CJ takes suo moto of police torture on lawyers
ISLAMABD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry has taken suo motto notice of the police torture perpetrated upon lawyers....Full Story

Pakistan blocked Nato supplies for security: Haqqani
WASHINGTON: Pakistani envoy in US Hussain Haqqani has said Saturday Pak-Afghan Tor Khum border has been closed temporarily on security grounds....Full Story

Pakistan to consider other options if NATO strikes again: Gilani
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Friday told the National Assembly that the government might consider other options if someone tried to interfere with the country’s sovereignty.....Full Story

World Bank approves $430m for Pakistan flood recovery
ISLAMABAD: The World Bank on Friday approved a $430 million credit for Pakistan. The money will be used to help the country in flood relief and rehabilitation...Full Story

NEPRA increases power tariff by two percent
ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) increased power tariff by two percent for eight distribution companies and the Karachi Electric Supply...Full Story

Third drone attack in NWA kills four
MIRANSHAH: At least four people were killed and scores others injured in a US surveillance plane attack in North Waziristan Agency area of Dattakhel, raising the overall....Full Story

NATO supplies in Pakistan blocked for third day
PESHAWAR: A blockade of the main land route for NATO supplies from Pakistan into Afghanistan continued Saturday as queues of trucks and tankers formed at the border....Full Story

Pakistan needs fresh culture in politics: Musharraf
LONDON: Former President Musharraf has said Pakistan needs a new and fresh political culture, which will help eradicate decades long failed politics from Pakistan....Full Story

Democracy strong enough to protect itself, says Zardari
BADIN: Democracy in the country is strong enough to protest itself, a private TV channel quoted President Asif Ali....Full Story

PEPCO dissolved, distribution cos made independent
ISLAMABAD: The government on Friday finally disbanded the Pakistan Electric Power Company (PEPCO) under the power sectors reforms agreed with....Full Story

EU doubles Pakistan flood aid to 150 million euros
BRUSSELS: The European Commission has decided to more than double its flood aid to 150 million euros ($205 million), the European Union’s humanitarian...Full Story

Pakistan lodges protest with NATO over border violations
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Friday formally lodged protest with a senior official at the NATO Headquarters in Brussels against repeated violations of its air space by the (NATO-led)......Full Story