Mike Mullen blames Pakistan intelligence for attack

The top U.S. military officer on Thursday accused Pakistan's powerful intelligence agency of backing extremists in planning and executing the assault on the U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan last week and a truck bomb attack that wounded 77 American soldiers days earlier.

Two million sick from Pakistan floods

Two million Pakistanis have fallen ill from diseases since monsoon rains left the southern region under several feet of water, the country's disaster authority said Thursday.

Pickup truck hits bomb in Pakistan, Five dead

KHAR, Pakistan -- A government official says a pickup truck hit a roadside bomb in northwest Pakistan near the Afghan border, killing at least five people.

Strict action ought to be taken against criminals, says Nawaz Sharif

SANGHAR: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Nawaz Sharif on Thursday again urged that strict action should be taken against the criminals who were destroying peace in Karachi.

COAS General Kayani converses with floods affectees: assures of army assistance

SANGHAR/ BADIN : The Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on Thursday visited affected areas in Badin, Tharparkar and Sanghar and reviewed relief activities in the flood affected areas.

PM Gilani leaves for Kabul to condole with Afghan leadership

Islamabad: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has left for Kabul to condole with Afghan leadership on the assassination of Prof Burhanuddin Rabbani.

Pakistan taking action against all terrorist organisations: Ahmed Mukhtar

ISLAMABAD: Defence Minister Ch Ahmed Mukhtar had made it clear that Pakistan was taking action against all terrorist organisations said that we will not be intimidated by any threats.

Chaudhry Nisar to be persuaded to withdraw resignation

ISLAMABAD: All members of Public Accounts Committee (PAC) will meet Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, chairman PAC within a few days to request him to withdraw his resignation from chairmanship of the Committee.

MQM was not behind May 12 massacres: Farooq Sattar

Karachi: Rejecting Wikileaks revelations on May 12 incident Mutehida Quami Movement (MQM) Thursday said that his party was the major victim of the Black Day.

18th Amendment being sabotaged: Rabbani

ISLAMABAD: Former Chairman to 18th Amendment Implementation Commission Senator Raza Rabbani on Thursday spoke his heart out after observing a dangerous trend that might sabotage spirit of the 18th constitutional amendment.

ISPR rejects Mullen’s accusations

RAWALPINDI: Director General ISPR, Maj Gen Athar Abbas has rejected any possibility of attack on Kabul from inside Pakistani borders.

President for short-term energy projects in Sindh

KARACHI: Presiding over a briefing meeting on the Sindh power generation policy today, (Thursday) in Bilawal House Karachi, President Zardari called for immediate inviting of bids for short term energy projects, open competitive bidding, involving private sector experts for evaluation and adoption of public- private partnership. The Provincial government will provide land to become partner in the project.  

COAS pre-empts ghost relief camp!

KARACHI: Keeping in mind, perhaps, PM Gilani’s encounters with fake relief camps last year, Army Chief Gen Ashfaq Kayani probed authenticity of a camp by asking a victim kid, “Are you here, perforce?”.

Fehmida for Highlighting Enormous Magnitude, Gravity of Floods

ISLAMABAD: Speaker National Assembly Dr FehmidaMirza has emphasized the need to highlight enormous magnitude of the floods devastating 21 out of 23 districts of Sindh province.

Hina meets Saudi FM on UNGA sideline

New York: Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar and her Saudi counterpart Prince Saud Al Faisal have held talks to further strengthening of Pak-Saudi relations.  

HEC Making a Real Difference in Pakistan: British HC

Islamabad: Adam Thomson, High Commissioner of the UK to Pakistan has appreciated the efforts of the Higher Education Commission (HEC) for changing the overall scenario of higher education in the country.

SC seeks Sindh govt. response over flood steps

KARACHI: Supreme Court of Pakistan Thursday setting aside a report by Sindh Irrigation Department regarding devastating floods in Sindh, declared it as unsatisfactory.

BQATI delegation calls on COAS

KARACHI: A delegation of Bin Qasim Association of Trade & Industry (BQATI) along with its Patron In-chief and Founder President Mian Muhammed Ahmed, President Mr. Usman Ahmed and Vice President Mr. Abdul Rasheed Jan Muhammed along with other notable business community called on the Chief of Army Staff, General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani.

Pakistan-Cuba relations are deeply rooted: Farooq Naek

Islamabad: Pakistan attaches great importance to its relations with Cuba, which are based on mutual understanding and similarity of perspectives, said Chairman Senate Farooq Naek.

Yasmin Rehman denies remarks about quitting PAC

ISLAMABAD: PPP, MNA, Yasmin Rehman has said she has given no remarks that she and all other members of Public Accounts Committee (PAC) will quit if Chaudhry Nisar resigns from chairmanship of committee.

Visiting flooded cities to serve, provide relief to masses: Nawaz Sharif

TANDO ADAM KHAN: PML-N head Mian Nawaz Sharif has said that he was visiting flooded cities, towns and villages of Sindh to serve and provide relief to the masses.

Zardari, Ebad discuss ongoing relief operation Sindh

KARACHI: President Asif Ali Zardari held an important meeting with Governor Sindh, Ishrat-ul-Ebad on Thursday, during which both discussed ongoing relief activities for Sindh and other issues.

Zardari urges to use satellite technology for flood surveys

KARACHI: President Asif Ali Zardari has called for utilizing satellite technology for conducting surveys about crop damages instead of using revenue officials so that a true picture is emerged.

Pakistan wants concrete proofs of Haqqani network’s presence: Rehman Malik

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has asked America to supply concrete proofs regarding presence of Haqqani network in tribal areas, so that both countries could carry out joint operations against their common enemy.