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CJ, COAS urged to take notice of Altaf statement Jamat-e-Islami leader (JI) Sindh Amir Dr Mairajul Huda Siddiqi has urged the Chief Justice of Pakistan, Mr Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry and Chief of the Army Staff (COA), General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani to take immediate notice of Muttahida Qaumi...

The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Khawaja Muhammad Asif has said that Asif Ali Zardari is the main culprit of the PPP. Talking to a private TV channel, Khawaja Asif who has won his seat from Sialkot NA-110 and PP-123 said that President Zardari devastated the political heritage...

Most of the Nawaz voters have now only started getting laptops.

Asif Ali Zardari has been running PPP’s election campaign with money plundered from the state exchequer, former Punjab chief minister stated on Wednesday, also accusing the president of unleashing an anti-PML-N propaganda with the swag. Shahbaz told a news conference here the day of May 11...

ADEN: Suspected Al-Qaeda gunmen on Wednesday shot dead three air force generals from a strategic southYemenair base used by US soldiers last year to train local forces in combating terrorism, the army said. “Three pilot officers were martyred this morning by unknown gunmen... as they were...

The author is probably "bharat dogra" but interesting article nonetheless.

Pakistan's Sharif calls for warmer ties with India

ISLAMABAD — Access to China’s Beidou satellite guidance system for navigation and precision strike weaponry is welcomed by Pakistani analysts, but guaranteed availability of the Beidou signal cannot be assumed. “Pakistan’s armed forces cannot rely on US GPS because of its questionable...

Pakistan denies that it is seeking ‘strategic depth’ in Afghanistan. “Afghanistan doesn’t offer strategic depth rather it can turn out to be a strategic graveyard for any foreign country,” Muhammad Sadiq, Pakistan’s ambassador in Kabul, told a group of visiting Pakistani journalists. He said...

ISLAMABAD: In the past five years, both the outgoing ruling party and the opposition faced problems implementing local body systems. However, for the years to come, devolution of governance is a theme these parties profusely focus on in their manifestos. Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz...

They need to be provided an environment they feel safe to vote in.

15 killed in Balochistan gunbattle Thirteen alleged dacoits and two Frontier Corps (FC) personnel were killed in a gunfight in Kachhi district of Balochistan, on Sunday. According to FC spokesman, they received information that some ‘terrorists’ at a house in Bagh area of Sibi...

Maulana Fazlur Rehman appealed to the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on Thursday to not carry out attacks on candidates from political parties including the Awami National Party (ANP), Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM). Speaking to gatherings at Kulachi and...

The Arctic’s sea ice melted at a record pace in 2012, the ninth-hottest year on record, compounding concerns about climate change underscored by extreme weather such as Hurricane Sandy, the UN weather agency said Thursday. In a report on the situation in 2012, the World Meterological...

Fruit and vegetables exports from the country during the first three quarters of the current financial year registered an increase of 15.73% and 75.02% respectively as compared to the same period last financial year. From July-March 2012-13, fruit exports were calculated at 591,775 metric...

The saying "as the rich keep getting richer, the poor keep getting poorer" probably has a lot of meaning if you translate it into Pakistani. thenews.com.pk has just reported that while the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is warning against the plummeting foreign exchange reserves and the country's...

An American analyst on South Asia has said that the United States should offer Pakistan a conditions-based civilian nuclear deal as a way to save the relationship, which severely tested during the last decade, as well as secure long-term interests with regard to containing militancy and atomic...

A week of firsts and a glimpse of a universal wardrobe emerged from the latest fashion showcase in Lahore. The Pakistan Fashion Design Council's latest fashion week, in Lahore, registered several 'firsts': the introduction of a New Talent show, for example; a new focus on print, particularly...

The Sindh High Court issued contempt notices to Sindh chief secretary, culture secretary and others over delays in the restoration of Shri Laxmi Narain temple at a hearing on Tuesday. The temple, which is located in Native Jetty, Karachi, is believed to be 200 years old. It is the only temple...

When it comes to education, the manifestos of most political parties have two things in common: that they all pledge to move mountains to address Pakistan’s education emergency, but offer few plans as to how they intend to do this. Increasing the GDP Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has yet...