Obama confirms US drone strikes in Pakistan

President Barack Obama confirmed that US drone aircraft have struck Taliban and Al-Qaeda targets within Pakistan -- operations that until now had not been officially acknowledged.

Aitzaz says letter to Swiss courts to after clear instructions of Supreme Court

Former Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) President and counsel of Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani Aitzaz Ahsan on Monday said the government will write a letter to Swiss officials, if the Supreme Court (SC) gives orders to the effect.

Abbottabad Commission holds interactive session with two officials

ISLAMABAD: The judicial commission tasked with probing the US Navy Seals’ operation in Abbottabad that had killed former al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, held an interactive session with Punjab’s Home Secretary and police chief.

Mansoor Ijaz seeks Chief Justice assurance for coming to Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Mansoor Ijaz, the main character in the memogate, has claimed that Interior Minister Rehman Malik is threatening him directly and indirectly, saying, “He is ready to come to Pakistan provided the chief justice held out assurance to him that he will be given security and will be safe.”

Chief Justice takes suo moto notice of PIC medicines deaths

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan has taken suo moto notice of deaths due to medicines provided by PIC.

Supreme Court directs agencies to produce Adyala Jail prisoners’ in court

Supreme Court of Pakistan (SC) during the hearing of Adyala Jail prisoners’ case has directed secret agencies to produce seven prisoners under custody, before the court on February 9.

Supreme Court refused to entertain plea for recording Mansoor’s evidence outside Pakistan

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear an application moved by Mansoor Ijaz, the main character behind memogate issue, seeking its direction for the Commission to record his evidences outside Pakistan.

Corruption scandal spurred Pakistan team says Misbah

Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq has attributed his team's current success to his players' determination to restore pride in their country after the 2010 corruption scandal.

Afghanistan to press Pakistan for access to Taliban

Afghanistan will press Pakistan for access to Taliban leaders during a one-day visit to Kabul by Pakistan's foreign minister, with Afghan officials hoping to ease cross-border strains and lay the ground for peace negotiations with the insurgents.

General polls likely after budget: PM Gilani

Islamabad: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has said that early elections are likely after budget.

Four killed in Peshawar suicide blast: police

A suicide bomber killed an Islamist militant commander in northwest Pakistan who had escaped two previous assassination attempts, and three other people on Monday, police said.

Ex-Pakistani envoy to US wins court victory

Pakistan's top court Monday lifted a travel ban imposed on the country's former ambassador to the U.S. during an investigation into a memo sent to Washington that had enraged the army, in a sign that a scandal that once looked capable of bringing down the government may be losing steam.

US working hard to improve relations with Pakistan: Pentagon

United States Defence Secretary Leon Panetta and his colleagues in the U.S government have been working hard to improve US-Pakistan relations, since the Bin Laden operation.

Cricket: Pakistan beats England in first test

Pakistan defeated number one ranked England by ten wickets within three days to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match Test series here at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Thursday.

Akram Sheikh files plea in SC seeking permission for sending memo commission aboard to register Mansoor statement

Akram Sheikh, a counsel of key character of memogate scandal Mansoor Ijaz, has file petition in Supreme Court, seeking permission for sending memo probe commission aboard to register his client’s statements.

Dr Shakil Afridi given information about Osama presence in Abbottabad: Panetta

US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta still believes someone in authority in Pakistan knew where Osama bin Laden was hiding before US forces went in to find him, adding that Dr Shakil Afridi had conducted campaign in Abbottabad to trace out Osama bin Laden on behalf of CIA.

Gilani says no threat to democracy in Pak; says trust deficit present in Pak-US

Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani on Saturday reiterated that there was no threat to democracy in Pakistan, adding that all institutions including military seek strong democracy in the country.

Dr Asim’s statement on POL price hike illegal: Maula Bux Chandio Chandio

ISLAMABAD: Federal Law Minister Maula Bux Chandio has declared as illegal the statement of Petroleum Minister Dr Asim Hussain about the proposed hike in the prices of petroleum products, saying it would benefit hoarders.

Fazalullah responsible sectarian violence: Rehman Malik

KARACHI: Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said that Maulvi Fazalullah, the Swat Taliban chief, is responsible for all the ongoing sectarian attacks.

Pervez Musharraf will certainly be arrested: PM Gilani

Davos: Pakistan’s former leader Pervez Musharraf will certainly be arrested if he returns to Pakistan, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said Friday.

All Sindhis are equal: Altaf Hussain

SUKKUR: Muttahida Qaumi Movement Chief Altaf Hussain on Friday said that his party’s massive gathering in Sukkur was the last nail in the coffin of nationalists spreading hatred amongst the people of Sindh.

Shahbaz Sharif’s statement, contempt of court: Rehman Mailk

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Interior Rehman Mailk said Friday that Shahbaz Sharif’s statements on providing security to Mansoor Ijaz was contempt of court.

Shahbaz Sharif again pledges full security to Mansoor Ijaz

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Friday reiterated his commitment for providing security to Mansoor Ijaz, the man at the center of memogate controversy, if he comes to Pakistan to record his statement before the memo tribunal.

Pakistan turned into a security state: Fazlur Rahman

Karachi: Chief of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Maulana Fazlur Rahman has said that Pakistan has been turned into security instead of a welfare state.

