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Pakistan: Bomb destroys girls' school
Bombings by militants have destroyed a government-run girls' high school and several shops in the Swat Valley of northern Pakistan, police said Friday.

Rice: Pakistan must do more against Taliban
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Pakistan needs to do more to prevent Taliban militants from launching attacks into Afghanistan from its territory.

U.S. shifting aid to upgrade Pakistan fighter jets
The United States plans to shift about $230 million in aid to Pakistan from counterterrorism programs to upgrading the nation's aging F-16 fighter jets.

Pakistan warns of nuclear arms race
Pakistan has warned that a deal leading to increased Indian access to nuclear fuel could accelerate the atomic arms race between the rivals, according to a letter obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press.

Pakistan court gags disgraced nuke scientist
A court on Monday barred the disgraced architect of Pakistan's atomic weapons program from speaking about nuclear proliferation, less than three weeks after he implicated the army in the sharing of nuclear technology with North Korea.

Insurgent clashes kill at least 41 in Pakistan
Gun battles between paramilitary troops and militants in Pakistan's troubled southwest killed at least 41 people Sunday, including nine soldiers, the state-run news agency reported.

Pakistan's Stock-Market Meltdown
Violence unhinges the country's once booming financial markets as investors worry about stability and some grow nostalgic for the Musharraf dictatorship

Violence erupts as Pakistan stocks drop
Violent protests erupted at Pakistan's main stock market, as growing economic and political uncertainty pushed Pakistani shares to a new 18-month low.

Pakistan intelligence blamed for Afghan attacks
Afghan lawmakers have directly accused Pakistan's intelligence agency of involvement in a string of deadly attacks in Afghanistan, blasting their neighbor as "the largest center for breeding and exporting terrorism."

Pakistan: Clashes with militants kill 16
A clash between security forces and militants in Pakistan's northwest has left at least 16 people dead, all but three of them paramilitary troops, officials say.

Afghan official: Pakistan spies behind Kabul attack
An Afghan government official said Monday's suicide car bombing outside the Indian Embassy in Afghanistan has "the hallmarks of the Pakistani intelligence."

Death toll from Pakistan rally blast rises to 17
The death toll from Sunday's suicide bomb attack at a rally in Islamabad has risen to 17 after a police constable succumbed to his injuries, officials said.

Blasts wound 35, kill 1 in Pakistan
A series of blasts went off Monday in Karachi, Pakistan, killing one person and wounding at least 35, including children, the Pakistan government said.

Suicide blast targeting police kills 16 at Pakistan rally
A suicide attacker killed 16 people Sunday, 12 of them police officers, near a protest rally marking last year's Pakistani government raid on the Red Mosque, police said.

A Deadly Anniversary in Pakistan
One year after the bloody siege of the Red Mosque, a terrorist blast rocks the capital of Islamabad

Scientist: Pakistan Knew of Nuke Deal
Nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan says North Korea received centrifuges from Pakistan in a 2000 shipment supervised by the army during the rule of President Pervez Musharraf

Sharif Rebuffs US Official's Comment
Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday rebuffed a senior U.S. official for saying that Pakistan should focus on food prices and militancy rather than the fate of President Pervez Musharraf

Pakistan: Negligent on Terror?
Distracted by its political turmoil, the nation is losing control of its militant hinterlands, where al-Qaeda is reviving

Blast Kills 8 in Pakistan
A powerful explosion destroyed a militant compound and killed up to eight people Monday in a volatile tribal region where Pakistan security forces are waging an offensive against pro-Taliban militants

Pakistan launches Taliban offensive
Pakistan launched an offensive against the Taliban on Saturday, the biggest military push against militants in Pakistan's northwestern tribal region since a civilian government took power in March.

Pakistani militants set ski resort hotel on fire
Militants set fire to a hotel at Pakistan's only ski resort Thursday, as security in the Swat Valley continued to deteriorate despite a month-old peace deal.

Report: $6 billion in aid to Pakistan poorly tracked
The United States has not accurately tracked about $6 billion it gave to help the Pakistani government fight terrorism since 2001, according to a report released Tuesday.

Pakistan Nuke Rumor Denied
The architect of Pakistan's nuclear program on Tuesday rejected a report alleging that his network may have shared blueprints for an advanced nuclear weapon with countries such as Iran and North Korea

Pakistan rebukes Karzai over cross-border raids
Pakistan reacted sternly Monday to comments by Afghan President Hamid Karzai, who said Afghani troops could enter Pakistan to confront Islamic militants.

