UN scales up aid to thousands fleeing Pak Army’s anti-militant operations in Kurram agency

The United Nations refugee agency said Tuesday it is scaling up its help to people fleeing recent Pakistan Army’s operations against insurgents in north-western Pakistan.Some 84,000 people from eight villages in Kurram agency have fled the fighting between the Pakistan army and insurgents in the border area with Afghanistan,

US woman denies aiding Pakistan nuclear project

WASHINGTON - A wealthy San Francisco-area suburbanite on Tuesday rebutted charges that she was the ringleader of a scheme to illegally export special paint used in the construction of a Pakistani nuclear plant, a project some Western experts fear will produce plutonium for the country's expanding nuclear arsenal.

Pervez Musharraf criticises loss of US assistance

Houston: Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said on Monday that the Obama administration's suspension of $800 million (Dh2.9 billion) in US aid to the Pakistani military is not in the interest of either nation and could hamper anti-terrorism efforts.

DNA samples collected at Osama bin Laden's compound

A doctor suspected of helping the CIA track down Osama bin Laden, has been arrested in Pakistan, according to a senior Pakistani security official.

Gas cylinder blast in bus kills 15 in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: At least 15 people were killed on Tuesday when a blast, apparently triggered by a faulty gas cylinder, ripped through a bus on a highway near here, police said.

US Drone strikes kill 58 in Pakistan

 At least 58 people have been killed in four drone strikes in Pakistan’s northwest tribal region bordering Afghanistan since Monday night, media reports said Tuesday.

2,800 killed in Pakistan's northwest in nine years

Islamabad: At least 2,890 people were killed in the past nine years in 2,028 terror attacks in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, said a government report Tuesday.

Pakistan builds missile boats with China’s help

Pakistan has begun to construct missile boats with China’s cooperation, an official said.

Pakistan condemns killing of Karzai's half-brother

Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Tuesday expressed grief and sorrow over the assassination of Ahmed Wali Karzai, the half-brother of Afghan President Hamid Karzai.

15 killed in Pakistan bus fire

At least 15 people were burnt to death Tuesday when the bus they were travelling in caught fire on a highway near the Pakistani capital, police said.

Pak army vows to continue fight against terrorism with country’s resources

Pakistan Army has reiterated the resolve to fight the menace of terrorism in country’s national interest using own resources.

Supreme Court summons DNA reports of persons killed in Lal Masjid operation

The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Tuesday summoned the DNA reports of those killed during the Lal Masjid operation in a one week.

LHC asks CM to quit office if could not take action against patwaris

Chief Justice Lahore High Court on Tuesday during the hearing of a petition has observed that Chief Minister Punjab should quit the office if he could not take action against the corrupt patwaris and tehsildars of Lahore.

Meanwhile the court also issued contempt of court notice to DCO for non-issuance of land document to a citizen.

PML-N decides to elect Nawaz as party president

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has decided to elect Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif once again as president of the party during the central working committee meeting scheduled to be held on 27th of this month.

The decision was taken in a meeting held at Punjab House in which Khawaja Saad Rafique,

PM Gilani asks international community to help Pak in completion of projects in earthquake hit areas

Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani has urged the international community to help Pakistan in the completion of reconstruction projects particularly in the education sector in the quake affected areas of Azad Kashmir and Khyber Pakhtunkhawa province.

US not suspended Pak military aid: Hussain Haqqani

Pakistani Ambassador to US Hussain Haqqani has said that the united states has not suspend the military aid of Pakistan, adding that the process has been slowed down.

Cross-border mortars kill 2 Pak women

Two mortar shells fired from across the border in Afghanistan slammed into a Pakistani house on Tuesday, killing at least two women and wounding 12 other people, officials said.

OGRA increases LPG price by Rs 18 per kg

The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) on Tuesday increased the price of imported Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) by Rs 18 per kg.According to an OGRA notification,

Steps afoot to remove Balochistan’s sense of deprivation: Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan

Federal Minister for Information  Dr. Firdous Ashiq Awan said on Tuesday that concrete steps were being taken to remove sense of deprivation among the people of Balochistan. 

Stable Afghanistan in interest of Pakistan: PM Gilani

Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani  said here on Tuesday that stable Afghanistan was in the interest of Pakistan.

Prime Minister’s visit, Federal Cabinet meeting in Balochistan welcomed

Balochistan Transport Action Committee General Secretary Bashir Ahmed Khilji welcomed Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani’s visit and federal cabinet meeting in Balochistan and said it would cast a positive impact on overall development of Balochistan In a statement here on Tuesday,

PM Gilani says traders to be included in delegations for dialogue with Iran, Afghanistan

Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani said on Tuesday that representatives of Balochistan Chamber of Commerce would be included in delegations during bilateral dialogue with Iran and Afghanistan for the purpose of enhancing trade activities.

