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Gilani justifies Zardari's trip with large entourage By Syed Irfan Raza ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Thursday justified President Asif Ali Zardari’s act to take a big entourage with him on his visit to Saudi Arabia saying the president took ‘large’ delegation for...

Wild accusations levelled against Edhi administration By M. Hussain Khan HYDERABAD: A teen-aged boy, Ali Ahmed, who claimed to have escaped from Edhi Foundation’s Sohrab goth’s shelter home, has leveled wild allegations against the center’s administration on various grounds, ranging or...

Protest launched against the Zardaris By Niaz Mohammad Khan Thursday, 06 Nov, 2008 | 05:12 AM PST | SANGHAR: Dozens of people belonging to Chakrani tribe staged a protest against the Zardaris here on Wednesday. They were carrying dead body of a woman, Hazooran 40, wife of Dhani Bux...

My fellow friends, its been a long time since I have taken part in active discussions here. I just wanted to share with everyone what I have been doing these past couple of months. First of all I want to tell everyone that I have was on a tour of Pakistan. What I saw over their I wish I could...

Rumpus takes centre stage at Pakistani meeting in New York * Justice Wajiuddin delivers speech describing PPP constitutional package ‘shameful’, criticises abilities of federal law minister * Speech interrupted by heckling from PPP supporters * Pakistan embassy spokesman contradicts...

On Musharraf, in All Fairness By Ahmed Quraishi Islamabad, Pakistan An educated, presentable, and nationalistic middle class Pakistani citizen cannot lead Pakistan. Our ‘democracy’ won’t allow it. Unless, of course, he comes through a military coup like President Pervez Musharraf did...

Long March or Big Farce? As the "Long March" by the Pakistani lawyers made headlines in Pakistan and around the world, it was natural to ask: what is all the fuss about? Ostensibly, the march sought to restore Pakistani judiciary as an independent and powerful institution and strengthen...

Bush, Musharraf, Ahmadinejad least trusted leaders WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush is ranked only slightly above the rulers of Pakistan and Iran as one of the least-trusted leaders in the world, a survey released on Monday showed. The survey, carried out by...

Attacks to continue, say US officials: Pentagon terms June 10 strike ‘legitimate’ By Our Correspondent WASHINGTON, June 12: The United States has regretted the loss of life in the latest air strike in Mohmand agency but senior US officials have also indicated that this was not a knee-jerk...

Relief for some, hardship for most in budget * Government employees garner biggest relief from new budget * Benazir Income Support Programme to provide Rs 1,000 per month to qualifying households * 20pc basic pay raise for civilian and military officials * End of 15pc duty tax on CNG...

Nuclear pact with India almost dead: US official THE historic civil nuclear deal with India that US President George W Bush saw as one of his signature foreign policy achievements is almost certainly dead, according to senior US officials. Asked whether it was now impossible to push the...

‘Musharraf reconciled to exit’ * Govt adviser says PPP will try to make president’s exit dignified * Foreign allies pressing for smooth transition to democracy * Officials say Saudi King Abdullah has asked Nawaz to allow Musharraf to leave peacefully ISLAMABAD: President Pervez...

Kalabagh Dam shelved forever LAHORE-The govt has finally decided to shelve the controversial Kalabagh Dam project forever owing to the tremendous objection of the different stake-holders. This was stated by Federal Minister for Water and Power Raja Pervez Ashraf here on Monday...

Pakistan needs 159 years to catch up with industrialised nations KARACHI: A World Bank body has said that Pakistan need 159 years to catch up with the industrialised nations of the world, and that the country could reach this milestone by 2050 if it maintained an annual growth rate of 8.3...

US signals Zardari to remove Musharraf By NAVEED BUTT ISLAMABAD - The United States (US) has given green signal to Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Co-Chairperson Asif Ali Zardari for removing President Pervez Musharraf form his office, a reliable source told The Nation on Saturday...

Pakistani band Junoon to rock for peace in Kashmir By Sheikh Mushtaq SRINAGAR (Reuters Life!) - Strife-torn Indian Kashmir is set to rock to the beat of music, not bombs, on Sunday as Pakistan's renowned band Junoon holds the biggest musical event in the region in nearly two decades in a...

If Nawaz Can’t Understand Zardari, What Use Is Friendship? By Ahmed Quraishi Islamabad, Pakistan Building a coalition government is the most democratic thing one can do. Maintaining it requires patience, understanding and expediency. When in a coalition government, you have to be an...

Kayani, Baitullah on Time’s list of 100 influential people By Masood Haider NEW YORK, May 1: Chief of the Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani made the final list of TIME magazine’s 100 most influential people in the world, which includes luminaries like India’s Congress Party leader...

Pakistani judges to be reinstated on May 12-Sharif ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - All the judges deposed by President Pervez Musharraf during emergency rule last November will be reinstated on May 12, the leader of the second largest party in the ruling coalition government said on Friday. "I want...

Pakistan will ‘fall’ if France leaves Afghanistan: Sarkozy * French president rules out talks with Taliban, Hamas and Iran PARIS: Pakistan will fall like a house of cards if France abandons the Afghan government, French President Nicolas Sarkozy told a primetime television show. “Next...