June 24, 2011


Punjab Governor demands commission on load shedding
LAHORE: Punjab Governor, Sardar Latif Khosa has said that a commission on electricity load shedding should also be constituted, which should investigate how come the People’s ...
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5 Pak fishermen release likely in India
MUMBAI: Assistant Councilor of Pakistan High Commission in India has met with five Pakistani fishermen being held at a police station in Mumbai and assured them they would ..Full Story

Funds to rebuild Kashmir being used somewhere else: Nawaz
PATIKA: PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif said Friday that if his party got the opportunity to serve Azad Kashmir then they would change its destiny...Full Story

Phone gives clues to bin Laden's Pakistan links:NYT
WASHINGTON: A cell phone found in the raid that killed Osama bin Laden in Pakistan contained contacts to a militant group with ties to Pakistan's intelligence agency, The New ...Full Story

US won’t keep up Pakistan’s military aid without change
WASHINGTON: The United States is not prepared to continue the same levels of military aid to Pakistan unless it sees some changes in the relationship, US Secretary of State...Full Story

India hopes to build trust with Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The top diplomats of India and Pakistan held their first formal talks on Kashmir in two-and-a-half years, meeting....Full Story

Kayani asks Wazirs to keep close eye on terrorists
PESHAWAR: Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Pervaiz Kayani told leading Ahmedzai Wazir elders on Thursday that...Full Story


Senate expresses gratitude to president's address
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Friday expressed gratitude to the President Asif Ali Zardari for his address to the joint sitting of the parliament....Full Story

All set for AJK elections on Sunday
MUZAFFARABAD: All is set to hold the polling for Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly elections on Sunday while the canvassing will come to an end by 12 mid night
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Pak, India agree to build mutual trust, confidence
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Secretary level talks between Pakistan and Indian have concluded, Geo News reported. The two-day talks focused on peace and security including ...Full Story

Obama announces ‘beginning of an end’ in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama on Wednesday vowed the United States will “insist” Pakistan fulfill its promises to counter militant sanctuaries on its soil...Full Story

UK to back Pakistan at all forums and fronts: Hague
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is on the front line of terrorism and it is right that the UK stands with it to combat terrorism, British Foreign Secretary William Hague said in a press...Full Story

China welcomes Indo-Pak talks
BEIJING: China welcomes contacts and dialogues between Pakistan and India, said Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei on Thursday. Hong told in a press conference that...Full Story

Pakistani making drones for peaceful use
KARACHI: In the country’s commercial hub, a civilian is developing his own drone technology despite security challenges arising from the current political climate and the...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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