Pakistan Muslim League (N) demands agreed formula for creation of new provinces in country

ISLAMABAD : Pakistan Muslim League- N has demanded an agreed formula for the creation of new constitutional entities and division through national consciences and alleged that Punjab is continually being targeted and portrayed as the main opponent of this popular demand for political gains.

It is right time to kick off America, its agents from Pak to bring change. Munawar Hassan

RAWALPINDI : Amir Jamaat-e- Islami Syed Munawar Hassan has said that Nawaz Sharif is equally responsible in the crimes of PPP government because he is saving the government since last three years, adding that it is the right time to kick off the America and its agents from Pakistan so people should be ready for change.

Supreme Court orders to complete investigation of Hajj corruption scam within a week

ISLAMABAD : Supreme Court of Pakistan has ordered the FIA to complete its investigation into the Hajj corruption scam within a week and submit the report in the court.

Shahbaz Sharif for making new provinces throughout country

DERA GHAZI KHAN, MIANWALI, ATTOCK : Chief Minister Punjab Mian Shahbaz Sharif has stressed upon the need of making new provinces throughout the country including Sindh and making Karachi as a separate province.

Secret talks going on between Indian Government & Pakistan army

London : Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh opened secret talks with Pakistan Army Chief 10 months ago to build up the cricket-inspired diplomatic thaw between the two countries.

Pakistan re-opens NATO supply route

PESHAWAR, Pakistan  – NATO can resume supplying its troops in Afghanistan through a key Pakistani route on Monday after protesters against US drone strikes lifted a blockade, an official said.

Pakistani drones protest keeps NATO trucks at bay

PESHAWAR, Pakistan – The leader of a Pakistani political party protesting U.S. drone strikes demanded Sunday that the attacks end in one month or he would launch more demonstrations aimed at cutting off a key supply route for Western troops in neighboring Afghanistan.

Thousands call for President Assad overthrow at Syria funeral

AMMAN  – Thousands of Syrians called for the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday at a funeral for protesters killed by security forces in the southern town of Nawa, a witness said.

Blasts in Misrata, Moamer Kadhafi accused of dirty tricks

MISRATA, Libya – Grad rockets exploded in Misrata on Sunday despite a vow by the Libyan regime to halt its fire in the besieged city where the humanitarian situation has stirred international concern.

Iraq, Iran sign agreements on Iranian opposition

TEHRAN, Iran – Iran and Iraq on Sunday signed agreements to return each others' detainees, which could lead to the forced repatriation of an Iranian opposition group based in Iraq, Iranian state TV reported.

Misrata rebels say they drove out Moammar Gadhafi forces

TRIPOLI, Libya – Rebel fighters drove Moammar Gadhafi's forces to the edge of the besieged western city of Misrata on Sunday, taking control of the main hospital where government troops had been holed up, a resident said.

Mohammad Hafeez repaying Afridi's confidence in him

GROS ISLET, Saint Lucia — Mohammad Hafeez said he has drawn on the confidence placed in him by Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi, particularly when he been given a chance to bowl in recent matches.

Pakistani gang rape victim says will file appeal

MEERWALA, Pakistan — A Pakistani woman who was gang raped said on Sunday that she would challenge a Supreme Court decision to dismiss her appeal against the early release of five men convicted of abusing her.

PM Gilani confident to resolve issues through Bhuttos’ vision

OKARA : Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Sunday said that the PPP led coalition government will resolve all public issues by following the vision of Zulfikar Ali  Bhutto Shaheed and Benazir Bhutto Shaheed.He was addressing a public gathering here after inaugurating Cadet College Okara on Sunday.

President Zardari felicitates Christians on Easter; vows to work for inter- faith harmony

ISLAMABAD : Co-Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party President Asif Ali Zardari felicitating the Christians on the occasion of Easter on Sunday (April 24) has vowed to work for the promotion of human equality, religious tolerance and interfaith harmony.

ZAB’s execution, a blunder of history: PM Yusuf Raza Gilani

DEPALPUR : Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani said on Sunday that execution of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (ZAB) was a blunder of history, that is why the PPP government has filed a reference in the court to correct the history.

PM Gilani underscores need to document religious monuments

LAHORE - Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has felicitated the Christian community around the world, especially those living in Pakistan, on the behalf of the government and people of Pakistan on the occasion of Easter.The Prime Minister expressed these views while meeting a three-member delegation which presented a book titled “Churches of Pakistan” to him here on Sunday.Federal Minister for Information Dr. Firdous Ashiq Awan was also present on the occasion.

Reconciliation policy to continue: PM Yusuf Raza Gilani

KARACHI: Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani on Saturday discussed devolution programme of ministries from federal to provincial governments with Sindh Governor, Dr. Ishrat-ul-Ebad Khan,and Chief Minister, Syed Qaim Ali Shah.

Japanese PM advisor says nuclear threat receding: report

TOKYO — The Japanese prime minister's special advisor on the nuclear crisis says the immediate risk of a major radiation leak from the Fukushima power plant has receded, the Wall Street Journal reported.

20th arrest in Indonesian bomb plots is journalist

JAKARTA, Indonesia – A TV news cameraman arrested in Indonesian bomb plots had been recruited to film and broadcast the group's terrorist acts, including a foiled Good Friday church attack, police said Saturday.

