Shahbaz seeks greater use of resources
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif underscored the need to capitalize optimally on the national resources, Geo News reported Saturday.....Full Story

Imran sniffs mid-term polls approaching
SAHIWAL: Chief Tehreek-e-Insaaf Imran Khan has hinted at staging long march all by himself to safeguard dignity of Supreme Court...Full Story

SC asks SBP to explain loan waive-offs in last two years
ISLAMABAD: A three-member Supreme Court bench, on Friday, directed the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to explain position of loans written-off during the last two years....Full Story

Not afraid of unification of Muslim Leagues: Gilani
LAHORE: Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani is not afraid of the unification of the Muslim Leagues, as most of the members of the All Pakistan Muslim Leagues (APML) are his relatives, a private TV.....Full Story

Zardari greets Karzai over signing of transit trade pact
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has felicitated Afghan President Hamid Karzai over the signing of a bilateral Pakistan-Afghanistan Transit Trade Agreement. The president, in a message on....Full Story

Devolution must be completed by June 30, PM asks Rabbani
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has emphasized that the process of devolution must be completed by 30th June, 2011, the time specified in the constitution...Full Story

Ten ministries to be abolished, shifted
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance, Dr Hafiz Shaikh said on Saturday that five ministries would be abolished in federal capital and shifted to the provinces under the devolution process....Full Story

Pakistan flood food running out: UN
UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations has warned its supply of emergency food aid for victims of Pakistan's summer floods will run out by the start of December....Full Story

ECC okays relief package for flood-hit farmers
ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee of Cabinet (ECC), on Friday, approved a host of measures geared at providing relief to the flood-hit farmers...Full Story

Four factions of Muslim League join hands
KARACHI: Four Muslim League factions merged to form the Muttahida Muslim League, on Friday. The merger was announced after a meeting of the leaders of the four parties at the Kingri House.....Full Story

Probe finds US official set up illegal spy ring in Pakistan: report
NEW YORK: A senior US Defence Department official broke the department’s rules and deliberately misled senior generals when he set up a spy operation using private contractors in Pakistan and...Full Story

Sustainable Pak-Afghan ties needed: Taseer
LAHORE: Pakistan and Afghanistan should have healthy and sustainable relations based on mutual understanding, Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer said on...Full Story