Pirated copies of Benazir's book selling like hot cakes Islamabad, Feb.25 (ANI): Pirated copies of former Pakistan premier Benazir Bhutto's new book, 'Reconciliation: Islam, Democracy and the West', are...
PPP ready to work with Musharraf: Baig Islamabad, Feb 25 (ANI): Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Senator Enver Baig has said that after forming the Government, his party would try its best to...
PML Q has technically abandoned Musharraf Islamabad, Feb.25 (ANI): The Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid) has technically abandoned President Pervez Musharraf, TheNation has learnt from the party...
Pakistan not to get normal U.S. economic aid Islamabad, Feb.25 (ANI): Pakistan is not to get the normal US economic assistance for direct budgetary support anymore.Islamabad, however, has...
Peaceful transition of power is my priority: Musharraf Islamabad, Feb 25 (ANI): President Pervez Musharraf has said that a peaceful transition of power was his first priority, and he did not want a...
PPP for end of military operation in Balochistan, provincial autonomy Islamabad, Feb 24 (ANI): The Pakistan People's Party on Sunday expressed its desire for an end to military operations against rebels in Balochistan...
Pakistani Taliban ready for talks with new government Peshawar, Feb 24 (ANI): Welcoming the victory of anti Musharraf political parties in the February 18 elections, Pakistani Taliban militant commander...
PPP, PML-N may join hands with MQM Islamabad, Feb 24 (ANI): Pakistan People's Party's (PPP) spokesman Farhatullah Babar has said that his party and ex-premier Nawaz Sharif's Pakistan...
PML-Q happy to stay in opposition: Shujaat Hussain Islamabad, Feb.24 (ANI): The Pakistan Muslim League (PML-Q) has said that it would be quite happy to play a positive role in the opposition at the...
Aitzaz asks PPP, PML-N to reinstate judges quickly Lahore, Feb 24 (ANI): Pakistan's Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) President Aitzaz Ahsan has warned the leaderships of the PPP and PML-N to get...
Indian envoy to Pakistan meets Zardari Islamabad, Feb.24 (ANI): India's High Commissioner to Pakistan, Satyabrata Pal, met Pakistan People's Party Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari to...
Major General who rigged Pak 2002 polls, spills the beans Islamabad, Feb.24 (ANI): A retired Pakistan Major General, who was part of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) has spilled the beans on how the...
Caretaker Pak PM Soomro wants to live happily forever Islamabad, Feb.24 (ANI): Caretaker Pakistan Prime Minister Mohammedmian Soomro has reportedly presented his family and himself with a a life-long...
Indian scholars among 17 denied Pakistan visa Karachi, Feb.24 (ANI): Prominent Indian scholars Irfan Habib, Subashni Ali and Saeed Naqvi have been denied Pakistani visas, and hence are unlikely...
PCB finalises charge sheet against Shoaib Akhtar Karachi, Feb.24 (ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has reportedly finalised a charge-sheet against the enigmatic fast bowler and its...
Parliament to decide on Musharraf: Fahim Islamabad, Feb 23 (ANI): PPP Vice-Chairman Makhdoom Amin Fahim, who is being tipped as the most likely candidate as Prime Minister, has said that the...
MQM workers appeal Altaf not to contact PPP Karachi, Feb 23 (ANI): The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) workers have appealed to their leader Altaf Hussain not to engage in talks with the...
Pakistan's two biggest parties should ally: Poll Islamabad, Feb 23 (ANI): An opinion poll on Saturday showed that an alliance between the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) and the Pakistan Muslim...
Nepal's ruling alliance rejects "One Madhesh, One Province' demand Kathmandu, Feb.23 (ANI): Nepal's ruling seven-party alliance has rejected a Madheshi demand for "One Madhesh,One Province'.Emerging from a meeting at...
Six Indian fishermen nabbed after crossing into Pak territorial waters Karachi, Feb.23 (ANI): Six Indian fishermen have been arrested and their boats impounded by the Pakistan Maritime Security Force (PMSF) after they...
ANP, PPP to form govt in NWFP Peshawar, Feb 23 (ANI): The top leaders of Awami National Party (ANP) and the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) have decided to form a coalition...
Sharif, Musharraf can't work together: Rashid Karachi, Feb 23 (ANI): Former Pakistan Railways Minister Sheikh Rashid has said that the new National Assembly and President Pervez Musharraf would...
Bus bombing in Lanka wounds 18 Colombo, Feb 23 (ANI): At least eighteen people were injured on Saturday when a bomb exploded in a bus in the outskirts of Colombo, according to Sri...
PPPP endorses Fahim for Pak PM Islamabad, Feb.23 (ANI): Elected members from the Pakistan People's Party Parliamentarians (PPPP) decided on Friday that Makhdoom Amin Fahim would be...
