FM seeks greater trade access to US
WASHINGTON : Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Wednesday asked the United States to grant preferrential trade access to Pakistani products....Full Story

SC holds SBP responsible for waiving off loans
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Wednesday observed that the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) was mainly responsible to waive-off billions of rupees...Full Story

SBP moves to contain inflation
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has decided to raise its policy rate by 50 basis points to 13.5 percent with effect from September 30 (today). This will be the....Full Story

Krishna invites Qureshi for Commonwealth Games, talks
NEW DELHI: Indian foreign minister SM Krishna has invited Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi to watch the Commonwealth Games, which begin....Full Story

Omar Abdullah seeks to bring India, Pak closer
NEW DELHI: Indian-held Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said he wanted to bring India and Pakistan closer and sought to initiate...Full Story

Babri Masjid Verdict: Land to be divided into 3 parts
ALLAHABAD : The Allahabad High Court announced the verdict on ‘Babri Masjid Case.’ The court ruled out Thursday that the site of demolished 16th century....Full Story

Qureshi’s statement on dialogues with India welcomed
LONDON : The UK-based senior Kashmiri leader and President, Tehreek-e-Kashmir, Mohammad Ghalib has welcomed Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi’s statement....Full Story

Pakistan army dismisses reports of Europe plots
ISLAMABAD : Pakistan’s army on Wednesday dismissed as “very speculative” media reports that this month’s upsurge in U.S. drone strikes on Islamist militants in the country’s....Full Story

SC forms 17-member bench to hear NRO review plea
ISLAMABAD: CJP Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Wednesday constituted a 17-member full Supreme Court bench to hear the government’s review petition against the NRO....Full Story

Clinton urges Pakistan to make the rich pay up
WASHINGTON: The United States will set tougher conditions on its aid to foreign governments, including an expectation ...Full Story

Ajmal Kasab appeals death sentence
MUMBAI: The only surviving gunman from the 2008 attack on India’s financial center of Mumbai has appealed his death sentence, his attorney said on Wednesday. Muhammed....Full Story

India only concerned about talking about its interests: ministry
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Ministry told the Lower House on Wednesday that India was only concerned about talking of its areas......Full Story