Fire at US embassy in Pakistan: spokesman
ISLAMABAD: A fire broke out in the US chancery building in Islamabad on Sunday but there were no immediate reports of any casualties, a US embassy spokesman said, ruling....Full Story

Nine extremists killed in Orakzai operation
PESHAWAR: At least nine extremists were killed and various others injured in security forces action in Orakzai Agency....Full Story

Khawaja’s funeral at Lal Masjid today
ISLAMABAD: The funeral prayers of former Inter-Service Intelligence official Khalid Khawaja will be held today (Sunday) at the Lal Masjid at 10am. Khawaja’s bullet-ridden....Full Story

Fact-finding committee visits BB’s murder site
RAWALPINDI: A fact-finding committee, constituted by the prime minister, to probe the hosing down of Benazir Bhutto’s assassination site visited Liaquat Bagh on Saturday and....Full Story

Security on high alert as ANP celebrates KP renaming today
KARACHI: In order to avoid any untoward incident, as many as 1,500 officials of security forces in collaboration with over 5,000 volunteers of the Awami National Party (ANP) have..Full Story

Govt. committed to create enabling environment
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani Saturday said the government was committed and working towards the creation of an enabling environment for the.....Full Story

Assassination spike threatens new Pakistan flashpoint
QUETTA: Targeted killings happen so often in Pakistan's city of Quetta, they have become almost routine. Assassins drive up, fire a hail of bullets and melt into shadows as their....Full Story

Power crisis still raging; Balochistan worst hit
LAHORE: The power shortfall could not dwindle out despite it being a weekend with spans of 8 to 10 hours of load shedding being carried out in cities and 14-hour duration in the..Full Story

Rs 7,000 minimum wage under new labour policy
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Saturday announced Rs 7,000 as the minimum wage for labourers – an increase of Rs 1,000 from Rs 6,000 – under the new...Full Story

Indian soldiers’ firing kills civilian in AJK
LAHORE/SIALKOT: Unprovoked firing by the Indian Border Security Forces (BSF) killed a civilian in Battal sector of Azad Jammu Kashmir, a private TV channel reported on..Full Story

‘Energy crisis, extremism, poor taxation hurdles to foreign investment’
LAHORE: Energy crisis, extremism and the taxation system are some of the basic hurdles in the way of foreign investment in Pakistan, Unites States Ambassador...Full Story

Ties with Pakistan absolutely vital, US official tells Congress
WASHINGTON: The US partnership with Pakistan is “absolutely vital”, but it extends beyond Washington’s security interests in the region to wide-ranging areas including....Full Story