US Releases Pakistan Airstrike Video
The U.S.-led coalition in Afghanistan released footage Thursday of a skirmish with militants that Pakistan claims resulted in an airstrike on one of its border posts that killed 11 of its troops

Pakistan Lawyers: Back to the Streets
The protests seeking the reinstatement of judges threaten President Musharraf and his fragile government

Suicide bomber targets Danish embassy in Pakistan
A massive blast targeting the Danish Embassy in Pakistan Monday killed at least six people and wounded as many as 18, authorities said.

Pakistan Trucking Attacks Threaten US Supply Line
Thieves, feuding tribesmen and Taliban militants are creating chaos along the main Pakistan-Afghanistan highway, threatening a vital supply line for U.S. and NATO forces

Taliban Claims Pakistan Bombing
A Taliban militant group claimed responsibility Monday for a suicide bombing that killed at least 11 people at the gate of an army base in Pakistan's volatile northwest

10 killed in Pakistan bakery bombing
A suicide bomber killed 10 people on Sunday after attacking a bakery on a Pakistan army base near the northwestern city of Peshawar, according to police and the Pakistani military.

Pakistan diplomat freed after being kidnapped
Pakistan's ambassador to Afghanistan Tariq Azizudin has been freed three months after he was abducted in the Pakistan's tribal region while traveling to the Afghan capital of Kabul, Pakistan's Foreign Ministry said.

Pakistani religious group office attacked
A suicide bomb attack on the office of a religious group killed one person and wounded 18 others in northwest Pakistan on Thursday, an official said.

Iran to discuss pipeline with India, Pakistan
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad heads to Pakistan and India this week to put the finishing touches on a controversial deal to build a pipeline that would deliver Iranian gas to both countries, Iran's semi-official Fars news agency says.

Pakistan's Cease-fire: Who Wins?
One of Pakistan's most notorious militant leaders, Baitullah Mehsud, has declared a cease-fire in the troubled Waziristan region bordering Afghanistan

Blast rocks police station in Pakistan
An explosion has rocked a police station in a region of Pakistan near the border with Afghanistan, police said Friday.

Government: Pakistan militant offers cease-fire
The man blamed for the assassination of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto has declared a cease-fire now that the former Pakistan prime minister's party is in power, a government official said.

U.S. unhappy with Pakistani plan for militant peace deal
The White House on Wednesday expressed concern with reports that Pakistan's new government is working on a peace accord with militant leaders in its tribal regions.

Pakistan prisoner release to win over militants
Pakistan's new government has made good on its promise to negotiate with militant groups within its borders by releasing a jailed pro-Taliban leader who recruited thousands of fighters to battle U.S. forces in Afghanistan.

Al Qaeda still in Pakistan tribal areas, report says
Al Qaeda is still operating within Pakistan's mountainous tribal region bordering Afghanistan, and the United States lacks a "comprehensive" plan for meeting its national security goals there, said a U.S. government study released Thursday.

Public barred from Pakistan torch relay
The Olympic torch relay began its Pakistan leg under heavy guard and literally behind closed doors on Wednesday.

U.S. military trainers to head to Pakistan
Defense Secretary Robert Gates has signed deployment orders that will send U.S. military trainers to Pakistan this summer, CNN has learned.

Fatima Bhutto: Breaking free of the dynasty
At 25-years-old, Fatima Bhutto is eligible to become prime minister of Pakistan.

Washington's New Pakistan Problem
For years US policy has focused on one man, Pervez Musharraf. Now, with his power on the wane and a new coaltion government in place, it has a lot of catching up to do

Pakistan enters 'era of real democracy'
Pakistan has entered an "era of real democracy" according to President Pervez Musharraf , who said Sunday that he hoped the incoming government would maintain the pace of growth the nation has enjoyed.

Commentary: Momentous day for Pakistan, Bhutto's legacy
Monday was a momentous day for the people of Pakistan, but a bittersweet day for me.

Four FBI agents hurt in Pakistan bombing
Four of the 12 people wounded in the weekend bombing of an Islamabad restaurant are U.S. FBI agents, the bureau confirmed Sunday.

20 die in Pakistan missile strike
A missile fired from an unidentified location struck a house in Pakistan on Sunday, killing 20 and critically injuring five others, the state-run Associated Press of Pakistan reported Sunday.

