June 23, 2011


MV Suez crew arrives in Karachi
KARACHI: PNS Zulfiqar carrying the crew of the MV Suez arrived in Karachi, Geo News....Full Story

Nawaz dismisses Abottabbad commission
RAWALAKOT: PML-N Chief Nawaz Shairf has dismissed the commission formed to probe the Abbottabbad commission stating that he was not consulted..Full Story

Army would return after completing job: COAS
WANA: Army Chief General Ashfaq Pervez Kiyani said Thursday that the army is playing an active role in eliminating terrorists from the area and would leave the area once the...Full Story

5m Pakistanis face flood risk: UN
NEW DELHI: Up to five million people in Pakistan are at risk from floods this year, partly due to poor reconstruction and the inadequate rehabilitation of survivors who are still ...Full Story

Domestic support for Pakistan Army action against terrorists drops: poll
ISLAMABAD: Domestic support for the Pakistani military’s campaign against terrorist groups has waned in recent years, a poll by a US group has found, showing deep-rooted...Full Story

Pakistan’s future linked to resolution of Kashmir: Gilani
BAGH: Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani has said that the future of Pakistan is closely linked to the resolution of the Kashmir dispute and assured complete political and.....Full Story

India, Pakistan aim to nudge peace process forward
ISLAMABAD: Top diplomats from India and Pakistan meet today (Thursday) to nudge forward their peace process, an important safety valve which the United States hopes will...Full Story


Pakistani in India issued release orders
MUMBAI: The five Pakistani fishermen who have been in Indian custody for the past three months have been granted....Full Story

Pak, India foreign secretary talks underway
ISLAMABAD: Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao arrived here on Thursday to hold two rounds of talks on June 23 and 24 with her Pakistani counterpart Salman Bashir to ...Full Story

Loot, plunder will not be allowed: CJP
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court Thursday allowed one week to three federal secretaries to submit replies over contempt notices issued in National Insurance Corporation Limited....Full Story

NA approves budget, rejects all opp amends
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Wednesday approved the Finance Bill 2011 for the upcoming year worth Rs. 2.7 trillion, with majority vote and rejecting amendments..Full Story

Pakistan rejects Pew’s opinion poll
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has rejected the findings of the opinion poll released by the Pew Research Center as an exercise undermining democracy and wrongly portraying the...Full Story

PML-N to continue struggle to achieve goals, says Nawaz
PALANDRI: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif said on Wednesday that his party would...Full Story

Senators condemn PML-N MNA’s remarks against Naek
ISLAMABAD: Members of the Upper House of parliament (Senate), on Wednesday, unanimously condemned the statement made by Pakistan Muslim League- Nawaz (PML-N)...Full Story

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Murder of Shahzad ‘assassination of journalism': Nawaz
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-N Chief Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif Wednesday termed the murder of Salim Shahzad as assassination of journalism and of Pakistan...Full Story

Pakistan denies arresting informants
RAWALPINDI: The Pakistan Army has rejected claims in the US media that the country's top intelligence agency ISI arrested...Full Story

Double trouble worsens life across country
KARACHI: Many cities of Pakistan are under the grip of a severe heat wave and temperatures rose beyond 40 °Celsius...Full Story

Police torture Quetta doctors, strike continues
QUETTA: The young doctors’ strike all across the province of Balochistan including this capital city continues, while the situation has further worsened by the police..Full Story

Indian foreign secretary due in Pakistan to discuss Kashmir
ISLAMABAD: India’s foreign secretary is due to visit Pakistan this month to discuss Kashmir, a Pakistani official said on Tuesday, the first formal talks between the two rivals...Full Story

US influence can put $11.3bn IMF loan programme back on trackISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s economic managers strongly feel that the influence of the US will be decisive in putting the suspended $11.3 billion IMF Stand-By-Arrangement (SBA) loan..Full Story

No political solution in Afghanistan without Pakistan: Ackermann
BERLIN: Political solution is of paramount importance for Afghanistan and this political solution cannot be achieved without the support of Pakistan....Full Story


BHC seeks probe report on police surgeon manhandling
QUETTA: The Chief Justice of Balochistan High Court Qazi Faez Issa has ordered to submit the departmental inquiry report on next hearing against the two police officials ...Full Story

We are safe now, says Captain Wasi
KARACHI: Pakistani captain of the ship, freed from Somali pirates said they were attacked again today but are safe now...Full Story

Extravagant amount was spent on BB’s welcome: WikiLeaks
KARACHI: A secret cable of 2007 has revealed that then Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) chairperson Benazir Bhutto (BB)....Full Story

MQM walks out of NA over Karachi killings
ISLAMABAD: The government, on Tuesday, faced embarrassment in the National Assembly when one of its coalition partner, Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), walked..Full Story

Gates urges patience with Pakistan after tip-off suspicions
WASHINGTON: The US is disappointed and suspicious that terrorists in Pakistan apparently were tipped off that American intelligence officials had discovered two of their....Full Story

KESC demands govt enforce law for saving assets
KARACHI: The Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) has demanded the government to enforce law and exercise its authority to get the utility’s offices and installations..Full Story

PM announces ‘revolving fund’ to deal with terror damage
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani, on Tuesday, announced to set up a revolving fund for rehabilitation of infrastructure damaged by terrorist attacks as well as...Full Story

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