Elections a victory of moderation: Musharraf Islamabad, Feb.23 (ANI): Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has said that the February 18 elections were a victory of democratic process and...
Younis Khan not too concerned over low IPL bid Lahore, Feb.23 (ANI): Pakistan batsman Younis Khan is not too concerned about getting a low bid in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and is looking...
Pak has a unique opportunity to defeat militancy: Experts Islamabad, Feb.23 (ANI): The results of the February 18, 2008 general elections provides Pakistan with a unique last chance to resolve militancy in...
Commonwealth chief lauds peaceful conduct of Pak polls Islamabad, Feb.23 (ANI): Commonwealth Secretary General Don McKinnon has praised the Election Commission (EC) of Pakistan for conducting fair and...
Malaysian poll body requisitions 47,000 bottles of Indian indelible ink Putrajaya (Malaysia), Feb.23 (ANI): The Election Commission of Malaysia (EC) has bought in 47,000 bottles of indelible black ink from India, which...
Pakistan is important to Commonwealth: Don Mckinnon Islamabad, Feb 22 (ANI): Welcoming the conduct of fair and peaceful general elections on February 18, Commonwealth Secretary General Don McKinnon has...
Human Rights Watch says, new Pak government must free judges Islamabad, Feb 22 (ANI): Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said that the new government in Pakistan must swiftly release all the top judges detained by...
Sharif urges Musahrraf to quit Islamabad, Feb 22 (ANI): Pakistan Muslim League (N) chief Nawaz Sharif on Friday said that keeping in view the mandate given by the Pakistanis,...
Bomb blast at marriage procession kills 13 in Swat Peshawar, Feb 22 (ANI): At least thirteen people were killed and several others wounded when a bomb exploded near a vehicle of a marriage procession...
Pakistanis have rejected Musharraf: Aitzaz, Imran Lahore, Feb 22 (ANI): Cricketer-turned politician Imran Khan and Pakistan Supreme Court Bar Association president Aitzaz Ahsan on Friday said the...
Zardari resisted US, Musharraf pressure to ally with PML(Q) Islamabad, Feb.22 (ANI): Asif Ali Zardari is said to have rejected a suggestion from Washington that he establish a political alliance with the PML-Q...
PCB invites India for a short ODI series next month Lahore, Feb 22 (ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has invited the Indian cricket team for a three-match one-day international series next month...
Don't sack Musharraf, US, UK tell poll victors' Lahore, Feb.22 (ANI): The Governments of the United States and Britain have reportedly urged the victors of the February 18 general elections in...
MQM unconditonally welcomes PPP, PML (N) coalition move Karachi, Feb 22 (ANI): The decision of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League (N) to form a coalition government at the centre...
Bush calls Musharraf, reaffirms support Islamabad/Brussels, Feb.22 (ANI): US President George W. Bush has called his Pakistan counterpart Pervez Musharraf and reaffirmed Washington's...
Yousuf will definitely play for IPL: PCB Lahore, Feb 22 (ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has said that there are no doubts about batsman Mohammad Yousuf's participation in the Indian...
Days of Musharraf's regime numbered, says Sharif Islamabad, Feb 21 (ANI): Former Pakistan premier Nawaz Sharif has said that the days of President Pervez Musharraf's regime were numbered, and...
Sharif nominated as parliamentary leader of PML-N Lahore, Feb 21 (ANI): The meeting of Central Executive Committee of Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) unanimously nominated the party chief Nawaz Sharif...
'No constitutional hurdle to reinstatement of deposed judges' Karachi, Feb 21 (ANI): In a telephone address on Thursday to the Sindh High Court Bar Association, deposed Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar...
Zardari releases schedule of meetings with elected MNAs, MPAs Karachi, Feb.21 (ANI): The Co-Chairman of Pakistan Peoples Party, Asif Ali Zardari, has issued his schedule of meetings with newly elected national...
PML-Q to sit in opposition: Pervez Elahi Lahore, Feb.21 (ANI): Former Punjab Chief Minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Q leader Chaudhry Pervez Elahi today announced that the PML-Q would sit...
No individual has powers to amend Constitution: sacked Pak Chief Justice Karachi, Feb.21 (ANI): Sacked Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Thursday said that no individual has powers to amend the Constitution.In a...
"India betrayed me", Koirala laments Kathmandu, Feb.21 (ANI): Nepal's India-born Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala has charged New Delhi with having betrayed him on the issue of the...
PPP will not move against Musharraf without two-thirds majority Islamabad, Feb 21 (ANI): The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), which won the most number of seats in the new Parliament, said it would not move against...
Elections in Pak will be held within three months: Rashid Islamabad, Feb 21 (ANI): Former Railways Minister Rashid Ahmed as claimed that there will be fresh elections within three onths, as the...
Fahim, Shujaat discuss formation of govt. Islamabad, Feb 21 (ANI): Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Vice-Chairman Makhdoom Amin Fahim has met Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) Shujaat Hussain...
