Pakistan investigates report Taliban chief is dead
In this Nov. 26, 2008 file photo, Pakistani Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud is seen in Orakzai tribal region of Pakistan.
Pakistan Checks Reported Death of Taliban Chief
Pakistan , which has been battling the Pakistani Taliban, and the U.S., which blames Mehsud for a recent deadly bombing against the CIA in Afghanistan.The army's disclosure came shortly after Pakistan…
Pakistan supports US initiatives of holding talks with Taliban: Mukhtar
Supporting the United States over its proposal to hold talks with the Taliban for stabilising and establishing peace in war ravaged Afghanistan, Pakistans Defence Minister Chaudhry Ahmad Mukhtar has said Islamabad would always welcome such negotiations.
US aid programme failed to achieve its goals in Pak: Report
The US aid programme in Pakistan, which was started with an aim of stabilising the troubled tribal regions of the country, has failed to achieve its goals.
Resume dialogue with Pakistan, PDP urges government
Jammu and Kashmirs main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Saturday asked the central government to resume the dialogue with Pakistan without any delay, saying that would be the only positive response to the yearnings for peace of the people of…
Pak chief selector worried about World Cup prospects
Karachi, Jan 30 (IANS) Pakistan's chief cricket selector Iqbal Qasim has admitted that raising a strong team for next year's World Cup would be tough, considering the team's continuing downslide in One-day Internationals.
Critics blast U.S. silence over drone strikes
By ASSOCIATED PRESS ISLAMABAD | Criticism is mounting over Washington's refusal to say anything about missile strikes against Taliban and al-Qaida fighters in Pakistan's northwest, prompting even sup…
Pakistan is the real hub of terrorism says German envoy
Calling Pakistan and Afghanistan as two sides of the same coin, German Ambassador to India Thomas Matussek on Friday said that Pakistan is the real hub of terrorism.
Pak Chief Justice downplays fears over judiciary-executive clash
Islamabad, Jan.29 (ANI) : Down playing fears about the judiciary and the executive being on a collision course, Pakistan Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry has said the countrys democratic set-up would be protected at all costs.
Over 273 people die daily of smoking related diseases in Pak
Over 273 persons succumb to smoking-related diseases daily in Pakistan, as the government has failed to implement proper rules and guidelines to ban cigarette smoking in the country.