Pakistan

Lawmakers laud President Zardari’s efforts to rid country of terrorism.

The committee will reveal progress every month.

Talks aimed at improving coordination between Pakistan, ISAF and Afghan forces.

Vice-chancellors of 10 public sector universities demand an extra Rs8 billion.

Sherry Rehman resigns from the National Assembly to take charge of her new post.

US ambassador advises Islamabad to work with Turkmenistan instead.

Orders probe into corruption claims; asks NAB to submit report within 45 days.

Dr Firdous Awan claims Yousaf Baif Mirza is hindering reform of state-run broadcaster.

Provincial government forwards arrest orders to federal government on Balochistan High Court’s directives.

ANP’s Bushra Gohar urges govt to take notice of Kohistan by-elections where women were barred from casting votes.

Selected ministers, close associates of president attend meeting, decide how to deal with the situation.

NATO helicopters attack Pakistani check post on Pak-Afghan border, 12 security personnel also injured.

Wapda won the 59th National Cycling Championship in Lahore with an emphatic 124-point margin.

PTV thrashed Railways 3-0 in their Pakistan Football Federation League (PFFL) clash

They have played well against Sri Lanka

The former world number one from France beat the 13th-seed 11-4, 11-7, 11-5 to reach the quarter-finals

Federer rubbished suggestions that player power could lead to a strike over the length of the ATP Tour season

Fraser shot a flawless seven-under 65 to take a two-shot lead in the second round of the Australian PGA Championship

35-year-old, who won in Brazil in 2009, clocked a lap of the Interlagos circuit in one minute and 13.811 seconds

Gervinho included in the 10-man shortlist for the African Footballer of the Year award.

rupee ended at 87.75/80 to the dollar

Fesco has planned to expand and upgrade 12 grid stations by installing new power transformers by June next year.

Siemens Pakistan has posted a lower net profit of Rs67.41 million for the year ending September 30, 2011

New advertising agency to be called BE DDB.

Haier Pakistan, at the end of its three-month promotional campaign, conducted a mega lucky draw for Suzuki Cultus

Donated to the Pakistan National Forensic Science Agency by the Australian government, machine costs $250,000.

Zaheer Akhtar lodged a report with the Westridge police that he was hit by a speeding car.

Three armed robbers signalled her to stop but when she didn’t stop, the armed men opened fire and burst the wheels.

New programme offers support and opportunities for youth.

Dr Fouzia Saeed’s book “Forgotten Faces: Daring woman of Pakistan Folk Theatre” launches.

PNCA completes second phase of archival project.

Three artists give voice to their expression at Gallery 6 through different art forms.

Pledges a long-term partnership with Pakistan.

Express solidarity with their colleagues in Lahore.

Launching ceremony for the 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence campaign.

A labourer spotted the body and informed the police about the body, who shifted it to Pims.

70 kg of hashish were recovered from secret cavities in a truck

Babar Awan a no-show as federation submits documents on corruption cases in Switzerland instead.

Committee on national security summons foreign, defence secretaries for initial briefing.

Advises Sirajuddin Haqqani to mediate between the two, say Taliban associates.

DBA constituted a committee for providing free legal assistance to the family of a kidnapping and murder victim.

Parents have blamed the ongoing nurses strike for the lapse in patient care.

Prohibitive training costs and the dhoti are driving youngsters away from the sport.

Anwar and his two accomplices had killed the brother of a traffic warden Zafarullah in 2003 over an old rivalry.

Two young girls were kidnapped from different parts of Faisalabad in the past 24 hours

Eyewitnesses said two men seduced Jahangir’s daughter Tasawwar Bibi and she agreed to run away with them.

Doctors said the child was suffocating and they were not equipped to perform the necessary procedures.

Owner of a dry fruit shop in Badami Bagh used to peel and roast peanuts, which spread pollution in the area.

Karachi Region won a low-scoring encounter against Faisalabad.

According to a notice, women, children, senior citizens and journalists will be exempted from the ban. APP