Iranian President Ahmadinejad warns US against extending Afghan war into Pakistan

TEHRAN: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has warned US President Barack Obama against extending the war in Afghanistan to neighboring Pakistan.

Pakistan’s image has taken a beating: Salman Bashir

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir has admitted that his country’s image has taken a beating after the Osama episode but at the same he said Pakistan-US relations are strong.

Hilary Clinton cancels visit to Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton has cancelled her visit to Pakistan after the killing of Osama Bin Laden in a unilateral action by the US forces.

Supreme Court issues contempt of court notice to DG FIA in NICL scandal case

ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court (SC) has declared transferring the investigation officer in NICL Scandal as interference in court’s proceedings and has issued contempt of court notice to DG FIA, Malik Muhammad Iqbal who is responsible for this transfer.

Non democratic elements trying to divert the attention of the Government: PM Gilani

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has reiterated the commitment of the Government to continue the development schemes despite financial crunch.

Osama bin Laden’s Yemeni widow to be repatriated: Pak diplomat

DUBAI: Slain al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden’s detained relatives, including his 29-year-old Yemeni widow, will be repatriated back to their home countries after their initial interrogations are completed, a Pakistani diplomat has said.

Abbottabad incident: Military, civilian leadership on same page, says ISPR

Rawalpindi: A spokesman of ISPR on Tuesday said that military and civilians are on the same page to effectively deal with the situation in the wake of Abbottabad incident.

President Zardari administers oath to 3 MPs of MQM

Islamabad: President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday administered oath to 3 Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) members of the parliament as ministers and minister of state at a ceremony held at the Aiwan-e-Sadr.

Forces kill Three terrorists in a clash

LOWER DIR: At least three miscreants were killed in a clash with Security Forces in Lower Dir hereon Tuesday.

Osama bin Laden killing: ISI officials to brief national security body today

ISLAMABAD: The Parliamentary Committee on National Security would take a detailed and in-depth briefing on the US operation in Abbottabad from ISI, Ministry of Defense in the Parliament House on Wednesday (today).

No deal made to let US get bin Laden : Pervez Musharraf

ISLAMABAD – Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf says he never struck an agreement with the United States to let American special forces kill or capture Osama bin Laden inside Pakistan.

US drone attack : kills 4 in Pakistan

PESHAWAR, Pakistan  – A US drone strike targeting a vehicle killed four militants in Pakistan's tribal belt on

Cricket : Shahid Afridi denies rift within team management

Karachi, May 10 (IANS) Pakistan's limited-overs captain Shahid Afridi has played down reports of a rift within the team management involving him and coach Waqar Younis.

Abottabad venue for Pakistan-Afghanistan cricket match

Karachi : Afghanistan will play a one-day cricket match against Pakistan A in the garrison city of Abbottabad, a few kilometres from the hideout where Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden was killed earlier this month.

Pervez Musharraf-Bush secret deal 10 yrs ago allowed US to hunt down Osama in Pak

Former Pakistani leader General Pervez Musharraf and US President George Bush had struck a secret deal ten years ago, allowing American forces to conduct a raid inside Pakistan if they located Osama bin Laden, reports have said.

General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani's first concern upon hearing of Osama raid was safety of 'Pak nuke site'

Pakistan's Army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani's first concern after hearing about the US raid on Osama bin Laden's Abbottabad compound was the country's nuclear missile installations, one of which was only a few dozen miles from the killed al-Qaeda chief's hideout.

PM Yousuf Raza Gilani backs ISI

Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has rejected the accusations of incompetence on Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) sayin7g it is discharging its duties professionally.

Heart drugs work 'better' during bedtime

A new research by University of Guelph scientists has indicated that when doctors give heart drugs to patients, the time of day can make a big difference.

Study: Many elderly get colon screening too often

Many older Americans get repeat colon cancer tests they don't need and Medicare is paying for it, suggests a study that spotlights unnecessary risks to the elderly and a waste of money.

Body fat percentage can best measure your health risks

A new study has warned that people with coronary artery disease and expanded waistlines are at more than twice the risk of dying, including those with a Body Mass Index (BMI) in the normal range.

Egyptian ex-minister sentenced to five years in jail

Cairo :  Egypt's former tourism minister Zuheir Garranah was sentenced to five years in jail Tuesday for illegally issuing licences to tourism companies, state TV said.

India kicks off war games along Pakistan border

JODHPUR: India kicked off war games involving thousands of troops on Monday along its border with arch-rival Pakistan, which is still smarting from the US operation that killed Osama bin Laden.

PM Gilani says allegations of Pakistan complicity on Osama bin Laden were "absurd"

Islamabad : Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani Monday told the National Assembly that allegations of complicity and incompetence on presence of Osama bin Laden in Abbotabad were "absurd".

