
At least three persons lost their lives after a roadside planted bomb ripped through a vehicle on Saturday in Upper Dir. Media reports quoting Regional police chief Ehsanullah Khan said the improvised explosive device was detonated using a remote controlled device. He confirmed three deaths saying that seven other sustained serious injuries, out of which […]

Terming his maiden visit to Afghanistan as successful, Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has said that the trilateral provided an opportunity to reiterate Islamabad’s obvious support for the political peace and reconciliation process in the region. He further said the meeting with the political leadership of Afghanistan was productive and crucial because it provided a […]

Expressing fears over the deteriorating law and order situation in Lyari, President Asif Ali Zardari has directed the provincial authorities not to abandon the dialogue-process with people of the area. While chairing a meeting of the Core Committee of Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) Sindh, the president said the doors for negotiation s with Lyari people […]

Advisor to Prime Minister on Interior Affairs, Rehman Malik on Friday submitted nomination papers for the technocrat seat in the Senate, the Upper House of Parliament. He submitted his papers with the provincial election commission in Karachi. Earlier, Malik had tendered his resignation from the Senate seat on July 10, but the ruling Pakistan Peoples’ […]

President Asif Ali Zardari has said that parliament had every right to legislate laws and will continue to do so in the future, breaking the silence on a number of issues that have cropped up between the judiciary and the government. Apparently it was a retort to Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry who termed the […]

Islamabad and Kabul have agreed to restore dilly-dallied talks on the regional peace process, saying Afghan’s efforts to negotiate with the Taliban needs Pakistan’s help to be successful. Pakistani Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf on Thursday pledged to help arrange meetings between Afghan and Taliban representatives to find the way for bringing peace in the […]

Over the directives of the Supreme Court, the government on Thursday suspended Hussain Asghar and presented the notification of his suspension to the court. A three-judge bench of the apex court with Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry resumed the hearing of the suo moto case of corruption in Hajj scandal. Justice Jawwad S Khawaja and […]
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Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf on Thursday said that the long term peace in Afghanistan was only possible through an intra-Afghan political, adding all stakeholders will have to work together to make the region peaceful. PM Ashraf, who is on his first visit to Afghanistan, said this while talking to opposition leaders. Before holding meetings […]

Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf will leave for Afghanistan to hold talks with Afghan President Hamid Karzai to find ways to ensure sustainable peace and security in the region. The cross-border attack by militants will be high on the agenda between the two leaders of neighboring countries. An official observed, “The Prime Minister is visiting […]

President Asif Ali Zardari has written a letter to Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, welcoming the resumption of bilateral cricket ties between two neighboring countries, Pakistan and India. According to a statement, President Zardari expressed hope to the Indian premier that the resumed cricketing ties will help to improve the bilateral relationships between New Delhi […]
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Rajesh Khanna, the first superstar of Bollywood with a string of movies hits in the seventies, passed away in his Mumbai residence on Wednesday, leaving millions of fans saddened and grieved. He was often referred to as the first superstar of Bollywood and the Hindi film industry’s biggest heart-throb in his day. Rajesh Khanna’s health […]

An accountability court on Wednesday summoned Sharif Brothers over the pleas filed by National Accountability Bureau (NAB) for reopening references against the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N)’s leadership. The court also issued notices to Chairman NAB Admiral (Retd) Fasih Bokhari to appear before the court on same day with details of the cases. Earlier, Bokhari filed […]