
At least five people were killed and 40 others wounded when a loud explosion ripped apart a bus parked outside the gates of Karachi Cantonment Station, the main railway station in the city. According to media reports, the blast occurred in a passenger bus standing near the station, killing three people and injuring 40 […]

Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf on Saturday said that Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) led coalition government believes in the mechanism of consensus, adding that the key to a peaceful and democratic and sovereign parliament and government is with the people of the country. Addressing a function of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, he […]

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Saturday directed Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and information technology (IT) companies to immediately reopen YouTube, a video sharing website, across the country. According to media reports, the video sharing website would be reopened within minutes in the country after the PTA direction. Talking to a private TV channel, […]

The Chairman of Tehreek-e-Minhajul Quran, Dr Tahirul Qadri, is not a candidate for the general election but will accept the challenge of becoming the caretaker prime minister in the nation force him to do so. Addressing a marathon press conference in Model Town, he tried to dispel certain apprehensions about his movement. “My agenda […]

Pakistani government has decided to unblock YouTube that was blocked some 100 days ago after a U.S-based anti-Islam video was uploaded, Interior Minister, Rehman Malik said Friday. Rehman Malik tweeted late Friday that a decision has been taken to unblock the site in 24 hours. “I chaired a high level meeting with all […]

Pakistani Taliban chief, Hakimullah Mehsud, has rejected calls from the government for surrendering arms but said will ready to talk. In a video message sent to local TV channels, Mehsud said the Taliban believe in talks but will not accept the government’s condition to disarm his fighters. Mehsud in the 40-minute video was […]

People were expecting President Asif Ali Zardari will fulfill his promise to reveal names of those who killed his spouse, Benazir Bhutto, at her 5th death anniversary on Thursday. President Zardari had previously claimed that he knows the characters behind the assassination of Benazir Bhutto. Thousands of PPP sympathizers outside the mausoleum of Bhuttos in Garhi Khuda Bakhsh and many […]

Mobile phone service was again blocked in Karachi on Friday without any prior announcement and giving no reason as to why the country’s commercial center was deprived of the facility. It is now an easy thing for the government to block mobile service on the strange plea of security concerns that the militants use cell […]

President Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday assured that elections will be held on time at all costs, adding that the political parties should not have any concerns about the holding of next general elections. Addressing a mammoth gathering on the occasion of 5th martyrdom anniversary of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto in Garhi Khuda Bakhsh on […]

Long awaited the people of Pakistan the return one of the most valued leaders in history of Pakistan but as it all was coming together, the tragic day of December 27th came around and this nation lost its greatest and most treasured asset. Mohtaram Benazir Bhutto Shaheed continues to live in the hearts of […]

Pakistan on Thursday expressed serious concern over a recent India-Russia $2.9 billion defence deal and said that it is totally against arms race in the region. The defence agreement was signed in New Delhi on Monday during Russian President Vladimir Putin’s day-long trip to India. Under the accords, India will buy 42 […]

Time is ripe for the ruling Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) to come up with a clear stance to kill the fast growing rumours about the upcoming elections. The PPP government will complete its five-year term on March 17 and new elections should be held in two months after the assemblies’ dissolution. Federal Minister Syed Khurshid […]