Gen. Tariq Majid decorated with French highest award “ Legion d’honneur”
ISLAMABAD : President of the Republic of France Nicolas Sarkozy conferred the highest French military award, Legion of Honour (L’gion d’honneur) to Chairman Joint....Full Story

White House expresses condolences over Pakistani soldier’s deaths
WASHINGTON : The United States on Monday conveyed its condolence to Pakistan over....Full Story

SC forms committee to probe lawyers-police clash
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Monday constituted a three-member committee to probe the clashes between lawyers and police in Lahore on....Full Story

NATO supplies remain suspended for 5th day
LANDI KOTAL: The NATO supply through Torkham in the Khyber Agency remained suspended for the fifth day as over 200 tankers and containers queued...Full Story

Zardari approves flood tax for Sindh, MQM rejects
KARACHI: President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday approved the introducing of flood tax in Sindh to complete the relief and rehabilitation process effectively in flood-affected areas...Full Story

PM for completion of devolution process by June 30, 2011
ISLAMABAD : Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Tuesday emphasized that the process of devolution must be completed by June 30, 2011 - the time specified in...Full Story

‘We are ally but never a client state’: Qureshi
ISLAMABAD : Pakistan is a US ally in war against terrorism but not a client state as it is a sovereign country enjoying freedom to make its own decisions, said...Full Story

Pakistan, UAE discuss signing of extradition treaty
ISLAMABAD : Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday discussed the strategy to finalize signing of extradition treaty between both the states for exchange...Full Story

Tensions between bar, bench escalate
LAHORE/QUETTA/ KARACHI: Lawyers in Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Balochistan protested on Monday demanding the transfer of Lahore District and Sessions...Full Story

NATO apologises over deaths of Pakistani soldiers
ISLAMABAD/BRUSSELS: NATO’s chief expressed regret on Monday for the deaths of Pakistani soldiers last week and said he hoped Pakistan’s border would reopen for NATO...Full Story

House passes National Disaster Management Bill
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Monday passed the National Disaster Management Bill 2010 to provide for establishment of the National Disaster Management...Full Story

No flood tax in Punjab: Rana Sana
LAHORE: Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah has vowed to rehabilitate all flood victims in the province without levying any new tax and by using the available resources......Full Story