RAWALPINDI: Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC), General Tariq Majid, chaired the meeting of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee at Chaklala, Rawalpindi on Thursday. Army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, Naval chief Admiral …

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Thursday urged the NATO and ISAF to effectively deal with the issue of poppy cultivation in Afghanistan and drug trafficking which still remains the …

SLAMABAD: Pakistan Thursday said it has been looking into various options including appointment of neutral expert or arbitrator by World Bank to resolve the issue of water with India. Foreign Office Spokesman Abdul Basit in …

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry said that black sheep will not be tolerated in the judiciary. Addressing Supreme Court staff while paying tribute to Justice Sabihuddin (Late) on his services for …

WASHINGTON: U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday voiced confidence about the security of Pakistan’s nuclear assets and renewed his administration’s strong support for the country’s stability beset with challenges from militants. Obama told a …

In the past few days the smell of a fear surrounded the atmosphere here in Karachi. Anyone and everyone in the city sensed something big was on the cards. The fear was in the air. …

KISHANGANJ — While religious and communal lines usually mark election battles across Hindu-majority India, development is the key word in the northernmost district of Kishanganj, India’s largest Muslim constituency.
“What we need here is an educational …

SRINAGAR: The entire valley was brought to a standstill a day ahead of parliamentary elections in occupied Kashmir by a 50-hour strike call and an undeclared curfew imposed by authorities. Violence erupted in a number …

Karachi has been volatile city and this fresh wave of ethnic violence in different part of the Karachi has made worried every Pakistani. All political leaders along with civil society have strongly condemned the incidents …

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Thursday said the operation in Lower Dir and Buner was meant to re-establish the writ of the constitution and for “restoring Quaid-e-Azam’s Pakistan”. Talking to Minister for …