No visa application from Mansoor Ijaz: FO
ISLAMABAD(PFP): The Foreign office on Thursday said that none of Pakistan’s embassies had received the passport of Mansoor Ijaz for issuance of visa. Briefing the media Foreign Office Spokesman Abdul Basit said More...
Tens of thousands rally against US and India in Lahore
Hafiz Saeed, the head of Islamic organization Jamaat-ud-Dawa speaks to gathering during an anti-American and Indian rally on the grounds of the Minar-e-Pakistan in Lahore. LAHORE: Tens of thousands gathered in one More...
US drone strikes ‘on hold’ in Pakistan: US official
WASHINGTON(pfp): As the US-Pakistan relationship continues to unravel, the US has placed its covert air campaign that targets Al-Qaeda and Taliban operatives in Pakistan’s tribal agencies “on hold.” Several More...
President needs 2-week rest in Dubai: PM
ISLAMABAD(PFP): Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani on Sunday said President Asif Ali Zardari was recovering fast in a Dubai hospital, but would need two weeks’ rest before returning home. In an interview to More...
Seven Nato tankers set aflame near Sibbi
SIBBI(PFP): Seven Nato tankers have been set ablaze in Dhadar area of Sibbi, Geo News reported. According to initial reports the oil tankers came under attack near Dhadar Bypass. Police said unknown militants opened More...
Obama phones Zardari; condoles Pak soldiers death
WASHINGTON: US president Barrack Obama on Sunday telephoned President Asif Ali Zardari and offered condolences over the martyrdom of Pakistani soldiers in Nato air strike. A White House statement said Obama placed More...
PM refuses Clinton invite to Bonn moot
ISLAMABAD: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton telephoned Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani and asked him to attend Bonn Conference, Geo News reported. During the telephonic conversation, Clinton said that More...
Parliament to decide on Bonn conference stance: PM
ISLAMABAD(PFP): Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani in an interview with state television said that Parliament would decide if Pakistan would be attending the Bonn Conference. Gilani said that a joint session of Parliament More...
Nato apology will not be enough: Khar
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar said that the Nato attack on the Pakistani check post was not an accident and “only an apology would not be enough.” The minister was briefing the Senate 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...
