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Pak SC rejects Gilani`s appeal, to indict Monday

The Prime Minister`s lawyer says Yousuf Raza Gilani will appear in Supreme Court on February 13 to f...

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Jerusalem monastery desecrated

Israeli police say "death to Christians" and other Hebrew-language graffiti has been scrawled on a m...

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Corruption curse under Gilani `mind-boggling`

Adil Gilani of Transparency International Pakistan has put the losses on account of corruption at Rs...

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Bihar: 2.25 quintals of ganja seized

A total 2.25 quintals of contraband ganja was seized from a jeep near zero mile in Bihar`s Begusarai...

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NATO attack referred to Pak Parliament: Gilani

The Parliamentary Committee on National Security is made up of chosen representatives.

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Pak cannot afford war over Kashmir: Gilani

Pakistani PM Yousuf Raza Gilani acknowledged that the Kashmir issue would have to be resolved throug...

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Fall of Assad would weaken `axis of evil`: Israel

Israel said the fall of Bashar Al-Assad`s regime would weaken axis of evil and could lift relativel...

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Contempt case: Pak PM`s team finalising appeal

A seven-judge apex court bench last week summoned Pak PM to appear before it on February 13 for fram...

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Home sprayed with `Death to Arabs`: Palestinians

Some extremist Jews have damaged Palestinian property in retaliation for Israeli government action a...

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Skeletons case: SC grants bail to CPI-M MLA

The Supreme Court granted bail to former Left Front minister and CPI-M MLA Susanta Ghosh in connec...

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`Pakistan’s PPP to contest SC move against Gilani`

The Pak PM`s lawyer is likely to file an appeal in a few days against the apex court`s order summoni...

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`Pakistan government may sink deeper into crisis`

The Pakistan Supreme Court has ruled that Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has committed contempt o...

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Pak SC to charge PM Gilani with contempt

If convicted, Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani could face jail and lose his office.

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Husain Haqqani leaves for United States

Pak`s former envoy to the US Husain Haqqani left for the US after the SC eased travel restrictions ...

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US welcomes lifting of travel curbs on Haqqani

Washington has said that it wants to see former envoy to the United States Husain Haqqani "treated f...

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Pak PM dismisses reports of extension to ISI chief

ISI chief Lt Gen Ahmed Shuja Pasha is currently set to step down on March 18.

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Pak SC grants 2 more months to memo commission

Pakistan`s Supreme Court said the panel would decide on Mansoor Ijaz`s request to record his stateme...

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Discussion on early polls after budget: Pak PM

A ruling Pakistan People’s Party minister said that the elections may take place in October or Novem...

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Pak SC lifts Haqqani travel ban, memo probe extended

Pakistan`s Supreme Court said that Husain Haqqani will have to provide details to the Registrar Offi...

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Pakistani Army desires democracy: Gilani

Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that there was "no chance" of a military coup in Pakistan...

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`Normalisation of Indo-Pak ties compelling necessity`

Pakistan PM said his interior secretary will soon visit India to take forward the talks on outstandi...

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US drone strikes `illegal`: Gilani

Pakistan-US ties ran into trouble following the NATO-led air strike on a Pakistani military border p...

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Haqqani for withdrawal of Ijaz`s right to depose

Haqqani said the right of Mansoor Ijaz to depose before panel should be withdrawn if he failed to ...

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I respect Army; haven’t fled from Pak: Haqqani’s wife

A media report earlier claimed Farahnaz Ispahani had fled to US fearing abduction by the Inter-Servi...

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Tulip-shaped creature `discovered in Canada`

Scientists claim to have discovered in the Canadian Rockies a bizarre tulip-shaped creature that liv...

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If anything goes wrong in Pak, US will help: Ijaz

Controversial Pakistani-American businessman Mansoor Ijaz has declined to say when he would travel t...

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BSF constable found dead in train

A BSF constable was on Thursday found dead in Guwahati-bound 15610 Lalgarh-Awadh Assaam express at...

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Erode:Man burns 90-year-old mother-in-law to death

A man has been arrested for allegedly murdering his 90-year-old mother-in-law who refused to vacate...

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Memogate: `Husain Haqqani`s phones missing`

Husain Haqqani`s lawyer Zahid Bokhari on Monday said that his client`s phones are missing.

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Military, judiciary can`t pack up govt: Gilani

Pakistan`s National Assembly on Monday passed the democracy resolution with vast majority.

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Pakistan SC issues contempt notice to PM Gilani

The Supreme Court has summoned the PM on January 19 to explain why he has not complied with the orde...

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Gilani puts up a brave front; all eyes on Pak SC

Pakistan Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said that it is for the first time that Army has been mad...

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Kim Jong Il`s body to be permanently displayed

North Korea`s late leader Kim Jong Il`s body will be displayed at Pyongyang`s Kumsusan Memorial Pala...

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India denies claims of snooping into US emails

India today dismissed claims that its military intelligence had snooped into emails of an American c...

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Hillary urged to help protect Husain Haqqani

A bipartisan group of foreign policy experts have asked US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to spe...

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I didn’t play any role in Memogate: Haqqani

Pakistan’s former ambassador to the United States, Husain Haqqani, appeared before the memo commissi...

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Memo commission orders grant of visa to Ijaz

The memo commission has also directed attorney general to ensure security to enable Mansoor Ijaz to ...

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`Persons responsible for memo should be exposed`

Former Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif said the PML-N has not blamed anyone, including the government, for...

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Memogate: Husain Haqqani to escape punishment?

Husain Haqqani’s lawyer said that his client will escape punishment even if probe establishes a link...

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Ijaz to testify in memo case mid-January

Mansoor Ijaz has offered his BlackBerry for forensic investigation about his alleged communication w...

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Zardari `will respect` Parliament probe in Memogate

A 3-member judicial commission headed by Balochistan High Court Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa is also ...

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UN leader to visit Ramallah, Jerusalem: Diplomats

The United Nations is part of the international Quartet on the Middle East, along with the US, Russi...

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Ensure fair treatment to Haqqani: US to Pakistan

The US so far had refrained from responding to questions on Husain Haqqani, terming that it was an i...

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US Senators troubled by Haqqani’s mistreatment in Pak

US Senators said the former diplomat served Pakistan honorably as its ambassador to the United Stat...

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Jerusalem municipality to establish Bapu memorial

It appears that the memorial will be on border of Arab neighbourhood of Jabel Mukaber and Jewish nei...

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Memogate: Husain Haqqani fears for his life

Haqqani who is at the centre of the memo scandal said the allegations against him are part of a "ps...

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Memo probe: Pak panel directs Haqqani to appear on Jan 9

Haqqani had to quit over the alleged memo seeking American help to stave off a military coup in Pak...

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Memo issue: Pak judicial panel summons Pasha, Haqqani

The PPP-led government was thrown into a crisis when Mansoor Ijaz first revealed details of the mem...

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N Korea: Snow, tears mark Kim Jong-il’s funeral

N Korea`s military staged a huge funeral procession in Pyongyang, for its deceased dear leader, Kim ...

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