Foreigners Targeted by Pakistan Bomb
An Islamabad restaurant that served alcohol was attacked, Saturday, in a rare bombing in the capital

Suicide bombers kill 5 in Pakistan
Twin suicide bombers set off explosives at a naval college in Pakistan Tuesday, killing at least five other people and wounding at least 16, one critically, the government said.

45 killed in Pakistan funeral blast
At least 45 people died and 82 were wounded in a suicide attack on the funeral Friday of a district superintendent of police -- killed earlier in the day in a separate attack -- in northwest Pakistan's Swat province, according to Pakistani police.

30 killed in Pakistan funeral blast
An explosion at the funeral Friday of a district police officer killed earlier in the day in northwest Pakistan killed 30 people and injured between 50 and 55, province police said.

Religion's Defeat in Pakistan's Election
Musharraf's league may have been hit big, but Pakistan's once powerful fundamentalist political parties are reeling too

U.S. denies firing missile that killed 8 in remote Pakistan
A missile strike in a remote part of Pakistan killed at least eight suspected militants and wounded three others Thursday, Pakistan's state media reported.

Food Price Hikes Roil Pakistan
Musharraf's party lost the election because of the price of flour and food. It's the foremost problem facing the next government

Pakistan attacks hit aid group, military HQ
Gunmen fired on a children's aid group in Pakistan's tribal region Monday, leaving three staffers dead and at least one critically injured, the organization said.

Pakistani elections encourage investors
Akbar Shah Afridi had no doubt about what will happen after Pakistan's votes are counted.

Pakistan Votes Amid Tension
People in Pakistan take part in a crucial parliamentary election overshadowed by violence and fears of fraud

Pakistan's political parties explained
Pakistan will hold parliamentary elections Monday, with political parties competing for 272 seats in the National Assembly.

Pakistan Braces for Election Trouble
With the country's electorate wanting President Musharraf out, opposition leaders don't expect him to play fair at the polls

Lawmakers to Bush: Put more pressure on Pakistan
Members of Congress on Tuesday called on the Bush administration to increase pressure on Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf to ensure free and fair elections in his nation.

Pakistan boosts security for election
Pakistan's government is beefing up security for a "fair, transparent and peaceful" parliamentary election on Monday, a Pakistani government spokesman said.

Pakistan elections postponed, sources say
The Election Commission of Pakistan will delay parliamentary elections for at least a month, sources in the commission told CNN Tuesday.

Pakistan elections: Facts and figures
Pakistan's citizens head to the polls on February 18 for parliamentary elections that may determine the future of President Pervez Musharraf and his allies.

Search under way for Pakistan envoy
Pakistani authorities have launched a search operation in the country's tribal region for Pakistan's ambassador to Afghanistan, interior ministry spokesman said Tuesday.

Envoy missing near Afghan border
Pakistan's ambassador to Afghanistan went missing Monday and is feared to have been abducted in Pakistan's tribal region, according to Afghan security sources.

Pakistan suicide attack kills 8
A suicide bomber who slipped into a political rally and detonated an explosive killed eight people in Pakistan's North Waziristan tribal area near the Afghan border Monday, Pakistan's state news agency said.

Pakistan election rally bomb kills 15
Fifteen people died and 20 were injured by a suicide bomber Saturday evening at a Pakistani opposition party rally, officials said.

Suicide blast in Pakistan kills four
An explosion near a bus carrying army personnel killed four people in Pakistan on Monday, police told CNN.

Pakistan school siege ends peacefully
A group of gunmen Monday released at least 30 students and teachers who had been held for several hours inside a primary school in northwest Pakistan, according to Pakistani officials and local police.

Pakistan: Nuke security fool-proof
Pakistani security officials insisted Saturday there was no danger of the country's nuclear arsenal falling into the hands of Islamic extremists.

Gates: Troops could go to Pakistan
U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said Thursday that the United States is "ready, able and willing" to send troops to Pakistan if the government of the South Asian nation is interested.

Gates: U.S. willing to send troops to Pakistan
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said Thursday the United States is "ready, able and willing" to send troops to Pakistan to help its military battle al Qaeda -- if the Pakistani government is interested.

4 dead in Peshawar suicide bombing
A suicide bomb detonated near a Shiite religious site in Peshawar in northwest Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least four people and wounding 22, police told CNN.

Militants overrun Pakistan fort
Islamic militants overran a border fort in northwestern Pakistan during a pitched battle Wednesday, killing seven Pakistani troops and leaving more than a dozen unaccounted for, a military spokesman said.

