ISLAMABAD, Sep08: Ambassador Cameron Munter is set to become the next US ambassador to Pakistan, replacing Anne Patterson who will complete her tenure by the end of this year.Munter’s most recent posting was in Baghdad where he served as the political-military adviser to the US ambassador

ISLAMABAD, Sep08: Leader of the opposition in National Assembly Chaudhry Nisar Ali has said the government should avoid to play with the nation and judiciary.Talking to newsmen outside the Parliament House on Wednesday, the PML-N leader said the nation would not recognize

ISLAMABAD,Sep07:China on Tuesday again rejected media reports about presence of its troops in Gilgit Baltistan.Spokesperson of Chinese Foreign Ministry Jiang You said here that during her

ISLAMABAD,Sep07:River defences in flood-hit Sindh were bolstered on Tuesday in a bid to save two towns from catastrophic flooding as the UN warned the world community must help the nation recover.

ISLAMABAD,Sep07:Some unknown felons abducted Vice Chancellor of Islamia College University, Peshawar, Dr Ajmal Khanin Peshawar. As per sources, Dr Ajmal was going to the varsity from his house when some 6

ISLAMABAD,Sep07:Issuing strict warning to the elements involved in bomb blasts and target killing in Balochistan, Federal Minister for Interior Rehman Malik said that Lashkar-e-Jhangvi had become a monster and time was ripe to root out

ISLAMABAD, Sep07:Federal Law Minister Babar Awan has said that Nawaz Sharif’s double-faced policy is rendering severe damage to the country. Talking to media in Karachi, Babar said one team of Nawaz talks of democracy

ISLAMABAD, Sep07:Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has urged for coherent strategy for distribution of relief goods which match with the needs of the flood victims.Food items, he said, have been provided in sufficient quantity in

ISLAMABAD, Sep07:More than 10 million people have been left without shelter in Pakistan’s floods for the past six weeks, the United Nations said Tuesday, in ‘one of the worst humanitarian disasters’ in UN history.

Supreme Court on Monday observed that the mechanism to elect the women on the quota seats is against the norms of democracy as some limited families kept on elected.

Giving in to the knee-jerk reaction from media and other section of society, Law Ministry has issued directives to Irfan Qadir to immediately leave the Prosecutor General’s office and avoid media talk on Monday.

Pakistani authorities were Sunday trying to protect another town from floodwaters in southern Sindh province, as the nation continues to grapple with its worst natural disaster in living memory.

LAHORE: A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between the Punjab Government and Microsoft Corporation here on Sunday.

 ISLAMABAD: Umer Cheema, reporter of The News Investigation Cell was tortured and humiliated during 6-hour captivity after abduction by unidentified men from Islamabad on Saturday.

Islamabad: Sept 3:Ministry of Narcotics has been declared as smoking free ministry. The decision has been taken by Secretary Narcotics Control Tariq Masood Khosa

Islamabad, Sep 3: A sum of 150 million Euros have so far been  donated by the Pakistani Community, Belgian Government, EU, Belgian Public and various NGOs from Belgium for flood affected people of Pakistan. EU has committed 140 million Euro as flood relief assistance

An Accountability Court of Lahore awarded three year sentence to Suhail Zia Butt, former National Assembly member, a brother-in-law of PM L-N chief Nawaz Sharif, in a cooperative society scam,  on Friday.

The martyrdom anniversary of Amirul Momineen Hazrat Ali ibnAbi Talib (A.S) is being observed across the country with religious spirit and reverence on Wednesday.

The two brothers, who were brutally killed by a mob in Sialkot last month, are found to be innocent, said a report filed by Justice (r) Kazim Malik who headed the inquiry commission set up in this respect on Wednesday.

ISLAMABAD, Aug29: President Asif Ali Zardari Sunday, taking notice on news reports of spot-fixing allegations being leveled against Pakistani cricketers, sought a report on the issue.

KARACHI: Pakistan is sending Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) officials to London to probe the allegation of the involvement of its cricketers in spot-fixing in the fourth cricket Test match against England at Lords.

LONDON, Aug29: Pakistan team manager Yawar Saeed denied Sunday that cricket in his country was driven by corruption in the wake of claims players had taken part in a betting scam in the Test match against England.

PESHAWAR, Aug29: Mardan police arrested 17 wanted terrorists in raids along with explosives, DIG Mardan Akhtar Ali Shah told .

ISLAMABAD, Aug29: A month after torrential monsoon rains triggered Pakistans worst natural disaster on record  flood waters are starting to recede  but there are countless survivors at risk of death from hunger and

HYDERABAD, Aug29: At least three brothers were killed and another was injured on a dispute involving Rs25 among some children in Hyderabad.Following the incident, the enraged people set two houses and a

ISLAMABAD, Aug29: Pakistan has refused to directly accept Indias offer of $5 million in relief assistance for flood victims suggesting instead that the aid be donated to the UN flood response appeal.

ISLAMABAD, Aug29: Chief Justice Balochistan High Court BHC and Chief Justice of Peshawar High Court PHC have moved Supreme Court of Pakistan SCP over the future of additional judges

ISLAMABAD, Aug29: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Friday appreciated all state entities on playing a role in the rehabilitation of the distressed people from flood hit areas.

KARACHI: Sindh Home Minister Dr. Zulfiqar Mirza said Saturday flood affectees  seeking refuge in Thatta and Makli Districts shall be transported to relief camps set up in Karachi and other

PARACHINAR: U.S. drone aircraft have attacked suspected militants in northwest Pakistan, near the border with Afghanistan, killing five people, Pakistani officials said on Saturday.

