Petitions against Sharif brothers' eligibility dismissed
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday dismissed petitions seeking disqualification of Nawaz Sharif and Shahbaz Sharif for default of prosecution......Full Story

Nab tries to bail Malik out of corruption references
ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) submitted to an Accountability Court a plea to withdraw two references of corruption filed against....Full Story

ANP, PML-F urge president to restore Karachi's old status
KARACHI: Delegations of the Pakistan Muslim League-Functional (PML-F) and the Awami National Party (ANP) separately called on President Asif Ali Zardari....Full Story

US presents Pakistan with evidence on Haqqani network
WASHINGTON: The US has presented evidence to the government that the Haqqani faction, that is aligned with the Taliban and based in Pakistan, orchestrated brazen....Full Story

Long-term Pak-US cooperation vital for peace: Gilani
ISLAMABAD: Long-term cooperation and interactions between the US and Pakistan are vital to ensure the peace and security in the region and beyond, Prime Minister Syed..Full Story

Stop ridiculing judiciary’s freedom: Nawaz
LAHORE: The chief of Pakistan Muslim League- (Nawaz), Nawaz Sharif has urged the government to accept courts decision....Full Story

PPP Punjab collects resignations; Babar denies reports
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party Punjab is reported to have collected resignations from its parliamentarians on Wednesday....Full Story

Third daughter of rickshaw driver dies
LAHORE: Third daughter of a rickshaw driver who swallowed poisonous pills along with his wife and three daughters passed away today in a local hospital....Full Story

Reconciliation only way to move ahead: Zardari
KARACHI\LAHORE: Benazir Bhutto had a vision for reconciliation and the government wants to move forward with all parties in line with her policy, President Asif Ali Zardari.....Full Story

SC orders govt to appoint Aftab Sultan as BoP probe head
ISLAMABAD: A three-member bench of the Supreme Court (SC) directed the attorney general on Wednesday to approach the authorities concerned to issue a fresh notification.....Full Story

Pakistan asks US to provide advanced attack helicopters
WASHINGTON: Pakistan has asked the United States to provide it with much-needed attack helicopters to help bolster ongoing operations against militants in the tribal areas.....Full Story

US assures help in overcoming Pakistan’s energy shortfall
ISLAMABAD: The US assured Pakistan, during a meeting on Wednesday to discuss the future prospects for greater cooperation in the energy sector, that it would assist in...Full Story