Cricket World Cup: Pakistan beat Canada by 46 runs

 Captain Shahid Afridi registered his fifth five-wicket haul as Pakistan beat Canada by 46 runs in their World Cup clash at the Premadasa stadium in Colombo on Thursday.

ICJ platform not right for Davis case: Hussain Haroon

Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United Nations Abdullah Hussain Haroon has said the International Court of Justice (ICJ) could neither take a suo moto notice in the Raymond Davis case nor could it directly intervene in it.

Pakistan to Proceed With Murder Trial of CIA Contractor

A Pakistani court has ruled that the trial of a CIA contractor accused of double murder can proceed, despite the U.S. government's insistence that he has diplomatic immunity.

Militants attacked Khasadar Force' convey, six killed

KHYBER AGENCY: Six Khasadar force personnel have been martyred and three others injured when militants ambushed their convey at Alamgod area in Tehsuil Bara here on Thursday.

Sikh bodies ask Govt to include Kartarpur Corridor in Indo-Pak talks

Leaders of several Sikh bodies, who gathered here along with Sikh devotees, have urged the Indian Government to include the issue of providing safe passage to pilgrims along the Kartarpur Corridor

Jessie Bender Update: Missing Calif. girl fled to avoid Pakistan marriage, cops say

HESPERIA, Calif. - Police who spent more than a week searching for 13-year-old Jessie Bender say they found the girl unharmed in a hotel Wednesday, where she said she ran away to avoid being forced into an arranged marriage in Pakistan.

Car bomb explosion kills nine, wounds 32 in City

HANGU: At least nine persons were killed and 32 others injured in a powerful car bomb blast targeting police on Thursday, police said.

Protest against Bhatti's murder held

ISLAMABAD: Three-day mourning is being observed throughout Pakistan over the assassination of Federal Minister for Minorities, Shahbaz Bhatti.

Pakistan murder: Shahbaz Bhatti's 'goodbye' call

A day after the assassination of Pakistani Minority Affairs Minister Shahbaz Bhatti, the BBC's Orla Guerin describes a frightened phone call he made to the BBC just before his death and examines the growing climate of fear enveloping opponents of the country's controversial blasphemy laws.

New ministers appointed in Punjab

LAHORE: The PML-N has appointed ministers on Thursday for the slots that fell vacant after the resignation of PPP ministers in Punjab.

Deterioration security situation in Balochistan

ISLAMABAD: The government should take practical steps instead of issuing policy statements regarding targeted killings in Balochistan, remarked Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry as the Supreme Court resumed the hearing on a petition filed over the rising incidents of abductions and targeted killings in the province.

Pakistan to clarify status of Raymon Davis

The Pakistan government will reveal to the Lahore High Court the status of American Raymond Davis, whose gunning down of two Pakistani men has caused a huge diplomatic row.

Pakistan hunts killers of Christian politician

Pakistan has announced three days of national mourning after a Christian government minister who decried Islamic blasphemy laws was gunned down.

Canada rattles Pakistan in W. Cup match

NEW DELHI — Ireland's sensational World Cup victory over England inspired Canada to hand mighty Pakistan a huge scare on Thursday as the tournament braced itself for another sensation.

Harper condemns 'gutless' killers of Pakistan minister

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Stephen Harper is condemning what he calls the gutless killers who gunned down the only Christian member of Pakistan's cabinet.

Hameed Dogar apologizes SC for taking oath under PCO

Justice (retd) Abdul Hameed Dogar apologized from the Supreme Court for taking oath under the

'Blood money' may help get a CIA agent off the hook

One way out of the mess surrounding the January 27 arrest in Lahore, Pakistan of CIA contractor Raymond Davis, say senior U.S. and Pakistani officials, is a Muslim ritual for resolving disputes known as “blood money.”

Barack Obama to hold Af-Pak situation room meeting

WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama will hold his monthly situation room meeting on the current situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan in the backdrop of killing of a Pakistani cabinet minister and deteriorating US-Pak relationship in the context of the Raymond Davis case.

