Pakistan

Rupee closes at 85.18 to the dollar, from Friday’s close of 84.55.

The exhibition was inaugurated by FPCCI Vice President Dawood Usman Jakhura, who was the chief guest of the ceremony.

IBM announced TS3500 designed to help clients efficiently store and extract intelligence from massive amounts of data.

Muhammad Ejaz Chaudhry has been appointed director and chairman of the board of OGDCL with immediate effect.

Police on Monday claimed to have busted a gang of inter-provincial drug smugglers by arresting four smugglers.

Rejecting American media reports, Salman Bashir said the US should lodge a request through a proper channel.

The committee will visit the concerned schools to review the situation.

The Minister said Rs430 million would be spent on welfare projects this year, compared to Rs2.15 billion last year.

A spokesperson for the chief minister issued a clarification on the news item about the schedule of summer vacations.

The Sindh High Court has accepted the acquittal plea of three NICL officers in the NICL scam case.

The 100-foot-wide breach in Sehar Canal near Khairpur was fixed after 24 hours.

A total of 267,919 children, under five years of age, will be given the polio drops.

The federal government has devolved 16 different institutions of special education to Sindh.

A three-day Bakhtawar ladies festival is being organised from May 13 to May 15.

Three motorcyclists were seriously injured in a road accident on Sunday night.

The employees of the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) went on a two-hour token strike on Monday.

Dr Sattar said that it will be their chief, Altaf Hussain, who will ultimately resolve the Kashmir issue.

Husband accused of stealing gold jewellery and Rs200,000 cash and running away.

The driver of the van fled scene. The van was taken into police custody.

They burned tyres and chanted slogans against WAPDA.

A seminar was organised by the Catholic Church at Centre for Peace and Harmony to mark Mothers Day on Monday.

Stressing need for relying on its cooperation to counter terrorism.

The group includes women leaders from organisations such as Mehergarh, Women’s Action Forum.

he tunnel was closed on May 3 due to maintenance work.

The programmes have been launched to help the victims of last year’s devastating floods, displacement and terrorism.

Concern being raised regarding legality and morality of what increasingly appears to have been a summary execution.

US officials say attempt to leak identity was an attempt to divert attention from post Bin Laden questions.

Obama ordered that the team sent to raid OBL hideout be large enough to fight off Pakistani forces if they intervened.

Forces gathering, updating data about people from other areas.

Yemen Times reports Osama's wife will be repatriated back to Yemen from Pakistan.

Al Qaeda chief’s wives taught 16 children within the compound.

Pakistan now seems ready to allow the United States to interview the wives of Osama bin Laden.

Lawyers term Operation Geronimo to be against Pakistan sovereignty.

Family pardons prisoners, says that they should be released.

Fazul Abdullah Mohammad’s facilitator in Pakistan was a Somali man.

Nominations forwarded to PM.

Six-day exercise codenamed Vijayee Bhava held in the Thar desert region.

K-P Chief Minister Ameer Haider Khan Hoti inaugurated a three-day polio eradication campaign.

The record was given to the FIA after the closing of the case in 1975.

Lake has expand­ed to 23km, submer­ging severa­l villag­es upstre­am in Gojal.

USAID, local organisations join hands to revive honey business in Swat.

Water and Power Development Authority has completed the Rs1.012 billion Dhangali Bridge over the Jhelum River.

Pepco chief claims not to have received ministry directions to sack the officials.

Enraged youth fed up with government apathy demand reopening of road.

Multi-brand designer outlet launches in Islamabad.

Countries seeking to enhance cooperation in the field of Science and Technology.

Patients suffer as doctors protest at Polyclinc Hospital.

Lawyers offered funeral prayer for Bin Laden at the Kachari Chowk near Army House and military’s general...

If insecurity and violence continue in Pakistan, its bilateral engagement with China will remain below expected pace.

PML-N decides to invite only those legislators whose constituencies lack party presence.