Musharraf tells U.S.: Stay out of Pakistan
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has made it clear that a U.S. military mission to capture Osama bin Laden or other top al Qaeda leaders on Pakistani soil would be unwelcome and "against the sovereignty of Pakistan."

Pakistan bombings reach 'unprecedented' level
Samina Rajput speaks in hushed tones about her husband, Asif, who was killed alongside former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto in the December 27 attack that convulsed the nation.

Pakistan rejects nuke weapon fears
Pakistan's foreign ministry Wednesday rejected concerns raised by the U.N. nuclear watchdog chief that the country's nuclear weapons "could fall into the hands of an extremist group in Pakistan or in Afghanistan."

Pakistan Tourism: Still Trying
The country's Ministry of Tourism is campaigning to boost the country's image. Unfortunately, the news hasn't helped

Why Pakistan Matters
Benazir Bhutto's assassination has plunged the Muslim nuclear power into chaos. Now the Bush Administration must help undo decades of flawed U.S. policy to save Pakistan

Conversation shifts from condolences to campaign issue
After expressing condolences and outrage over events in Pakistan, presidential candidates turned their discussion toward whose foreign policy credentials were better.

Bhutto Conspiracy Theories Fill the Air
Rumors and paranoia about the assassination fuel the fears of Pakistanis as they see their country descend into instability

2 die in mob violence in Pakistan after assassination
At least two people were killed in Pakistan in the wake of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's assassination as angry mobs took to the streets, blocking roads, torching cars and pelting police with rocks.

Pakistan, economy weigh on markets
Stocks plummeted Thursday afternoon, in a thinly traded session, as political turmoil in Pakistan turned deadly and downbeat economic reports damped investor's enthusiasm.

Pakistan, economic woes upset markets
Stocks plunged Thursday afternoon as political unrest in Pakistan put investors on edge and a mix of downbeat economic data raised concerns about the health of the economy.

Stocks hurt by Pakistani turmoil
Stocks continued to decline Thursday as events in Pakistan stoked geopolitical concerns and mixed economic reports highlighted worries about the domestic economy.

Commentary: No time for dictatorship
I have long claimed that the rise of extremism and militancy in Pakistan could not happen without support from elements within the current administration. My return to my country poses a threat to the forces of extremism that have thrived under a dictatorship. They want to stop the restoration of democracy at any price. They have exploited a poor, desperate, and powerless people and allowed extremists the right environment in which to flourish.

Pakistan violence could hurt stocks
Stock futures turned lower early Thursday after former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was killed in a suicide attack leaving a rally in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.

'At least 50' dead in mosque bomb
Police raided an Islamic school and arrested seven students hours after a blast in a mosque in northern Pakistan left at least 50 dead and dozens injured, according to an Associated Press report.

First human bird flu cases in Pakistan
Eight cases of bird flu among people have been confirmed in Pakistan, the first such cases in the country, the World Health Organization said Tuesday.

Twin blasts kill seven in Pakistan
Two explosions struck the southwestern Pakistan city of Quetta on Thursday, killing seven people -- three Pakistani security forces and four civilians -- government officials have said.

Five die in Pakistan school bombing
A man posing as a mentally ill visitor planted a bomb that exploded in an Islamic school, killing at least five people and wounding two others near Quetta, Pakistan Monday, police said.

Commonwealth suspends Pakistan
Hours after Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf cleared the final legal hurdle to being re-elected to a third five-year term, the 53-nation Commonwealth on Thursday suspended Pakistan from its group.

Pakistan frees some detainees, sets election date
Elections for Pakistan's national assembly and its four provincial assemblies have been scheduled for January 8, and thousands of people jailed under emergency rule reportedly have been released, officials said Tuesday.

Branding Pakistan: In need of an extreme makeover?
What happens when a country is in the news for all the wrong reasons?

Experts weigh in on security of Pakistan's nukes
Global security experts expressed concern Sunday that Pakistan's nuclear arsenal could wind up in the hands of Islamic radicals after President Gen. Pervez Musharraf last weekend declared a state of emergency.

Can Pakistan's Military Be Trusted?
We used to sleep nights knowing that Pakistan's pro-American generals had their fingers on the nuclear trigger. We're not sleeping so well now

Pakistan: The Making of a Crisis
As tensions build, here's a guide to the players and issues roiling a country that could upset the security of the world

Pakistan's State of Emergency
Pakistan's State of Emergency

Dobbs: The November surprise
Pakistan's President, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, has carried out another coup to preserve the status quo, and the result has been violence and civil unrest. But chaos is hardly limited to Pakistan.

