLAMABAD: The notification to restore FIA officer Hussain Asghar has been issued by the secretary division, Geo..Full Story

PPP, MQM, ANP agree to join hands for peace in Karachi
KARACHI: Sindh Governor Ishratul Ebad Khan chaired a meeting of the leaders of the PPP, MQM and ANP on Monday...Full Story

PM seeks literati’s input on extremism, religious intolerance
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Monday acknowledging the positive contribution of the literati towards a tolerant society, assured drawing up of a national..Full Story

PEMRA cancels 6 TV channel licences
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA), in its 70th meeting held on Monday at its headquarters in Islamabad, approved....Full Story


Operation ongoing in Kurrum Agency: ISPR
RAWALPINDI: Director General ISPR, Major General Athar Abbas said the operation against militants continued in Kurrum Agency and a large number of militants had been ...Full Story

Parts of Karachi receives heavy rainfall
KARACHI: Different parts of Karachi on Tuesday received first monsoon rainfall..Full Story

Chaudhry Abdul Majeed selected as new AJK PM
MUZAFFARABAD: Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Legislative Assembly (LA) has elected Chaudhry Abdul Majeed of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) as the new prime minister of Azad...Full Story

Karachi bloodbath continues, 6 killed
KARACHI: Six more people, including activists of the Sindh People’s Youth Organisation (SPYO) and Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), were killed in the...Full Story

Bilawal to contest election from Lyari: Zardari
KARACHI: President Asif Ali Zardari said, on Monday, that Bilawal Bhutto Zardari would return to the country in September...Full Story

‘Very difficult’ time in Pak-US military ties, says Mullen
WASHINGTON: The top US military chief warned Monday that US-Pakistan military-to-military ties were at a ‘very..Full Story

Floods rupture Pakistani feudal ties
SUKKUR: Bakhsh Ali Lashari has spent the last year living in a tent since floods devastated a third of Pakistan. His home is no longer under water, but death threats...Full Story

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