Shoaib Akhtar not interested in playing for Pakistan: PCB Lahore, Feb 21 (ANI): Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Nasim Ashraf has said that fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar is not interested in playing for...
Sharif may support PPP's premier Lahore, Feb 21 (ANI): Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz chief Nawaz harif has said that his party could support a Pakistan People's arty...
No way sacked judges could be brought back, says Musharraf Islamabad, Feb 21 (ANI): President Pervez Musharraf has said that here was no possible way in which the deposed Chief Justice of akistan and other...
New Parliament to decide Musharraf's future: Zardari Islamabad, Feb 21 (ANI): Pakistan People's Party (PPP) co-hairman Asif Ali Zardari has said that the new Parliament would ecide the future of...
Sharif, Zardari to discuss government formation today Islamabad, Feb 21 (ANI): Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif will meet Pakistan People's Party (PPP) co-chairperson Asif Ali...
Zardari visited US Embassy: Sources Islamabad, Feb 20 (ANI): After the general elections were over, Pakistan People's Party (PPP) co-Chairperson Asif Ali Zardari visited US Embassy on...
Earthquake of 4.8 magnitude rocks Islamabad, Northern Areas Peshawar (ANI): A mild earthquake of 4.8 magnitude on Wednesday rocked Islamabad and Northern Areas. The tremors were felt in Islamabad, Peshawar,...
People's Verdict in favour of democratic governance: HRCP Lahore, Feb 20 (ANI): The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has appreciated the people for giving their verdict in the elections in favour...
Ahsan to Musharraf: Quit or face impeachment Lahore, Feb.20 (ANI): The President of the Supreme Court Bar Association, Aitzaz Ahsan, has called on President Pervez Musharraf to resign or he will...
Pak poll victors for dialogue with militants: NYT Islamabad, Feb.20 (ANI): The winners of Pakistan's parliamentary elections said they would initiate a dialogue with militants, undo the crackdown on...
Yousuf blocked from participating in the IPL Lahore, Feb 20 (ANI): Pakistan star batsman Mohammad Yousuf has been blocked from participating in the Indian Premier League (IPL) due to his...
Rawalpindi Express to play in IPL Lahore, Feb.20 (ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has given permission to Shoaib Akhtar to play in the Indian Premier League (IPL)."The PCB has...
US Senators says Pak polls credible Islamabad, Feb.20 (ANI): American Senators visiting Pakistan have described Monday's general elections as credible and an expression of the will of...
New government should promote harmony among stakeholders: Musharraf Islamabad, Feb.20 (ANI): Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has said that the new government should work in harmony with all stakeholders, and focus...
PCB fills lines up 38 more ODIs Karachi, Feb.20 (ANI): Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) officials have managed to fill in the blanks in their Future Tour Programme (FTP) by lining up 38...
US hopes for full cooperation from the new Pak Government Lahore, Feb 20 (ANI): White House spokesperson Dana Perino has said that the United States is hopeful about receiving full cooperation from the new...
Musharraf will not resign: Rashid Qureshi Islamabad, Feb 20 (ANI): President Pervez Musharraf's spokesperson Major General (retired) Rashid Qureshi has made it clear that the President will...
US senators ask Zardari to ally with moderates Islamabad, Feb 20 (ANI): A US senators' delegation met Pakistan People's Party (PPP) co-chairperson Asif Ali Zardari here on Tuesday and requested...
Musharraf rejects calls to quit Islamabad, Feb 19 (ANI): Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has rejected calls to quit after his allies conceded defeat in the crucial parliamentary...
Pak election won by Musharraf's rivals Islamabad, Feb 19 (ANI): The general elections have given clear lead to the Pakistan People's Party in National Assembly while another opposition...
Pakistanis reject Musharraf, US policies in Feb 18 polls: NYT Islamabad, Feb 19 (ANI): The crushing defeat of President Pervez Musharraf in parliamentary elections on February 18 shows that people have rejected...
Sharif, Zardari to discuss govt formation on Thursday Lahore, Feb 19 (ANI): Pakistan Muslim League (N) chief Nawaz Sharif has said that he had a chat with PPPP co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari and both the...
Pakistan Govt seeks new set up before March 1 Islamabad, Feb 19 (ANI): Pakistan Government is planning to establish new set up before March 1, sources in Election Commission have said.Sources...
Musharraf, PML-Q face severe criticism Islamabad, Feb 19 (ANI): As chances of defeat loom large for the PML-Q, the party leaders have started criticising President Pervez Musharraf and the...
One killed in car bomb blast in Kandahar Kabul, Feb.19 (ANI): At least one person was killed in a car bomb explosion in Kandahar on Tuesday.Police said the blast, the third in the city in...