Are Pakistan's Nukes in Safe Hands?
Experts believe the weapons are secure for now, but they worry about what will happen when new officers take over

Power Rising, Taliban Besiege Pakistani Shiites
In a strategic region of Pakistan, the Taliban have inflamed and exploited a long-running sectarian conflict.

Plan Would Use Antiterror Aid on Pakistani Jets
The U.S. plans to shift nearly $230 million to upgrading planes that critics say are not used to fight terrorism.

Unilateral Action by U.S. a Growing Fear in Pakistan
Suggestions that the U.S. could resort to unilateral intervention against Al Qaeda and the Taliban in Pakistan have caused anxiety in Pakistan.

Court in Pakistan Muzzles Disgraced Nuclear Scientist
The court barred the disgraced scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan from giving interviews about the illicit nuclear network he once confessed to running, but eased other restrictions.

Taliban Threaten to Kill Officials Held Hostage
The Pakistani Taliban have taken dozens of officials hostage and threatened to begin executing them unless the government released their comrades who were captured.

Pakistani Bear Market Has Investors Raging in the Streets
With the Karachi Stock Exchange suffering through its worst losing run in at least 18 years, investors are taking to the streets to show their anger at the new government.

Pakistan Post Was Not in U.S. Records
The border post that was destroyed by U.S. airstrikes last month, killing 11 Pakistani paramilitary soldiers, was not in an American database, an investigation concluded.

Taliban Breached NATO Base in Deadly Clash
Officials gave new details about the deaths of nine U.S. soldiers in an attack on a base in Afghanistan on Sunday.

Pakistan Marble Helps Taliban Stay in Business
The takeover of the Ziarat quarry has enabled the Taliban to turn themselves into a self-sustaining fighting force.

9 Americans Die in Afghan Attack
The worst attack against Americans in Afghanistan in three years illustrated the growing threat of the Taliban.

Reporting in a Danger Zone: Held First by the Taliban, and Then by Pakistan
The first sign of trouble came when a bearded young man shouted at us and pointed angrily at the small camera bag we had with us.

It Takes a School, Not Missiles
Greg Mortenson has spent less than one-ten-thousandth as much as the Bush administration to help fight terrorism in Pakistan. Instead of blowing things up, he builds schools.

Militant Gains in Pakistan Said to Draw Fighters
An increase in the number of foreign fighters may reflect a change that is making Pakistan’s tribal areas the preferred destination for some Sunni insurgents.

Afghan Bombing Sends Stark Message to India
In condemning the embassy attack, the Indian prime minister, Manmohan Singh, said that his country’s engagement in Afghanistan would continue.

37 Wounded by Series of Blasts in Pakistan
Six explosions occurred within about an hour of one another, striking residential and commercial spots in Karachi, a teeming southern port city.

Democracy, Negotiations and Casualties
Pakistan's government is negotiating with terrorists. The result: casualties in Pakistan and Afghanistan.

White Europeans Training in Pakistan Terrorist Camps
Islamic terrorists are recruiting a new, hard-to-detect weapon in their war against the West.

Iran Looks East
American allies turn to America's enemy.

Al Qaeda Looking for Blond, Blue-Eyed Recruits
Al Qaeda wants Western-looking terrorist recruits in order to more effectively infiltrate Western nations.

An American Ally Slips Away
One of the most explosively dangerous countries in the world just got a new government.

Iran Strengthening Ties With Pakistan
Though Tehran seeks to rope in its Muslim neighbor economically, the ramifications could be much larger.

Dissenting Retired Top Brass Means Pakistani Military Could Be Cracking
Does an anti-Musharraf protest by retired military generals indicate division in Pakistan's armed forces?

Losing Control in Pakistan?
Troubling reports are arriving from Pakistan's Federally Administrated Tribal Areas.

The Weekend Web
The Swiss cheese state and the death toll that keeps decreasing; plus, was Obama a Muslim? And guess who believes Ehud Olmert is a "strong leader"?

Cooperation Coming Down the Pipe for Iran, Pakistan
Tehran working with Islamabad in the energy sector means bad news for Washington.

The Bhutto Blunder
The U.S.-backed plan to resolve Pakistan's dangerous problems by injecting Benazir Bhutto abruptly ended last week with her assassination. But the plan was fantastically flawed to begin with.

The Weekend Web
The death of democracy and the end of the war on terror; plus, global warming: We're either running out of time or gaining more!

