ISLAMABAD - Admiral (Retd) Fasih Bukhari on Saturday filed an application with the Supreme Court raising questions over PML-N central leader Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan's stance regarding his appointment as Chairman National Accountability Bureau (NAB).A three-member bench would hear his case tomorrow ...

islamabad- The Central Shoora of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (Fazl) has failed to come up with some clear stance on sitting with PML-N on treasury benches and constituted a four-member committee headed by Abdul Ghafoor Haideri to finalise terms and conditions for their support to the future ...

LAHORE:-Former PCB chairman Khalid Mehmood has said while talking to a correspondent doubts were raised about the validity of the new PCB constitution and not about the PCB election. However, he endorsed the fact that an election without an elected general body at the national level would not be a ...

Shaun TandonSecretary of State John Kerry has offered the first signs of his priorities in Asia by offering dialogue to ease a crisis with North Korea, while vowing to keep a strong US interest in the region.Kerry made his Asian debut as the top US diplomat with a tour of China and allies Japan and ...

ISLAMABAD - The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources has refuted the rumours to the effect that it has given up its stance regarding the legality and constitutionality of the Gas Infrastructure Development Cess (GIDC) Act 2011. However, the government reiterates that it will honour the ...

LAHORE : PML-N leader Khawaja Muhammad Asif has supported statement of the Federal Minister for Interior Malik Habib for ensuring security of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and condemned those politicians who have opposed the minister. He stated Tuesday that the provision of security cover to ...

PTI chairman, Imran Khan has said that his 9-year stance of avoiding war against Taliban was vindicated, while earlier he had been branded as Taliban Khan.Addressing a party workers’ convention in Chakwal, he reminded that a similar situation occurred during Musharraf’s regime, when he ...

LAHORE - The half-a-century old border dispute between China and India came to limelight yet again when the fifth round of talks between the two countries last month remained inconclusive with India sticking to its rigid stance on the issue.  Although Chinese media has attached importance to ...

MOSCOW - Israel’s mounting speculation that Iran is moving closer to developing a nuclear weapon could have “catastrophic consequences”, a senior Russian foreign ministry official warned Thursday. “The inventions” concerning Iran’s nuclear programme “are ...

ISLAMABAD - Barrister Aitzaz Ahsan on Wednesday termed the stance of Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani flawed over the manner in which the Chief of the Army Staff and Inter Services Intelligence Director General submitted their replies to the Supreme Court in connection with the memo case.In an ...

UNITED NATIONS  - Pakistan's strong challenge to India's position on the Sir Creek estuary border dispute has been posted on the United Nations website, saying Islamabad does not recognise the New Delhi-promulgated baseline system.The challenge is contained in a Dec 06 letter addressed to ...

BAHAWALPUR - A large number of activists of Seraiki Qaumi Movement (SQM) led by its Chairman Barrister Taj Langha staged a sit-in on the right bank of Sutlej River and blocked of Multan Road at Sutlej River bridge to press the government immediately announce the creation of Seraiki province. On the ...

ISLAMABAD - Parliamentarians on Friday extended their full support to Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on his clear message that “state within a state is not acceptable” and all institutions should perform their responsibilities in accordance with the Constitution.They met Prime ...

Our Staff reporter GUJRANWALA - Former Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Qazi Hussain Ahmad has said that America has been exploiting the slavish attitude of Pakistani rulers but it should also bear in mind the retaliating intentions of the masses whose glimpses has already been experiencing in Afghanistan. ...

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan has decided to resist tooth and nail the US pressure to sign Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty (FMCT), sources said. Informed sources said on Monday that Pakistan would not budge on its stance to sign FMCT in order to stop production material used for making nuclear bombs. The ...

China has taken careful note of US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's speech pitching for a larger global role for India in East Asia, with an official Chinese think tank saying Washington's "overtly pro-India stance" will hurt its larger goal of fighting militancy in Pakistan. "Not surprisingly, ...

ISLAMABAD - Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) is most likely to come up with a tough stance in a couple of days over the recently imposed flood surcharge, as the party has almost decided to oppose the move adopted through a Presidential ordinance. MQM Rabita Committee has discussed in length the ...

In occupied Kashmir, veteran Kashmiri Hurriyet leader, Syed Ali Gilani has urged India to give up its traditional policy of force and intimidation to muzzle the voice of Kashmiris, struggling for securing their just right to self-determination. According to Kashmir Media Service, Syed Ali Gilani in ...

ABBOTTABAD One more youth who was shot by the Frontier Police on Tuesday while protesting in favour of the formation of Hazara Province succumbed to his injuries and expired here at Ayub Medical Complex on Wednesday. The 23-year-old Nisar was shot straight in the chest twice by plain clothed ...

Muslim League (N) chief Mian Nawaz Sharif dispelled the impression that his party has been isolated and said the party does'nt regret its decision about the Constitutional Reforms Committee. Addressing a press conference on Monday, Sharif said several people have backed his stance and remaining ...

ISLAMABAD Troika including President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani fine-tuned Pakistans stance for upcoming Strategic Dialogue with US scheduled for March 24 at Washington. Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi, ...

BEIJING (AFP) - China offered a fresh defence of its forex policy on Thursday, saying a stable yuan was vital for the world, after the incoming EU trade chief said Beijing deliberately undervalued the currency. Maintaining the stability of the renminbi (yuan) is important not only to Chinas ...

In a major turnaround, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has hailed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahus stance on settlement constructions in the occupied West Bank as unprecedented. The surprising statement comes after the United States had previously asked Israel to halt all settlement ...

KARACHI - MQM legislators in the Sindh Assembly on Thursday fully supported the PPP in latter's opposition to the construction of Kalabagh Dam and other anti-Sindh projects. Provincial Minister Syed Sardar Ahmed, while responding to the assertions of Irrigation Minister Murad Ali Shah on this ...

LAHORE - Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, former Prime Minister and President Pakistan Muslim League-Q has said that if deposed Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry opts to endorse the stance taken by Justice Khalil Ramday, the judicial crisis in the country could be resolved. Talking to newsmen in ...

LAHORE - PML-N Quaid Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif has described the government's contradictory statements about the identity of Ajmal Kasab, sole surviving alleged terrorist in Mumbai carnage, as outrageous. He said that insensibility shown on the tricky issue by the government reinforced the ...

PML-N Chairman Raja Zafar-ul-Haq has clarified that his party has not backed out from the issue of deposed chief justice, saying no compromise will be made on the demand of terming the November 3 steps as unconstitutional and illegal. Talking to newsmen after holding a meeting with newly appointed ...

NEW YORK - Calling Republican presidential hopeful John McCain complicit in the "catastrophic foreign policy" of the Bush administration, vice presidential nominee Joe Biden promised Wednesday to help restore the country's image and influence abroad. With Barack Obama in the White ...

PESHAWAR - Deposed Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry Thursday said that no society could survive without the supremacy of law and independence of judiciary. He stated this while addressing the lawyers of Peshawar Bar Association on telephone at District Bar Room on Thursday. He also ...

US Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher Tuesday urged Pakistan Muslim League-N Chief Nawaz Sharif to avoid any action against the President including his impeachment.During his meeting with Nawaz Sharif here at latter's farmhouse, Boucher said any decision of the President's fate be left up ...