ISLAMABAD: The Saudi Arabian government has sent two field hospitals of 200 beds each for flood victims in the province of Sindh and Punjab on Saturday.

Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the World Bank (WB) have accepted a call by Pakistan to lead the Damage and Needs Assessment (DNA) of the recent floods that have devastated the country.

LAHORE: The Chief of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Nawaz Sharif, has criticized the flood relief policies of the federal government, while saying that the federal

 ISLAMABAD: National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) Friday put the death toll from the countrywide rains and deluge at 1600 and the total number of affectees at 17 million.

BY HAMAD MALIK

ISLAMABAD, Aug 27:A single opposition member,Ex-opposition Leader in Balochistan Assembly and  PML-Q MPA,,Sardar Yar Muhammad Rind had resign six month ago with the pressure and  in protest after facing life threat from provincial government.Talking to "WORLD TRIBUNE PAKISTAN" on telephone from his constituency Shoran, Balochistan, he blamed Chief Minister Balochistan Sardar Aslam Raisani for murder attacked on him,the other day.He said that ,he was resigned as Opposition Leader due to presure on CM, six month ago.

To make a collective and well coordinated effort for flood affectees, a National Consortium for Flood Relief has been established for harnessing collective and coordinated efforts to face the catastrophe.

WTP REPORT

 SHORAN,Aug 26:Their is no food,water,medicines,tents for flood affecters and thousand of peoples are suffering for the last many days due to heavy flood in distt Kachhi,said a a local one of flood affectee Meharullah a resident of Shoran on Thursday.

BY HAMAD MALIK

ISLAMABAD, Aug 26: A single opposition member,Ex-opposition Leader in Balochistan Assembly and ex-federal minister of PML-Q,Sardar Yar Muhammad Rind had resign six month ago in protest after facing life threat from provincial government.Talking to "WORLD TRIBUNE PAKISTAN" on telephone from his constituency Shoran, Balochistan, he blamed Chief Minister Balochistan Sardar Aslam Raisani for murder attacked on him,the other day.He said that ,he was resigned as Opposition Leader due to presure on CM, six month ago.

BY HAMAD MALIK

ISLAMABAD, Aug 26: A single opposition member, Opposition Leader in Balochistan Assembly and ex federal minister of PML-Q ,Sardar Yar Muhammad Rind has resign in protest after facing life threat from provincial government.Taliking to " WORLD TRIBUNE PAKISTAN" on telephone from his constituency Shoran, Balochistan, he blamed Chief Minister Balochistan Sardar Aslam Raisani for murder attacked on him,the other day.

BY HAMAD MALIK

ISLAMABAD, Aug 26: A single opposition member, Opposition Leader in Balochistan Assembly and ex federal minister of PML-Q ,Sardar Yar Muhammad Rind has resign in protest after facing life threat from provincial government.Taliking to " WORLD TRIBUNE PAKISTAN" on telephone from his constituency Shoran, Balochistan, he blamed Chief Minister Balochistan Sardar Aslam Raisani for murder attacked on him,the other day.

ISLAMABAD,Aug 26: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has said that the people of Pakistan are experiencing the worst natural calamity since its inception as the devastation of the floods has not been confined to one particular area.

ISLAMABAD: Chief of the Army Staff (COAS), General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, visited the Army Aviation Base in Tarbela today and met officers and men engaged in flood relief operations.

 PESHAWAR: Flood hit areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were still reeling from the devastation of the worst floods of the country. Waterborne diseases have affected many while the situation is Gilgit Baltistan was still bad and the food prices have skyrocketed.

 SUKKUR: Deputy Convener Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s Coordination Committee Dr. Farooq Sattar defending Altaf Hussain’s statement on Monday said that ‘Quad-e-Tehreek has not supported Martial Law in his statement’.

WTP REPORT

ISLAMABAD,Aug 23: The fake degree holder, highest paid CEO of a government-owned company in Pakistan Arthur Bayhan is  earning US$28000(23,85000 rupees( tax free per month paid .According to reliable sources a German national Arthur Bayhan is the alleged to have lied to the government of Pakistan about to academic and professional credentials.

WTP REPORT

ISLAMABAD,Aug 22: The face degree holder, highest paid CEO of a government-owned company in Pakistan Arthur Bayhan is  earning US$28000(23,85000 rupees( tax free per month paid .

LAHORE: Shams Ali, one of the accused involved in the barbaric killing of two-brothers in Sialkot has claimed that he carried out the murders at the behest of DPO Sialkot Waqar Chauhan.

 RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Army Engineers in collaboration with Punjab Highway Department has launched a 31 Meter long Bridge at Sanawan-Karam Dad Qureshi Mor, which will provide access to all types of traffic from DG Khan to Multan.

MOHMAND AGENCY: At least four volunteers of a Peace Committee lost their lives while another five were injured in a roadside mine blast took place on Saturday morning here in Mohmand Agency.

ISLAMABAD,Aug 20: This is with the reference to a series of recent news items appearing in a section of press which erroneously have communicated functions and mandate of Federal Flood Commission as being responsible GOP organization to manage flood situation.

ISLAMABAD: Federal Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira said on Thursday National Oversight Disaster Management Council (NODMC) has been set up to ensure transparency and judicious distribution of assistance to the flood affected people.

MULTAN, Aug 19: President Asif Ali Zardari arrived here Thursday to monitor rescue and relief measures in the flood-hit areas.Governor Punjab Salman Taseer received the President at Multan airport.

