China calls for respecting Pakistan’s sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity

Beijing, Islamabad : China says Pakistan is “an important state” of the region and called for respecting its sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity. A joint statement issued Friday simultaneously from Beijing and Islamabad at end of Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani’s four-day official visit, said China believes that Pakistan’s efforts for promotingpeace and stability in South Asia need to be recognized and supported.

China’s President Jintao appreciates Pakistan’s “outstanding contributions” in fight against terror

Beijing : President Hu Jintao of China appreciated Pakistan’s “outstanding contributions inthe fight against terrorism.”

Pakistan Army didn't seek drone support: ISPR

RAWALPINDI : A spokesman of ISPR contradicted a news item published in a section of press on Friday captioned “Army Chief wanted more drone support in year 2008”.

PM Gilani says China is Pakistan's "best, time-tested, all-weather friend"

Beijing : Pakistan has taken China as "its best, time-tested and all-weather friend," Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani said here Friday.

Pakistan secret deal with IMF will fool masses by camouflaging controversial tax

The Pakistan government has reached a secret understanding with the International Monetary Fund, under which the Reformed General Sales Tax will be imposed in the next fiscal budget, but will not be named as RGST or VAT because the government may not be able to get the relevant financial legislation passed through the National Assembly.

President Zardari decides to avoid clash with judiciary in light of approaching elections

Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has reportedly decided to avert any clash with the judiciary over the Lahore High Court verdict barring him from using the Presidency for political activities.

PML-N decides to target both Pak Govt, Army over Osama bin Laden fiasco

The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has decided to ratchet up the pressure on the federal government as well as the military establishment post Osama debacle.

PTA, FIA joint raids on illegal Gateway Exchange

Karachi : A successful raid to seize illegal Gateway Exchange was conducted by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) along with Federal Intelligence Agency (FIA) in Lahore on Friday.

Strategy being evolved to enhance Province resources: Zulfiqar Ali Khan Khosa

LAHORE : Senior Advisor to Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Zulfiqar Ali Khan Khosa has said that Punjab Government

Terrorist Attack on US Consulate Personnel in Peshawar

LAHORE : Today morning, a vehicle belonging to theU.S. Consulate in Peshawar was hit by an improvised explosivedevice. The explosion damaged the vehicle, but no U.S. personnelwere seriously injured.

CBI withdraws most wanted list from website

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday admitted to goofing up on its 'most wanted' list, that was to be handed over to Pakistan, and has now withdrawn the list from it's website.

Pakistan to regulate movements of foreigners in country

Islamabad : Pakistan will regulate the movements of foreign diplomats as well as visitors in the country, according to Interior Ministry sources.

Hillary Clinton confirms US will repeat unilateral attacks in Pak if it doesn’t act on terror

Washington : The United States has made it clear to people around the world that if it locates an al-Qaida leadership operative in any country, then that nation must get him, otherwise America will, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said.

Seems likely someone in Pakistan knew about Osama Bin Laden: Hillary Clinton

Abbottabad: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said that although it has not been proven that anybody at the top of the Pakistan government knew about the presence of Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad, but it "seems likely that somebody did know."

CIA chief cautions employees against 'Osama bin Laden raid disclosers'

London : Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director Leon Panetta has cautioned his agency's employees against "unauthorized" disclosures about the US Special Forces' raid on Osama bin Laden's Abbottabad compound in Pakistan amid warnings from the Pentagon that such revelations could put future operations at risk.

India will not withdraw most wanted list: Official

New Delhi :  There was "no possibility" of India withdrawing the list of its most wanted terrorists in Pakistan, a senior official said Friday, a day after a man on the list was found to be in a Mumbai jail. He also said that the home ministry would conduct an exercise to ensure there were no more errors.

One dead, 2 Americans among injured in Peshawar blast

Islamabad :  At least one person was killed and 10 people, including two Americans, were injured Friday in a powerful blast in Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar, media reports said.

WikiLeaks: General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani wanted more US drone support

Islamabad : Pakistan Army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, contrary to the military’s public posturing, had sought more US drone strikes to help battle militants, revealed a cable accessed by WikiLeaks.

PM Gilani calls for greater heights in Pakistan-China relations

BEIJING - Visiting Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani made a speech here Thursday in China's Peking University, calling for promoting Pakistan-China relations to greater heights.

China, Pakistan hold reception to mark establishment of ties

BEIJING - China and Pakistan held a reception in the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in downtown Beijing Thursday evening to mark the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations.

China's top political advisor meets Pakistani PM

BEIJING -  Top political advisor Jia Qinglin has met with visiting Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse.

Mukhtar Mai seeks review of court order acquitting her assaulters

Islamabad :  Mukhtar Mai, who gained international attention after being gangraped on the orders of a village council, today filed a petition in Pakistan's Supreme Court seeking a review of the acquittal of several men accused of assaulting her.Mukhtar Mai's counsel

One killed, three injured in blast in Pakistan

Islamabad: One person was killed and three others were injured when a police van was targeted with a roadside bomb in northwest Pakistan on Thursday, officials said.

Second goof-up in India's Most Wanted list

New Delhi/Mumbai : The Indian government was left red-faced Thursday when another man named in its Most Wanted list of terrorists allegedly hiding in Pakistan was found to be in a Mumbai jail facing trial in the 1993 serial blasts case.

Lahore High court adjourns plea against Facebook

The Lahore High Court(LHC) has adjouned till Thursday a plea seeking a permanent ban on the social networking site Facebook for its plans to hold a blasphemous contest on May 20.

Pakistani Railway minister Ghulam Ahmad Bilour wants more people-to-people contacts

Amritsar :  Pakistani Railways Minister Ghulam Ahmad Bilour, who came here Thursday on a personal visit, says more visas should be issued to people on both sides of the border.

