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Another medal for the present government: Pakistan has slipped up to 34th position, from 42nd a year ago, in the Transparency Internationals list of the most corrupt nations. The Amnesty International

NATIONAL

ISLAMABADKeeping in view the American frustration and also the pressure that they have been building, a fresh but targeted offensive in North Waziristan can be started soon, an official said on Wednes

I would like to congratulate Asma Jahangir for her historic victory in the election president, Supreme Court Bar Association. Every thoughtful Pakistani knows that Asma Jahangir is a renowned lawyer,

The government is unable to control the rising threat of dengue fever as around 2500 infected people were brought to hospitals across Pakistan by Tuesday. All the hospitals in Karachi have been put on

NATIONAL

ISLAMABADGrilling the government for its inability to nab the corrupt officials, PML-N Secretary Information Ahsan Iqbal, on Wednesday said that the government did not establish any accountability dep

The State Bank of Pakistan annual report for the last fiscal year (2009-2010) highlights the inflation at 14.5 percent against the target of 9.5 percent set by the government. The report has blamed th

NATIONAL

LAHORESenior lawyer and noted human rights activist Asma Jahangir was elected the first female president of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) following a neck-to-neck competition on Wednesday.O

We are a nation of divided segments. We are producing children in schools with as various syllabi as are there football teams in the world. This is going to cause, and is already causing, severe probl

This is in response to the news reports that the US has agreed to increase military aid to Pakistan by an amount of US$ 2 bln per year. This increase in aid is apart from the Kerry-Lugar aid the count

LAHORE

LAHOREThe menace of terrorism has to be crushed with an iron fist, Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif said on Tuesday.The CM made the comments while presiding over a high-level meeting at the Chief

NATIONAL

ISLAMABADSome elements in the Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid are opposed to joining the Pakistan People's Party-led coalition, Pakistan Today learnt on Tuesday. According to a source close to Chaudhrys,

In a surprising development, the local Taliban council has said that militants will move into Afghanistan if the army launches an operation in North Waziristan. A pamphlet purportedly distributed by t