Mr. Hamid Karzai, President Afghanistan telephoned Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif and felicitated him on his assumption of the office of the Prime Minister of Pakistan.  While talking to the Prime Minister, Mr. Hamid Karzai extended his best wishes and expressed the hope that both the ...

NEW DELHI : Afghan President Hamid Karzai arrived in India on Monday on a two-day visit during which he is expected to seek greater military aid from the government in New Delhi, officials said.The Afghan leader landed in the northern Indian city of Chandigarh for a private function and will reach ...

Lieutenant-General Hamid Gul (Retired) on Thursday said elections may bring some cosmetic changes but it will not bring any meaningful change to resolve issues confronted by masses and the country.Masses will continue to reel under inflation, lawlessness, unemployment, and food insecurity while ...

WAZIRABAD - Following withdrawal of Hamid Nasir Chattha from contesting an election, his son Muhammad Ahmad Chattha has submitted his nomination papers from NA-101 and PP-103 constituencies. Hamid Nasir himself submitted the nomination papers of his successor and the candidate for PP-104, Asif ...

WAZIRABAD - Following withdrawal of Hamid Nasir Chattha from contesting an election, his son Muhammad Ahmad Chattha has submitted his nomination papers from NA-101 and PP-103 constituencies. Hamid Nasir himself submitted the nomination papers of his successor and the candidate for PP-104, Asif ...

Minister for Interior Rehman Malik on Monday visited the house of senior TV anchorperson Hamid Mir here in Islamabad and committed to provide him effective and elaborate security.It is to mention that explosive material, detonator and battery packed in a bag and affixed beneath the vehicle of Hamid ...

KABUL  - President Hamid Karzai is considering sacking or moving the governors of a fifth of Afghanistan’s 34 provinces as part of a shakeout of corrupt or underperforming officials aimed in part at soothing foreign donors.Karzai is likely to replace seven governors on Thursday whose ...

KABUL - Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday called for a re-think in the “war on terror” as the Taliban taunted the United States with the prospect of “utter defeat” on the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.The deaths of nearly 3,000 people in the worst terror strike ...

Special Judge Central (FIA) Khalid Shabbir on Friday rejected the identical petitions, filed by former minister for religious affairs Syed Hamid Saeed Kazmi, seeking acquittal from the Hajj corruption case being innocent.In its short verdict, the court stated that no one has been indicted in the ...

Ahmed Wali Karzai, a younger brother of Hamid Karzai, Afghanistans president, and one of the countrys most powerful men, has been shot dead by one of his bodyguards, according to a provincial official. Mr Karzai was head of the provincial council in the southern Kandahar province, focus of last ...

Terming the Federal Investigation Agencys (FIA) investigation report regarding his financial assets as baseless and misleading, Hamid Saeed Kazmi denied the existence of millions in his bank account, a private TV reported Sunday. According to the details, the former religious minister said the ...

Hamid Saeed Kazmi, Federal Minister for Religious Affairs said Haj Pilgrims are instructed to be careful of drug smuggling as the offense is punishable by death in Saudi Arabia. Talking to private TV channel here on Saturday Hamid Saeed Kazmi said all Haj Pilgrims are instructed to be aware of drug ...

ISLAMABAD Former Director General ISI, General (R) Hamid Gul strongly rejected the media reports that Hamid Karzai had met Sirajuddin Haqqani, leader of a major anti-government faction. Earlier media reports claimed that President of Afghanistan had held a secret meeting with Sirajuddin Haqqani ...

LAHORE - A petition has been moved Saturday in the Lahore High Court against the doctors including Dr Javed Akram involved in the brutal attack on journalists in Jinnah Hospital. The petitioner has prayed for the courts order for initiating proceedings against the doctors under Anti-Terrorist Act ...

Federal Minister for Religious Affairs Hamid Saeed Kazmi was injured and his driver killed in firing near Melody Market in Islamabad. After the attack the injured minister was shifted to hospital. According to reports the Minister of Religious Affairs Hamid Saeed Kazmi was travelling towards the ...

Explosive details have emerged of an encounter between Hamid Karzai, the Afghan president, and Richard Holbrooke, the US envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan. At one point the Afghan president whipped off his distinctive karakul sheepskin hat and slammed it onto the table where the two men were having ...

A battle royal is exactly what Richard Holbrookes detractors feared when he was appointed special envoy to the poisoned chalice of Afpak. Not for nothing did he earn the sobriquet of the Bulldozer while knocking Balkan heads together to bring an end to the Bosnian war. Impatience will not solve ...

President Hamid Karzai warned the international community Wednesday to avoid meddling in governing Afghanistan as the country prepares to go to the polls to elect a new president later this year. Speaking alongside NATO's secretary-general, Karzai told a news conference in Kabul that his ...

Lawyer leader Hamid Khan said Tuesday that lawyers would stage a sit-in only at the Constitution Avenue. Addressing the Rawalpindi District Bar here, Khan said: "We will not accept any other place for sit-in other than the Shara-e-Dastoor." He said that government wanted to confine the lawyers' ...

NEW YORK: - President Asif Ali Zardari has described former ISI Chief Lt. Gen. Hamid Gul as "more of a political ideologue of terror rather than a physical supporter" in an interview with Newsweek. Replying to a question whether US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice him to arrest Gen. Gul, he ...

Following the killing shocks of the bulk increase in electricity tariffs, CNG Association once again appears itching for the enhancement in CNG prices. All Pakistan CNG Association sources said that they find themselves compelled enhancing CNG price by Rs2 to Rs4 per kilo due to the recent ...

FAISALABAD (APP) - Bashir Bhola Bhala and Hamid Pehalwan have qualified for the final of Anti Narcotics Rustam-e-Pakistan Dangal by beating their rival wrestlers in semifinal bouts played at Iqbal Stadium here Sunday evening. The final of Anti Narcotics Rustam-e-Pakistan Dangla will now be held ...

Afghan President Hamid Karzai has issued a forceful warning to militants in Pakistan, saying he will send Afghan troops across the border to combat Taliban insurgents. Karzai said Afghanistan has the right to self-defense, and that when militants cross over from Pakistan and kill Afghans that gives ...