Cricket: Abbottabad removed as venue of Af-Pak series

The much awaited Pakistan-Afghanistan cricket match in the garrison town of Abbottabad has been shifted to the capital city of Islamabad.

Study group stresses commitment to ensure Pakistan's economic growth

New York : Asian Policy Pakistan 2020 Study Group report has laid stress on the need to ensure long term commitment from the Pakistan government and its various stakeholders to promote genuine reform in the country.

Pakistan likely to get latest radar system from China

BEIJING: Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani will visit China Academy of Space Technology today (Friday).

Enmity policy with any country including India is not workable: Nawaz

ISLAMABAD : Quaid Pakistan Muslim League –Nawaz (PML-N) Main Muhammad Nawaz Sharif has said that relations should be good from the start with India because enmity policy is not correct, adding that Pakistan do not has wells of oil and gold of mines so that we can afford enmity with the entire world.

Supreme Court would not give any judgment, which benefit terrorists: Justice Javed

ISLAMABAD : Justice Javed Iqbal said during the hearing of missing persons case  in his remarks that court will not made any decision, which would benefit the terrorists of the country.

Pak decides to revisit strategy in war against terrorism, relations with US according to parliamentary resolution: PM Gilani

BEIJING : Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has said that Pakistan has decided to revisit its strategy against war on terror and its relations with the United States according to the resolution adopted by the parliament.

Rehman Malik did not talk about Osama family with Saudi leadership, clarifies Interior Ministry

ISLAMABAD : Interior Minister Rehman Malik has explained that Saudi Arabia did not make any request to hand over the family of Osama bin Laden in his recent visit to Saudi Arabia.

Balochistan failed to provide security for Gawadar airport: Defense officials

ISLAMABAD : Balochistan government has failed to provide necessary security for the establishment of International Airport in Gawadar; Frontier Constabulary is not being deployed for the security of the workers.

Amin Fahim allegedly involved in NICL corruption scandal

ISLAMABAD : Another top government personality Federal Minister for Trade and Commerce Makhdoom Amin Fahim has been found involved in the National Insurance Company Limited (NICL) scandal.

US assured Pakistan of no more unilateral action: PM Gilani

BEIJING  Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Thursday said the United States had assured Pakistan of no more unilateral action inside its territory and only joint operations  would be conducted in this regard.

Supreme Court gives govt three weeks to revamp Election Commission

ISLAMABAD : Supreme Court has awarded three week time frame to the government for the revamping the Election Commission of Pakistan.

Grossman talks post Abbottabad situation with Zardari, Kayani, Pasha, Hina Rabbani Khar

ISLAMAABAD : Special Representative of United States for Afghanistan and Pakistan Marc Grossman met the President Asif Ali Zardari, Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani,

US ought to understand Pak’s ground realities, President tells Grossman

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday underlined that US must understand ground realties in Pakistan following the killing of OBL in Abbottabad.

Pakistan-China friendship time-tested: COAS

Rawalpindi: A Chinese delegation headed by Major General ZHOU HONGTAO, Deputy Chief of Staff XINJIANG Military Command called on Chief of Army Staff, General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani at General Headquarters on Thursday.

Abbotabad operation bone of contention, US told

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Thursday raised the issue of its sovereignty violation in meeting with President Obama’s special envoy for the region, Marc Grossman, and emphasized that it shall be respected.

US intelligence hunting down terrorists named in Osama bin Laden files

WASHINGTON: The entire U.S. intelligence community is busy pursuing leads from files recovered from Osama bin Laden’’’’s Abbottobad, Pakistan, compound to determine whether bin Laden’’’’s plots had gone beyond the discussion and planning phase to concrete threats,

Members of Saudi consulate leave Karachi

Karachi: After the killing of Saudi diplomat in Karachi, families, additional and non-diplomat staff of Saudi Consulate left Pakistan on Thursday.

Abbottabad like operation can not rollout: Marc Grossman

ISLAMABAD: US special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan Marc Grossman Thursday said that Washington respected Pakistan’s sovereignty but could assure US would not repeat Abbottabad-like operation.

No Taliban Shoora in Quetta: Nawab Zulfiqar Magsi

Quetta: Governor Baluchistan Nawab Zulfiqar Magsi has said that if the innocent people were killed during Kharotabad tragedy then judiciary may take action and government should also hold an inquiry as well.

Medics, paramedics, nurses reject new job structure

ISLAMABAD : The nurses of the federal government hospital as well as doctors and non-medical staff Thursday unanimously rejected the new job structure, recently notified by the federal health ministry.

All Pakistan Muslims League to make alliance with PTI, MQM

ISLAMABAD: Former President Pervez Musharraf’s party All Pakistan Muslims League (APML) has come up with a decision to make its alliance with Pakistan Tehrik e Insaf (PTI) and Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) in the upcoming election.

No compromise to be made on security of Int’l sporting teams: Rehman Malik

ISLAMABAD: Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik has made it clear that the security akin to international standard would be lent to international teams including India.

Seven abducted cops recovered

RAJANPUR: The police have recovered seven policemen abducted by dacoits here from Rajanpur, on Thursday.

Killing of Chechens in Quetta: Jamaat-e- Islami files adjournment motion in Senate

ISLAMABAD: Jamaat-e- Islami has filed an adjournment motion in senate secretariat on the incident of gunning down 5 aliens by security forces in Quetta and later enacting drama of killing suicide bombers.

Jamhoori Watan Party demands Suo moto notice on killing 5 Chechen nationals

QUETTA: Vice President of Jamhoori Watan Party (JWP) Ashraf Kakar demanded from Chief Justice Balochistan High Court to take Suo moto notice of the incident of killing five innocent people as suicide bombers.