9 die, 5 injured in passenger van incident: ED PIMS

Nine persons died and five others injured  when a Kalar Syedan bound passenger bus coming from Rawalpindi caught fire  due to explosion of a gas cylinder at Loi Bher bridge in Koral Police Station  area on Tuesday.

PM Gilani for early completion of remaining projects in quake-affected areas

Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani Tuesday stressed “concerted efforts” for early completion of the remaining Rs 100 billion worth of projects in the earthquake affected areas. Addressing a conference of International Donors and Sponsors Conference here at the PM Secretariat,

Pak-German-French cooperation to improve health facilities in FATA

Pakistan, France and Germany on Tuesday signed an agreement to increase the funding for improving health facilities in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA).

Hafeez Shaikh to open International Conference on Framework for Economic Growth

Minister for Finance and Economic Affairs Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh will inaugurate a two-day International Conference on Framework for Economic Growth Pakistan :

First Federal Cabinet meeting in Quetta on Wednesday

Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani will preside over a first ever meeting of the Federal Cabinet in Quetta, capital of Balochistan, on Wednesday.

Federal government to initiate night shifts in Nationwide medical collages

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to initiate night shifts in Nationwide medical collages, in a move strongly resisted by Pakistan Medical Association (PMA).

HEC role in uplifting higher education is enormous: Saifullah Khan

ISLAMABAD: President Pakistan Muslim League and Chairman Senate Foreign Relations Committee Senator Salim Saifullah Khan participated as a Chief Guest on the occasion of “Best University Teacher Award Ceremony 2010 organized by Higher Education Commission of Pakistan.

Japan funds UNESCO for strengthening flood warning system in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The Exchange of Notes (EN) and a Grant Agreement (GA) for “the Strategic Strengthening of Flood Warning and Management Capacity of Pakistan” were signed Tuesday between Government of Japan; United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) at Islamabad.

Federal Ministries, Divisions revamped after completion of devolution process

ISLAMABAD: After complete devolution of 17 ministries and divisions to the provinces under the 18th Amendment, federal ministries and divisions have been revamped.

APCNGA, MOP&NR agree on new CNG price formula

ISLAMABAD/RAWALPINDI: The meeting between All Pakistan CNG Association and Petroleum Minster Dr. Asim Hussain ends with partial success and showed consensus on the new CNG price formula.

Sindh govt makes arrangement for expected floods

KARACHI: Chief Minister Sindh Syed Qaim Ali Shah has said that provincial government is ready to tackle expected rains in monsoon season and flood threats and any negligence from any quarter would not be tolerated at all in this regard.

ECP summons high level meeting to provide legal cover to bye-elections

ISLAMABAD: Election commission of Pakistan (ECP) has summoned a high level meeting on 19TH July in a bid to provide full legal cover to the by-elections.

Target killing has reduced after I took over: Manzoor Wasan

RAWALPINDI: The Provincial home minister, Manzoor Wasan has said that Talking to media after his arrival at Rawalpindi airport from Karachi, he said that he was well versed with all the tricks of his trade of implementing peace in Karachi, but he would rather take all along the mainstream, in a friendly, brotherly and loving manner.

Former PM Shaukat Aziz denies taking any plot as premiere

LONDON: Former Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has denied taking any plot from National Police Foundation (NPF) as his membership and allotment of plots in NPF schemes dated back to 1989 and 1990.

MQM to file constitutional petition against the imposition of commissionerate system in Sindh

Karachi: Muttahida Quami Movement on Tuesday has started the preparation of a constitutional petition against the imposition of commissionerate system in Sindh in consultation with legal and constitutional experts.

Pak will pull troops from Afghan border if US cuts aid: Ahmad Mukhtar

ISLAMABAD:  Defence Minister Chaudhry Ahmad Mukhtar has said that Pakistani troops will pull back from the Pak-Afghan border in reaction to the suspension of nearly $800 million worth of US military aid.

Restoration of peace top priority: Commissioner Karachi

KARACHI: Commissioner Karachi Muhammad Hussain Syed has directed all deputy commissioners and municipal officers that restoration of law and order was top priority as all affairs were related to the law and order situation.

ECP wants statistics division to reschedule census through CCI

ISLAMABAD: ECP (Election Commission of Pakistan) has requested the statistics division to help reschedule the process census through CCI (Council of Common Interest), in order to ensure valid electoral lists.