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ISLAMABAD — Access to China’s Beidou satellite guidance system for navigation and precision strike weaponry is welcomed by Pakistani analysts, but guaranteed availability of the Beidou signal cannot be assumed. “Pakistan’s armed forces cannot rely on US GPS because of its questionable...

Pakistan denies that it is seeking ‘strategic depth’ in Afghanistan. “Afghanistan doesn’t offer strategic depth rather it can turn out to be a strategic graveyard for any foreign country,” Muhammad Sadiq, Pakistan’s ambassador in Kabul, told a group of visiting Pakistani journalists. He said...

ISLAMABAD: In the past five years, both the outgoing ruling party and the opposition faced problems implementing local body systems. However, for the years to come, devolution of governance is a theme these parties profusely focus on in their manifestos. Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz...

They need to be provided an environment they feel safe to vote in.

15 killed in Balochistan gunbattle Thirteen alleged dacoits and two Frontier Corps (FC) personnel were killed in a gunfight in Kachhi district of Balochistan, on Sunday. According to FC spokesman, they received information that some ‘terrorists’ at a house in Bagh area of Sibi...

Maulana Fazlur Rehman appealed to the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on Thursday to not carry out attacks on candidates from political parties including the Awami National Party (ANP), Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM). Speaking to gatherings at Kulachi and...

The Arctic’s sea ice melted at a record pace in 2012, the ninth-hottest year on record, compounding concerns about climate change underscored by extreme weather such as Hurricane Sandy, the UN weather agency said Thursday. In a report on the situation in 2012, the World Meterological...

Fruit and vegetables exports from the country during the first three quarters of the current financial year registered an increase of 15.73% and 75.02% respectively as compared to the same period last financial year. From July-March 2012-13, fruit exports were calculated at 591,775 metric...

The saying "as the rich keep getting richer, the poor keep getting poorer" probably has a lot of meaning if you translate it into Pakistani. thenews.com.pk has just reported that while the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is warning against the plummeting foreign exchange reserves and the country's...

An American analyst on South Asia has said that the United States should offer Pakistan a conditions-based civilian nuclear deal as a way to save the relationship, which severely tested during the last decade, as well as secure long-term interests with regard to containing militancy and atomic...

A week of firsts and a glimpse of a universal wardrobe emerged from the latest fashion showcase in Lahore. The Pakistan Fashion Design Council's latest fashion week, in Lahore, registered several 'firsts': the introduction of a New Talent show, for example; a new focus on print, particularly...

The Sindh High Court issued contempt notices to Sindh chief secretary, culture secretary and others over delays in the restoration of Shri Laxmi Narain temple at a hearing on Tuesday. The temple, which is located in Native Jetty, Karachi, is believed to be 200 years old. It is the only temple...

When it comes to education, the manifestos of most political parties have two things in common: that they all pledge to move mountains to address Pakistan’s education emergency, but offer few plans as to how they intend to do this. Increasing the GDP Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has yet...

mran Khan's leadership qualities have been acknowledged by the famed former England umpire Dickie Bird, who named the Pakistani cricket hero the captain of his dream world XI for Test matches, according to media reports. "My captain. His knowledge was outstanding," Bird, who tuned 80 on Friday...

Muslims in the US have views on religion that are different, in many ways, from the views of Muslims in other nations, according to a new global survey of Muslims. Here are some of the contrasts contained in a poll released this week by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life: • Some 48...

A five-member US Congressional delegation held a secret meeting with former President Pervez Musharraf on Wednesday at his Chak Shahzad sub-jail residence, reliable sources confirmed to The Nation. Led by Senator Joe Donnelly, the delegation included Senators Heidi Heitkamp, Tammy Baldwin and...

Sindh Rangers DG Major General Rizwan Akhtar has opposed demands of political parties for army deployment in the metropolis by saying that the military will conduct operations in the same way as are being currently conducted by rangers. The DG Rangers visited Karachi Chamber of Commerce and...

Civil Society activists have demanded government to ensure safe drinking water accessibility for all and also asked political parties what their election manifestos and pre-election announcements are in the regard. Pakistan is a country, where only 30 percent of the total population has...

It is not an exaggerated question at all if asked by a person who hails from and lives in FATA. It is an adequate term to describe the plight and the series of agonies, the people of FATA are facing, for the last 66 years. Sword is not used in modern warfare just because it does not fulfill the...

There have been some developments during the past two weeks that reveal that in the coming elections elements of the Taliban and Al-Qaida had been offered seats in the parliament. Before these developments the security agencies with the help of right wing parties have also allowed 53 sectarian...