Bridge linking Gaji Khavar, Dhamara washed away
LARKANA: The spate of devastations continued unabated in Sindh, as a bridge on saline nullah between Gaji Khavar and Dhamra was washed away inundating the road...Full Story

SC sets aside appointments of acting Nab chief, PG
ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court (SC) declared illegal the appointments of Acting Chairman of National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Javed Qazi and Prosecutor General Irfan Qadir..Full Story

Floods increasing landmine risk in Pakistan: ICRC
GENEVA: Floodwaters in Pakistan have dislodged and carried landmines to places previously deemed safe, adding increasing risks to the population, the international Red....Full Story

Shahbaz running ‘one-man show’ in Punjab: Taseer
LAHORE: Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer said on Tuesday that Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif was running a “one man show”, as he always visited flood-affected areas...Full Story

PCB says no suspensions over betting probe
TAUNTON: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said Tuesday it would not suspend players accused over a betting scam...Full Story

Words on minorities freedom forced out of Objective Resolution: CJ
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Muhammed Chaudhry said exclusion of words on freedom of minorities from Objective Resolution, was not a clerical...Full Story

No flood surcharge under consideration: Karia
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Kamar Zaman Kaira said that Government was not in consideration of imposing flood surcharge...Full Story

Surge in diesel prices will hamper relief efforts
KARAHCI: Cost of the transportation of relief goods and relocation of flood-affectees to safer places has been feared to go further up due to surge in diesel...Full Story

Floodwaters finally heading to Arabian Sea
KARACHI: Floodwaters that have devastated the country for five weeks headed to the Arabian Sea on Tuesday after swallowing two final towns.....Full Story

Budget deficit swells to 6.3% of GDP in 2009-10
ISLAMABAD: The consolidated budget deficit of the federal and provincial governments for the fiscal year 2009-10 has shot up to Rs 929.061 billion, over 6.3 percent of the....Full Story

Zardari vows to convert disaster to opportunity
KARACHI: Pakistan would convert the disaster caused by the floods, with help of its people and the international community, into an opportunity, President Asif Ali Zardari....Full Story

Floods cause Rs 276bn losses to agriculture sector
ISLAMABAD: Losses to the agriculture sector of the country from the floods have increased to Rs 276 billion against previous estimates of Rs 244.6 billion, official sources....Full Story