Govt taking steps to control prices: Gilani
Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani said on Sunday that the government was taking steps to control prices of essential commodities....Full Story

Floods affected 20 million people, 2m houses: UN
ISLAMABAD: Floods have affected 20.25 million people in 78 districts across the country, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Saturday....Full Story

Karachi facing shortage of 70 million gallons of water
KARACHI: The Dhabeji pumping station has ceased to function due to which the city has been deprived of 70 million gallons of water per day. The technical.....Full Story

USAID aims to empower women through jobs project
ISLAMABAD: The five-year plan “USAID Pakistan Job Project” initiated by United States Agency for International Development (USAID) with total cost of $80 million with support...Full Story

India announces CBMs to tackle IHK unrest
NEW DELHI: The Indian government on Saturday took a host of decisions to pacify protests against its rule in the Indian-held Kashmir. The decisions, which follow...Full Story

Geelani rejects Indian govt offer
OCCUPIED SRINAGAR : The pro-independence leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani dismissed on Sunday an offer from the India government for fresh talks and a security review in the...Full Story

Plane arrives in Pakistan after false bomb threat
KARACHI : Relatives thronged an airport in Karachi on Sunday to greet passengers whose flight from Canada was diverted to Sweden after a baseless report that a man...Full Story

OIC deplores use of force by India in IHK
UNITED NATIONS: Foreign ministers of Islamic countries voiced concern over the “indiscriminate” use of force by Indian security forces against unarmed civilians in the..Full Story

Brig Imtiaz released from Adiala Jail
RAWALPINDI: Former head of the Intelligence Bureau (IB) Brigadier (r) Imtiaz Ahmed was released from the Adiala Jail on Saturday. Earlier, Adiyala Jail....Full Story

Saifullah asks Nawaz to join ‘grand alliance’ of PML
ISLAMABAD: President of Pakistan Muslim League-Q (PML-Q), Salim Saifullah Khan has asked PML-N Chief Mian Nawaz Sharif to join the proposed ‘grand alliance’ of PML-Q....Full Story

Two weekly holidays may end on Oct 16
KARACHI: The federal cabinet has decided to end the holiday on Saturday from October 16 and resume the six-day working week routine, sources in the federal cabinet told...Full Story

‘MQM would have severed ties with US, its allies over Aafia’s sentence’
KARACHI: Had the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) been in power, it would have severed all ties with the US and its allies over the inhuman sentence...Full Story