Sarkozy pressured on Pakistan arms deal allegations
PARIS: French opposition lawmakers Thursday called on President Nicolas Sarkozy to give all details of any links to suspected kickbacks on arms deals allegedly used to fund...Full Story

President urges need to enhance trade ties with Africa
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has stressed upon the need to enhance trade relations with the African countries to realize their real potential keeping in view vast.....Full Story

Spain backs Pak bid for more access to EU markets
MADRID: Extending complete support to Pakistan’s bid for increased access to European Union markets, Spain on Wednesday vowed to enhance bilateral ties in all spheres.....Full Story

Israel deports 600 Gaza flotilla activists: Deported activists accuse Israel of ‘barbarism’
JERUSALEM/AMMAN/ISLAMABAD: Israeli naval commandos used batons, tear gas, stun grenades, rubber-coated bullets and live ammunition during the storming of aid ships...Full Story

Malik is creating provincial prejudice, says Shahbaz
LAHORE: Interior Minister Rehman Malik’s statement about the Punjabi Taliban is aimed at creating disharmony among the provinces, a private TV channel quoted Punjab Chief....Full Story

Phet to roar to Pakistan after Oman landing
KARACHI: Strong tropical cyclone brewing up in Arabian Sea is fast approaching Omani coastline, after which it will turn...Full Story

60,000 evacuated as cyclone Phet looms
KARACHI: A major cyclone was closing in on Pakistan's coastline, where the president ordered immediate precautionary measures and around 60,000 residents.....Full Story

Hunza Lake water outflow exceeds 3,000 cusecs
HUNZA: The overall water discharge from Attabad Lake has exceeded 3,000 cusecs, as water outflow causes erosion of spillway......Full Story

UN investigator calls for halt to drone killings
GENEVA: A UN investigator called on Wednesday for a halt to CIA-directed drone strikes on suspected al Qaeda and Taliban terrorists, warning that killings ordered far from the...Full Story

SBP Governor Saleem Raza resigns
KARACHI/LAHORE: The government on Wednesday accepted the resignation of Salim Raza from his position as the governor of the State Bank of Pakistan....Full Story

Pakistan withdraws objections to two IHK power projects
NEW DELHI: Pakistan has no objections on the 250 megawatts Uri-II and 44MW Chutak hydroelectric plants, Pakistan’s Indus Commissioner Jamaat Ali Shah said on Wednesday.....Full Story

Indo-US strategic dialogue should improve regional environment: FO
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office has said that the Indo-US strategic dialogue will hopefully improve regional environment and have no negative impact on Pak-US relations....Full Story