March 14 , 2010


Blast kills Pakistani national in Afghanistan
KANDAHAR: A roadside bomb killed a Pakistani construction worker and wounded six of his compatriots on Sunday in Afghanistan's southern city of Kandahar....Full Story

Lahore shakes with 4.7-magnitude quake
LAHORE: Tremors were felt in Lahore and its adjacent areas including Kasur, Geo News reported Sunday.According to Met Office, the quake.....Full Story

Police commandos deployed at 100 sensitive places in Karachi
KARACHI: Police commandos have been deployed at 100 places of the sensitive nature here in metropolis on Sunday.....Full Story

PM convenes cabinet’s especial meeting on March 17
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has summoned an especial federal cabinet meeting on one point agenda....Full Story

Clinton voices solidarity with Pakistan
WASHINGTON: While condemning Friday’s string of bombings in Lahore, United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton offered deepest sympathy over the loss of lives and...Full Story

Nawaz rules out alliance with MQM
LONDON: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif on Saturday denied any possibility of the party forging an alliance with the Muttahida....Full Story

Pakistan to reopen embassy in Iraq soon
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is planning to reopen its embassy in Iraq, which was closed down after the US invasion in 2003, and the resulting chaos in the country....Full Story


Injured Maulana Abdul Ghafoor passes away

KARACHI: Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Nadeem, who was injured in a drive-by attack on his car in Karachi on Thursday, succumbed to injuries here....Full Story

Pistol recovered from man on Karachi-bound flight
LAHORE: Airport Security Force (ASF) apprehended a passenger aboard a Karachi-bound flight from Lahore and recovered from...Full Story

ATA to function under Law Ministry: draft
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Ministry of Interior Affairs has sent the draft for legislation of Anti Terrorism Authority (ATA) to the Ministry....Full Story

17 killed in suicide bombing at Mingora checkpost
MINGORA: At least 17 people were killed in a suicide attack at a checkpoint manned by police and military personnel in Mingora on Saturday, police and eyewitnesses....Full Story

‘Pak-US strategic dialogue will reduce trust deficit’
ISLAMABAD: Strategic dialogue between Pakistan and the US will help reduce the “trust deficit” by increasing long-term people-to-people relations between the two nations.....Full Story

Pakistan won’t budge on Kashmir stance: Qureshi
MULTAN: Islamabad will not budge an inch from its principled stance on Kashmir and the water issues with India, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi....Full Story

Haqqani urges end to US scanning procedures
WASHINGTON: Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States Husain Haqqani has urged Washington to expedite visa processing for Pakistani travellers and remove Pakistan’s....Full Story

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