Pakistan: Primary Opposition Leader Murdered
Pakistan stands on the brink of civil war. Police stations burn; several cities report arson.

Pakistani Sympathy Grows for Pro-Taliban Militants
Radical Islamist movements are on the rise in Pakistan. If the army does not remain united, the whole Middle East could go from frying pan to fire.

Pakistan and the Shah of Iran
Is the United States about to make the same disastrous foreign-policy blunder it made in 1979?

U.S. Worried Over Pakistan Nukes
Islamabad's current instability could lead to one of several nightmarish results.

The Week in Review
A new weekly feature on theTrumpet.com! This week: a prevailing sense of uncertainty.

Pakistan Instability Deepens
Pakistani politics are descending into chaos. If democracy prevails, will Pakistan remain a U.S. ally?

China Increases Its Strategic Control of the Indian Ocean
Joint Chinese-Pakistani construction is opening the Indian Ocean to Chinese control.

Pakistani President Rejects Emergency Rule
After fierce domestic criticism and concerns voiced by the U.S., Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf cancels plans for emergency rule.

U.S. Officials Worried About Summer al Qaeda Attack
Northern Pakistan's tribal region acts as a safe haven for Taliban and al Qaeda fighters.

Port Gwadar Goes Operational
China has invested over a billion dollars into this strategic Pakistani port. What does it hope to gain?

Which Is the Isolated State: Iran--or America?
Iran has been pictured as a pariah state. Why, then, has the U.S. been so reticent in confronting it?

Will U.S. Allow Taliban Back to Power in Afghanistan?
Rumblings of an astonishing deal with the devil

Pakistan: Friend or Foe?
Pakistan's ruling military establishment, which is a partner of America in the war on terror, actually has a working relationship with Islamic militants. What does America's choice of allies say about its power today?

Pakistan, UK agree to curb extremism, terrorism
BIRMINGHAM: Pakistan and the United Kingdom have commonality of interest on a range of issues to tackle extremism and terrorism through economic and s

CDA chairman may be replaced soon
ISLAMABAD: Another close associate of President Pervez Musharraf, the chairman of the Capital Development Authority (CDA), is likely to face the same

Rs720m cancer hospital being built in Nawabshah
NAWABSHAH: A 50-bed cancer hospital is under construction here at the cost of Rs 720 million and it would have modern facilities for treatment like th

Five polio cases detected in NWFP: EDO health
PESHAWAR: Executive District Officer (Health), Peshawar, Dr Muhammad Ali Chohan, has said five new cases of polio have been detected in parts of the N

NAB files plea in SC for release of officers
ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Saturday filed an application in the Supreme Court, praying to release its two senior officials

Talibanisation to plunge Karachi into ethnic, sectarian violence: Sattar
HYDERABAD: The Deputy Convener of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Coordination Committee, Dr Farooq Sattar, has said efforts are being made to plun

Madaris body rejects Talibanisation fears
HYDERABAD: The chief of the Wifaq-ul-Madaris-ul-Arabia, Maulana Muhammad Hanif Jalandhri, has rejected fears of Talibanisation in Karachi. Addr

No compromise on quality of flour: Shahbaz
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has issued instructions to the administration that no compromise be made on quality and rates of

Lal Masjid Action Committee wants dialogue
ISLAMABAD: The Lal Masjid Action Committee does not want any confrontation and is ready to hold a composite and fruitful dialogue with the government

Three held in Nawabshah after encounter
NAWABSHAH: Panic gripped the area when some armed men exchanged fire with the police at the busy Market Road here on Saturday. The episode star

Houses to be built for poor in Nawabshah
NAWABSHAH: Houses for poor people would be constructed here under the Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Housing Project. An inspection team, headed by Spe

PML-Q gaining strength
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) has come out of dejection and depression owing to the mounting contradictions in the ruling coalit

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Child crushed to death in Hyderabad By our correspondent HYDERABAD: A six-year-old boy was crushed to death by a speeding bus while a pa

KWSB MD may be replaced in administrative tug-of-war
Karachi With the Karachi Water Sewerage Board (KWSB) back in the administrative control of the City Nazim, Mustafa Kamal, the removal of the

Accused sent on police remand
Karachi The Judicial Magistrate, South, Aurangzeb Alamgir Qazi, sent two of the accused in the city court escape case - Abdul Sattar, alias Py

‘Executive magistracy system soon’
Karachi The present local government system will be retained but with various amendments like introducing an “Executive Magistracy System” wher