Pakistan won more aid pledges Tuesday after concerns that money is not coming through fast enough to help 20 million people hit by unprecedented floods and stave off a "second wave of death" from disease.

ISLAMABAD: Terrorists have plans to target judges, parliamentarians and top army officials in Islamabad, Inspector General of Police, Syed Kaleem Imam, warned on Tuesday.

SUKKUR: Flood victims, burning straw and waving sticks, blocked a highway on Monday to demand government help as aid agencies warned relief was too slow to arrive for millions without clean water, food and homes.

WTP REPORT

ISLAMABAD,Aug 15: The face degree holder, highest paid CEO of a government-owned company in Pakistan Arthur Bayhan is  earning US$28000(23,85000 rupees( tax free per month paid .According to reliable sources a German national Arthur Bayhan is the alleged to have lied to the government of Pakistan about to academic and professional credentials. In particular, he is alleged to have a fake PhD.

WTP REPORT

ISLAMABAD,Aug 15: The face degree holder, highest paid CEO of a government-owned company in Pakistan Arthur Bayhan is  earning US$28000(23,85000 rupees( tax free per month paid .According to reliable sources a German national Arthur Bayhan is the alleged to have lied to the government of Pakistan about to academic and professional credentials. In particular, he is alleged to have a fake PhD. It seems that the Government of Pakistan continues to pay a ridiculous amount of money out of aid meant for the poor people of Pakistan to someone whose integrity and background is questionable.

ISLAMABAD, 13 Aug:  The President of Pakistan has approved awards to Officers and Sailors of Pakistan Navy on the occasion of Independence Day. The awards include:  

LAHORE: Chief Justice of the Lahore High Court, Justice Khawaja Sharif, on Friday adjourned the hearing of a suo motu notice of a prisoner’s death till Aug 18.

KARACHI , Aug 12: The preparations for first Sehri to keep fast in the holy month of Ramazan were held with religious reverence and solemnity across Pakistan.

ISLAMABAD: Owing to the differences between the governments of Pakistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir, the additional water might not be stored in the Mangla Dam in the current year.

ISLAMABAD: US Ambassador Anne W Patterson called on Interior Minister Rehman Malik here on Wednesday and discussed matters of mutual interest.

OBARO: A newborn child has been named Sailab (flood in English) Khan by his parents in Obaro – one of the flood-stricken areas of Sindh.

ISLAMABAD: The massive floods in Pakistan have caused fruit and vegetable prices to skyrocket, caused by the vast stretches of crops destroyed by the floodwaters.

PESHAWAR, Aug 9: A high level meeting, chaired by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Owais Ahmed Ghani on Monday unanimously approved Rs.15 billion FATA Annual Development Programme for the year 2010-11.

ISLAMABAD: Opposition leader in the National Assembly and Central leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said President Asif Ali Zardari was previously taxed with mafia-style politics and even today, he is attesting to the same through anti-media action on Monday.

MULTAN: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that floods have affected whole of the country and all the political parties and people of Pakistan shall forget their differences and get united to combat it.

ISLAMABAD: Of some 25 bridges in Swat, 22 have reportedly been washed out as the water sweeps downwards towards the Kabul and Indus rivers in the recent flood.

ISLAMABAD,Aug 8: Monsoon rains, which started in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa on July 27, 2010, caused floods and damage in many areas of Swat District, and made many communities inaccessible due to destroyed roads and collapsed bridges.

By Muhammad Asim

The current monsoon rains have brought devastation on a massive scale to Pakistan. In this time of crisis the President, Asif Ali Zardari, is nowhere to be found in the country.

KARACHI: Despite the presence of Interior Minister Rehman Malik in the violence-hit city of Karachi, five more people were killed on late Thursday night, bringing the four-day death toll to 89.

From Nazir Siyal

LARKANA,Aug 5: Super flood is posing big threat to the 5000 year old historical site Moen-Jo-Daro and Cadet College Larkana.

MIRANSHAH, Aug04: Pakistans Tehreek e Taliban faction on Wednesday claimed responsibility for killing one of the country s top police commanders and

RAWALPINDI, Aug04: Chief of Army Staff COAS General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani Wednesday expressed deep sorrow and regret over the colossal loss of life and property during the ongoing floods.

RAWALPINDI, Aug04: Chief of Army Staff COAS General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani Wednesday expressed deep sorrow and regret over the colossal loss of life and property during the ongoing floods.

LAHORE, Aug04: Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif Wednesday said that the provincial government will compensate the flood affectees for the damage caused to their property by the devastating floods.

ISLAMABAD, Aug03: Shahid Malik, Pakistani High Commissioner in India, has called on Interior Minister Abdul Rehman Malik here on Tuesday.Issues pertaining to current status of progress into Mumbai attacks’ probe and Indian demands on various other issues came under discussion during meeting, interior

ISLAMABAD, Aug03: Minister for Interior Rehman Malik said the outlawed sectarian outfit Sipah-e-Sahaba and Tehrik-e-Taliban are involved in Raza Haider murder.Talking to media outside Parliament House, Malik said Raza was at the hit list of terrorists at and was informed about the threat to his life.

KARACHI: The captain of the passenger jet that crashed in the hills of Islamabad on Wednesday was a top professional flying into one of the most testing airports for pilots, a colleague said.

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Zardari and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani expressed deep sorrow over plane crash in Islamabad and ordered immediate relief for the victims. Both the leaders directed the concerned authorities to provide full medical facilities to injured and urged coordinated rescue activities.

