AJK EC announces re-polling in three constituencies
MIRPUR: Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJK) Election Commission (EC), on Tuesday, announced the schedule for re-polling in three electoral constituencies, it was officially ..Full Story

Federal, provincial MQM ministers resign
ISLAMABAD: Two Federal and one State Minister from the MQM have tendered their resignations, Geo News reported. The Ministers, Dr Farooq Sattar, Babar..Full Story

More N-plants to be built to meet energy needs: PM
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said on Monday that Pakistan would build more power plants to meet its growing energy needs, asserting that the country’s nuclear...Full Story

Pakistan, India decide to open new trade route at Wagah
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and India have agreed to open a new joint trade route at the Wagah border to boost up trade activity after recent foreign secretaries-level talks....Full Story

Stable Pakistan in Indian interest: Roa
LONDON: Indian Foreign Secretary Nirumpama Roa has described talks with Pakistani counterpart Salman Bashir as “productive and positive”....Full Story

AJK rigging: MQM files petition in AJKHC
MUZZAFFARABAD: The MQM has filed a petition in the Azad Jammu and Kashmir High Court (AJKHC) against the postponement of polls on certain seats of AJK...Full Story

Govt will try to address MQM's grievances: Firdaus
ISLAMABAD: Information Minister Firdaus Ashiq Awan said on Monday that the government would try to address the grievances of the Muttahida Qaumi..Full Story

Pakistan steps up row over Afghan border attacks
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan, on Monday, said that five “major attacks” launched from Afghanistan had killed 55 security personnel in a month, stepping up a row..Full Story

PML-Q mediates between PPP and MQM
ISLAMABAD: Immediately after the departure of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) from the government, the Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q), while taking the lead..Full Story

Punjabi Taliban enemies of Pakistan, says Khosa
PESHAWAR: The Punjabi Taliban are the enemies of Pakistan and they should be dealt with accordingly, Punjab Governor Latif Khosa said...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

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

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