New conspiracies being hatched against govt daily: President Zardari

President Asif Ali Zardari has said that a new conspiracy is hatched against government every day but we defused all of them, adding that if bureaucracy allow us to complete the tenure of five years we would change the destiny of the masses.

Political forces, civil society & media want democracy: PM Gilani

Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said political forces, civil society and the media want democracy in Pakistan.

Supreme Court orders FIA to proceed against Khurram Rasool according to law

The Supreme Court of Pakistan disposed off the matter against Mian Khurram Rassol, former media adviser to PM Gilani and directed the FIA to take legal action against him; meanwhile the court has fixed the 10th February date for initiating the contempt of court proceedings against DG FIA Tehseen Anwar Ali Shah for non-compliance of court orders.

Iranian forces kill six Pakistanis

Quetta: At least six Pakistanis were killed in firing by Iranian forces in the border region in Balochistan province on Thursday, officials said.

PM Gilani concerned at Pakistan’s climate condition

DAVOS: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani Thursday said that Pakistan is concerned about the climate situation as it has also been considered among the top ten most vulnerable countries to climate change.

Gunmen kill 5 paramilitray soldiers in Sui

Quetta: Unidentified gunmen attacked a security check post in the volatile Balochistan province and killed five paramilitary soldiers, security officials said Thursday.

PCNS summons Mansoor Ijaz on Feb 10 Says security arrangements satisfactory

ISLAMABAD: Terming the security measurement as sufficient, the Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PCNS) has summoned Mansoor Ijaz, the main characters in the memo scandal, on February 10.

Lawyers community boycotts court; funeral prayer offered of killed lawyers

The lawyer community has protested against the targeted murder of their three colleagues which police and government authorities said was a sectarian attack, on Thursday.

Death toll reached to 77 in Punjab drug reaction

The overall death toll spurred by the reaction of heart medicines at Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC) surged to 77 as one more patient was died here on Wednesday due to reaction of medicines.

Violence claim 5 lives including three lawyers in Karachi

At least five persons including three lawyers and one woman were killed and one injured in the result of the violent incidents in different parts of the Karachi city here on Wednesday.

Supreme Court accepts plea against killing of four prisoners

The Supreme Court (SC) has accepted appeals for hearing against killing of four prisoners in custody of security agencies.

Memo scandal witness refuses to travel to Pakistan

The chief witness in a secret memo scandal that threatens to bring down the Pakistani president will not travel to the country to testify, claiming the government has set a trap to prevent him from leaving, his lawyer said Monday.

Six soldiers, 17 Taliban killed in North Western Pakistan clash

Six Pakistani soldiers and 17 Taliban militants were killed in an overnight clash in a northwestern tribal district near the Afghan border, officials said Wednesday.

Pakistani deaths from bad heart drugs rise to 69

A senior health official says the number of people in eastern Pakistan suspected to have died in the last month from taking bad heart medicine has risen to 69.

Pakistan, U.S. discuss normal relationship revival

U.S. Ambassador in Islamabad Cameron Munter Tuesday met the Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar and explored ways to "revive" normal relationship, the Pakistani Foreign Ministry sources said.

Pakistan PM Gilani drops criticism of the military

Pakistan's premier on Wednesday appeared to back down from a confrontation with the military, moving away from remarks made earlier this month that it had acted unconstitutionally in supporting a court investigation of a controversial memo.

US drone attacks claim 5 lives in North Waziristan

At least five people have been killed in two US drone attacks in the Datta Khel area of North Waziristan on Monday.

ISPR rejects US probe report on Salala check post attack

Inter services Public Relations (ISPR) has rejected the US investigation report regarding attack on Salala check post and has stated that affixing partial responsibility of the incident on Pakistan is therefore, unjustified and unacceptable.

Mansoor Ijaz refuses to come to pakistan over security conscerns

Islamabad: Mansoor Ijaz, the central figure in the memo scandal, hs refused to Islamabad to Pakistan to appear before a judicial commission investigating the matter over security concerns, his defence counsel said Monday.

President enjoys immunity in criminal cases: Aitzaz Ahsan

LAHORE: Former President of Supreme Court Bar Association and PPP leader Barrister Chaudhry Aitzaz Ahsan has said that the President enjoys complete immunity in criminal cases and he does not need to approach the court in this regard.

Hussain Haqqani’s lawyer to ask for halt to memo inquiry

RAWALPINDI: Hussain Haqqani’s lawyer Sajid Tanoli Monday said that he will request for a halt to the memo inquiry if Mansoor Ijaz failed to appear before the Judicial Commission on January 24.

Voter lists can’t be finalized by Feb 23: Election Commission of Pakistan

Chief Election Commissioner Justice Hamid Ali Mirza (retd) has said during an advisory meeting with the politicians that voters’ lists cannot be prepared before May.

Senate unanimously resolves for Pervez Musharraf trail

Senate of Pakistan has unanimously passed a resolution for the trail of former president Gen. retired Parvez Musharraf under constitutional article 06.

PM Gilani rules out early elections; claims masses support in future

Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has said that people seekingpower on crutches can not bring revolution and parties supporting dictators had been buried with dictators.

Supreme Court works within legal parameters: Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhary

Karachi: Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhary said on Saturday that the Supreme Court always functioned within its constitutional orbit.

Security problems impedes Mansoor to come Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: By virtue of prevailing situation of the country, some apprehensions have arisen about the appearance of Mansoor Ijaz before Judicial commission on 24 instant.