ISLAMABAD,Jul 28: The Cabinet meeting has been cancelled in mourn over the plane crash incident in Margalla Hills, said sources Wednesday.

ISLAMABAD,Jul26: Prime Minister Azak Jammu and Kashmir Raja Farooq has resigned.AJK PM Raja Farooq tendered his resignation one day ahead of the no-confidence motion that was scheduled to be presented against him in AJK

PARACHINAR, Jul26: Security forces backed by jet fighters targeted two vehicles of militants in Orakzai Agency, killing 14 militants.According to sources, the security forces with help of jet fighters pounded

PESHAWAR, Jul26: Senior Minister Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Bashir Ahmed Bilour Monday labeled Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) as a ‘terrorist outfit’."MQM flourished during the rule of Zia-ul-Haq and then it was provided further

PABBI, Jul26: Search operation has begun in Pabbi after receiving reports of presence of two more suicide bombers near the house of Mian Iftikhar, CCPO Peshawar Liaquat Ali said this while talking to media here.

ISLAMABAD: The United States sees the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) becoming more “lethal” by the day and thinks its gradual growth now clearly shows that it has global inspirations to spread terror.

KARACHI, Jul24 : Federal Interior Minister, Rehman Malik said that the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) or the Awami National Party (ANP), are not involved in target killings in Karachi but a third element is behind it.

RAWALPINDI, Jul24 : US Admiral Mike Mullen called on Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) General Tariq Majid here on Saturday. According to the report, the discussion was focused on defence cooperation

LAHORE, Jul24 : Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Saturday directed Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik to urgently visit Karachi following the tensed situation in metropolis.

KARACHI, Jul24: The fresh wave of targeted killings that began Friday night in Karachi has become severe, as three more people have been killed in separate incidents of firing.

KARACHI, Jul24: Six men were killed and as many sustained injuries in separate incidents of firing and violence in various parts of the metropolis during the past 24 hours.

KOHLU, Jul24: Rescue operation in district Kohlu and Barkhan in Balochistan underway as 19 more bodies of flood victims have been recovered and search operation for 13 missing persons is underway.

ISLAMABAD, July 22: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Thursday announced an extension of three years in the service of army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, to ensure continuity in the military operations against extremists and terrorists.

PESHAWAR: The Custom authorities on Wednesday recovered a huge quantity of drugs hidden in an Indian-bound container at the Peshawar Dry Port.

ISLAMABAD,Jul 21: The  20^th Meeting of the Board of Governors of Bahria University was held on 21st July 2010.  Admiral Noman Bashir NI(M), Chief of the Naval Staff and Pro-Chancellor of the university presided over the meeting. 

ISLAMABAD : Supreme Court on Wednesday adjourned hearing of the petitions challenging various clauses of the 18th Constitutional Amendment till July 26.

GUJRANWALA: Police have arrested the member of Punjab Assembly, Khurram Munawar, along with his three guards.Munawar is the leader of Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid.

KARACHI ,Jul 20: The railway cannot be closed down, but some additional trains may be discontinued to cover the losses, said the Federal Minister for Railways Ghulam Ahmed Bilour in a press briefing Tuesday.

QUETTA: A child and woman were killed in Sarki Road and Satellite Town areas of Quetta respectively, said sources Tuesday.

ISLAMABAD,Jul 19: Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani made a telephonic call to Pakistan Muslim League-N Chief Nawaz Sharif and took him into confidence over the recently held Pakistan-US strategic dialogue.

ISLAMABAD,Jul 19: The Council of Common Interests (CCI), which met under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Sunday at the Prime Minister House, unanimously passed a resolution approving the construction of Diamer-Bhasha Dam.

Sargodha,JUL 18: A mother sold her son for Rs22 thousand to meet up with the expenses of her husband’s illness.Syed Tahir Muhammad an Imam by profession in Sargodha is suffering from cardiac problems for the last 10-years.

ISLAMABAD, Jul 18 : The Council of Common Interests (CCI) which met under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Sunday at Prime Minister House

ISLAMABAD,Jul 18: Like father, like son; the degrees of both MPA iqbal Langrial and his son Numan Langrial have been declared fake on Sunday.

ISLAMABAD: President of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA), Qazi Anwar, has said that he is receiving threats from the government.

LAHORE: Indus River System Authority (IRSA) re-opened Chashma-Jhelum canal on the request by Punjab, which will immediately receive 15,000 cusec of water.

LAHORE,Jul 15: An Accountability Court of Lahore, accepting the petition of Sibtul Hassan alias Double Shah involved in fraud of billions of rupees, has ordered him to submit Rs 3 billion till July 24.

LAHORE: Degrees of four more women legislatures, belonging to PML-N and PML-Q, and one minister of ANP were declared fake, sources close to the Punjab University .

ISLAMABAD, Jul 13 : Chief Election Commissioner, Justice ® Hamid Ali Mirza has reminded the members of the Parliament and the provincial assemblies to submit their yearly statements of assets and liabilities to the Commission by September 30.

ISLAMABAD,Jul12: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Qamar Zaman Kaira said Monday that there were some people in electronic media without any background of journalism.

ISLAMABAD,Jul 12: PML-Q chief Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain has appealed his party’s fake degree holders to tender resignations voluntarily and directed his party’s MNAs to submit their degrees in Muslim League House.

