PPP manifesto is to empower people: PM
MULTAN: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Saturday pledged to bring relief to people by resolving problems of price hike, unemployment and power shortages and law.....Full Story

Militants’ commander among 16 killed in NWA drone attack
MIRANSHAH: A US drone attack destroyed an Al-Qaeda hideout in North Waziristan, killing 16 militants including a key militants’ commander Abu Ahmed...Full Story

World ‘inaction’ accentuating Pak financial crisis: Gilani
ISLAMABAD: The delay in the delivery of timely assistance to Pakistan by the international community has accentuated the country’s economic and energy crises, and....Full Story

US assistance to Pakistan will continue: Holbrooke
ISLAMABAD: The United States will continue to provide economic assistance to Pakistan so that the country’s economy is built on sound footing...Full Story

Awan gets legal notice for ‘ruthless spending’
LAHORE: Advocate Malik Tariq Aziz has sent a legal notice to Federal Law Minister Babar Awan for ‘extravagant spending’ during his Multan tour and for issuing a grant of Rs 40...Full Story

10 Pak pilgrims die in Saudia
JEDDAH: At least ten Pakistani pilgrims including five men and equally women lost their lives as their bus met an accident while heading to holy city of Makkah-tul-Mukarramah....Full Story

Water level in Attabad Lake on rise
HUNZA: The water inflow in Attabad Lake has yet again surpassed outflow, rendering the water accumulation in lake on rise, which has resulted in submerging....Full Story

Karachi Bar announces indefinite strike
KARACHI: President Karachi Bar Association Mehmood-ul-Hassan Saturday announced an indefinite strike in protest of non-provision of adequate security at City Court where armed....Full Story

US encouraging private sector investment in Pakistan
WASHINGTON: The Obama administration is encouraging the American private sector to invest in Pakistan, with top officials devoting considerable time convincing the US.....Full Story

Isolated incidents should not affect Pak-US ties
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has said that Pakistan values a long term, multifaceted and durable relationship with the US and no isolated incident should impact.....Full Story

Nawaz for long-term, durable relationship with US
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif on Saturday called upon the US to establish a long term and durable relationship with Pakistan aimed......Full Story

PEPCO to add 2,119MW to grid by June 2011
LAHORE: The Pakistan Electric Power Company (PEPCO) will generate more than 2,119 megawatts (MW) of electricity by June 2011 with the completion of 13 ongoing power...Full Story