Editorial says Musharraf has cooked his goose! Islamabad, Feb 19 (ANI): Could President Pervez Musharraf's eight-year-long 'political' career be coming to a close?According to an editorial in the...
PML-Q accepts defeat gracefully Lahore, Feb 19 (ANI): The President of the PML-Q, Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, has accepted his party's defeat in the February 18 general elections and...
Democracy strikes back firmly In Pakistan Islamabad, Feb.19 (ANI): Pro-Musharraf forces throughout Pakistan face an uncertain political future given the margin of difference in terms of votes...
Pak poll winners more astonished than losers: JUI-F Lahore, Feb 19 (ANI): Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (Fazl) Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has said that the results of Pakistan general election have astonished...
Burma to attend India's DEFEXPO Yangon, Feb.19 (ANI): Burma will send an official delegation to the DEFEXPO being held in New Delhi.The arms show will present the Burmese military...
Popular leaders' defeated in Pak elections Islamabad, Feb 19, (ANI): Pakistan Muslim League (PML) Chief Chaudhry Shujaat Hussein and the former Railways Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed were...
Foreign observers satisfied over Pak poll process Islamabad, Feb 19 (ANI): Foreign observers, ambassadors and analysts have expressed satisfaction over the poll process in Pakistan. According to the...
Polling begins in Pakistan Islamabad, Feb 18 (ANI): Polling for the 2008 general elections in Pakistan began today amidst tight security. The voting will continue till 5 p.m....
Tight security for Pakistan polls Islamabad, Feb 18 (ANI): Extensive security arrangements were in place today for general elections in Pakistan. The polling is being held for 269...
Counting begins in Pakistan Islamabad, Feb 18 (ANI): The voters cast their votes for national and provincial assemblies elections in Pakistan on Monday amid stringent security...
Pak CEC asks polling staff to ensure flawless counting Islamabad, Feb 18 (ANI): Pakistan's Chief Election Commissioner Qazi Mohammad Farooq has asked polling staff to ensure flawless counting of ballot...
Vote counting begins in NWFP, adjacent areas Peshawar, Feb 18 (ANI): Vote counting has started after polling concluded in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) and adjacent tribal areas like...
Voting ends in Pakistan, 10 dead in poll violence Islamabad, Feb 18 (ANI): Voting for general elections has ended across the Pakistan at 5 p.m. on Monday. Reportedly, 10 persons were killed and...
No talks with Nepal Govt, say agitating Madhesis Kathmandu, Feb 18 (ANI): The United Madhesi Democratic Front (UMDF), which has imposed an indefinite strike across the Terai region for the last six...
Biden warns Pakistan about consequences of rigged election Lahore, Feb 18 (ANI): Democratic Senator Joseph Biden has urged authorities in Pakistan to ensure that the February 18 elections are free and fair,...
Foreign observers express satisfaction over poll process in Peshawar Peshawar, Feb 18 (ANI): Foreign observers, ambassadors and analysts visited several polling booths in Peshawar today and expressed satisfaction over...
PCB expects ICC assistance if Aussies pull out Karachi, Feb.18 (ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has said that it will seek support from the International Cricket Council (ICC) in a bid to...
Kiani ends army role in politics Lahore, Feb.18 (ANI): Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff, General Asfaq Parvez Kiani, has ordered the military to end its involvement in the country's...
Musharraf, other leaders cast their votes Rawalpindi/Jacobabad/Nawabshah/Lahore/Rawalpindi, Feb 18 (ANI): President Pervez Musharraf today cast his vote at Bhindara School polling station in...
Sharif sure of winning the election Lahore, Feb 18 (ANI): Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Nawaz Sharif said today that they would win the election even after rigging.While...
Polling stopped at few places, violence in some parts Sialkot/ Gujrat/ Lahore/ Peshawar, Feb 18 (ANI): A candidate has been wounded in an attack in the Dadu District of Sindh.Reportedly, several people...
Pak polling process continues satisfactory: CEC Islamabad, Feb 18 (ANI): Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of Pakistan Justice Qazi Muhammad Faruque has said that polling is going on...
Sindh Election Commission officials visit Karachi polling stations Karachi/Islamabad, Feb 18 (ANI): The Provincial Election Commissioner and Sindh Election Commission member Justice Ghulam Dastagir Shahani visited...
US hopeful of transparent Pak polls: Congressperson Islamabad, Feb 18 (ANI): The US House of Representatives Congressperson Sheila Jackson Lee said on Sunday that her country is doing the best in its...
'Re-establishing the country is my sole desire', says Zardari Islamabad, Feb 18 (ANI): Pakistan People's Party co-chairperson Asif Ali Zardari said on Sunday that if his party comes to power, he would bring...
HINDRAF members to be charged Kuala Lumpur, Feb.18 (ANI): Eight Hindu Rights Action Force HINDRAF) supporters arrested for participating in an illegal athering in the...
