Anti-democratic forces conspiring against govt., PPP: Zardari
ISLAMABAD: President of Pakistan and Co-Chairman PPP Asif Ali Zardari has directed party workers to remain united and foil every conspiracy against PPP. In a message on the 45th founding day of Pakistan People’s Party, President Zardari said anti-democratic forces were hatching conspiracies and remnants of dictator were campaigning against the More...
Pakistani anger justified: US General
LONDON: US-Pakistani relations are at one of their worst points in memory after the NATO strike that killed 24 Pakistani troops, but can recover, Washington’s top military officer said on Monday. General Martin More...
Pakistan not to participate in Bonn Conference
LAHORE: Pakistan will boycott an international conference on Afghanistan’s future in Bonn next week to protest against a Nato cross-border attack that killed two dozen soldiers. Prime Minister Syed Yousuf More...
Terrorist who blew himself up carried US passport
KARACHI(PFP): A suspected militant who blew himself up in Karachi during a raid by security forces was carrying a US and a Pakistani passport, authorities said on Saturday. According to a statement by Pakistan’s More...
Lahore police torture 15-yr-old
LAHORE: Lahore police tortured a 15-year-old after arresting him in connection of kidnapping children and later released him declaring innocent when he fainted. Mohammad Syed, a resident of Khaarak, blamed Friday More...
Aisam-Bopanna in Paris finals
PARIS: Pakistani tennis star Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi and his Indian partner Rohan Bopanna advanced to the finals of the Paris Masters Tennis Tournament. The duo defeated M. Mirnyi of Belarus and D. Nestor of Canada More...
Berlusconi resigns, Italians celebrate
ROME: Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi resigned on Saturday, ending one of the most scandal-plagued eras in recent Italian history amid the jeers of thousands of protesters gathered in central Rome to celebrate More...
Butt, Asif ask to serve jail sentences in Pakistan
LONDON: Two Pakistani cricketers convicted of fixing and awarded jail terms by a UK court have asked to be returned to Pakistan, to serve the remainder of their sentence, Britain’s The Independent reported. The More...
Another Mumbai will be a setback for Indo-Pak ties: Singh
ON BOARD PM’S AIRCRAFT: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday defended his outreach to Pakistan, saying that that the army there also favoured peace process, but declared that another Mumbai-type attack More...
MQM is a political reality: PM
LONDON(PFP): Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Chief Altaf Hussain Sunday called the Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani up and thanked him for inquiring after his health. During the telephonic conversation Altaf Hussain More...
