NATO fuel tankers set ablaze in Pakistan

Assailants torched more than 20 tankers in Pakistan carrying fuel for U.S. and NATO troops in neighboring Afghanistan on Thursday, in the first reported attack since Islamabad closed the border to protest coalition airstrikes that killed 24 Pakistani troops last month.

US expects Pakistani president will return to work

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says the U.S. expects Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari will return to his duties after receiving treatment related to a heart condition in a Dubai hospital.

Cricket: Younis Khan says Pakistan will not be complacent against Bangladesh in two-test series

CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh - Pakistan batsman Younis Khan has promised there is no danger of complacency from his team when the two-test series against Bangladesh begins Friday.

Pakistan renews commitment to Afghan peace

ISLAMABAD: Clearing dust, partially at least, from backdrop of Bonn conference boycott, Pakistan on Thursday said it was very much associated and committed to the peace process in Afghanistan.

All equal in eyes of Commission: Javed Iqbal

ISLAMABAD: The Abbottabad commission has stressed that everyone was equal in the eyes of the commission, and any body could/would be summoned for questioning.

EU envoy acknowledges Pak role in terror war

ISLAMABAD: The EU Ambassador-Head of EU Delegation to Pakistan Lar Gunnar Wigmark Thursday acknowledged Pakistan’s role in war against terror and urged for strong Pak-Afghan relations while talking with Senator Salim Saifullah Khan.

Sindh govt yet to grant permission for Karachi rally: Imran

LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chief Imran Khan announced on Thursday that the Sindh government has not yet approved an application submitted earlier by the party in which it sought approval for holding the rally at Mazar-e-Quaid.

NATO attack was pre-planned: DGMO

Islamabad: Director General of Military Operations Major General Ashfaq Nadeem said Thursday that attack on Salala check post was a pre-planned move and NATO helicopters continued firing till complete destruction of both the posts.

Parliamentary Committee summons details of accords with NATO, US

ISLAMABAD: The Parliamentary Committee for National security has summoned details of all accords, government had/ has signed with NATO and America.

CJP castigates AGP over Memogate scandal

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Muhummad Chaudhry has castigated the Attorney General of Pakistan (AGP) for representing Federation on the Memogate scandal and advised him to perform his duties as enshrined in the Constitution.

President Zardari to undergo more tests: spokesman

SLAMABAD: Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari is stable and resting in a Dubai hospital and will undergo further tests, according to his doctor, the presidential spokesman said on Thursday.

Four terrorists arrested in Islamabad

ISLAMABAD: Four terrorists of a banned outfit have been arrested from Khana, the adjacent area of the Rawalpindi.

ANP calls applications for Senate wlections

PESHAWAR: The Awami National Party (ANP) has called applications from its members for the Senate seat that was vacated due to resignation of JUI (F) senator Azam Sawati as well as for the senate elections which would be held in the first quarter of 2012.

Complaint office set up outside PM House

ISLAMABAD: A Complaint Office has been set up outside Prime Minister (PM) Secretariat under the directives of PM Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani.

Pakistan set to review U.S. ties after deadly NATO strike

BEINING: Pakistani Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani says parliament will meet soon to reassess its relations with the United States in the wake of the November 26 deadly attack by NATO fighter jets and helicopters on two border posts, killing 24 soldiers, Chinese Xinhua news agency has reported.

Zardari was not ready to go Dubai, Gilani tells cabinet

Islamabad: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Thursday told the cabinet that President Asif Ali Zardari was in stable condition.

7 die in Muzaffargarh traffic mishap

MUZAFFARGARH: At least seven people were killed and 16 others injured in a roadside traffic accident in Muzaffargarh on Thursday.

CDA new boss likely to take charge on Friday

ISLAMABAD: The new Chairman of Capital Development Authority (CDA) Farkhand Iqbal is expected to take charge of his office on Friday. 

Encroachment on Dhok Hassu hurdles in traffic flow

RAWALPINDI: Encroachment at Dhok Hassu Bismillah Chowk is creating hurdles at traffic flow, transporters said Thursday. They said that encroachment is increasing at the main gate of Railway Carriage Factory dispensary.

Dilapidated footpath at Margala Road annoys residents

ISLAMABAD: The footpath at F-7/4 Margalla road is in dilapidated condition since last few years and causing inconvenience for the people.

Poor cleanliness system in Cantonment Board Chaklala causes diseases

RAWALPINDI: The poor cleanliness system clogged sewerage lines in Cantonment Board Chaklala are causing different diseases among the residents of the area and they have demanded of the authorities concerned to take notice of the situation.

Action demanded against sub standard water pipelines

RAWALPINDI: Residents of Gulshan-e- Zaheer and Gulshan-e-Paker have voiced strong protest against laying of sub standard water pipelines in the area and have called for stern action against the contractors for this criminal negligence.

Development work in FATA to continue: Governor

PESHAWAR: Governor Barrister Masood Kausar has said that change in FATA has taken off and the process would go on without any impediment.