Pakistan has no interior minister: Munawar
ISLAMABAD: Amir Jamat-e-Islami Syed Munawar Hassan has said that Pakistan is without an interior minister at the moment, calling Rehman Malik ‘an agent of India and America....Full Story

Pak-India semi final to bring countries closer: Indian HC
ISLAMABAD: Indian High Commissioner Sharat Sabharwal has said that the World Cup semi final between India and Pakistan to be played in Mohali, India would help bring two ...Full Story

Govt decides to go for fresh IMF loan programme
ISLAMABAD: The government has decided in principle to go for a fresh International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan programme and economic managers are examining three..Full Story

Govt to compensate drone strike families
MIRANSHAH: The government will pay compensation to the families of 39 people who died in a US drone strike in North Waziristan, an official said Saturday. Civilians and..Full Story

US pastors tried to create tensions between Muslims, Christians
JHANG: US pastors behind the holy Quran’s desecration have tried to create tensions and rivalries between Muslims and Christians and silence on part of the US government and...Full Story

Sports to be used for spreading peace: Iftikhar
PESHAWAR: Provincial Minister for Information Mian Iftikhar Hussain has said that Pakistan cannot afford to lose the war against terrorism and that sports will be used for ..Full Story

Letter written to Interpol over desecration of Qur’an: Malik
LAHORE: Interior Minister Rheman Malik Sunday said that Teri Jones, who committed a sacrilegious act by desecrating Qur’an, is an agent of Taliban and al-Qaeda and that...Full Story

Courts dispensing justice without discrimination: CJP
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has said that there is no threat to justice system and the courts are dispensing justice independently and without any ..Full Story

Pakistan to seek Interpol help to arrest Musharraf
RAWALPINDI: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Saturday directed the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to contact Interpol to bring former president Pervez...Full Story

Pakistan slams UN resolution on Libya
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir expressed serious reservations over the UN resolution on Libya and termed it faulty, which allowed the West to do ‘any thing’ in....Full Story

SBP keeps policy rate unchanged at 14%
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has kept the policy rate (discount rate) unchanged at 14 percent, calling upon the government to take urgent steps to manage..Full Story

Pakistan conveys sentiments to US on desecration of holy Quran
WASHINGTON: Islamabad has conveyed to the US the Pakistani nation’s feelings of shock and anguish at the recent desecration of the holy Quran under Pastor Terry Jones’..Full Story