
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan Monday warned that the Taliban attacks could derail peace talks. He also called for ceasefire between the Taliban and the security forces. Talking to the media he said that the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) bomb attack on senior army officers in Upper Dir on Sunday could be seen as a […]

The London’s Metropolitan Police said Monday that the slain leader of Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) leader Imran Farooq, has planned to launch own political party before he was assassinated. The London police have not yet succeeded to reach the real culprits and also announced a reward of up to £20,000 for anyone providing information leading […]

Governor Sindh province, Ihshrat-ul-Ebad has resigned apparently over operation by security forces in the port city of Karachi, sources and the local media reported Saturday. Governor Ebad’s party the Mutahida Qaumi Movement or MQM has protested against the operation and alleged that its nearly 100 activists have been arrested. There is no official word on […]

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s visit to Turkey will mainly focus on economic cooperation and he will encourage Turkish business leaders to invest in the country, the Foreign Ministry said. Nawaz Sharif will pay a three day official visit to Turkey from 16-18 September at the invitation of his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The Prime […]

A days after the Mutahida Qaumi Movement provoked violence in Karachi, the country’s commercial center, life has returned to normalcy on Thursday. Markets, petrol stations and schools were opened and the city is back to routine activities. Public transport is now plying on roads and the people took a sigh of relief. The MQM made […]

Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said on Tuesday it will not accept any foreign pressure on its policy to hold talks with the Taliban. The country’s senior political leaders at a government’s sponsored conference called upon the government to initiate dialogue with the Taliban to end violence, which has claimed lives of over 40,000 […]

New President Mamnoon Hussain Tuesday assumed office at the Presidency in Islamabad a day after he was sworn as the country’s 12th President. On arrival at the Presidency he was presented Guard of honour by a smartly turned out contingent of armed forces. Later‚ the president met with the staff of Aiwan-e-Sadr. Mamnoon Hussain took […]

Following is the text of the resolution of the All Parties Conference adopted unanimously on Monday. 1. We, have assembled together at Islamabad today, the 9th day of September, 2013, on the invitation of Prime Minister Mohammad Nawaz Sharif, to discuss the national security crisis besetting our beloved Pakistan. 2. We have […]

Mamnoon Hussain took oath as 12th President of the country at a ceremony at Aiwan-e-Sadr‚ Islamabad on Monday. Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry administered the oath. The ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif‚ former President Asif Ali Zardari‚ members of the Federal cabinet‚ services chiefs‚ Parliamentarians‚ politicians‚ diplomats and senior […]

Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif, Monday told a conference of the country’s major political and religious leaders that a national consensus is needed to find out solution to the issue of terrorism and other major challenges. The Prime Minister had invited the country’s political and religious leaders to seek their proposals for a national security policy […]

President-elect Mamnoon Hussain will take oath as Pakistan’s 12th President at a ceremony at Presidency later on Monday. Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry will administer the oath. The ceremony will be attended by Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif, ministers, MPs, political leaders, diplomats and senior military leaders. Mamnoon Hussain was elected with an […]

The All Parties Conference (APC) convened to devise a comprehensive strategy for overcoming terrorism will be held in Islamabad later on Monday. All major political parties have accepted the invitation to participate in the conference, Interior Minister, Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan says. Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, who will chair the APC, will deliver his […]