During this festive time of Christmas no stone is left unturned to decorate every nook and corner of the house or street or town. Then why ignore the system that sits on our desks and is our companion for hours. You can put some interesting wallpapers which show the Christmas festive season. It can be the Santa or Rudolf the red nosed reindeer, Christmas tree with dec   Read More...

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani conceded during a debate in the National Assembly on Saturday that the military operation in Malakand or South Waziristan was no lasting solution and the government was taking measures to bring stability to the region.

However, the prime minister refrained from responding to a lawmaker’s criticism of Interior Minis   Read More...

PESHAWAR: At least 10 people have been killed and more than 30 others injured after a suicide attacker blew himself up in a local live stock market located in the Matani area of Peshawar, DawnNews reported.



According to the DCO Peshawar Sahibzada Anees, Union Council Nazim Adazai Abdul Malik was amongst the dead. Malik had been responsible for rai   Read More...

ISLAMABAD: Twenty Taliban insurgents have been killed as Pakistan's military tries to consolidate gains in its offensive against the militants in the northwest tribal district, the army said Sunday.

Pakistan launched a punishing air and ground offensive into the region bordering Afghanistan on October 17, with 30,000 troops backed by fighter jets and helicopt   Read More...

ISLAMABAD: The Punjab Government has decided to double the sugar supply across the province and now the sugar quota has been uplifted from eighteen hundred to thirty-six hundred metric tones.

The directive has been issued by Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif during his meeting with Sugar mills association representatives in Murree.

It has also bee   Read More...

ISLAMABAD: Police have shot dead a suspected suicide bomber after a failed attack in Islamabad on Sunday night, DawnNews reported.

Officials said that the bomber attempted to target a police check post when he was killed. Reports say that the targeted checkpost was between Sectors E-11 AND F-11 of Islamabad.

There were six police officials present at   Read More...

PESHAWAR: At least 20 militants and four soldiers died in fierce overnight fighting between the militants and security forces pressing a major offensive for a fourth day Tuesday, officials said.

Pakistan faces its toughest military test against the militants to date in waging its ground assault in South Waziristan.

The latest death toll — which is im   Read More...

ISLAMABAD: A double suicide bombing at Islamabad’s International Islamic University on Tuesday killed up to seven people, including the two bombers, an administration official said.

‘Seven people, including two suicide bombers are dead, and 29 injured in the two attacks. Among the dead is one female,’ a senior administration official, Rana Akbar Hayat told AF   Read More...

ISLAMABAD: Twin suicide blasts rocked the new campus of Islamic University, Islamabad killing one woman and injuring 13 others.

According to sources, first blast occurred in cafeteria of women campus and immediately after another blast took place in the Sharia Block.

A large number of ambulances and police officials have reached the spot immediately   Read More...

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari, prime minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani and various political leaders have strongly condemned bomb explosions here in the Islamic University on Tuesday.

Pakistan Muslim League (N) quaid Mian Nawaz Sharif, Pakistan Muslim League (Functional) leader Pir Sadruddin Shah, MQM quaid Altaf Hussain and Tehrik-e-Insaf chief Imran   Read More...

KARACHI: Sindh Education department has announced to close all private and government schools in the province from 21st October till Sunday, 25th October, while universities are to be closed on 21st October only.

Sindh Education department took this decision due to security concerns in backdrop of ongoing operation Rah-e-Nijat in South Waziristan.

Th   Read More...

WANA: Twenty more militants have been killed during ongoing operation ‘Rah-e-Nijat’ in South Waziristan.

According to sources, troops advancing towards strongholds of militants Makeen and Ladha through Zarmak.

Ground troops, fighter jets and gunship helicopters are taking part in the action. Twenty more militants have been killed during clashes in Ma   Read More...

ISLAMABAD: Two female students have been killed and several others injured in twin suicide blasts in new campus of Islamic University Islamabad.

The first suicide explosion happened in a cafeteria near girls hostel whereas another occurred in Sharia block few minutes later. According to SSP Tahir Alam, both were suicide blasts.

Talking to Geo News, a   Read More...

ISLAMABAD: A ceremony was held on Tuesday to pay homage to the staff members of the World Food Programme who were killed in the suicide attack last week.

A large number of government and UN officials, diplomats and family members of the deceased employees attended the ceremony.

Five WFP employees were killed in the attack. Four people were injured, o   Read More...

ISLAMABAD: A rumpus marked by abusive language marred the National Assembly proceedings on Tuesday as members wondered about the fate of the so-called Kerry-Lugar bill for US aid to Pakistan a day after Islamabad sent to Washington possibly a revised view on the issue.

An inconclusive debate on the bill, which seeks to triple non-military US aid to Pakistan t   Read More...

DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Tens of thousands of civilians have fled Pakistan's South Waziristan tribal region fearing an imminent army offensive against Taliban militants, officials said Wednesday.

Military and government officials vowed in June to launch an operation into the mountainous northwest stronghold of the Taliban and al-Qaeda, but so far only air raids and   Read More...

Audacious: that is the word we’ve heard repeatedly used to describe the GHQ standoff. But the attack was also meticulously planned. It was reminiscent of 2008’s Manawan attack, when the police training academy located in the suburbs of Lahore was held hostage in broad daylight. But this was no training academy — this was the general headquarters of the most powerful i   Read More...

QUETTA: The center and all four provinces have reached upon consensus on issues pertaining to Gas Development Surcharge (GDS), Gar Royalty and General Sales Tax (GST) during two-day meeting on National Finance Commission (NFC) award meeting, Geo news reported.

The Center and all the provinces have agreed to adopt a new formula through which area, backwardness   Read More...

NEW YORK: An intense snowstorm unexpectedly dumped 13.8 inches of snow in North Platte Friday night and into Saturday morning.

There were reports of up to 17 inches of snow in some areas, but the official 13.8 inches at the airport in North Platte broke a record that was set nearly 113 years ago on Oct. 29-30, 1896.

"We had a little elevated instabil   Read More...

BEIJING: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani said Tuesday his government will consider the aspects of population and backwardness among provinces while dealing out National finance Commission (NFC) awards.

Addressing the reception hosted from Pakistani envoy in Beijing in premier’s honour, he said his government is serious about repealing from constitution   Read More...

ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court (SC) has dismissed the petitions of former of judges of invalidated Islamabad High Court (IHC) against the verdict of July 31 for review, Geo News reported Tuesday.

A 14-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Muhammed Chaudhry heard the case of petitions of former judges of the higher judiciary. The counsels   Read More...

LAHORE: The Election Commission on Friday told the Lahore High Court that it had provided an ample opportunity to the Punjab government before announcing the schedule for by-election for two National Assembly and as many provincial assembly constituencies.



The commission said that the law and order situation was not so poor as to force a postponeme   Read More...

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court ruled on Friday that sugar should be sold at Rs40 per kg as fixed by the Lahore High Court till a new price was determined by Competition Commission of Pakistan Chairman Khalid Mirza.



‘We consider it appropriate to appoint a commission for the purpose of determining the price of sugar after taking into consideration the   Read More...

ISLAMABAD: The corridors of power have been abuzz with speculation since reports emerged that Army Chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani had a secret meeting with Punjab Chief Minister Mian Shahbaz Sharif last Wednesday midnight.



Sources privy to the development told Dawn here on Friday that the meeting took place on the night between Sept 30 and Oct   Read More...