September 28, 2011


Somali pirates demand $8 mn for MV Albedo release
KARACHI: Somali pirates are demanding $8 million for the release of the MV Albedo which was hijacked ten months ago, Geo News reported Wednesday. The crew of the ship ...Full Story

MQM-H chief Afaq Ahmad not to be released: Sindh govt
KARACHI: The Sindh government under MPO has decided that Mohajir Quami Movement (MQM-H) chairman Afaq Ahmad will not be released from the district jail Malir..Full Story

Nation will unite if attacked: Nawaz
LAHORE: PML-N president Nawaz Sharif said Wednesday that the nation would unite in the face of a foreign attack and no one should mistake this fact..Full Story

Top military officials to attend APC
ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani and Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Khalid Shamim Wyne will attend the..Full Story

Pakistan, US step up contacts to defuse growing tensions
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the United States on Tuesday stepped up contacts to defuse tensions triggered by American allegations that ISI was waging a proxy war in...Full Story

No compromise on national security: President, PM
ISLAMABAD Sept 27 (Online): President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani agreed in principle that no compromise would be made on the national..Full Story

Trade, not aid, key for economy: Shaikh
WASHINGTON: Finance Minister Abdul Hafeez Shaikh said on Monday that trade, including with rival India, would be key to turning around the country’s economy, saying that aid..Full Story


Pak-US partnership difficult to revive: Mullen

WASHINGTON: The outgoing chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, Admiral Mike Mullen in an interview said what prompted him to review his perspective on Pakistan, and how his...Full Story

Controversy surrounds cause of Kalar Kahar bus crash
FAISALABAD: According to the initial investigation report of the Kalar Kahar bus crash, the accident was caused due to overloading and driver negligence...Full Story

Terror war can't be won militarily: Imran
LAHORE: Tehreek-e-Insaf Chief Imran Khan Wednesday said that US having lost the war in Afghanistan, was now trying its best to make Pakistan a scapegoat..Full Story

China backs Pakistan’s sovereignty, integrity
ISLAMABAD: China on Tuesday categorically extended full support to Pakistan’s sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity and vowed to work with it for progress..Full Story

Khar seeks global community’s support for Pakistan’s candidacy for UNSC seat
UNITED NATIONS: Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar made a strong case for Pakistan’s candidacy for a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council, saying....Full Story

Zardari for reshaping Pak-China friendship
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has said that the challenge and the opportunity for Pakistan and China was to reshape their exemplary friendship into a modern 21st century...Full Story

Security forces be stripped of powers in Balochistan: Asma
QUETTA: Supreme Court Bar Association President Asma Jehangir has challenged the authority of the security forces in Balochistan, saying the forces be stripped...Full Story

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