
In order to bolster economic cooperation, Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar on Wednesday called for preferential trade, visa and customs agreement among the members of Developing Eight (D-8). Addressing the D-8 Ministerial Council Meeting, the foreign minister said a mechanism should be evolved for greater interaction amongst the private sector of the D-8 countries […]

India has hanged Mohammad Ajmal Kasab till death, the only gunmen captured alive from 26/11 Mumbai attacks that killed about 166 people. According to the Indian media reports, he was hanged to death at 7:00 am Indian Standard Time (IST) in Yerwada jail of Pune. The accused was hanged after his appeal for mercy […]

President Asif Ali Zardari has said that Pakistan was fighting a war against those who had ruined the security of the country and would continue to do so until peace was restored. Addressing a youth conference, the president said if you are not controversial, then you have not done anything substantial. The President […]

In quite an unexpected statement, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari hailed Imran Khan’s decision to contest the upcoming general elections, saying he is a positive change in the politics. Addressing the Pakistan Leaders of Tomorrow conference in Islamabad, the PPP chairman expressed his approval of Imran Khan’s decision to take part […]

Pakistan is rich in natural resources and by far, natural gas has been one of the most beneficial for the people of the nation thus far. It is clean, environmentally friendly and extremely cheap, well for now. But if we continue using it like there is no tomorrow and thinking “Allah is naimat ko khatam […]

Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf on Tuesday called upon the Developing Eight (D-8) to build a focused roadmap for closer economic integration, adding that poverty from the members countries could be eliminated with the formation of the D-8 Business Forum. Addressing the D-8 Business Forum ‚ the premier expressed satisfaction that the Preferential Trade […]

Islamabad High Court on Tuesday dismissed FIR in the Rimsha Masih blasphemy case, saying that one must be careful while leveling such charges in sensitive matters. The chief justice of the court in its 15-page judgement said no one has seen Rimsha burning any pages. The IHC last week reserved its verdict on an […]

For the first time in the history of Pakistan, an elected president – Asif Ali Zardari – addressed the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa assembly – saying that the PPP-led government has strengthened the Parliament and forged unity amongst provinces by giving them their due rights. Zardari became the first ever elected president to have addressed a provincial […]

The Federation Monday again filed a petition in the Supreme Court to review the apex court’s verdict in the Asghar Khan Case. Earlier on Saturday‚ the petition was returned as it did not include the Court fee of Rs10 thousand. The 16-page petition seeks review of the observations of the apex court vis-a-vis office […]

A female suicide bomber on Monday blew herself soon after former Jamaat-e-Islami chief Qazi Hussain Ahmad’s convoy passed through the Ghaiba Khwar area in the Haleemzai tehsil, Mohamand Agency. According to the reports, at least three persons including the JI leader’s bodyguard were injured in the incident. Political Administration Official Shamsul Islam while […]

Interior Minister Rehman Malik on Monday said that terrorist activities are being carried out in Karachi and Quetta under a planned campaign, adding that there is a third group involved in the recent bomb blast. Speaking to media, the minister said there are terror threats till Muharram 10. Moreover, he said that there was […]

Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf today (Monday) will inaugurate a four-day meeting of the Developing-8 (D-8) countries to formulate a strategy to enhance their share in global trade by 15 per cent by 2018. Secretary of the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) Abdul Qadeer Qazi while addressing a press conference said, “The D-8 […]