Heat wave persists across the country
KARACHI: Most parts of the country remained in the grip of hot weather with power cuts, made life miserable for common man...Full Story

Attabad lake water likely to spill tomorrow
HUNZA: The water level in Attabad Lake is continuously increasing and spill is expected tomorrow. The distance between water...Full Story

Centre and Sindh fail to resolve differences on VAT
ISLAMABAD: Differences between the federal and the Sindh governments could not be resolved over the implementation of Value Added Tax (VAT) in its integrated form, at a.....Full Story

Target killings: Grand operation in Karachi in the offing
KARACHI: Intelligence agencies have prepared a list of as many as 300 people - including activists of some political parties and banned religious outfits - who might be...Full Story

Karakoram Highway closed over flood fears
ISLAMABAD: Travelling through the Karakoram Highway was suspended on Wednesday due to fears of a flood emerging out of Hunza’s Attaabad lake. Gojal, Shishkat, Gulmit....Full Story

US gives Pakistan $288m under security fund
KARACHI: The United States has released $288 million to Pakistan for some of the costs incurred last year in military operations against Taliban militants, a U.S. embassy.....Full Story

Kayani meets Karzai, Gen Stanely
RAWALPNDI: Chief of the Army Staff (COAS), General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, today visited Kabul on the invitation of General Stanely A. McChrystal, Commander....Full Story

BoP scam seems to be worth far beyond Rs9b: CJ
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) sought reply from the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on the proposal regarding giving the investigations into Bank of Punjab....Full Story

Government unveils Hunza aid package
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani unveiled a package on Wednesday to provide compensation to the people affected by the Attaabad lake in Hunza...Full Story

Women’s participation must for genuine democracy: Zardari
ISLAMABAD: Real democratic process cannot take root without active participation of women especially in a country like Pakistan where women constitute 50...Full Story

Kashmala walks out of NA body meeting
ISLAMABAD: MNA Kashmala Tariq staged a walkout from a meeting of the Standing Committee on Trade over the non-availability of the summoned record of a bill..Full Story

Salaried class to pay more income tax
ISLAMABAD: The federal government is planning to raise the income tax exemption limit for salaried people from Rs 200,000 to Rs 300,000 in the budget 2010-11, official sources...Full Story