US drone strike kills 4 in Pakistan

A non-UN-sanctioned US drone attack has killed at least four people and wounded several others in Pakistan's North Waziristan tribal area.

US General David Petraeus warns of deteriorating US-Pakistan relations

PARIS - US General David Petraeus admitted Wednesday there was no option but to work on troubled relations with Pakistan, days after standing down from his job at the helm of coalition forces in Afghanistan.

US steps up push for aid recognition in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD - Desperate to win hearts and minds in Pakistan, the U.S. has begun pushing aid organizations working in the country's most dangerous region along the Afghan border to advertise that they receive American assistance.

US ambassador Cameron Munter assures full support in privatization sector

United States Ambassador to Pakistan Cameron Munter assured full support of the US Government for Privatization Program in terms of mobilizing US investors and extended technical support to the Government of Pakistan.

US Republicans hit aid to Israel neighbors, Pakistan

WASHINGTON - US Republicans moved Wednesday to cut aid to several of Israel's neighbors and to tighten control of assistance to Pakistan, vowing to get tough on Islamic militants and tame US spending.

President Zardari, King Abdullah vow to further deepen Pak-Saudi ties, economic cooperation

President Asif Ali Zardari and King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia on Wednesday reiterated their resolve to further deepen the bilateral relations and lay greater stress on economic cooperation.

PM Gilani seeks int’l support to stabilize country’s strained economy

Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Wednesday said Pakistan’s role as a front-line state against terrorism had ‘over-stressed’ its economy and urged the international coalition partners to extend support in this regard.

PM Gilani urges UK to support holding of next Pak-EU summit in Islamabad

Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Wednesday called upon the United Kingdom to harness support for Pakistan to convene the next Pakistan-EU summit in Islamabad this year.Talking to David Lidington,

All indications point to demostic source of Mumbai bombings: Robert Blake All indications point to demostic source of Mumbai bombings: Robert Blake

All indications point to a domestic source of the last week’s bombings in Mumbai, not Pakistan, a top U.S.  official for South and Central Asia has said. Robert Blake Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia told  India Abroad on the eve of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s visit to India that he had seen no evidence suggesting the attacks emanated from Pakistani soil.

PML-F leader hosts dinner for Prime Minister Gilani

Makhdoom Ahmed Mehmood, President Pakistan Muslim League (Functional) Punjab hosted a dinner in the honour of Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani here at his residence. Chaudhry Sarwar, former Member of the UK’s House of Commons, High Commissioner to UK Wajid Shamsul Hassan, a large number of MPs of the British Parliament and civil society attended the dinner late Tuesday night.

Pak-Iran gas pipeline project to be completed by 2012: Dr Asim Hussain

Federal Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources Dr. Asim Hussain said the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project will be completed by 2012.

Zardari, Abdullah review war against terror; Pak security, economic challenges

JEDDAH: President Asif Ali Zardari and the Saudi monarch, the custodian of the two holy mosques Shah Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz on Wednesday discussed in detail a host of issues including bilateral relations between the two countries, war on terror and Pakistan’s key role in it, the country’s security and economic challenges and situation in Afghanistan.

Economic Coordination Committee approves Ramzan package

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) has approved the Ramzan package for utility stores. The price of food items at utility stores will be decreased by Rs 4 to Rs 40 per kilo.

Pakistan’s policy on Afghanistan crystal-clear: PM Gilani

LONDON: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani Wednesday underlined that Pakistan’s policy on Afghanistan was very clear as it wanted a “stable, peaceful and prosperous” Afghanistan through a smooth transition.

NA and Senate to meet today

ISLAMABAD: On the requisition of opposition parties, both houses of parliament would meet today (Thursday) for a session which is likely to witness heated debates particularly with regards to the raging violence in Karachi.

Ishrat ul Ebad directs KESC to provide relief to consumers

KARACHI: Governor Sindh Dr, Ishrat ul Ebad after resuming their charge made a telephonic conversation with Home Minister Manzoor Wasan and issued directions to provide shield to the KESC (Karachi Electric Supply Company) staffers here on Wednesday.

Insurgents, Masozai tribes clash claims Six lives

KURRAM AGENCY: As much as six militants were killed and ten injured in a clash between insurgents and Masozai tribes on Wednesday in Kurram Agency.

6 illegal Pakistani migrants die of suffocation in container

ISLAMABAD: In a tragic incident, six Pakistani migrants died of suffocation in a sealed container in Iranian city of Shiraz as they were being illegally smuggled into Greece.

David Cameron regrets hiring scandal-hit tabloid editor

LONDON: British Prime Minister David Cameron, defending his integrity in an emergency debate in parliament on Wednesday, said he regretted the uproar caused by his hiring of a former newspaper editor at the heart of a phone-hacking scandal.

Ishrat ul Ebad directs KESC to provide relief to consumers

KARACHI: Governor Sindh Dr, Ishrat ul Ebad after resuming their charge made a telephonic conversation with Home Minister Manzoor Wasan and issued directions to provide shield to the KESC (Karachi Electric Supply Company) staffers here on Wednesday.

Anjam Aqil to be produced in civil judge court today

ISLAMABAD: PML-N legislator Anjam Aqeel Khan will be produced in the court of civil judge today after completion of his 3-day physical remand in a fraud case of Rs 950,000.

Shahid Afridi’s father passes away

KARACHI: Former Captain of Pakistan National Cricket Team Shahid Afridi’s father Sahabzada Fazul Rehman Afridi passed away on Wednesday after prolonged illness in Karachi.

Brother guns down mentally disabled sister in Lahore

LAHORE: Brother gunned down a mentally disabled sister in Lahore on Wednesday. The culprit managed to escape after the incident. According to a private TV channel, this murder incident happened in a nearby home on the busiest Mall road where widow Zaib-un-Nissa use to live in that quarter with her three sons and four daughters.

Miscreants attack police check post: policeman killed, 3 injured

PESHAWAR: One policeman was killed while three got injured as unknown miscreants attacked a police check post in Peshawar here on Wednesday.

Hillary Clinton certified Pak support just 2 days after Davis’ release

WASHINGTON: Just two days after Pakistan released CIA contractor Rayamond Allen Davis, arrested in a double murder case, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton signed a certification to the Congress asserting that Islamabad is co-operating with the US in preventing and dismantling terror networks, congressional watchdog has said.

Pak Navy inducts UAVs

KARACHI: Pakistan Navy on Wednesday inducted the first squadron of drones into its fleet. The drones are equipped with sensors and will be used in coastal areas.