Lake overwhelms low-lying areas
HUNZA: The Gilgit-Hunza section of Karakoram Highway will remain open till 4pm with the landslide-created Lake in Ata Abad is persistently bulging owing to the melting glacier...Full Story

Jinnah Hospital attackers arrested
LAHORE: Two suspected terrorists involved in Jinnah Hospital attack were arrested from Muridke, Geo News reported. Five persons including three policemen....Full Story

Petrol price cut by Rs 6 per litre
ISLAMABAD: The government on Monday decreased oil prices between 1 to 8 percent on the basis of decrease in international prices of petroleum oil and lubricant products, effective from June 1.....Full Story

US presses Pakistan for more info on air passengers
WASHINGTON/LAHORE: The United States is increasing pressure on the government to provide it with much broader airline passenger information as part of its efforts to combat...Full Story

Budget deficit shoots up to Rs 625.960bn in July-March
ISLAMABAD: Consolidated budget deficit of the federal and provincial governments during the first nine months (July-March) of the ongoing fiscal year 2009-10 has shot up.....Full Story

Gilani arrives in Spain
MADRID: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani arrived here on Tuesday on a two-day official visit with an objective of expanding ties in all spheres and seeking greater market....Full Story

Unannounced load shedding irks citizens
KARACHI: Scorching heat along with unannounced load shedding made life miserable for a common man across the country.....Full Story

Gunmen attacked patients ‘enemy of humanity’: Altaf
LONDON: Quaid Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Altaf Hussain has expressed sadness over slayings of innocent people in Lahore Hospital onslaught by unknown gunmen late on...Full Story

Govt launches diplomatic efforts for recovery of Pakistanis
LAHORE/ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Monday asked for the US government’s immediate intervention in the matter regarding the recovery of Pakistani nationals who were aboard...Full Story

Pakistan, India close to deal on 2 power projects
NEW DELHI: India and Pakistan are close to an agreement on two power projects coming up in Indian-held Kashmir, which have been a major bone of contention between the two....Full Story

Pakistan plays long game in Afghan peace drive
ISLAMABAD: An Afghan assembly touted by President Hamid Karzai as a home-grown peace initiative is unlikely to produce a blueprint for reconciliation because the drafters do....Full Story

Too early to predict Aafia’s future, says Patterson
ISLAMABAD: US Ambassador to Pakistan Anne W Patterson said on Monday that it would be too early to discuss the future of Dr Aafia Siddiqui as the case was still in the court...Full Story