‘Rebels have right to criticise’
Ruling out the possibility of removing Makhdoom Amin Faheem as senior vice president of the party, PPP Secretary-General Jahangir Badar has said that

Judgment reserved in Muharram suspects trial
Karachi Additional District and Sessions Judge (Central) Nilofer Shahnawaz reserved judgement till July 29 in the case of planting an explosive

Judgment reserved in Muharram suspects trial
Karachi Additional District and Sessions Judge (Central) Nilofer Shahnawaz reserved judgement till July 29 in the case of planting an explosive

Man killed in Saeedabad
Karachi Muhammad Aqeel, 18, son of Sameer Muhammad was gunned down, when unidentified people riding a motorcycle opened fire on him in Block-5

Reinstatement of deposed SHC judges not finalised yet
Karachi The reinstatement of a few deposed judges of the Sindh High Court (SHC) matter could not be finalised yet and the same was deferred due

PM’s visit to US harbours high hopes
Karachi Prime Minister (PM) Syed Yousuf Raza Gillani has left for United States to convey the decision of coalition partners to American govern

Chicago comes to Karachi
Karachi As the dynamic duo Velma Kelly (Nida Butt) and Roxie Hart (Sanam Saeed) kicked their heels to ‘Hot Honey Rag’ – the closing number of t

Three shot dead
Karachi Three people were gunned down in different incidents on Saturday. Bandmaster Nazeer Hussain alias Munna Khan, 60, received a bul

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Solar eclipse on August 1 By our correspondent Karachi A partial solar eclipse will be observed in the western parts of Pakistan

CDA to ply 100 CNG buses
Islamabad The Capital Development Authority (CDA) will operate at least 100 CNG and multi-fuel buses to accommodate passengers travelling betw

Commuters wary of unjustified increase in fares
Islamabad Commuters travelling on route from Rawalpindi to Sector G-10/1 have blamed the public transport owners of fleecing them unjustly in t

CM office seeks progress on installation of CT scan
Rawalpindi The CM office has asked the District Headquarters Hospital chief to provide it details on progress of work regarding installation of

Computer course for beginners ends
Islamabad A two-week long training course on ‘MS Office for Beginners’ organised by Pakistan Manpower Institute (PMI) concluded here Saturday.

Ministry to train medical practitioners
Islamabad Ministry of Population Welfare in collaboration with UNFPA is launching a crash programme in contraceptive surgery for local register

Prevent jet lag
Jet lag can dampen the fun of any trip when your body struggles to adjust to a new time zone. The American Academy of Family Physicians offers

Nazims facing cases ‘on charges of land grabbing’
Rawalpindi Rejecting the stand of district and town nazims that the police implicating them in fake cases to change their political affiliatio

4 USC salesmen suspended
Rawalpindi The management of Utility Stores Corporation has suspended four assistant salesmen on charges of embezzlement and recovered around

Model college F-8/4 declared best institution
Islamabad Students of Islamabad Model College for Boys (IMCB), F-8/4, excelled in the centralised examinations of Class 5 and Class 8 of the 20

Government threatens arrest: Umme Hassaan
Islamabad Principal of Jamia Hafsa Umme Hassaan has said the government is giving her arrest threats through phones after formally starting rel

People are talking about —
— the startling revelations made by the editor of a newspaper after being freed from a nine year incarceration for annoying the people in power in tho

Ministry organises teachers’ training
Islamabad Ministry of Education, under its capacity building of teachers’ training programme, has organised a two-week training course for the

Excessive use can cause brain cancer
Islamabad Adverse effects of excessive use of mobile phone are not a secret but a new research on this issue has raised the eyebrows of many, m

A newly invented art form on the horizon
Islamabad A pioneer in portrait painting on ceramic tiles, Qazi Khizar Hayat desperately awaits an opportunity to equip the country’s young lot

On-road parking: A nightmare
I guess we should now start renaming our roads as Chaotic Roads. I’m not the lone one to come up with such a suggestion. There are thousands more comm

CDA installing energy savers on streetlights
Islamabad Deputy Director Streetlights Capital Development authority (CDA), Roshan Junejo said Saturday the civic body has started installation

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One awarded life imprisonment Obaid Abrar Khan Islamabad: The Additional District and Session Judge Chaudhry Anwar Ahmed on Saturday a

Two top al Qaeda men among 35 held in Bara and Hangu

Advisor to the Prime Minister on Interior Rehman A. Malik has said that the law-enforcement agencies have arrested 35 militants, including two key al Qaeda, figures during the recent operation launched in Bara ...

