Caretaker PM’s name to be announced before 16 March: Khursheed Shah
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister of Religious Affairs Khursheed Shah said on Wednesday that name of caretaker Prime Minister (PM) will be...Full Story

MQM withdraws call for indefinite shutter-down strike
KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) has withdrawn its call made earlier today for an indefinite shutter-down strike in Sindh, particularly ....Full Story

1,000 shops and stalls burnt in Karachi sabzi mandi fire
KARACHI: Over 1,000 shops and stalls were burnt when a fire engulfed the sabzi mandi (vegetable market) located on Super Highway here on Wednesday. ...Full Story

Three names shortlisted for caretaker prime minister: Nisar
LAHORE: Opposition leader in the National Assembly Chaudhry Nisar said Wednesday that his party had shortlisted three candidates for the caretaker prime minister. .....Full Story

Abbas Town blast: SC summons interior secy, others
KARACHI: The Supreme Court took exception to law enforcement agencies failure to thwart acts of terrorism and summoned all the representatives....Full Story

Nomination paper draft with few changes sent to law ministry: ECP secretary
ISLAMABAD: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Secretary Ishtiaque Ahmad Wednesday said that the schedule of election-2013 would ..Full Story

Zeeshan Leghari and Azeem Shah join PML-N
LAHORE: Zeeshan Leghari and Azeem Shah, leaders of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) from Dera Ghazi Khan, joined Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz....Full Story

PML-N gives PPP a blow in Balochistan
LAHORE: Chief of his own faction of the Pakistan Muslim League, Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday hit hard at the Pakistan People’s Party, saying that the ruling..Full Story

PML-F moves SC against MQM’s opp leader slot
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Functional (PML-F) MPA Muhammad Shaharyar Khan Mahar on Tuesday filed a petition in the Supreme ...Full Story

Anti-terrorism bill sails through Senate
ISLAMABAD: The Senate on Tuesday passed, with majority, the Anti-Terrorism Amendment Bill 2013, which would enable the law...Full Story

Raja to make first visit to India
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf will visit India for the first time this week for a day-long pilgrimage to a Muslim shrine, officials....Full Story

Imran wants a neutral person as interim PM
ABOTTABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Tuesday called for appointing a non-political and neutral person..Full Story

Senate body recommends ban on foreign TV content
ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting on Tuesday recommended ban on telecasting of foreign content....Full Story

PM for calling minorities as non-Muslim citizens
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf on Tuesday said that Pakistan People’s Party has strived hard to eliminate the word minority....Full Story