Six security personnel killed in firing in NW Pakistan

 At least six security personnel were killed Thursday in an ambush by unknown militants in Khyber Agency of Pakistan, local media reported.

PAKISTAN: Picking up the pieces in Swat Valley

PESHAWAR, 2 March 2011 (IRIN) - In a few weeks the owners of a small, three-room flat above a tea-shop in a noisy Peshawar bazaar in northwestern Pakistan will be looking for a new tenant because the current occupant, Fayazullah Jan, is leaving. ... Read More

PML-Q MNA challenges clauses of 18th Amendment

PESHAWAR: Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) MNA Marvi Memon on Wednesday challenged Article 63 A (1) (b) of the 18th Amendment in the Peshawar High Court (PHC). This article defines disqualification of parliamentarians when they vote or abstain from ... Read More

Midterm election has positive, negative effects

The panel was comprised former Chief Economist of Pakistan Dr Pervez Tahir, Chairman Pakistan Industrial and Traders Associations Front (PIAF) Sohail Lashari, Director Pakistan Study Center Punjab University Prof Dr Musarat Abid, and President Pakistan ... Read More

Pakistan still under 'stinking water': UNDP head

Eight months after Pakistan was hit by devastating floods, reconstruction is continuing in many parts of the country. An estimated 10 million people were forced from their homes, with another eight million directly affected by Pakistan's worst natural ... Read More

'Pakistan seeks stronger ties with Iran'

Pakistan's Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir (L) met with Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Asia and Oceania Affairs Mohammad Ali Fathollahi in Islamabad on March 2, 2011. Pakistan's Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir has described the reinforcement of ... Read More

Pakistan drugged out on defense and debt

KARACHI - Pakistan is spending more on debt servicing than on defense, and seven times more on arms than on primary schools, according to a United Nations report that calls on governments and aid donors to seek ways of converting ... Read More

Pace, Passion, Pakistan

Mother of all cricketing ironies in the sense that this is the actual motto of Islamic Republic Of Pakistan - a cricketing side with a long and inglorious tradition of bickering and infighting, on whose rolls were many explosive loose cannons and a ... Read More

Tense calm in Kashmir

With the emotional affinity with Pakistan very much intact the movement seems to have diversified on the political and ideological plane. Pakistan, on its part, is keeping aloof, allowing the movement to acquire an indigenous character. ... Read More

Expert calls for bridging gap between US and Pakistan

As part of a regular series of networking events held by the Fulbright-Humphrey Alumni Association, the United States Educational Foundation in Pakistan (USEFP) organised a session on the topic of 'Increasing knowledge of the US in Pakistan. ... Read More

US urged to be unbiased to Pakistan on FMCT

Pakistan says that it wants to have a non-discriminatory approach on all issues regarding strategic security in spite of the fact that the United States continues to demand that the Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty (FMCT) be signed immediately. ... Read More

US helped give birth to terror groups in Pakistan

'Part of the reason these groups exist is together with Pakistan we helped create some of them,' General James N. Mattis, commander of the US Central Command, said at a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee Tuesday. 'And over the years, ... Read More

Pakistan win toss and bat against Canada

COLOMBO — Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi won the toss and opted to bat against Canada in the World Cup Group A match at the R. Premadasa stadium on Thursday. Pakistan replaced left-arm spinner Abdur Rehman, who has injured his abductor muscle, ... Read More

Pakistan to import more from India

In sharp contrast to the Pakistan's policy towards India that seeks resolution of political issues before talking business, the government has decided to expand trade with India by allowing import of seven ... Read More

Customs agents at O'Hare seize $125000 in cash headed for Pakistan

Federal agents seized more than $125000 in undeclared US currency at O'Hare Airport on Tuesday from a family that was traveling to Pakistan. Federal agents seized more than $125000 in undeclared US currency at O'Hare Airport on Tuesday from a family ... Read More

6000 fistula cases occur in Pakistan every year

An estimated 5000 to 6000 new cases of fistula are occurring in Pakistan every year. And one out of every three cases is Iatrogenic, meaning that it is caused by quacks, unskilled healthcare providers, and surgeons and gynaecologists, ...Read More