Roadside bomb kills Two NATO troops in Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan – A roadside bomb killed two NATO service members and a gunman shot dead a local peace council official in southern Afghanistan where thousands of Afghan and international troops are bracing for an expected spring resurgence of Taliban attacks, officials said Sunday.

Road accident claim 7 lives in Thathah

THATHAH : At least seven persons were died and 16 others injured in the result of a collision between a passenger van and truck in Thathah here on Saturday.

Hafiz Saeed rejects allegations of Mike Mullen, other US officials

ISLAMABAD : Amir Jamaatud Dawwa Hafiz Muhammad Saeed has said that his party did not have any relations with Lashkar –e-Tayyba , adding that Lashker –e- Tayyba is a Kashmir based organization.

NGO’s attitude on SC decision in Mukhtaran Mai’s case astonishing: Liaquat Baloch

LAHORE : Secretary General Jamaat-e-Islami Liaquat Baloch has said the hue and cry of the liberal NGOs over the Supreme Court decision in Mukhtaran Mai case was surprising and incomprehensible for the masses.

Karachi target killing claim 6 lives

KARACHI : Six people were killed in Karachi during the last on Saturday, five of whom were gunned down.
Unidentified men shot dead two men near Netti Jetti Bridge and New Vegetable Market in Karachi.

6 militants killed in Orakzai

HANGU : At least six militants were killed and several others injured, as the security forces shelled militant hideouts in Orakzai Agency.

Pakistan beat West Indies by 8 wickets in first ODI‎

Gros Islet : Misbah-ul-Haq, Asad Shafiq, and Mohammad Hafeez all coasted to half-centuries as Pakistan clinched a comfortable eight-wicket win over West Indies in the first one-day international.

Japan to launch massive search for quake bodies

TOKYO – Japan will send nearly 25,000 soldiers backed by boats and aircraft into its disaster zone Monday on an intensive land-and-sea mission to recover the bodies of those killed by last month's earthquake and tsunami, the military said.

Cambodian-Thai border fighting enters 3rd day

BANGKOK – Thai and Cambodian troops have exchanged artillery fire in a third day of fighting that has killed 10 soldiers and uprooted thousands of villagers from their homes.

Six Venezuela kids drown in stream, 3 adults missing

CARACAS, Venezuela – Venezuelan authorities say a stream suddenly swollen by rain water has swept away a family in the country's west. Six children are known drowned and three adults are missing and feared dead.

Govt forces retreat in Libya's Misrata

TRIPOLI – Government forces retreated in Libya's coastal city of Misrata after two months of siege, but seized a rebel town in the remote Western Mountains, with no sign yet of Muammar Gaddafi being dislodged from power.

5 women brutally murdered in Mexico beach resort

MEXICO CITY – Five women, all apparently connected to a beauty parlor, were found brutally murdered in the Mexican beach resort of Acapulco on Saturday morning, state police said.

Massive 2-day anti-U.S. protest begins in NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD - Thousands of people in northwest Pakistan Saturday started a two-day sit-in against the U.S. drone strikes in the country's tribal regions, blocking main supply route for NATO troops in the neighboring Afghanistan.

Pakistan poor in fielding because ‘bowling coach acting as fielding coach’: Rana Naved

Islamabad : The main reason for Pakistan’s poor fielding is that the national team has a bowling coach acting as a fielding coach, Pakistani pacer Rana Naved-ul-Hasan has said.

Prime Minister Office denies Manmohan Singh contacted Ashfaq Kayani

New Delhi : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's office Sunday denied media reports that he had contacted Pakistan Army chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani through an unofficial envoy before the Mohali meeting with his Pakistani counterpart Yousaf Raza Gilani.

Indian SC Bar Association President calls on CJ Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry

ISLAMABAD: A four member delegation headed by Mr. Ram Jeth Malani, President Supreme Court Bar Association of India and comprising other senior Advocates including Rejeev Dhavan, M.N. Krishnamani and Mrs. Suparna Chaudhry, Journalist called on Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry.

Shah Zain Bugti protests drilling for new oil, gas reserves in Dera Bugti

QUETTA: The president JWP (Jamhoori Watan Party), Shah Zain Bugti has strongly voiced against drilling for new oil, gas reserves in Dera Bugti, saying that ‘our permission for the purpose was never sought’.

Pakistan demands legal accord on intelligence sharing with US

ISLAMABAD: Political and military leadership of the country has demanded of US to shape into legal accord the matters related to intelligence sharing and cooperation in war on terror as to ensure that US sticks to its commitments.

Pakistan Tahreek-e-Insaf sit-in creates problems for common man

Peshawar: People on Saturday suffered many difficulties during the sit-in staged by Pakistan Tahreek-e-Insaf here in provincial capital.

Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry performs soft opening of SC museum

ISLAMABAD: The Chief Justice of Pakistan Mr. Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry performed the soft opening of the Supreme Court Museum.

Manmohan Singh had ’secret talks’ with Kayani 10 months back: Report

LONDON:India’s Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh opened secret talks with Pakistan Army chief ten months ago to build on the cricket-inspired diplomatic thaw between the two countries, a media report said today.