 Talks with Taliban bolstered by Pakistan supportAfghanistan has praised Pakistan's offer to help mediate with the... | |
| 'Arrest of Afghan Taliban leaders in Pak aimed at derailing Afghan reconciliation' The recent surge in action by Pakistan against key Afghan Taliban commanders hiding inside the country is actually aimed at destabilising the budding reconciliation process in Afghanistan, experts have... |
| US unconvinced over Pak Army's U-turn against Taliban commanders: Expert Pakistan has been claiming huge success against the Taliban by capturing several key militant leaders, including Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Afghan Taliban's second-in command, however the United States is far from convinced that the arrests mark a change in the Pakistan Army's... |
| Pak government planning 'grand operation' against 'clandestine' extremist groups The Pakistan Government is planning to launch a 'grand operation' against banned extremist outfits, which have been running their covert activities in the country under different name and... |
| Bangladesh will not be used for terror activities: BDR chief Bangladesh on Thursday reiterated that its soil would not be used for terrorist activities against any... |
| PPP says no proposal under consideration for granting extension to Kayani The Pakistan People's Party (PPP) has denied there being any proposal being considered regarding extending the service of Army Chief General Ashfaq Parvez... |
| Kayani, Pasha continue Pak's traditional anti-India agenda: NYT The report regarding Pakistan Army Chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani extending the tenure of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Director General (DG) Lt.Gen. Ahmed Shuja Pasha by a year clearly suggests that nothing much has changed in the country and two still rule the... |
| Pak Law Minister says kidnapped Brit toddler found Pakistan's Law Minister Babar Awan has revealed that a five-year-old British boy kidnapped in Pakistan has been... |
| Kidnapped Brit toddler's father returns to London from Pakistan Notwithstanding the demand of Pakistani police officials, the father of the kidnapped five-year old boy, Sahil Saeed, who was abducted from his grandmother's house in Punjab's Jhelum last week, has returned to... |
| Knee injury rules out Sohail Tanvir from T20 World Cup Pakistan fast bowler Sohail Tanvir has been ruled out of international cricket for at least four months due to a knee injury thus ending his chances of playing in the World T20 Championship in the Caribbean next... |
| Yousuf contemplating retirement from international cricket Although the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has clarified that the ban on captain Mohammed Yousuf is 'discretionary' and not for life, the dejected skipper is contemplating... |
| PCB should disclose reasons behind banning players: Waqar Former Pakistan fast bowler and newly appointed coach of the national squad Waqar Younis has said the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) must make public the reasons behind banning senior players Mohammed Yousuf and Younis... |
| PCB's 'harsh' decision evokes mixed response from ex-Pak cricketers The Pakistan Cricket Board's sweeping decision to impose a ban on two senior cricketers and hefty penalties on five other players of the current national squad has evoked a mixed response from former... |
| 'Marshall Plan' needed to root out militancy from Pak, Afghanistan: Zardari Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has urged the international community to come up with a 'Marshall Plan" for the region to help both Pakistan and Afghanistan root out militancy from their respective... |
| Rowdy mob torches five Christians' houses in Lahore At least five houses belonging to Christian families were looted and then set on fire by a rowdy mob in Narang Mandi area... |
| 60-year-old woman helps nab burglars A 60-year-old woman who helped police nab burglars at her home in New Zealand said that she was furious like a mother angry at her child on seeing the thieves, a media report... |
| US worried over Lashkar triggering Indo-Pak war A top US Army official has raised concerns over the possibility of a war between India and Pakistan triggered by extremist groups like the Lashkar-e-Taiba... |
| Fo Comes Under Scanner At Pac Meeting Today Friday, March 12, 2010 By Rauf Klasra ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Ministry officials who will appear before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) here on Friday have claimed in official documents that... |
| Afghan Soldiers Unlikely To Get Training In Pakistan Friday, March 12, 2010 Karzai admits having contact with Mulla OmarBy Mariana BaabarISLAMABAD: The General Headquarters in Rawalpindi maintained a stony silence as their aspirations to have Afghan... |
| Pm To Announce Victim Fund For Journalists: Kaira Friday, March 12, 2010 ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani will soon announce establishment of a journalist victim fund, insurance facility and the international journalist award for the... |
| Govt Wont Let Banned Outfits Work: Malik Friday, March 12, 2010 By our correspondent LAHORE: Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik has admitted that banned militant organizations are still working in Pakistan, warning the outfits to... |
| Donors Agree To Let Pakistan Jack Up Power Tariff Subsidy Friday, March 12, 2010 By Mehtab HaiderISLAMABAD: Multilateral creditors, including the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank (WB) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB), have agreed in... |
| Three Mps Lend Support To Demand For Seraiki Province Friday, March 12, 2010 By our correspondent ISLAMABAD: Three MPs belonging to the southern Punjab - MNA Jehangir Khan Tarin and senators Mohammad Ali Durrani and Jamal Leghari - have announced... |
| Boycott Musharraf In Us, Says Enver Friday, March 12, 2010 By Tariq Butt ISLAMABAD: Former PPP senator Enver Baig has urged the Pakistani community in the US to boycott the costly lectures of Pervez Musharraf because he subverted... |