Sindh Governor Ishratul Ebad Khan says there should be "clarity" in Pak-US ties after killing of Osama bin Laden

Karachi : Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ebad Khan says there should be "clarity" in Pakistan, United States relations after killing of Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in Abbotabad on May 2, 2011.

Pakistan’s economy showing positive signs: South Korean Ambassador

Islamabad : South Korean Ambassador to Pakistan Mr. Choi Choong- Jee on Tuesday said Pakistan’s economy is showing sign of recovery that can be accelerated through consistent policies,

Pakistani man found hanged in Saudi Arabia

Riyadh : A Pakistani man committed suicide by hanging himself after slashing his veins while visiting the holy Saudi town of Makkah,

No alternative" than to work with Pakistan against terrorists : Nato Chief

New York : NATO Secretary General has called on Western governments to continue to work with Pakistan against Islamic extremists, as the United States and Pakistan trade thinly-veiled critiques of each other's operations.

Pakistan, India talks on Wullar barrage-Tulbul project in Islamabad from Wednesday

Islamabad : Pakistan and India and Pakistan will on Wednesday begin four-day talks here on Wullar barrage-Tulbul navigation project in Occupied Kashmir

Hockey : Azlan Shah Cup Pakistan look to reverse tide against India

Ipoh, Malaysia : Pakistan will be looking to reverse the tide against India when the arch rivals clash in Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament here Wednesday.

CIA spy chief to remain in Pakistan: US official

Washington : The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) spy chief would remain stationed at Pakistan despite an apparent attempt by local media to leak his identity, the US officials have revealed.

China landslide death toll rises to at least 12

BEIJING – State media say the death toll in a landslide that swamped a makeshift dormitory at a quarry in southern China has risen to 12 with 10 others presumed dead.

NATO strikes target Muammar Gaddafi compound: witnesses

TRIPOLI   – NATO carried out a number of missile strikes on targets in the Tripoli area on Tuesday that appeared to include Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's compound, witnesses said.

Magnitude 7.1 earthquake hits South Pacific

PARIS – Geological monitoring services say a magnitude 7.1 earthquake has hit in the South Pacific off the French territory of New Caledonia.

Don't blame Pakistan for non-state actors, says President Zardari

New Delhi: India should stop blaming Pakistan for the terrorist actions of 'non-state actors', President Asif Ali Zardari told a delegation of Indian jurists which recently returned from a visit to Islamabad.

Osama bin Laden's sister once lived south of Rome

Rome : Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden's sister once lived in the Lazio region surrounding Rome, where she was nicknamed "the princess", said a former mayor.

Woman suicide bomber kills 3 in Pakistan

Islamabad : A woman suicide bomber detonated herself at the main entrance to a court in a Pakistani city Tuesday, killing three police personnel, a media report said.

Pakistan will provide US conditional access to Osama’s wives

Washington : Pakistan will allow the US to question or take into custody the three wives of Osama bin Laden only if their ‘country of origin has been asked for permission’, according to US media reports.

US, Pakistan struck deal on Osama bin Laden raid in 2001

London : Pakistan had given the US permission to carry out unilateral assault inside its territory if Osama bin Laden's hideout was found, a media report said Tuesday. In the deal struck a decade ago, Pakistan was to "put up a hue and cry" about the raid.

President Obama calls Manmohan Singh on 'successful action' against Osama

Washington : US President Barack Obama spoke with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh about the killing of Osama bin Laden, the White House announced without a mention of neighbouring Pakistan.

No apology for raid to kill Osama bin Laden: US to Pakistan

Washington : The United States has asked Pakistan to undertake a ‘full investigation’ of government connections to Osama bin Laden, bluntly telling Islamabad it will make no apology for the raid on the Al Qaeda leader’s hideout.

Osama bin Laden killing may not derail India-Pakistan dialogue: US experts

Washington : US analysts don't foresee a derailing of India's decision to reengage a robust peace dialogue with Pakistan, even if it is made more complicated by the killing of Osama bin Laden in his Pakistani hideout.

But the circumstances of bin Laden's death could affect the course of relations between Pakistan and its historic rival India, according to a Congressional Research Service (CRS) report prepared for members of US Congress.

President Obama was ready for military confrontation with Pakistan: NYT

Washington : US President Obama was willing to risk a military confrontation with Pakistan in order to capture or kill Osama bin Laden, the New York Times reported revealing additional details about the US raid on his hideout.

Post Osama, Indian PM Manmohan Singh readies for Afghanistan trip

New Delhi : With a new chill in US-Pakistani ties following Osama bin Laden's killing, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is all set to travel to Afghanistan, a visit sure to rankle Islamabad.

US has told Pakistan to act against LeT: Timothy J. Roemer

Ahmedabad : The US had told Pakistan that it now needed to act against the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), US ambassador to India Timothy J. Roemer said Tuesday while stressing that his government had been building enormous pressure on Islamabad to target terror havens in its territory.