Rice says Pakistan should do more to end militant activity on Afghan border

Speaking in Australia, Rice suggested to reporters that a surge in Taliban-related violence in Afghanistan had its source in the restive semiautonomous tribal areas along Pakistan's border with Afghanistan.

Indian forces fired on Pakistani troops deployed at a check post of Battal in Daramsal area

ISLAMABAD: Indian forces fired on Pakistani troops deployed at a check post of Battal in Daramsal area along Line of Control on Saturday.

Two top al Qaeda men among 35 held in Bara and Hangu

Advisor to the Prime Minister on Interior Rehman A. Malik has said that the law-enforcement agencies have arrested 35 militants, including two key al Qaeda, figures during the recent operation launched in Bara ...

Two top al Qaeda men among 35 held in Bara and Hangu

Advisor to the Prime Minister on Interior Rehman A. Malik has said that the law-enforcement agencies have arrested 35 militants, including two key al Qaeda, figures during the recent operation launched in Bara ...

Activists denied visas to attend youth congress in Quebec: organizers

The activists were hoping take part in the World Youth Congress in Quebec City next month, but failed to convince immigration officials they will leave the country after the event ends.

Foreign attacks on Pakistan wont be tolerated

ISLAMABAD: The government's coalition partners unanimously agreed on Wednesday that no foreign attacks would be tolerated on the country's sovereign soil.

Gilani seeks Singh's help to combat terror

By our correspondent ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani made a telephone call to his Indian counterpart Dr Manmohan Singh on Thursday and said Pakistan attached immense importance to its relations ...

JI warns US against attack on Pak

Jamaat-e-Islami chief Qazi Hussain Ahmad has reportedly warned the US against attacking Pakistan, and added that if Washington committed this foolish mistake, every Pakistani would give a befitting reply.

Pak army fully equipped to face challenges: Musharraf

RAWALPINDI: President Pervez Musharraf said that all efforts are being made for ensuring that Pakistan Armed Forces are adequately equipped to face the challenges.

U.S. Wants To Spend Pakistan Aid On Jets

The State Department wants to use about two-thirds of its proposed military equipment aid for Pakistan's anti-terrorism programs to help the key U.S. ally upgrade its aging fleet of U.S.-made F-16 fighter ...

Pak, UK on high alert for female terrorist who may enter UK from Pak

Following intelligence reports that a female terrorist might enter the UK from Pakistan, security forces in Pakistan and Britain, have been put on high alert and are on the look out for the suspect female ...

Senior Zardari security officer killed in Pakistan

KARACHI (Reuters) - Gunmen killed a senior security officer for Asif Ali Zardari, head of Pakistan's ruling party, in the southern city of Karachi on Tuesday, police and party officials said.

Zardari is the widower of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, who was killed in a suicide gun and bomb attack in the city of Rawalpindi on December 27 while campaigning for an election that her party subsequently won.

Ejaz Durrani, a spokesman for Zardari in Karachi, said the assailants ambushed the security officer, Khalid Shehanshah, outside his house in Karachi's upmarket Defense neighborhood.

Taliban arrest in Pakistan raises Western hopes

By Simon Cameron-Moore

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's security forces made a rare arrest of a senior Afghan Taliban commander near the southwestern city of Quetta on Saturday, Pakistani security officials and coalition forces in Afghanistan told Reuters.

A statement issued by British forces in Afghanistan late on Tuesday said Mullah Rahim, operational commander of Taliban forces in Helmand, had surrendered to "authorities in Pakistan".

Western officials in the past have suspected the Pakistani security services of turning a blind eye to the presence of Taliban leaders in Quetta, the capital of Baluchistan.

Helicopter rescues 2 Italian climbers in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - A Pakistani official says an army helicopter has saved two Italian climbers from one of the world's highest mountains.

Pakistan government pressed on missing persons

An international rights group pressed Pakistan's new government on Wednesday to quickly investigate the disappearance of hundreds of people allegedly at the hands of its security agencies.

Pakistan coalition meets on terrorism, rifts: officials

AFP, Islamabad Leaders of Pakistan's ruling coalition met on Wednesday to discuss the threat of Islamic militancy and rifts over the restoration of judges sacked by President Pervez Musharraf, officials said.

Gilani kicks off tree planting drive

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Sunday launched monsoon tree plantation campaign, dedicating year 2009 to environment protection and greener Pakistan.