Memogate case: Memo investigation comes to an end after four months
ISLAMABAD:? After four arduous months, proceedings of the Memo Commission finally concluded at the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday. During the final proceedings, the commission directed the foreign office secretary to brief it in-camera regarding secret funds used by former ambassador Hussain Haqqani during his tenure. This decision was More...
I was joking about entering politics: Dr AQ Khan
KARACHI:?While addressing the media on a visit to Nazir Hussain University, Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan said that earlier, he had been joking about contesting in the next elections, Express News reported on Saturday. Addressing More...
Shaheen Air: Fuel tank leak leaves passengers stranded
ISLAMABAD:?The fuel tank of a Shaheen Airline plane set to depart for Karachi was found leaking, leaving passengers stranded at Benazir International Airport for over two and a half hours, Express News reported More...
‘Missing’ prisoners: Adiala men ‘denied bail for their hand in attack on army’
ISLAMABAD:? The Supreme Court was informed on Friday that the internment authority turned down the release applications of two out of seven Adiala ‘missing’ prisoners for their involvement in attacks More...
NA speaker chairs security meeting for Turkish PM’s address
ISLAMABAD:?National Assembly Speaker Dr Fehmida Mirza chaired a meeting to discuss security arrangements for the Joint Session of Parliament for Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s address to More...
‘Islamic Front’: Apolitical religious bloc to fight sectarianism
ISLAMABAD:? Top leaders of the country’s politico-religious parties are set to launch a new apolitical front on Monday in an effort to put the genie of sectarianism back into the bottle. The proposed Islamic More...
Coalition support fund: US Congress links Pakistan payments to NATO routes
WASHINGTON:? Though the deed, as it were, has all but been done, the US has shown Islamabad what the repercussions could have been. US lawmakers vented their frustration on Friday with the closure of Nato More...
Hopes fading for swift US, Pakistan deal on Afghan supply routes
CHICAGO:?The Obama administration may be not be able to strike a long-awaited agreement with Pakistan to help supply Western soldiers in Afghanistan as hoped in time for a major Nato summit in Chicago this More...
Indo-Pak relations: Peace now, or no chance later, says B A Malik
“We are running out of time to make peace a possible solution,” said former ambassador B A Malik in Islamabad on Thursday. He was the main speaker at a roundtable organised by the Institute of Regional More...
NEF irregularities: After an ultimatum, minister spurred into action
ISLAMABAD:? An ultimatum to cut off funds was what finally prompted action against illegal promotions in the National Education Foundation (NEF). Professional & Technical Training Minister Mian Riaz More...