LAHORE, Jul 11: Two persons were killed and as many severely injured as a portion of a chemical factory roof in Kalashah Kaku collapsed.According to police, the roof that caved in was of a closed down plant of a

NAUSHEHRA, Jul 11: The security forces in a major hunt arrested more than 70 terrorists including five key commanders from Naushehra with arms. The forces in house to house search operation in Ziarat Kaka Sahib area of

ISLAMABAD, Jul 11: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has said that the government is according high priority to the social sector schemes, particularly in the areas of population, health and education as envisioned by our great leader

ISLAMABAD, Jul 11 League Nawaz has apologized the media for a resolution passed in Punjab Assembly. PML-N senator Pervez Rasheed said moving the motion against media was a mistake and the party accepts the responsibility and

LAHORE, July 11: Federal Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Dr.Babar Awan said Sunday that the Pakistan People’s Party had always worked for women empowerment in the country. Addressing a meeting of

KARACHI, jul11: Prime Minister, Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani arrived here on Sunday afternoon on a two-day visit to the metropolis and held meeting with government high-ups.Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah and Governor Dr

PESHAWAR, Jul11: At least 15 extremists were killed in security forces’ operation in various areas of Upper Orakzai Agency.According to security sources, the forces’ operation is underway in different parts of Orakzai Agency.Today, various suspected hideouts in Baliana, Torask and Torsamt

LAHORE,Jul 10: Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has constituted a five-member committee to resolve the dispute between the media men and the politicians after the Punjab Assembly adopted a resolution criticizing the media over the fake degree issue.

ISLAMABAD,Jul 10: Shab-e-Mairaj-un-Nabi (Peace Be Upon Him) was observed across the country on Friday night with great respect and religious fervour.

LAHORE,Jul5: Members of National Assembly, including Federal Ministers, were elected by the support of banned outfits including SSP and they shall also resign from the Assembly.

HUNZA, Jul04: Attabad lake displaced persons have rejected the government announced relief package of Six Lacs per family. Moreover, the water discharge from the lake has decreased by 2800 cusecs to 13800 cusecs due to decrease in inflow of water from melting glaciers.

KARACHI, Jul04: The divers retrieved a dead body and two survivors, of five merrymakers drown at Sandspit beach of Karachi on Sunday morning. The divers were searching for remaining two missing persons. A group of picnickers from Nazimabad area of the city went Sandspit beach this morning. Five of the merrymakers were

LAHORE,Jul 3:Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah has said that the attack on Data Darbar is an attempt to create ethnic divide in the province. He alleged that the federal government is using the Ulemas for issuing statements against the provincial government.

PESHAWAR , Jul 2: The government has unveiled the terrorists and now punishing them is a test for the courts, said the Khyber Pakhtunkhwah Minister of Information Mian Iftikhar Hussain in a ceremony organized by the South Asia Free Media Association at Peshawar Press Club Friday.

ISLAMABAD,Jul2: Angry protesters took to the streets in Pakistan on Friday, burning tyres and condemning Taliban extremists after two suicide attacks killed 45 people at a shrine in the eastern city of Lahore.

ISLAMABAD, Jul 2: President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday asked the country’s envoys abroad to focus on further strengthening and promoting political, economic, trade and commercial ties of Pakistan with rest of the world. He was talking to a group of Pakistani envoys

Karachi, Jul2:  The 93^rd Pakistan Navy officers’ commissioning parade was held at Pakistan Naval Academy at Manora this morning. Chaudhry Ahmad Mukhtar, Minister for Defence, graced the occasion as Chief Guest. Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Noman Bashir, senior officers from tri services, foreign delegates, diplomats and parents of the commissioning officers were also present on the occasion. 

ISLAMABAD,Jul1: The Chairman of Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Sohail Ahmed Thursday rejected the reports on the disappearance of allied forces’ containers within Pakistan territory.

Lahore,Jul1:The process of degrees evaluation has been kicked off as Punjab and Peshawar Universities have received as many as 313 BA degrees of the MPAs and MNAs on Thursday.

KARACHI: Sindh Home Minister Dr Zulfiqar Ali Mirza has directed the law enforcement agencies to ensure extraordinary security measures at mosques and imambargahs in the month of Rajab and the celebrations of Hazarat Ali(RA)’s birthday.

ISLAMABAD, Jun 30 : The Federal Cabinet on Wednesday approved 12 proposals made by different ministries regarding bilateral cooperation with a number of countries in diverse fields.The cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani here at the PM Secretariat approved start of negotiations between Pakistan and Nigeria in trade and investment; negotiations

KARACHI,Jun29: The additional powers, Rangers were given some time ago to maintain the law and order specially to control the menace of targeted killing in the city have been extended for more three months.

LAHORE,Jun29:Lahore High Court has ordered to release Muhammad Rafiq who was accused of giving training to terrorists.

Hafiz Abad,Jun29: Chief Justice Lahore High Court Khawaja Sharif said that PPP should be separated from coalition in Punjab if it has any differences with Shahbaz Sharif

ISLAMABAD,Jun29: The special committee of Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has asked for a complete report of all accounts of the National Logistics Cell (NLC) by first week of August, said sources Tuesday.

ISLAMABAD,Jun29: The number of pending court cases in Pakistan has exceeded 1.3 million despite the restoration of judiciary, said sources Tuesday.

ISLAMABAD,Jun29: National Assembly has been apprised that at least 200 people have hitherto committed suicide during the current year.

ISLAMABAD,29 June: Pakistan Navy will be holding its conceptual wargame SHAMSHEER-E-BAHR-IV next month. The wargame conducted biennially is a part of Naval planning process and is designed to assess the ‘threat, evaluate possible scenarios of conflict at sea and analyse response options.