Parachinar poll office blast toll rises to 47 (Update -blast) Islamabad, Feb.17 (ANI): The death toll in the Saturday's suicide bomb blast in Parachinar has risen to 47. Over 100 people have been injured in the...
41 grenades recovered from Bangladesh village Dhaka, Feb 17 (ANI): The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has recovered 41 grenades from a Bangladesh village. The authorities have said that the...
One killed as Nepal police fire on Madhesi protesters Kathmandu, Feb 17 (ANI): One person was killed as Nepal police opened fire at protesters, who defied curfew orders in Nepalgunj on Sunday.Police...
Musharraf says he will not interfere in selecting Pak PM Islamabad, Feb 17 (ANI): Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has said that he would not interfere in the process to select a prime minister if none...
80 killed in Afghan suicide bombing Kabul, Feb 17 (ANI): At least 80 people have been killed in a suicide bomb attack in the Afghan city of Kandahar. The blast - the deadliest so far...
Amritsar-Lahore bus service likely to be stopped Lahore, Feb.17 (ANI): Pakistan and India are considering stopping Amritsar-Lahore Bus Service and reduction in the number of Nankana-Amritsar bus...
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari to cast his vote in Naudero Karachi, Feb.17 (ANI): Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari left London on Saturday night for Naudero via Karachi to cast...
PPP shocked over Pak Attorney General poll rigging disclosure Karachi, Feb.17 (ANI): The Pakistan People's Party (PPP) has expressed shock over aHuman Rights Watch report that claims that Pakistan's...
Driver arrested for murder of famous Pak painter Karachi, Feb.17 (ANI): Karachi Police have arrested the driver of Pakistan's noted artist Gulgee after he confessed to murdering the latter, his wife...
Shoaib needs PCB permission to join IPL Islamabad, Feb.17 (ANI): Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar is unlikely to get a contract to play in the official Indian Premier League (IPL) unless...
Pak being turned into a `security state', says Ahsan Lahore, Feb.17 (ANI): Pakistan Supreme Court Bar Association President Aitzaz Ahsan has warned that the country is being turned into a "security...
Pak to sell New York's Roosevelt Hotel to buy PIA planes Islamabad, Feb.17 (ANI): Pakistan's Cabinet Committee on Privatisation (CCoP) has directed the country's Privatisation Commission (PC) to consider...
Pak gears up for Feb.18 polls Islamabad, Feb.17 (ANI): Pakistan is ready to hold its ninth general election on Monday.Polling will commence at eight in the morning and conclude at...
Over 1,000 arrested in Peshawar Islamabad, Feb.17 (ANI): Police in Peshawar have arrested over 1,000 people, most of them Afghan nationals.SSP operations Mohammad Tahir Khan told...
MQM to nominate its own PM in 2013 Karachi, Feb.17 (ANI): Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain has said that the party would be in a position to nominate its own prime...
Suicide bombers planning attacks, provinces warned Islamabad, Feb.17 (ANI): The Pakistan Government has warned the police chiefs of four provinces and capital Islamabad to step up security around Arab...
Parachinar poll office blast toll rises to 40 Islamabad, Feb.17 (ANI): The death toll in the suicide bomb blast in Parachinar has risen to 40. Over 100 people have been injured in the incident...
Gen. Kayani seeks support for peaceful polls Islamabad, Feb.17 (ANI): Returning from a trip to Waziristan, Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff, General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani expressed satisfaction...
On poll eve, Karachi Police nab ten militants Karachi, Feb.17 (ANI): Karachi Police have arrested 10 members of a militant organization linked to the Taliban, as they were planning massive terror...
27 killed in Parachinar suicide blast: Pak Interior Ministry Islamabad, Feb 15 (ANI): At least 27 people were killed and many others were injured in a suicide blast outside an election office of an independent...
Campaigning for Feb 18 polls in Pak ends Islamabad, Feb.16 (ANI): Campaigning for the February 18 elections in Pakistan ended on Saturday evening with no clear indication about which party...
Life comes to a standstill in eastern Nepal Jhapa (Nepal), Feb.18 (ANI): Life came to a standstill in Jhapa District in eastern Nepal as the region observed a shutdown called by an ethnic...
Pakistan, India passenger traffic may not increase, say airline agents Karachi, Feb.16 (ANI): An updated Air Services Agreement (ASA) between Pakistan and India will not serve its purpose until the two countries ease...
Pak analysts predicts hard times ahead of polls Karachi, Feb 16 (ANI): Political observers in Pakistan are predicting a hard time ahead for the country after the February 18 elections, even going...
Pak Attorney General rules out rigging of Feb.18 polls Islamabad, Feb.16 (ANI): Pakistan's Attorney General, Malik Qayyum, has rejected allegations that he said there would be massive rigging in Monday's...
