Pakistan reduces US military trainers

Pakistan's army has sent home two-thirds of the U.S. military personnel who were training its forces in counterinsurgency skills along the porous border with Afghanistan.

Pakistani experts say US drones using 'deadly chemical materials'

Pakistani physicians and experts say that the US uses chemical munitions in its drone attacks on the country's civilians, according to a news report.

PCB suspends national selector Mohammad Illyas

Lahore: The Pakistan Cricket Board on Wednesday suspended national selector Mohammad Illyas and asked him to face disciplinary proceedings for violating the terms of his employment contract by making statements in the media and appearing on a television show on the Shahid Afridi issue.

Atiqa Odho quits Pervez Musharraf's party amid liquor row

Actress Atiqa Odho, a close aide of Pervez Musharraf, has resigned from the former military ruler's party after she was detained at an airport recently for having two bottles of liquor in her luggage. The development embarrassed Musharraf's All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) as the consumption of alcohol by Muslims is prohibited in the country.

Cyclone in Arabian Sea Could hit Coastal Areas in next 48 Hours: Pakistan Meteorological Department

KARACHI: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has warned that a tropical storm, which is likely to form 600km off the coast of Karachi will hit the Sindh-Makran coastal area at night between Friday and Saturday.

I was playing a friendly match: Mohammad Amir

London: Banned Pakistan pacer Mohammad Amir on Thursday claimed innocence after the ICC has launched an investigation for defying the ban imposed on him by playing in an English competition, saying that he had featured in a friendly fixture.

ICC to investigate after suspended Pakistan player Mohammad Amir plays in minor English match

LONDON — Pakistan cricketer Mohammad Amir is being investigated by the ICC after playing in a minor English league match last week despite being banned from the sport on corruption charges.

Imran Khan says Shahid Afridi's legal case a 'suicide attack' on the game in Pakistan

Former Pakistan captain Imran Khan said the public row between management and all-rounder Shahid Afridi was akin to a "suicide attack" that could sink cricket into deeper turmoil.

Pak prosecutors to ask court to begin impounding Pervez Musharraf assets

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani prosecutors are expected to ask an anti-terrorism court to start proceedings to impound former President Pervez Musharraf's assets following his failure to respond to his designation as a "proclaimed offender" for failing to cooperate in the investigation of Benazir Bhutto's assassination.

India, Pakistan added 20-30 nukes in past one year’

New Delhi: India and Pakistan have added 20-30 nuclear warheads in their arsenal in the past one year, a global think tank said on Tuesday.

8 NATO tankers destroyed in Pakistan blast

Islamabad : At least eight tankers, supplying oil to International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan, were destroyed in an explosion in Pakistan's Khyber Agency, Geo News reported Wednesday morning.

US drone strike kills 20 in Pakistan

Pakistani intelligence officials say the death toll in a U.S. missile strike near the Afghan border has increased to 20.

US-Pakistan cooperation has yielded results: State Department

The United States’ anti-terror cooperation with Pakistan is in American long-term security interest and the cooperatve efforts between the two countries have yielded results, the State Department said. “What we’re trying to do in Pakistan is to build democratic institutions, to improve Pakistan’s security, to help it face an existential threat from terrorism. And that’s where our assistance is focused,”

No compromises made on national strategic interests in war against terrorism: General Ashfaq Pervez Kiyani

QUETTA: Chief of the Army Staff General Ashfaq Pervez Kiyani on Tuesday again made it clear that Pakistan has never made any compromise on basic national strategic interests in war against terrorism.

Govt to complete its tenure despite attitude of opposition: PM Gilani

Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Tuesday advised opposition to act realistically as the government is determined to complete its constitutional term with the support of the people. Addressing parliamentarians of Pakistan People’s Party and allied parties here at Prime Minister House, the Prime Minister expressed resolve to continue serving people with patience despite baseless propaganda and rumour mongering by the opposition.

Pakistan’s position as nuclear state an ‘established fact’: FO

Foreign Office on Wednesday said Pakistan is a nuclear-weapon state and it does not comment on its strategic programme. “Pakistan is a nuclear-weapon state. This is an established fact.  We do not comment on our strategic programme” said the Foreign Office spokesperson in response to a question regarding the statement by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

Pakistan needs political stability: PM Gilani

Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has said that the country needs political stability in order to ensure socio-economic development of the masses.  He said that the external challenges facing the country also require that political forces across party divide craft consensus and put up a united front against these challenges.

PPP to uphold democratic norms: PM Gilani

Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has said that Pakistan People’s Party will uphold democratic and parliamentary norms in the upcoming budget session of the Punjab Assembly despite demonstration of undemocratic and indecent attitude of the opposition.  He said that the government is pursuing the policy of political reconciliation in line with the vision of Shaheed Mohtarama Benazir Bhutto.

Kharotabad incident: Police surgeon to appear before Senate body

QUETTA: Senate Standing Committee on Human Rights has convened Police Surgeon Dr. Baqir Shah along with his team, which carried out the autopsy of foreigners who lost their lives in Kharotabad incident, today (Wednesday) in committee meeting.

Supreme Court orders government to implement flood commission report

Supreme Court of Pakistan ordered provincial and federal government to implement investigation report from flood commission in its true spirit and court summoned report about the implementation within 15 days.

We do not recommend drone attacks: Rehman Malik

Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik said we don’t recommend drone attacks inside Pakistan and demand to the U.S to provide us drone technology so that we can strike ourselves.

10 people injured in Ozair Baloch’s convoy attack

At least 10 people were injured in a hand grenade attack on Peoples’ Peace Committee Chairman Ozair Jan Baloch’s convoy in Liyari area of Karachi, the economic hub of Pakistan, police sources said.

Lahore High Court seeks reply of AQ Khan over movement orders

Islamabad High Court (IHC) has sought a reply from Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan over ignorance of court’s orders to keep his movements restricted.

Constituting commission prerogative of government: Maulana Fazlur Rehman

ISLAMABAD: JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman had said those who used to abuse PML-Q in the past were embracing them at present to become opposition leader.

OBL killing gave rise to militancy, says IG KPK

RISALPUR: Inspector General Police Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa (KPK) Fayyaz Khan Toro has said that the activities of extremists have increased to 100 % after the murder of Osama Bin Laden.

Karachi: Four more killed in violence incidents

KARACHI: At least four persons were killed and two sustained injuries in fresh incidents of firing and violence here in separate areas of Karachi on Tuesday.

Key member of Ilyas Kashmiri group arrested

FAISALABAD: The sleuths of secret agencies on Tuesday arrested a key member of Ilyas Kashmiri group along with his three relatives here from Millat Colony.

Nawaz Sharif backs Afridi says coutnry turns into banana state

LAHORE: Referring to the alleged mishandling of the issue of the former national cricket team captain Shahid Afridi, PML-N Chief, Nawaz Sharif accused the government of mistreating the matters of the national interest.

US plans to sabotage Pakistan nuke facilities: Iranian President Ahmadinejad

TEHRAN: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Tuesday accused Washington, Tehran’s arch-foe, of planning to sabotage Pakistan’s nuclear facilities, during a media conference in Tehran.