Pakistan`s permanent representative to the United Nations, Abdullah Hussain Haroon, has suggested the formation of a joint border force of Pakistani and NATO forces, under the command of Army Chief General Ashfaq Kiyani to...
Saturday, October 11, 2008 By Ansar Abbasi ISLAMABAD: The contentious decision of the government to reinstate over 5,000 sacked political appointees of Benazir Bhutto’s second regime would possibly become a serious...
Suspected suicide bombing in northwest tribal area also wounds dozens PESHAWAR, Pakistan - A suicide bomber attacked an anti-insurgent group in a northwest Pakistan tribal area, killing at least 20 people, an official and a...
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday launched the Rs 34 billion Benazir Income Support Programme for the poor and vulnerable segments of society. Under the scheme, families, having income less than Rs 6000 per...
The mission to secure a six billion pound ($10.18 billion) bailout package is led by Shaukat Tareen, Pakistan Prime Minister's Finance Adviser and Shamshad Akhtar, the Governor of Pakistan's central bank, Daily Telegraph...
Washington: Pakistan is alarmingly teetering towards becoming a failed state and is still the most dangerous place in the world, says an Indian-American expert in an article for the Washington Post. According to Sumit Ganguly,...
By Umer Farooq Islamabad, Asharq Al-Awsat – Former Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif is willing to his use influence within the Afghan leadership to bring about peace in Afghanistan, he said after attending a dinner...
Manipal, India (UPI) Oct 9, 2008 - It is small wonder that Pakistan's army chief, Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, prefers to dial the number of the ever obedient (to him) prime minister, Yousaf Raza Gilani, rather than that of the newly...
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari will pay his first state visit to China from October 14 to 17 to hold meetings with his Chinese counterpart and promote bilateral relations. “President Zardari’s visit to China is on the...
Tani, Afghanistan - Within clear sight of a Pakistani military observation post, Taliban insurgents launch a ferocious barrage of fire against two dozen US and Afghan army troops perched on a tiny frontier hilltop. Caught...