Musharraf no longer popular with Feb.18 poll candidates Rawalpindi, Feb.16 (ANI): In the last nine years, there were few in Pakistan's political class who had the courage to stand up to President Pervez...
Auckland's Waitemata Harbour will be final resting place of Sir Edmund Hillary Auckland (New Zealand), Feb.16 (ANI): The ashes of Sir Edmund Hillary, one of two men to climb Mt. Everest for the first time in 1953, will be will...
PCB approaches India, Sri Lanka for ODI's if Australia pulls out Lahore, Feb 16 (ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is planning a three-match One-Day International (ODI) series with India and Sri Lanka if...
Feb.18 Pak election to cost Rs. 200 billion Karachi, Feb 16 (ANI): The February 18 elections for the National Assembly and provincial legislatures in Pakistan would cost the national exchequer...
Pak journalist union fears TV channel blackout during Feb 18 polls Islamabad, Feb 16 (ANI): The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) fears that the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) will...
Llyods of London suspects existence of PCB insurance cover Lahore, Feb 16 (ANI): While the Australian cricket team is still not sure about touring Pakistan in March, London insurance company Lloyds has...
Another accused confesses to role in attack on Benazir Rawalpindi, Feb 16 (ANI): The Joint Investigation Team (JIT) probing the assassination of former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has recorded...
Correspondent Jemima Khan meets Musharraf Islamabad, Feb 16 (ANI): Jemima Khan, the ex-wife of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf chief Imran Khan, called on President Pervez Musharraf on...
Private Pak TV channels may give progressive Feb 18 poll results: EC Lahore, Feb 16 (ANI): The Election Commission (EC) of Pakistan has said that it would not announce progressive election results on February 18, but...
Brisk sale of Benazir's last book in Pak Islamabad, Feb16 (ANI): Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's last book, 'Reconciliation: Islam, Democracy and the West' is selling like hot cakes...
Pak election preparations finalized, campaign to end tonight Karachi, Feb.16 (ANI): Preparations have been finalized for the ninth general elections of Pakistan as the electioneering will end tonight at 12:00...
Pakistan, India agree to increase cross border flights Islamabad, Feb 16 (ANI): Pakistan and India on Friday decided to increase the number of flights between the two countries.Both countries have agreed...
Zardari to discuss power sharing deal with sharif today Lahore, Feb 16 (ANI): Pakistan People's Party (PPP) co-chairperson Asif Ali Zardari will meet Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif...
All eyes on General Ashfaq Kiyani Rawalpindi, Feb 15 (ANI): As general election in Pakistan nears, all eyes are on Pakistan Army Chief General Ashfaq Kiyani, who has been close to...
PML-N to decide Musharraf's safe exit after Feb 18 poll Islamabad, Feb 15 (ANI): The Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz would decide on providing a "safe exit" to President Pervez Musharraf after the February 18...
HRW claims Pakistan elections will be "massively rigged" Islamabad, Feb 15 (ANI): Widespread fears of military's intervention and rigging of the upcoming February 18 polls in Pakistan were substantiated...
Kidnapped Pak envoy not in Khyber agency: Lashkar-e-Islami Islamabad, Feb 15 (ANI): Lashkar-e-Islami chief Mangal Bagh, who wields considerable influence in the Khyber Agency, has claimed that Pakistan's...
Benazir's book to be published in several languages Islamabad, Feb 15 (ANI): Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's book "Reconciliation - Islam, Democracy and the West" will be published in...
Musharraf slams 'biased' opinion polls Islamabad, Feb 15 (ANI): Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has rubbished results of the opinion polls conducted by foreign organisations, saying...
Section of foreign observers concerned over pre-poll violence in Pak Islamabad, Feb 15 (ANI): The International Observers Group of Centre for Media and Democracy (CMD) has expressed concern over reports of pre-poll...
PCB likely faces trouble over Oz tour insurance cover Karachi, Feb 15 (ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is facing a predicament over the Australia's scheduled tour of Pakistan next month, as an...
Benazir's book to be published in several languages Islamabad, Feb 15 (ANI): Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's book "Reconciliation - Islam, Democracy and the West" will be published in...
Indo-Pak composite dialogue Zardari's top priority Lahore, Feb 15 (ANI): The Pakistan People's Party (PPP) co-chairperson, Asif Ali Zardari has said that the continuation of composite dialogue between...
Pakistanis more prone to lose sense of taste, smell than Westerners Lahore, Feb 15 (ANI): Pakistanis are more likely to lose their sense of sense of smell and taste as compared to Westerners, says a new study.The...
US trying to capture nuclear assets of Pakistan: Pak Law Minister Islamabad, Feb 15 (ANI): The Bush Administration is trying to take the custody of the nuclear arsenals of Pakistan, caretaker Law Minister Afzal...
