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Hurdles of internal change November 08, 2008 Pakistan's relations with the new US administration of president-elect Barack Obama have been much debated in the days since America's first African-American leader was elected to the White house. For Pakistan, close ties with the next US...

Clear picture about Obama's Pakistan policy will emerge when he will officially hold office after completion of transition process.

People like this bast*** should be hanged publicly. It is because of them our economy is facing serious problems. His nationality needs be canceled immediately.

Pakistan arrests forex company chief over dollar transfer 8 Nov 2008 ISLAMABAD, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- The Pakistani investigation agency on Saturday arrested the chief of the country's largest foreign exchange company on charges of illegal transfer of billions of U.S. dollars abroad, a move...

From 'Great Game' to Grand Bargain in Afghanistan By Barnett R. Rubin and Ahmed Rashid 6 Nov 2008 The "Great Game" is no fun anymore. Nineteenth-century British imperialists used that term to describe the British-Russian struggle for mastery in Afghanistan and Central Asia. More than a...

Pak man in US panel to review terror war 7 Nov 2008 NEW DELHI: As president-elect Barack Obama gets ready to tackle the war in Afghanistan, the US strategy on Kabul and Islamabad is already undergoing a massive review. General David Petraeus, who is the new chief of US Central...

Sarah Palin was prank called by two Quebec comedians pretending to be French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Nov. 1. During a seven-minute conversation, topics ranged from “politics to hunting with Vice President Dick Cheney. Here is the call. :cheers:

In Karachi, roads get very busy during peak hours but due to fly overs, signal free corridors and underpasses flow of traffic has improved to a great extent. People need to develop more traffic sense and we will definitely see improvement in over all traffic problems.

In Karachi there is still load shedding going on. Which city are you talking about ?

Not only NS but also other politicians should be asked to bring their wealth in Pakistan.

IHC issues notices to Pervez Musharraf, Nawaz Sharif and sitting governor state bank ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) has issued notices to former president Pervez Musharraf, PML-N Quaid Mian Nawaz Sharif, sitting governor state bank of Pakistan and 9 others on a petition filed against...

Pakistan is blessed with natural resources but expecting any good move by this government is like expecting "too much".

Pakistani coal can solve electricity crisis: Report 7 Nov 2008 RAWALPINDI: Pakistan has about 850 billion cubic feet resources of coal at the moment but unfortunately the country has been facing an acute shortage of electricity which is badly affecting the national economy...

A very interesting insight... A fairy-tale cabinet PRIME Minister Gilani’s (or are they President Zardari’s?) ministers are a bit like Snow White’s dwarfs, Santa Claus’s reindeer and Disney’s Dalmatians: you know there’s a lot of ’em but, try as you might, you really can’t name them all...

Retard justification by our PM but it's not his fault. He is just a puppet unable to differentiate between right or wrong. Now Pakistanis should know why most of friendly nations refused to provide any economic help.

KSE: investors stay on sidelines 7 Nov 2008 KARACHI : Trading activity at the local share market remained dull due to prevailing uncertainty over the floor issue, which kept the investors on the sidelines and the benchmark KSE-100 index ended unchanged at 9,183.14 points. The investors'...

Govt blocks floating of $4bn GDRs, bonds 7 Nov 2008 *Ishaq Dar says PPP govt got confused and shelved plans* ISLAMABAD: Despite presenting a plan before the federal cabinet, the PPP-led government has been unable to push ahead with $4 billion transactions related to issuance of Global...

Economic downturn takes toll on property rates 7 Nov 2008 LAHORE: Real estate rates are under pressure, as entrepreneurs are trying to offload their assets to remain afloat or convert the assets into dollars. The News has found that almost all industrial sectors are incurring losses, as...

Pakistan, India to take up basmati issue November 07, 2008 ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and India have decided to hold talks to settle issues pertaining to joint registration of basmati rice under Geographical Indication (GI). A joint working group of both sides would deliberate on the issue in a...

Heavy agenda and financial constraints mar Ecnec meeting 7 Nov 2008 ISLAMABAD - The meeting of Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) that was to approve 42 developmental projects worth Rs 311.53 billion for various sectors ended up without completing its business...