US holding back economic aid to Pakistan

Most of America's economic aid to Pakistan allocated for last year is still in US government coffers, according to an official report. Only 179.5 million dollars out of 1.51 billion dollars in US civilian aid to Pakistan was ... Read More

Sherry Rehman next on Pakistan militants' hitlist, friends fear

She spent most of January holed up inside her Karachi home, surrounded by police and advised by senior government ministers to flee Pakistan lest she be assassinated. "I get two types of advice about leaving," she said then. "One from concerned friends ... Read More

SC takes notice of rules' relaxation in Reko Diq case

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry Wednesday said that while it was not in court's jurisdiction to interpret the contract but observed that the court was concerned why only a specific company was ... Read More

Missing 13-year-old girl fled to avoid arranged marriage in Pakistan

A 13-year-old girl who had been missing for more than a week ran away over fears she was to be sent to Pakistan for an arranged marriage, police have claimed. Jessie Marie Bender has been taken into child protective custody after ... Read More

Little hype as Pak, Palestine teams arrive in Karachi

KARACHI: Palestine and Pakistan football teams were received here at the Jinnah International Airport on Wednesday without any media hype, a discouraging factor for the sport in the country. Besides this correspondent, only three other ... Read More

Want to bat up the order, says Abdul Razzaq

COLOMBO: If Pakistan all-rounder Abdul Razzaq had endorsed a popular soft drink in the mid 90s, the catch line, 'Yeh Dil Maange More' would have suited him perfectly. The all-rounder almost seems wasted at No. 8 and doesn't get a chance to bowl more ... Read More

PCB remains hopeful

Karachi: Exactly two years after the terrorist attack on Sri Lankan players made Pakistan a no-go zone for foreign teams, PCB is hoping that international cricket would return to the country with the Lankans and Zimbabwe showing interest in coming ... Read More

PCB to discuss Warne's WC tie tweet in ICC meeting

KARACHI: Shane Warne's accurate prediction of the India-England World Cup match ending in a tie has raised eyebrows in the Pakistan Cricket Board which is planning to discuss the Australian's "strange" forecast in the next ICC board meeting. ... Read More

Media has an important role in defeating extremists: PM

Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Thursday noting important role of media in defeating designs of extremists urged it to educate people in the right direction.He was talking to representative delegation of National Press Club led by its president Muhammad Afzal Butt here at the PM House. Read More

'Nuclear Pakistan in extremists' hands a grave threat'

Pak-Afghan border remains an "epicentre" of global terrorism, the US said on Thursday, as a top military official warned lawmakers of grave consequences of the collapse Read More

Attacks on police kill 13 people in NW Pakistan

A highway ambush and a car bomb attack targeting security forces in Pakistan's troubled northwest killed 13 people Thursday, officials said, in a sign of Islamist militants' resilience despite army operations against them. ... Read More

Pakistan: CIA man has no immunity

The case has further inflamed anti-American sentiment in Pakistan and is testing the often-strained ties between the allies. Last month an influential US senator, John Kerry, apologised to the Pakistani government over the shooting but Barack Obama, ... Read More

PSF promoting science awareness among masses

Islamabad: The Pakistan Science Foundation (PSF) is actively engaged in promoting science awareness among the masses especially living in rural areas through science fairs, travelling exhibitions and mobile science caravans, PSF Chairman Dr. Manzoor H. ... Read More

A colourful display of Baloch culture

By our correspondent Thousands of people, most of them dressed in traditional Balochi attire and armed with swords, marched on camels, donkeys, motorcycles and buses towards the Clifton beach where a grand event had been organized to celebrate the ... Read More

Concern voiced at HR violations

BARA: Khyber Union, a Bara-based political organisation, has asked the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa governor to take notice of what it called the human rights violations in tribal areas at the hands of the security forces both in Bara and Peshawar and restore ... Read More

Peshawar to have handicrafts centre soon: minister

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtun-khwa Minister for Sports and Tourism Syed Aqil Shah here Wednesday announced establishment of a mega Handicraft Centre in the provincial metropolis where artisans would be provided free space. “Security situation in the ... Read More