Baitullah Mehsud's delegation likely to meet Zardari Islamabad, Feb 15 (ANI): Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud, who was allegedly involved in the assassination of ex-premier Benazir Bhutto,...
Firing at Karachi election rally claims one life Karachi, Feb 14 (ANI): At least one person was killed and ten others wounded in firing at an election rally in Karachi late last night.Sources said...
Pak at the political crossroads ahead of Feb.18 polls(Article) Islamabad, Feb.14 (ANI): With parliamentary elections round the corner in Pakistan, the million dollar question being asked is: How to avoid...
Musharraf warns political parties not to agitate after polls Islamabad, Feb 14 (ANI): Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has warned political parties in the country not to agitate after the results of the...
JUP announces boycott of Feb.18 Pak polls Karachi, Feb.14 (ANI): The radical Jamiat Ulema Pakistan (JUP) today announced that it would be boycotting the general elections to be held on...
Pak army major among three killed in Bajour blast Islamabad, Feb.14 (ANI): An army major and two Frontier Constabulary personnel were killed in a blast in Bajour Agency on Thursday morning.Some...
Feb.18 polls will be fair and peaceful: Musharraf Islamabad, Feb.14 (ANI): President Pervez Musharraf on Thursday promised that the "mother of all elections" in Pakistan to be held on February 18,...
Bomb blast in Pakistan tribal area kills three security personnel Peshawar, Feb 14 (ANI): At least three Pakistani Paramilitary personnel, including a major, security and administration officials were killed on...
Search for 'abducted' Pakistani envoy continues Peshawar, Feb 14 (ANI): Authorities in Khyber Agency of Pakistan on Thursday started a massive crackdown for 'abducted' Pakistani Ambassador to...
Pakistan will be stable without Musharraf: Survey Islamabad, Feb 14 (ANI): A majority of Pakistanis feel that their country could become stable if President Pervez Musharraf quit the most coveted...
India-Pakistan talks over air links begin Islamabad, Feb 14 (ANI): India and Pakistan on Thursday began the fresh round of talks over the air links between the two countries. The Indian...
PPP will protest if Feb 18 polls are rigged: Zardari Lahore, Feb 14 (ANI): Pakistan People's Party (PPP) co-chairperson Asif Ali Zardari has warned that his party may come out on streets if the February...
Ex-Kiwi skipper Fleming to retire after England series Wellington, Feb.14 (ANI): Former New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming today announced that he would be retiring from international cricket after the...
Malaysia to go to poll on March 8 Kuala Lumpur, Feb 14 (ANI): The Election Commission of Malaysia on Thursday announced that polling for the 12th general elections in the country will...
Benazir's killers had rehearsed her assassination plan: Pak police Rawalpindi, Feb 14 (ANI): Former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto killers had visited Liaquat Ali Bagh and rehearsed their plan a day before...
Zardari for national government after Feb 18 polls Lahore, Feb 14 (ANI): The Pakistan People's Party (PPP) would form a "government of national consensus" if his party emerges victorious in the...
Benazir's assassination case: Two accused admit guilt Rawalpindi, Feb 13 (ANI): The two accused in the ex-premier Benazir Bhutto's assassination on December 27 on Wednesday confessed of committing the...
Blast at election rally in Pakistan's Swat claims one life Peshawar, Feb 13 (ANI): At least one person was killed and eleven others injured on Wednesday in a bomb blast that rocked an election meeting of the...
Missing Pakistan's envoy still alive: Foreign Office Islamabad, Feb 13 (ANI): The Pakistan Foreign Office on Wednesday said that its missing ambassador to Afghanistan, Tariq Azizuddin, is still alive...
Pak Army Chief orders military out of government Islamabad, Feb.13 (ANI): Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff, General Asfaq Parvez Kayani, has ordered the withdrawal of military officers from the...
'We are not in favour of a monarchy in Nepal,' says Indian Congress team Kathmandu, Feb 13 (ANI): The visiting delegation of Congress leaders from India on Wednesday made it clear that their party is not in favour of a...
PML-Q says it will form the next Pak Government Islamabad, Feb 13 (ANI): The PML (Q) has said that that it will form a new government after next week's parliamentary elections despite surveys...
Badawi dissolves Malaysian Parliament Kuala Lumpur, Feb 13 (ANI): Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has dissolved the Parliament on Wednesday to pave the way for general...
PML-Q says it will form the next Pak Government Islamabad, Feb 13 (ANI): The PML (Q) has said that that it will form a new government after next week's parliamentary elections despite surveys...
10 more Pak players join ICL Lahore, Feb 13 (ANI): Ten 10 more Pakistani cricketers are reported to have joined the Indian Cricket League, serving a severe blow to the Pakistan...
Give us Dadullah, take Pakistan Ambassador: Taliban Islamabad, Feb 13 (ANI): The Taliban has claimed responsibility for the abduction of Pakistan Ambassador to Kabul Tariq Azizuddin, and said that they...
