Washington: The United States has designated the Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP), or Pakistani Taliban, linked to the botched Times Square bombing attempt by a Pakistani American, as a Foreign Terrorist Organization

KARACHI: Pakistan Thursday released another batch of 100 Indian fishermen, two days after it freed 100 fishermen languishing in the port city’s jail, authorities said

Beijing: China has rejected reports of the presence of upto 11,000 of its troops in the Gilgit area of Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir, saying that such "groundless" reports were being put out with "ulterior motives" to hurt Beijing’s ties with New Delhi and Islamabad

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office spokesman Abdul Basit said that government of Pakistan welcomes US decision to designate the Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP), as a Foreign Terrorist Organization

Muzaffargarh/Rawalpindi : Chief of the Army Staff General Ashfaq Pervez Kiyani on Thursday along with US Chairman Joint Chief of Staff Committee Admiral Mike Mullen visited various areas in South Punjab and Sindh that have been ruined by flash floods

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Rehman Malik has appealed to all said all sects to limit their religious processions in view of reports of terror attacks adding that that some conspiring elements are designing conspiracies to fan sectarianism

MUZAFFARGARH: PML (N) Quaid Nawaz Sharif calling upon the center to step up aid money has said that every possible step would be taken for the rehabilitation of the flood-affected people

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari and Former US vice president Al Gore had a telephonic conversation on Thursday in which they discussed the situation of recent floods in Pakistan and impact of climate change in recent floods

NOWSHERA: Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani has said that Pakistan’s economy which was already in tatters due to war on terror suffered another major blow due to the floods

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has said if any one who is not eligible to become member of assembly can become party head or any person who is not citizen of Pakistan can remove the elected prime minister

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister and Chairperson Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP), Farzana Raja has said that under the flood policy of President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, Rs. 10 Billion have already been allocated to provide immediate relief to the affectees

LONDON: Pakistan High Commissioner (PHC) Wajid Shamsul Hassan declared that the Pakistani cricket players were innocent and they would be provided all legal support

NAUSHEHRA: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani, Begum Fauzia Gillani and First lady of Turkey Amina Tayyab Urdgan during their visit to flood relief camp in suburb area of Naushehra faced severe difficulties due to poor arrangements of district administration

ISLAMABAD: PML-N parliamentary party has decided not to take back the adjournment and privilege motions tabled against MQM chief Altaf Hussain in National Assembly and senate unless the latter withdraws his statement with reference to martial law

RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani and Admiral Michael Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, United States visited the flood hit areas Thursday in South Punjab, Sindh and Balochistan

ISLAMABAD: Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Dominique Strauss-Kahn, announced Thursday that the Fund will provide around US$ 450 million in immediate emergency financing to Pakistan to help the country manage the aftermath of the massive and devastating floods that have hi

ISLAMABAD: Following the Supreme Court (SC) orders, Javed Zia Qazi, acting chairman National Accountability Bureau (NAB) and Irfan Qadir prosecutor general NAB have relinquished their offices