President Asif Ali Zardari has expressed profound grief and sorrow over the loss of life and property due to floods in Khyber Pukhtunkhwah as well as in some other parts of the country.
The President telephone Khyber Pakhtunkhwah Chief Minister Amir Haider Hoti to enquire about the latest flood situation in the province and asked him to make the relief activities more effective in different areas. The President who has called for
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Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani told Senate that the government would shortly devise a national policy on terrorism after consultation with all political forces.
“We will do our homework first. We will meet political leaders separately to make the policy of national level,” the Prime Minister told the House responding to the points raised Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz member Raja Zafarul Haq. He said PML-N l
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Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that dialogue is the only way forward to resolve disputes between Pakistan and India.
Talking to newsmen in Karachi he said this will also be in the interest of the region. Shah Mehmood Qureshi said Pakistan is ready to begin dialogue as and when required by India. He said Pakistan respects Indian concerns on many issues like terro
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Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira has categorically stated that there can be no movement on trade until the outstanding conflict like Siachen, Sir Creek, Water and the core issue of Kashmir are resolved with India.
In an interview he said Kashmir is the core issue and needed resolution. He said that it is not simply a matter for resolution bilaterally but also keeping in mind the wishes of the Kashmiri people.
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According to flood warning centre of Lahore, river Kabul is in very high flood at Nowshera.
River Indus is also in very high flood at Kalabagh and Chashma and river Jhelum at Mangla and head Rasool is also in very high flood. While according to Dpo Nowshera flood water has entered into Nowshera Kalan and scores of people have been maroon
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Saudi King Abdullah has held talks with Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad in Damascus on the eve of a joint mission to Lebanon aimed at containing political tensions there.
The two leaders will travel to Beirut today as part of a flurry of diplomatic efforts to contain a potentially explosive situation in Lebanon and fears of a new sectarian conflict. Assad's visit will be his first since the 2005 assassination of for
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In Cairo, Arab League has agreed in principle to the holding of direct Middle East peace negotiations and left it up to Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas to decide when to start talks with Israel.
Arab league chief Amr Mussa said that written guarantees were required for direct talks and the negotiations should be serious and final status talks. Qatari Prime Minister Hamad Bin Jassem Bin Jabr Al-Thani said that President Abbas has been given
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US Defence Secretary Robert Gates has expressed outrage at the leaking of ninety thousand classified military documents on the war in Afghanistan.
Addressing a news conference in Washington, he said the leakage is a massive breach of security which could endanger the lives of US troops and their allies.
In Afghanistan, three Afghan troops have been killed and two injured in a landmine expl
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President Obama has reiterated to start withdrawing US troops in Afghanistan from next year.
In an interview, he said efforts would be made to bring about stability in Afghanistan and creating suitable conditions for the withdrawal of troops.
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In Occupied Kashmir restrictions by the authorities continued to scuttle protests and demonstrations, call for which had been given by the forum patronized by Syed Ali Gilani.
The call was intended to convey to the world that the Kashmiris’ struggle was aimed at Pressurising India to give up its illegal occupation of Jammu and Kashmir.
Indian police prevented people for coming to the streets in Srinagar, Sopore, Baramu
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On the second day of the first cricket test against Pakistan at Nottingham, England will resume from its overnight score of 331 for the loss of four wickets.
Eoin Morgan together with Paul Collingwood put on 213 runs and stabilized their position. Morgan scored 125 runs and Paul Collingwood 81. While from Pakistan side Muhammad Amir got two and Muhammad Asif one wicket.
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Andy Murray survived a second-set wobble to beat Tim Smyczek 6-1 4-6 6-2 and book his place in the Farmers Classic quarter-finals in Los Angeles.
In his first event since Wimbledon, the top seed showed no signs of rustiness as he raced through the first set. But he struggled with his serve as he lost the second before composing himself to seal victory in the third. The British number one now
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Country wide torrential rains caused unprecedented and outrageous floods and Pakistan Army has started relief and rescue operations in the flood affected area.
All available troops of army in respective areas have been fully mobilized since to carry out rescue and relief activities in concert with civil administration.
Army troops busy in relief operations are equipped with life jackets, motorboats, he
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