Efforts on to get Lal Masjid ex-chief released Islamabad, Feb 13 (ANI): Efforts are underway to obtain the freedom of former Lal Masjid chief Maulana Abdul Aziz, as several prominent politicians...
Pakistan tests nuke capable missile Islamabad, Feb 13 (ANI): Pakistan successfully test-fired a medium range ballistic missile Ghaznavi Hatf-III.Pakistani troops test fired the...
PPP, PML-Q join hands to defeat Fazlur Rehman Islamabad, Feb 13 (ANI): The PPP and the PML-Q have joined hands in a rare case of local political adjustment in Dera Ismail Khan to defeat former...
No plans to withdraw officers from ISI: Pak Army Islamabad, Feb 13 (ANI): Pakistan Army has said that it had no plans to withdraw its officers working in the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI),...
We desperately need Sharif to save Pakistan: Zardari Lahore, Feb 13 (ANI): PPP Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari has said "we desperately need Nawaz Sharif at this moment to save the country. If all the...
PCB scraps with Cricket Australia over Oz team tour to Pak Islamabad, Feb.13 (ANI): Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Nasim Ashraf has spoken of severe consequences if Australia refuse to tour for...
Pak Army Chief appeals for national cohesion Islamabad, Feb.12 (ANI): Strongly condemning the wave of recent suicide attacks in the country, the Chief of Army Staff, General Ashfaq Pervez Kiani,...
Pakistan to complete mobilisation of troops for polls by Feb.15 Islamabad, Feb.12 (ANI): The Pakistan Government on Tuesday mobilised and deployed tens of thousands of troops across the country well ahead of the...
Nine hurt in Balochistan election office blast Islamabad, Feb.12 (ANI): At least nine people, including four journalists were hurt by a bomb blast outside the election office in a town in...
PCB chief hopes Australia will tour Pakistan Islamabad, Feb.12 (ANI): Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Dr Nasim Ashraf has said that he is still hopeful that Cricket Australia will honour...
Pakistan's committment to fight extremists in tribals areas questionable: NYT Islamabad, Feb.12 (ANI): The announcement of a cease-fire just a few weeks into a determined military operation against one of Pakistan's most wanted...
Pak Interior Minister says oObservers free to monitor polls Islamabad, Feb.12 (ANI): Caretaker Interior Minister Lt. Gen. (retired) Hamid Nawaz Khan on Tuesday said observers will be allowed freedom of...
Bangladesh Army Chief to visit India this month Dhaka, Feb.12 (ANI): After canceling his visit to India following the promulgation of Emergency in Bangladesh on January 11, 2007, Army Chief General...
Taliban demand release of Dadullah for Pak envoy Islamabad, Feb 12 (ANI): The local Taliban, who claimed to have abducted Pakistani Ambassador to Afghanistan Tariq Azeezuddin, on Tuesday demanded...
Karzai hopeful of Pakistan envoy's rescue Kabul, Feb 12 (ANI): Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday said he is hopeful about Pakistani ambassador to Afghanistan Tariq Azeezuddin's...
Jemima Khan arrives in Pakistan Islamabad, Feb.12 (ANI): Jemima Khan, the ex-wife of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf chief Imran Khan, arrived in Islamabad along with their two children...
Mansoor Dadullah being interrogated in Pakistan Peshawar, Feb 12 (ANI): Pakistani investigators on Tuesday were interrogating Taliban commander Mullah Mansoor Dadullah.Dadullah was wounded and...
PPP says Pak military intelligence not interfering in politics Islamabad, Feb 12 (ANI): The Pakistan People's Party (PPP) has said that the intelligence unit of army, the Military Intelligence (MI), is not...
Human Rights Watch says Pak election panel not independent Islamabad, Feb 12 (ANI): Coming down heavily on the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday warned that the...
Two officials of Pak atomic energy panel abducted Peshawar, Feb 12 (ANI): Two officials working with the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission have been abducted from Sheikh Badin area adjacent to the...
Observers will have freedom of movement to monitor polls: Pak Interior Minister Islamabad, Feb 12 (ANI): Describing Taliban leader Mansoor Dadullah's arrest as a great achievement, Pakistani caretaker Interior Minister Lieutenant...
Pak lawyers continue strike on second consecutive day Lahore, Feb 12 (ANI): Pakistani lawyers on Tuesday continued their countrywide boycott of courts to pressurise President Pervez Musharraf to revoke...
Pak army recall officers to improve its "image" Islamabad, Feb 12 (ANI): In an attempt to improve the image of armed forces, Pakistani Army has called back serving officers from 23 civil...
PML-N for consensus interim govt before Feb 18 polls Islamabad, Feb 12 (ANI): Demanding resignation of Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has said that a...
Give security to Zardari on par with Musharraf, demands PPP 
