Pakistan News

Come Friday prayers in Lahore, it is not hard to find the alleged mastermind of the Mumbai attacks.

Saturday, November 21, 2009 at 5:54 pm under Pakistan Breaking news Govt Releases List of NRO Beneficiaries The government has issued list of 8041 persons who benefited from NRO including 34 politicians.

Police initially said it was a bomb but later determined it was an accident. The conflicting statements reflect the atmosphere of fear that has taken hold in Peshawar , the largest city in the northwest and the main gateway to the al-Qaida and Taliban -infested frontier region.

Nov 19 - Militants have struck again in the Pakistani city of Peshawar, close to the Afghan border.

Friday, November 20, 2009 By our correspondent KARACHI: Overall teledensity of the country reached 62.4 per cent in September 2009, according to data released by Pakistan Telecommunication Authority.

Govt pursuing child rights agenda, says Zardari; Gilani for protecting children against violence Friday, November 20, 2009 ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has said the government is implementing a National Plan of Action for Children that mainly focuses on child education, health and protection, and pushing forward the child rights agenda for ...

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is likely to start importing 500,000 tons of white crystal sugar by December to meet domestic needs and maintain strategic reserves, a top government official said on Thursday.

Afghan Taliban chief Mullah Omar has shifted his base from Quetta to Karachi with the help of Pakistana s Inter Services Intelligence, the Washington Times reports.

Islamabad, Nov.19 : Pakistan's Awami National Party has proposed to change the country's name from the 'Islamic Republic of Pakistan' to the 'People's Republic of Pakistan'. According to a private television channel, the ANP proposed the change in the country's name during a meeting of the Parliamentary Reforms Committee, which was supported by ...

A look at major attacks in Pakistan since the beginning of October: - Nov. 19: A suicide bomber kills 19 people outside a courthouse in the main northwestern city of Peshawar.

Punjab Chief Minister Mian Shahbaz Sharif has said that India is playing an active role in destabilising Pakistan by its direct involvement in Balochistan and Waziristan affairs.

NEW DELHI: India on Wednesday trashed a reference to South Asia in a US-China joint statement that seemed to suggest a role for China in resolving disputes between Delhi and Islamabad.

Pakistan : A suicide bomber on Thursday attacked the judicial complex on Khyber Road here, killing 19 persons including three policemen besides injuries to 45 others in deadly blast that rocked the city.

Another 17,546 families were declared ineligible because of multiple registration, invalid national identity cards or because they were not from the affected areas.

A suicide bomber killed 16 people Thursday outside a courthouse in northwestern Pakistan, the latest attack in an onslaught by Islamist militants fighting back against an army offensive in the nearby Afghan border region.

India Gazette Tuesday 17th November, 2009 New Delhi, Nov 17 : The Delhi Police team today claimed that it had arrested a close accomplice of a suspected Pakistani agent.

Nov 18 - Over a thousand women from the Jamaat-e-Islami party march through the streets of Islamabad to condemn American policies in Pakistan.

Pakistan is estimated to have more nuclear warheads than India and the two Asian neighbours along with China are increasing their arsenals and deploying weapons at more sites, two eminent American atomic experts have claimed.

Pakistan ranks 42nd in the global list of most corrupt countries, the Transparency Internationals latest report has revealed.

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz Quaid Nawaz Sharif has said that he does not consider President Asif Ali Zardari his rival and that it is not odd to hold meetings with political leaders of all parties.