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Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh pledged on Thursday to crack down on corruption in the defence sector after a string of recent graft scandals left his government facing renewed calls to step down. The premier said he was committed to making the process of buying arms and other military...

@gambit what is your view on this? Don't you think FBI killed for different reasons that mentioned here?

PAF chief given briefing Air Chief Marshal Tahir Rafique Butt visited the International Air Exercise Peace Falcons-2013, says a press release issued here on Wednesday. He was given a comprehensive briefing on the exercise. Saudi Air Chief Fayadh bin Hamid al-Ruwaili and Commander Turkish Air...

Muttahida Qaumi Movement Chief Altaf Hussain said that any kind of corruption and fund-raising would not be tolerated in MQM. He pointed out that party ‘purification’ process has been started and it will be continued till the completion of accountability of MQM workers and leaders. Talking to...

Nineteen buses are to be added to the Metro Bus fleet of 45 by the end of June as demand for the new bus service has exceeded expectations in the provincial capital. The Metro Bus has been inundated with passengers since its opening on February 10. Those behind the project had expected the...

PTI won more popular votes than PPP Around 112 parties contested the 2013 elections. The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), however, emerged as the largest party – both in terms of the number of seats it won in the National Assembly, and the votes it bagged. The PML-N fielded 220...

Saudi authorities have arrested 10 more suspects in an alleged Iranian spy ring unveiled two months ago, an interior ministry spokesman said on Tuesday. The eight Saudis, a Lebanese and a Turk bring the number of people arrested to 28, the official SPA news agency quoted the spokesman as...

China and Pakistan should make cooperation on power generation a priority, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said, as Islamabad seeks to end an energy crisis that triggers power cuts of up to 20 hours a day, bringing the economy to a near standstill. Li arrived in the Pakistan capital on Wednesday...

US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Oman on Tuesday aiming to help finalise an estimated $2.1 billion deal to supply a US-made air-defence system to the Gulf nation. One of the main focuses of Kerry’s trip was to applaud the signing of a letter of intent between Muscat and US...

The PML-N has bagged the highest number of nearly 15 million votes followed by the PTI’s over 7.6 million and PPP-P’s around 6.9 million votes, as more than 46 million Pakistanis exercised their right to vote in the recently held general elections to make second highest voters’ turnout of 55 per...

A convoy of Chinese engineers narrowly escaped a bomb attack in Karachi Tuesday. The low-intensity explosion took place near Shireen Jinnah Colony when the convoy was passing through the red-zone. Police said the bomb, carrying 10 kilos of explosive material, was concealed in a plastic...

Karachi- Stocks closed all time high with investors’ interest in stocks across the board on strong valuations. TheKarachistock market benchmark KSE-100 share index gained 353.86 points or 1.70 percent to end the session at 21168 points compared to 20814.14 points of the previous day. Stock...

The women’s wing of Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M) took out a rally and staged a protest demonstration outside Quetta Press Club on Monday against the alleged rigging in the polls and tampering with the results. It was for the first time in recent political history that such a...

Shahzeb Khan murder case: ATC given four days to re-examine Jatoi’s birth record The Sindh High Court (SHC) gave on Monday the anti-terrorism court conducting the trial of the Shahzeb Khan murder case four days to decide questions regarding the exact age of the prime suspect, Shahrukh...

Six JF-17 Thunder fighters of the Pakistan Air Force will escort the aircraft of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang as it enters Pakistani air space on Wednesday, at the startof his two-day State visit. The JF-17s — a symbol of deep Sino-Pakistan friendship – will guide the special Air China Boeing 747...

We shouldn't get anything from India. They will turn the lights off as soon as LeJ does some fireworks.

President Asif Ali Zardari, like any typical old-fashioned hypocritical politician, has blamed the international establishment, the local establishment, the terrorists and every body else for the PPP defeat in the polls. He forgot to blame the man who was really and practically...

The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) has decided to sue Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan for defamation. MQM leader Wasay Jalil said that the party would sue Mr Khan for Rs50 billion for issuing statement against Altaf Hussain. Imran Khan on Saturday held Mr Hussain responsible for...

The word "poor" in your sentence looks so "poor".

Kayani is not powerful as the previous generals.