Fuel prices go up in Pakistan

Islamabad : Fuel prices went up in Pakistan Saturday, authorities said.

Yes, Tendulkar Was Scared of Shoaib's Pace: Shahid Afridi

Though he himself has not been spared by Shoaib Akhtar in his book and interviews, former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi supported the tearaway fast bowler's claims that Sachin Tendulkar was scared of his pace, saying he was a witness to the master batsman trembling at the sight of Shoaib.

Taseer murder case: ATC awards death sentence to Mumtaz

RAWALPINDI: A local Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) Saturday awarded death sentence on two counts to Mumtaz Qadri, who killed former Punjab Governor Salman Taseer on January 4 this year.

Talk to, not at, Pakistan

WASHINGTON: Asking the US to scale down rhetoric and resume serious dialogue, Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has said that the confrontation strategy was damaging the relationship between Pakistan and the United States and compromising common goals in defeating terrorism, extremism and fanaticism.

Don’t back anti-India terror groups: US to Pak

Washington: Stating that Pakistan has used terror groups in Kashmir against India, the US has cautioned Islamabad that it is making "a serious, grievous, strategic error" by supporting these outfits.

Taliban plot to abduct Osama’s wives from ISI custody foiled

Islamabad: A Taliban plot to rescue Bin Laden’s youngest widow from custody in Pakistan has reportedly been foiled.

Pakistan denies receiving evidence on Rabbani killing plot

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan denies it has received any evidence showing former Afghan President Burhanuddin Rabbani’s assassination was planned in Quetta.

Karzai may remove his confusion regarding Pakistan: PM Gilani

Multan: Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani has said that Afghan President Hamid Karzai should remove his misapprehensions about Pakistan as she is ready to negotiate with entire world including USA on the equality basis.

US Secret agencies give threats to Pakistanis

Karachi: There are some evidences that American secret agencies have started bothering and threatening patriotic Pakistanis USA by telephone and through different means.

Afghan accusation: Pakistan behind Rabbani murder

Kabul: Afghanistan’s intelligence service Saturday claimed Pakistan was behind the murder of Burhanuddin Rabbani saying it has handed Pakistani authorities evidence showing former Afghan President’s assassination was planned in Pakistan.

Karzai suspends efforts to engage Taliban

KABUL: Afghan President Hamid Karzai has said he is suspending efforts to hold peace talks with the Afghan Taliban and will focus instead on dialogue with neighbouring Pakistan.

PM summons AJK Council session

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani has summoned the 46th session of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Council on October 5.

Pakistan wants early repatriation of Afghan refugees: Minister

Islamabad: The Federal Minister for States and Frontier Regions Engr. Shaukat Ullah said that in the present scenario the Afghan refugees are posing problems for Pakistan and we want early and honorable repatriation of these refugees.

Lahore: Eight more die of dengue

LAHORE: At least eight people died of dengue in Lahore on Saturday including an only brother of six sisters, raising the death toll to 123 in Lahore alone Mubashir, a 17-year-old resident of T& T Colony was under treatment in a private hospital.

Rehman Malik directs to continue Spray Campaign

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Rehman Malik has lauded the efforts of Islamabad administration to counter the dengue epidemic and directed Chief Commissioner (CC) of Islamabad to continue spray campaign.

Protest against Qadri’s death penalty

Rawalpindi: Religious parties have shown their resentment over the capital punishment to Mumtaz Qadri, murderer of former Governor Punjab Salman Taseer and announced to observe protest day on next Friday.

NA secretariat decides to suspend 6 officers

ISLAMABAD: National Assembly (NA) Secretariat has decided to suspend its six officers for not presenting their educational documents despite the orders from the government.

Peace wish is not weakness: Babar Awan

Talagang: Former Minister Dr Babar Awan has said that no other country could take advantage of Pakistan’s peace desire. Those who think that they would swallow the country like chocolate are living in fool’s paradise.

He was speaking to the inaugural ceremony of the lawyers’ chambers at the newly built Judicial Complex at Talagang on Saturday. He said that although Pakistan is a peace-loving nation. Despite being nuclear power she never had aggressive designs against any country but if someone tries harm this country a befitting reply will be given.

Outrage on Qadri verdict causes traffic jam

LAHORE: Outrage on Qadri death sentence threw the traffic out of gear causing worst bottleneck on the Mall road and various linking arteries. Though the traffic jam is permanent feature of the city but Qadri issue turned it more than worst.