HUNZA: The administration has asked for three more days as the deadline to widening the Ataabad Lake spillway expired, said sources Tuesday.

ISLAMABAD,Jun28: Pakistan Meteorological Department on Monday indicated chances of normal monsoon rains in all parts of the country from the first week of July.

KARACHI,Jun28: In different areas of Karachi 4 persons, including 1 woman, were killed in the latest row of target killings. The latest incident took place near Darul Sehat Hospital, Gulistan-e-Johar where Sher Muhammad was killed in firing on Monday.

Karachi,Jun28: Four people including a woman killed while two others injured in the ongoing wave of target killing in Karachi on Monday.

LAHORE,Jun28: A local anti-terrorism court, denying further physical remand to the two accused of the attacks on Qadiyani’s worship places in Lahore, sent them to jail on 14 days judicial remand and adjourned the case till July 12.

LAHORE, June 27 : Federal Law Minister Dr Babar Awan said on Sunday that democracy could not flourish without the particiaption of lawyers and the masses.Expressing his views at a cheque distribution ceremony among presidents of district and tehsil bar associations here at the Governor’s House, he said he

HUNZA: The IDPs of Attabad Lake have threatened government of committing suicide given the water outflow from spillway does not get increased, vowing that everyday five ‘Kafanposh’ (shroud-wearing) men will jump into the lake to die in protest against government’s non-

MINGORA: Security forces in a raid in Char Bagh area of Swat killed a militant commander on Sunday, sources said.  Local people informed the forces about presence of militant commander Mohammed Roshan in Char Bagh, security sources said. The troops conducted raid in the area and in a shootout killed a

PESHAWAR, At least eight extremists were killed in Orakzai Agency in an action by the security forces.The security forces pounded the hideouts of the extremists in Orakzai area of Mamonzai, killing eight extremists and injuring six

TAKHTBAI, Jun27her and his two daughters were gunned down while a minor kid sustained injuries over a family feud in Takht Bhai locality in Mardan district on Saturday night.According to police sources, a marriage row of a person namely Mukhtar led to firing.

ISLAMABAD, Jun 26: President Asif Ali Zardari has stressed the need of trans-boundaries cooperation to check drug trade, which is also believed to be a source of supporting militancy and terrorism “Trans boundaries cooperation is all the more necessary as evidence emerges of the drug trade supporting militancy

ISLAMABAD, Jun26: Pakistan Air Force has received first batch of 18 new F-16 fighting falcon jet fighters from United States on Saturday.Three F-16s arrived at Shahbaz Airbase in Jacobabad on Saturday morning.

ISLAMABAD, Jun26 : Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani called on JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman at his residence here on Saturday.Talking to media after the meeting, the PM said that the meeting was a routine matter. He said Fazl has an

ISLAMABAD, Jun26: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani called on President Asif Ali Zardari here at the Aiwan-e-Sadr on Friday night. Current political situation in the country was discussed during the meeting. The Prime Minister also apprised the President about the passage of the Federal Budget 2010-11 by

RAHIM YAR KHAN, Jun26 : A women with her three children threw themselves under a train on a rail track near Rahim Yar Khan, thus reportedly committing suicide early on Saturday.According police sources, all four bodies have been badly mutilated, meanwhile, police have started

LAHORE, Jun26: A five-judge full bench of Lahore High Court (LHC) will hear the petition on July 7 against Federal Law Minister Dr Babar Awan on contempt of court.Engineer Ghulam Gilani, head of Awami Peoples’ Party filed the petition, which said Dr Awan made a mention of Bhutto

PESHAWAR, Jun26: Eight militants were killed and six others wounded during security forces operation in different areas of Orakzai Agency.Sources said security forces killed eight militants and injured six others during an operation in upper Orakzai. Two militants dens

LAHORE: Lahore High Court has asked for an answer to the petition filed against the Hajj policy from the Federal Minister of Religious Affairs by June 28.

LAHORE,Jun23:Accepting to hear NAB’s appeal, the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday has issued notices to President Zardari’s father Hakim Ali Zardari, mother Zarein Zardai and others in an illegal land allotment case.

CHAMAN,Jun23: The protracted spans of load shedding could not be abridged in Chaman where the heat-suffering people have been blown away with the exorbitant ice price, which is raging at Rs50/kilogram.

HUNZA,Jun23: The blasting of large rocks from water spillway has given rise to water outflow while the water level in the Attabad Lake has witnessed a further surge by 17 feet since May 29 – the day the water outflow began through the spillway.

LAHORE, Jun22: The government on Tuesday decided to challenge the formation of a full bench of the Lahore High Court (LHC) which is hearing the case against Asif Ali Zardari for holding dual offices of President of Pakistan and Co-chairman of the Pakistan People’s Party. The federation will file an appeal in

SWAT, Junb22: Four militants were killed during security forces operation in different areas of Swat. According to official sources, four militants were killed during exchange of fire between security forces and militants in Miandam area in tehsil Khawazakhela. Forces also recovered rifles, grenades and knives from

HANGU, Jun22 : At least 45 militants have been killed while four others injured during their clash with security forces in various areas of Orakzai Agency on Tuesday.According to the report, four security men also embraced Shahadat during the ongoing operation against the

HUNZA, Jun22 : The process of blasting the giant stones, aiming at widening spillway at Attabad Lake, has been kicked off on Tuesday.According to the report, the water outflow through Attabad spillway has reached to 9497 cusecs.

