Pakistan tells CIA chief no U.S. boots on the ground

CIA Director Leon Panetta told Pakistan's army and intelligence chiefs that he was concerned about a reduction of U.S. troops allowed in the country, but was bluntly told no American boots would be allowed on the ground, Pakistani military officials.

Pakistan, US discuss future intelligence sharing framework

US: CIA chief Leon Panetta held talks with top Pakistani military and intelligence officials and discussed ways to strengthen future intelligence sharing, the Pakistani military said.

Arrest Warrant against Pervez Musharraf Reissued in Benazir Case

The Rawalpindi anti-terrorist court (ATC) Saturday reissued an arrest warrant against former president Pervez Musharraf in former prime minister Benazir Bhutto's assassination case,

US citizen arrested in Islamabad on ‘illegal stay’ charges

An American citizen has been arrested in Islamabad for staying illegally in Pakistan.

PCB blames Shahid Afridi for blowing tiff out of proportion

Commenting on the standoff between the Pakistan Cricket Board and Shahid Afridi, a PCB official has said that the board never wanted the matter to become personal, but the former captain himself “blew things out of proportion”.

Militants attack NATO tanker in Pak, one killed

Islamabad: A driver of a NATO oil tanker was killed and his assistant injured when suspected militants attacked the vehicle in Balochistan province of southwest Pakistan on Friday, police said.

PM Gilani vows to take steps for peace & prosperity in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that brave people of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the war against terrorism rendered great scarifies and the government would press into services all resources to bring peace and prosperity in the province.

Pakistan and Afghanistan sign Islamabad Declaration to promote development, prosperity and peace in

Pakistan and Afghanistan on Saturday agreed for qualitative improvement in bilateral relations, promoting cooperation in trade,

Pakistan, Afghanistan stress to join hands to overcome common challenges, threats

Pakistan and Afghanistan on Friday stressed the need to join hands to overcome the common challenges and threats and termed Pakistan-Afghanistan partnership a key to peace and development of the two countries.In his banquet speech, held in honour of President Hamid Karzai and his delegation at Aiwan-e-Sadr, 

Pakistan, Afghanistan agree to expand cooperation in multifarious fields

Pakistan and Afghanistan on Friday decided to further expand their cooperation in all fields especially in trade for better future of the peoples of the two countries and to promote peace and security in the region.

President Zardari calls for transforming APTTA to trilateral agreements with CARs

President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday called for transforming the bilateral transit trade agreement of Pakistan and Afghanistan to trilateral transit trade agreements with the Central Asian Republics (CARs).

Wikileaks: Govt requested to open account on PM name

WASHINGTON: A secret cable of Wikileaks 2009 has revealed that the present government requested to open an account in the name of Prime Minister for submitting donations for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Kuwait.

Supreme Court orders to remove IG Sindh & DG rangers

ISLAMABAD: A five-member bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, on Friday directed the government to transfer both DG Rangers and IG Sindh over the killing of Sarfaraz Shah by Rangers personnel on Friday.

Tax free Punjab govt budget with total outlay of Rs over 654 billion announced

LAHORE: Punjab Finance Minister Kamran Michael has announced tax free provincial budget for fiscal 2011-12 with total outlay of over Rs 654 billion.

Zardari-Karzai discuss anti-terrorism measures, bilateral relations, increased measures in trade

ISLAMABAD: Afghan President, Hamid Karzai held a one-on-one meeting with President Asif Ali Zardari, prior to official Pakistan-Afghanistan talks, for more than 40 minutes.

Terrorism must be defeated for regional peace: Karzai, Zardari

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to evolve a mechanism for furthering bilateral ties, allaying misperceptions, curbing illegal movement in the border areas, extending the scope of transit trade to the Central Asian states and implementation of all the major projects.

Nawaz Sharif reiterates belief in supremacy of parliament, reveals four generals’ names who knew about Kargil episode

LAHORE: PML-N chief Mian Nawaz Sharif has said that terrorism and extremism can be ruled out of the country only through rule of constitution, law and justice.

APML terms Punjab’s budget proposals unsatisfactory

ISLAMABAD: All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) spokesperson Fawad Chaudhry considering the budget proposals of Punjab government unsatisfactory stated that the failed yellow cabs scheme was being launched again to benefit the PML-N parliamentarians.

Supreme Court directs secretary establishment to notify retransfer of Asghar in FIA

ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court (SC) has directed secretary establishment to issue notification of retransfer of IG Gilgit and Baltistan Hussain Asghar in FIA within two weeks.