| 50 Mw Power Project From Thar Coal Within A Year, Na Told Friday, March 12, 2010 ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly was informed on Thursday that the first Thar Coal project of 50 MW would be completed within the next year. The minister for water and power... |
| no Foreign Agencies Have Access To Nadra Database Friday, March 12, 2010 ISLAMABAD: A spokesman for the National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) said on Thursday that neither any foreign agency or consulate had access to the database... |
| New Forest Policy Soon, Says Minister Friday, March 12, 2010 ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly was informed on Thursday that a new Forest Policy is on the anvil and would soon be presented to the Cabinet for approval.Minister for... |
| Ansar Burney Condemns Attack On Ngo Office In Mansehra Friday, March 12, 2010 ISLAMABAD: The United Nations Expert Adviser on Human Rights at Geneva and former federal minister for Human Rights, Ansar Burney, has strongly condemned the terrorist attack... |
| Soldier Among Three Killed In Bajaur Friday, March 12, 2010 By our correspondent KHAR: Three persons, including a soldier, were killed in clashes between the Mamond Lashkar-backed security forces and militants in various areas of... |
| Ipri, Scholar Clash Over Book Rights Friday, March 12, 2010 By Usman Manzoor ISLAMABAD: An Islamabad-based think tank has been accused of plagiarism by a Pakistani scholar whose name has been included in the 2009-10 edition of New... |
| The Failing Spirit Of Bilateralism In India-pakistan Context Friday, March 12, 2010 By Bassam Javed The Arabs are traditionally good mediators. Being forthcoming in accepting the role as mediators not only puts them in lime light but also project their... |
| Body Formed To Resolve Issues With Ppp: Iftikhar Friday, March 12, 2010 By Mushtaq Paracha NOWSHERA: NWFP Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain here on Thursday said the provincial government was striving hard to develop the province and... |
| Zardari Asks Sindh Govt To Prepare Plan For Jail Reforms Friday, March 12, 2010 By our correspondent ISLAMABAD: President Asif Zardari on Thursday advised the government to prepare a comprehensive plan for jail reforms in light of time-to-time reports... |
| Imran Campaigns For Jemimas Brother Friday, March 12, 2010 By Murtaza Ali Shah LONDON: Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan has thrown himself full-time into the election campaign of Conservative candidate Zac Goldsmith, the... |
| Kaira Assures Apns Of Payment Of Long Pending Dues Friday, March 12, 2010 KARACHI: The information minister has assured the APNS that the payment of long pending dues of the government advertisements will be made shortly and the process will be... |
| Fazlullah Being Chased: Corps Commander Friday, March 12, 2010 SWAT: Lt Gen Masood Aslam, Corps Commander Peshawar said on Thursday that the chief of Tehreek-e-Taliban (TeT) Swat, Maulana Fazlullah, has fled from Swat and was being... |
| Lhc Acquits Musharraf Attack Accused Friday, March 12, 2010 By our correspondent LAHORE: The LHC on Thursday acquitted two suspected terrorists arrested on charges of possessing explosives, who were also interrogated for their... |
| Obama Gives Away $1.4m Nobel Prize The Associated Press , Washington | Fri, 03/12/2010 8:37 AM | World U.S. President Barack Obama plans to donate the $1.4 million from his Nobel Peace Prize to helping students, veterans' families... |
| Sandal Factory Fire Still Burning The Jakarta Post | Fri, 03/12/2010 8:16 AM | Jakarta Firefighters say they have contained fire that destroyed a rubber sandal factory in Kalideres, West Jakarta, but they are yet to be able to... |
| Drogba Named Africa Footballer Of 2009 The Associated Press , Accra, Ghana | Fri, 03/12/2010 7:10 AM | Sports Didier Drogba was named Africa's footballer of the year for the second time on Thursday, his 32nd birthday.Drogba, the Ivory... |
| Hunt For Another Ji Leader JAKARTA/BANDA ACEH - SUSPICION is mounting that the fugitive militant Umar Patek may be in Aceh, after word spread on Wednesday that the Indonesian counter-terrorism force was hot on his trail. Umar... |
| Thailand Braces For Anti-government Protest Thai soldiers stand guard outside Government House Thursday, March 11, 2010 in Bangkok, Thailand. Tourists in the Thai capital should brace for more traffic than usual and avoid sites near... |
| Pga Of Malaysia Still Unregistered THE Professional Golfers Association of Malaysia (PGA of Malaysia) has yet to be registered as a body which means it does not have the right to sanction the US$6 (RM20 million) CIMB Asia Pacific... |
| Us Raises Concerns About Human Rights In Pakistan Washington, March 12: Extrajudicial killings by the Pakistani military in the ongoing fight with insurgents have further added to human rights concerns in the country, the US State Department said... |
| India Is Friend, Pakistan Twin Brother: Karzai Islamabad, March 11: Afghan President Hamid Karzai Thursday described India as a friend and Pakistan as twin brother of Afghanistan, which could not be stable without Islamabad's... |
| Japan's Economic Recovery Slower Than Thought Japan's economy grew at a slower rate than previously thought in the fourth quarter of 2009, new data showed Thursday, raising fresh concerns over the country's recovery from a crushing recession.... |
| China Exports Growth Extends Into February China said Wednesday its exports soared for the third straight month in February and at their fastest pace in three years, which analysts said could leave Beijing more open to a stronger yuan.... |
| Korea Central Bank Freezes Key Rate South Korea's central bank Thursday froze the key interest rate at a record low 2.0 percent for a 13th month amid uncertainty about the economy at home and abroad. The Bank of Korea left the... |
| Double-digit Expansion In Malaysia Industrial Output Seen Malaysia's industrial production is expected to return to double-digit growth in January after almost five years, in line with the sharp growth in exports, say economists. A Business Times poll of 17... |