Four policemen among nine killed in Hangu suicide blast

HANGU: A suicide car bomb targeting police van killed at least nine people including four policemen and wounded 32 others in Hangu on Thursday, Geo News reported. "The bomber ... blew himself up when a police patrol went close to the car for a security ... Read More

Pakistan wants to resolve all issues with India: Naek

Senate Chairman Farooq H Naek on Wednesday said that Pakistan would like to continue to work with the Government of India to resolve all outstanding issues peacefully and in a just manner. Read More

SC summons Chief Secretary Balochistan

Supreme Court of Pakistan has summoned Chief Secretary Balochistan with written reply on law and order situation of Balochistan. Three-member bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry and comprising Justice Muhammad ... Read More

Witnesses: Libyan towns bombed; govt. slams plan to probe war crimes

Two towns in eastern Libyan were bombed Thursday, witnesses said, despite the government's accusations hours earlier that reports of attacks on protesters and military facilities are false. ... Read More

Air strike launched amid talk of Libyan peace plan

The Libyan leader's army is facing an increasingly organised and confident rebel force. (AFP : Patrick Baz ) A fresh air strike has been launched on the opposition-held Libyan town of Brega a day after clashes between rebels and pro-regime fighters ... Read More

Bhatti's murder "a new low point" in Pak's struggle against religious extremism: UK

The United Kingdom has said the assassination of Pakistan's Minority Affairs Minister Shahbaz Bhatti "marks a new low point" in the country's struggle against violent religious extremism, and "poses questions about what kind of society Pakistan wants ... Read More

Pak Taliban threatens to target more blasphemy law reform supporters

The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, the terror outfit that has claimed responsibility for the assassination of Minority Affairs Minister Shahbaz Bhatti has threatened to attack all those advocating reforms to the country's controversial blasphemy laws. ...Read More

Govt committed not to allow misuse of Blasphemy law: Wajid

Pakistan High Commissioner to Britain Wajid Shamsul Hassan has said that the government of Pakistan is very clear on blasphemy law but it will not allow its misuse in the country.Talking to BBC Radio on Wednesday, ... Read More

Pakistan announces three days of mourning for Bhatti

Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Thursday announced three days of official mourning for Minority Affairs Minister Shahbaz Bhatti, who was assassinated by Taliban militants for opposing Pakistan's controversial blasphemy law. ... Read More

UK to provide 445million ponds annually for four year program

British Government will provide four hundred forty six million pounds annually under the next four year program to help Pakistan in Education and health sectors and improve economy and strengthen democracy and governance. ... Read More

374 Pak nationals to repatriate from Libya today: FO

Foreign Office has said that 354 Pakistanis have been repatriated through two flights from Libya and 374 more would be brought back to Pakistan today (Thursday). Read More

Contempt of court case; SC accepts apology of Justice Dogar, Zahid

ISLAMABAD: A special bench of the Supreme Court on Thursday accepted unconditional apologies of the former Judges of the apex Court justice Abdul Hameed Dogar and justice Sayed Zahid Hussain.Read More

Altaf, Pagara call for unity among like-minded parties

Muttahida Qaumi Movement founder Altaf Hussain and President Pakistan Muslim League-Functional Pir Pagara have stressed the need for unity among “all like-minded political parties in the larger interest of the country”.Read More

New realignment between PPP and PML-Q expected

A new political realignment between the PPP and the PML-Q was expected in Punjab within 48 hours as they are set to file requisition for summoning the session of Punjab Assembly as a combined opposition in largest province of the country to give a ... Read More

Bhatti's position in Pak cabinet will be offered to his family: Zardari

The position fallen vacant after the assassination of Pakistan's Minister for Minority Affairs, Shahbaz Bhatti, would be offered to one of his family members, President Asif Ali Zardari has said.Read More

Pakistan court rejects Davis' claim about diplomatic immunity

LAHORE: In a setback to US efforts to seek early release of its national Raymond Davis arrested for a double murder, a Pakistani court today rejected his claim that he has diplomatic immunity and said it would go ahead with his trial. Read More