US drone 'kills 4 militants in Pakistan'

A US drone strike killed at least four militants Sunday in a restive Pakistani tribal area, security officials said.

Iran to donate $ 100 million for Pakistan rain affected people

TEHRAN: Interior Minister of Iran Mostafa Mohammad Najar on Sunday said Iran will donate $ 100 million for the rehabilitation of the rain affected people of Sindh. The Iranian Interior Minister said this during a meeting with Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani after receiving him here on his arrival at Mehrabad airport. The Interior Minister told the Prime Minister that he would go to Pakistan within a week along with a planeload of relief goods for the rain affected people of Pakistan.

9/11’s tenth anniversary: Pakistan wants a more tolerant, humane world: FO

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan joins the people of the United States and of the world in honouring the memory of all those who lost their lives on 11 September, as well as those who have been victims of terrorism around the world,

Musharraf defends decision to join war on terror

LAHORE: Former President and Chief of All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) Pervez Musharraf has said that those who are criticizing ISI on the presence of Osama in Pakistan, forgot failure of CIA on 9/11 when planes were high jacked and important buildings were targeted.

While addressing APML Youth Convention here on Sunday, Pervez Musharraf said that any secret agency could be failed. It could be a failure for not tracing Bin Laden but it didn’t mean to forget all the endeavors of ISI. Pakistan’s security forces have played a pivotal role in the war against terrorism and the world should acknowledge these sacrifices.

9/11 anniversary: Armed Forces playing frontline role in War against terrorism

RAWALPINDI: ISPR sources have stressed that ever since war against terror in post 9/11 scenario, (2001), Pakistani Armed Forces had played /are playing a major frontline role, sacrificing well over 2,945 military personnel.

Karachi situation has clouded minds and souls of masses: Nawaz Sharif

HYDERABAD: PML-N President Mian Nawaz Sharif has strongly deplored blood and gory situation of Karachi, which had clouded minds and souls of masses.

Ch Nisar’s wife, children are US nationals: WikiLeaks

KARACHI: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N)’s leader of the opposition in National Assembly Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan assured the US in 2008 that he and his party were pro-American, according to a US embassy cable released by WikiLeaks.

Sindh flood relief operation underway: ISPR

RAWALPINDI: Pak Army’s rescue and relief operation in the flood hit Badin and adjoining areas in Sindh continues in full swing, the military said in statement on Sunday.

Zardari healthy and robust

ISLAMABAD: According to a medical bulletin issued by Dr. Major General Azhar Kayani Personal Physician of the President from London, President Asif Ali Zardari underwent routine medical check up in a London hospital as planned in advance.

Deployment of additional troops on Pak Afghan border is on the cards

LOWER DIR: DCO Lower Dir Mahmood Aslam Wazir on Sunday said that additional troops were being deployed alongwith Pak Afghan borders in order to prevent the movement of insurgents from Afghanistan.

ANP’s Bushra Gohar wants psychiatrists’ panel for examining Altaf

ISLAMABAD: ANP Central Vice President Bushra Gohar has advised that a commission comprising of reputable psychiatrists should be constituted to examine MQM leader Altaf Hussain and his statements as he is no more a normal person.

Governor Sindh pays visit to Quiad’s mausoleum

KARACHI: Governor Sindh Dr Ishrat-ul-Ibad has said that after restoration of constitution , the destination is not so far when Quiad-e-Azam’s Pakistan would be put on the roadway to progress and prosperity.

Dead body of Baloch Students Organization member identified

QUETTA: The Levies Administration informed that the dead body of a member of Baloch Students Organization (Azad) has been identified as Kaleem Ullah Saasoli.

PM directs parliamentarians to personally monitor flood affected areas

ISLAMABAD: The Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani discussed the flood situation in Sindh arising due to torrential rains and asked the Cabinet Ministers and parliamentarians belonging to Sindh to visit their respective constituencies and personally monitor the relief work.

Syed Khursheed Ahmad Shah, Minister for Religious Affairs,

Hina thanks Chinese Ambassador for prompt response to Pak relief appeal

ISLAMABAD: The Chinese Ambassador, Liu Jian, called on the Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar Sunday to convey the sympathies of the Chinese Government on the devastation caused by the wide spread monsoon rains.

Absence of NAB chairman causing PAC forwarded cases being shelved indefinitely

ISLAMABAD: Failure of appointment of NAB’s (National Accountability Bureau) chief was causing many problems for PAC (Public Accounts Committee), whose forwarded cases were being shelved, indefinitely.

Forces regain control of posts in Mohmand

MOHMAND AGENCY: In the recent operation against militants, security forces on Sunday regained control of two important check posts during the last two days.

Karachi operation , police , rangers arrest 200 suspects, recover heavy arms cache

KARACHI: In the ongoing operation in Karachi, law enforcement agencies have arrested atleast 200 people and recovered heavy cache of arms and ammunition on Sunday.

Heavy showers hit Karachi, troubled Sindh

KARACHI: Unending wave of torrential rains has devastated widespread areas of interior Sindh and provincial capital on Sunday.

According to media reports, hundreds of villages of Badin, Naushero Feroze, Nawabshah and Sanghar are under water, leaving million of people homeless.

Zulfiqar Mirza warns politicians against unleashing any tirade against him

KARACHI: Former Sindh home minister Zulfiqar Mirza has warned that if any of the politicians dared to unleash tirade against him, just to please their party leaders, he would expose them to masses.

Up to 2.5m children affected by monsoon floods in Southern Punjab: UNICEF

ISLAMABAD: Up to 2.5 million children have been affected by severe monsoon floods in southern Pakistan and with many still recovering from the worst floods in the country’s history just a year ago, says UNICEF report.

Imran demands probe into Altaf, Zulfiqar charges on each other

KARACHI: Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan on Sunday accused that every political party possessed its arm wing in Karachi which was the main hurdle to establish peace in the city.

Muqam for barring ANP, MQM from elections

ISLAMABAD: Provincial President of PML-Q Ameer Muqam has said that the two political parties, MQM and ANP, should be barred from contesting elections until they clarified their positions in the aftermath of recent accusations they hurled against each other.

In his interview with Online on Sunday, while commenting on the blames by Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) against Awami National Party (ANP) and former Interior Minister of Sindh Zulfiqar Mirza’s accusation against MQM, Engineer Amir Muqam said people doubted the two parties.

Steps underway to ensure free, transparent electoral process

ISLAMABAD: Secretary, Election Commission Ishtiak Ahmad Khan said that the ECP was taking steps to make the electoral process more effective, free, fair, transparent and credible for enhancing trust of the stakeholders.