KARACHI, Jun22: Unknown gunmen shot dead four people in Korangi area of Karachi on Tuesday.According to police sources, the incident occurred when two bike riders opened indiscriminate fire at a car in P&T Colony.

LAHORE,Jun21 : Lahore High Court on Monday declared Mudassir Qayyum Nahira, a Muslim League (N) member of national assembly, disqualified due to fake degree.The court also ordered the election commission to hold by election on NA-100 in Gujranwala within two

NAUDERO (Larkana), June 21: The 57th birth anniversary of former prime minister and Pakistan Peoples Party chairperson Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto is being marked on Monday. Quran Khawani was been arranged at her grave and flower wreaths are being laid. The leaders, office bearers and workers of

ISLAMABAD, Jun 21: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has said that Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Shaheed made the supreme sacrifice for restoration of democracy, peace, independence of judiciary, sovereignty of Parliament, human rights and economic well being of the common man. In a message on the

KARAK, Jun21: The death toll in Karak road mishap has reached to 17 as seven others are critically injured.According to reports, 17 including two women and a child killed and seven others critically injured in an accident at Indus Highway in Karak. The injured rushed to district hospital.

LAHORE, Jun20: Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah Sunday said the acquittal of Hijratullah who was arrested in Manawan blasts case is a thing of concern and that the higher judiciary will be approached against the decision.

HUNZA, Jun20: The water inflow in Attabad Lake has yet again surpassed outflow, rendering the water accumulation in lake on rise, which has resulted in submerging low-lying areas located in upper Hunza.

PESHAWAR, Jun20: At least four terrorists associated with defunct Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) lost their lives including a high-ranking commander, when explosives kept in a hideout suddenly went off here in Orakzai Agency.

RIYADH, Jun20 : Ten Pakistani pilgrims were killed and 25 injured, including women and children, when their bus crashed north of the holy city of Makkah, Saudi media reported on Sunday.The bus carrying the pilgrims overturned on the highway between the holy cities of Makkah and Medina

ISLAMABAD, Jun20: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry Saturday said that public confidence in judiciary has witnessed marked improvement and that a clear proof of this fact comes from a growing number of court cases.

ISLAMABAD,Jun19:Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif has said that no development is possible sans elimination of corruption from the country.

KARACHI,Jun18: Chief Minister Sindh Syed Qaim Ali Shahhas said work on vital surface train-based urban public transport scheme, Karachi Circular Railway (KCR), will be initiated this year with an amount of 900 million dollars.

ISLAMABAD,jUN18: The Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC) here on Friday withdrew the earlier notified names of the successful candidates who appeared in the Competitive Examination-2009 and qualified for the recruitment against BS-17 posts under the federal government.

ISLAMABAD,Jun17: Pakistani government has asked for US support to overcome water crisis in the country, sources said Thursday.

GUJRAT,Jun16: Governor Punjab Salman Taseer declares PML-N a party of GT Road and claims that PML-N can never come to power.

ISLAMABAD,Jun15: Chief of the Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani called on Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani at Prime Minister House here Tuesday afternoon and discussed the overall security situation of the country.

KARACHI: According to a statement issued by Edhi Foundation, during the last six months 268 persons were killed and another 311 were injured in the incidents of firing in Karachi.

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NEW YORK,Jun14: A well-known US website, which contains the record of 36,000 prominent figures of the world, has declared President Asif Ali Zardari a US citizen, and said that he suffers from depression and is a diabetes patient.

ISLAMABAD,Jun14: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani, expressing his concern over the plight of Pakistani students in Kyrgyzstan, on Monday assured the disturbed families of the students that the government would do its utmost to get them safely back home.

LAHORE,Jun14: The Sindh government is involved in corruption said the Chairman of Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz, Nawaz Sharif said Monday.

KARACHI,Jun13: As target killing spree in Karachi continues, total score of those who have been killed by targets, during the last six months of current year, has reached to 84 on Sunday.

QUETTA,Jun 13: A 2-day meeting of the National Judicial Policy Making Committee (NJPMC) was held at the High Court of Balochistan under the Chairmanship of Chief Justice of Pakistan, who is also the Chairman of the NJPMC. The meeting was attended by all the Chief Justices of High Courts and Registrars of the Supreme Court and High Courts.

RAWALPINDI,Jun11: Baba Haider Zaman, the chief campaigner for creation of Hazara province,announced to launch a civil disobedience movement.

ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau has categorically refuted allegation of Haris Afzal, son of Sheikh Afzal, one of main accused in Bank of Punjab loan scam, in which he alleged that NAB officials had demanded Rs 250 millon in return for acceptance of plea bargain application.

KARACHI, Jun11: Unknown assailants shot and killed a 20-year-old person and hurt three others in late night attack in Ancholi area of Karachi, police said Friday.

KARACHI,Jun10: At least one killed and another four were injured when an explosion ripped through Baldia Town here on Thursday.

ISLAMABAD,Jun10: The Supreme Court (SC) ordered the Acting Law Secretary Syed Sultan Shah to appear before the court in the next hearing of the NRO verdict review case on Thursday.

ISLAMABAD,Jun10:Lahore High Court has declared another PML-N MNA Javed Hasnain ineligible for having fake academic degree on Thursday.

LAHORE ,Jun9: A local court handed over the main accused in Punjab Bank scandal case Himesh Khan to National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on 14 days physical remand ON Wednesday.

HUNZA,jUN9: The outflow has been increased and inflow decreases in Attaabad Lake whereas heli service for affectees has been restored.

