ForeignPanama president wanted to wiretap rivals: WikiLeaks
PANAMA CITY - Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli tried to bully the US Drug Enforcement Administration to turn its wiretapping program on political rivals, a State Department cable released by Wi
Dec 26, 2010
NATIONALQuaid-i-Azam wanted an Islamic welfare state, says AQ Khan
RAWALPINDI - Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah wanted to make Pakistan an Islamic welfare state as his principles, faith, unity and discipline are a source of guidance for the new generation.Architect
Dec 26, 2010
ForeignAt Christmas, Pope urges end to Mideast Christians’ pain
VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI urged an end Saturday to conflict in the Middle East and support for the region's Christians, saying those living in Iraq needed comfort from their pain after deadly a
Dec 26, 2010
NATIONALTrain crushes five people in Daska
DASKAL Five people were killed and another four injured when a train collided with a rickshaw near the Uggoki area of Sialkot district on Friday. The train was headed to Sialkot from Wazirabad when i
Dec 25, 2010
ForeignXmas joy mixed with threats for Mideast Christians
BAGHDAD: Christians in the Middle East prepared Friday to celebrate Christmas, some in fear of attacks against their community, as in Iraq, and others in the most discreet way possible, as in Saudi Ar
Dec 25, 2010
NATIONALGovernment advised to stop borrowing from SBP
ISLAMABAD: The government has been advised by its top economic managers to immediately stop borrowing from the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), else inflation might soar and further thin chances of addit
Dec 25, 2010
SportsPCB could seek details of Haider’s asylum claim
KARACHI: A three-member Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) committee recommended that the Board seek more information from Haider because it is unclear why the wicketkeeper quit the team and left the United
Dec 25, 2010
NATIONALZuberi’s firms and Arif Nizami, pay him tribute
LAHORE: Business Recorder Lahore and AAJ TV held a reference in memory of their founder Editor-in-Chief and Patron-in-Chief M A Zuberi who died on December 12 at the age of 90.<br />Wamiq Zuberi, the successor editor-in-chief and chief executive of the group presided over the reference which was also addressed by Member National Assembly (MNA) and former PML-N finance secretary Pervaiz Malik, English newspaper Pakistan Today Editor Arif Nizami and veteran journalist Prof Azizuddin
Dec 25, 2010
NATIONALPML-Q MPs want party to steer clear of ‘unreliable’ Fazl
ISLAMABAD - A majority of PML-Q lawmakers in the joint parliamentary party meeting on Thursday called the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl chief Fazlur Rehman "unreliable" and advised the Chaudhrys to avoid
Dec 24, 2010
NATIONALUSAID providing over $142m for FATA rehab
PESHAWAR: Insurgency-hit areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are being rehabilitated and reconstructed as the law and order situation becomes relatively conducive. The United States Agency for International
Dec 23, 2010
BusinessKPCCI, USAID look for industrial development in KP
PESHAWAR: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KPCCI) and USAID have drafted a vision document for developing a well diversified industrial and manufacturing base in KP. This base woul
Dec 23, 2010
NATIONALCommission on missing people to take report to SC by 31st
ISLAMABAD: The judicial commission formed on the Supreme Court's orders for the recovery of thousands of missing persons from across the country will submit a comprehensive report with the SC and the
Dec 22, 2010