HUNZA,Jun8: The upper areas of Gilgit and Shishkit have been declared sensitive due to low water outflow from Attabad Lake spillway, sources said Tuesday.

ISLAMABAD,Jun8: Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on Tuesday said that Pakistan Army is well equipped, highly motivated and fully capable to defeat conventional and un-conventional threats posed to the country.

KARACHI: The University of Karachi on Tuesday announced the result of B.Com Part II /Both Parts (Regular) Annual Examinations 2009.

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Religious Affairs Tuesday expressed concern over the recently announced Hajj policy for the year 2010 and demanded of the government to reduce Hajj fares for providing some relief to intending pilgrims.

HUNZA,Jun8: The explosives will be used to broaden the spillway to increase the water discharge from Attabad Lake, Geo News reported on Tuesday. However, Chairman NDMA has rejected the reports.

HUNZA,Jun 7: Water outflow from Attabad Lake has exceeded inflow, causing the water level to slide by 2.5 inch in the lake.

RAIWIND,Jun7: Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) chief Mian Nawaz Sharif criticized the federal budget saying it would make the common man to further buckle under the burden of price hike on Monday.

ISLAMABAD,Jun7: Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on Monday that Jammiat-e-ulema Islam (F) assured to continue its support for strengthening democracy in the country.

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court today heard a number of identical petitions challenging certain provisions of 18th Amendment, particularly the formation of a judicial commission for the appointment of senior judges on Monday.

ISLAMABAD,Jun7:The Federation’s counsel submitted a comprehensive written reply in the Supreme Court regarding the NRO implementation case on Monday.

GWADAR: At least 50 villages of the port city of Gwadar were adversely affected by the tropical cyclone and its associated downpours, which have left devastation trail behind on Monday.

ISLAMABAD,Jun 6: After presentation of Federal Budget for fiscal 2010-11 in National Assembly, the budget documents have been tabled in Senate.

The opposition members of the National Assembly (NA) have rejected the Federal Budget 2010/11 saying the budget was nothing except a number game.

MULTAN.Jun 5: Polling for two constituencies of the Punjab Assembly including PP-206 Jalalpur Pirwala and PP-240 Dera Ghazi Khan has ended. Pakistan Muslim League-N candidate Badshah Khan won in Dera Ghazi Khan,

KARACHI ,Jun 5: Tropical Cyclone has moved eastwards in the last six hours along Mekran Coast and now is located at 24 N-62 E southwest of Pasni.

KARACHI ,Jun5: The downpours that started yesterday in various coastal areas of Balochistan have triggered flash flood in streams and brooks, causing several uncemented houses to collapse on  Saturday.

Senator Raza Rabbani has refused to take oath as inter-provincial coordination minister. Oath taking ceremony would be held tomorrow in the President House before budget meeting in which finance adviser

LAHORE, Jun01: A terrorist under treatment in Jinnah Hospital has been shifted to Kot Lakhpat jail hospital under strict security. Security has beefed up at Jinnah Hospital after last night terror attack at the hospital and emergency ward has been reopened for the patients.

 ISLAMABAD, May31 : Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said that Pakistan and India are facing trust deficit in bilateral relations.Talking to an Indian news channel, Qureshi stated that efforts have been made to narrow down trust deficit between South Asian neighbours.

WASHINGTON, May31: The Obama administration is increasing pressure on Pakistan to provide the United States with much broader airline passenger information.American officials claim it would become a crucial tool for US investigators to track terrorist travel patterns

 HUNZA, May31: The water discharge from Attabad Lake has been increased, however, Gilgit-Hunza section of Karakoram Highway remained open till 4:00 pm today.Water outflow from Attaabad Lake spillway has been increased from 150 cusec to 250 cusec. The water level in the lake is

ISLAMABAD, May31: The Supreme Court (SC) on Monday reserved the verdict after completing the hearing of objections against the bench constituted to hear the constitutional petitions against the Eighteenth Amendment.

LAHORE, May 30: Federal Minister for Interior Rehman Malik said on Sunday all intelligence and security agencies would work in unison with police in operations against terrorists in future. "ISI and FIA may also be asked to help police if the need arises", he said while talking to media at the Services Hospital where he

PESHAWAR, May30: At least 15 extremists were killed and various others injured in an action by the security forces in Orakzai Agency; also, two women lost their with the gunshots fired by the extremists in Kurram Agency.

WANA, May29: The militants attacked a security check post in South Waziristan tribal region killing a security man.Six women were killed as a shell landed at a house in Mir Khwani village. According to sources, the militants attacked a check post of security forces in Janana area in South Waziristan. A security

LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) chief Mian Nawaz Sharif said it was imperative to achieve success in war against terrorism.Addressing his party’s public meeting, he said it highly important to uproot the terrorists from the country to uphold

LAHORE, May29: The victims of attacks on two mosques belonging to Ahmadis in Lahore were laid to rest in Janab Nagar. Strict security measures were taken at this occasion. On Friday, militants burst into prayer

QUETTA,May28: Four policemen among SHO killed as police van targeted Friday.

GILGIT BALTISTAN,May28: The local administration has declared next 24 hours crucial as the distance between lake level and spillway reducing swiftly on Friday.

PML-Q leader Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi said that he is not involved in Bank of Punjab scam.

KARACHI ,May11: Karachi police has arrested here on Tuesday activist of banned organization Lashker-e-Jhangvi.

ISLAMABAD,May11: The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani Tuesday visited the site of landslide that blocked Hunza River near Attaabad.