Pakistan

Remote control device was used to detonate at least two kilograms of explosives.

More than 1,000 infants were killed or abandoned to die last year, Edhi Foundation estimates.

Decision to hold in-camera hearing comes after fiasco at reception of Qadri when he was showered with rose petals.

The initial targets of fundamentalism in Pakistan are those most vulnerable and on the fringe.

Musharraf calls MQM a "good party" with whom he has no differences of opinion.

Diplomatic functions resume as people in Islamabad start inching towards normalcy.

Petitioner alleges Babar Khan Ghauri is practicing nepotism in transfers and postings in Port Qasim Authority.

The website will be the hub of the new system being introduced by the department.

Clerics warned the media against criticising religious decrees.

More than a dozen vehicles of CDA’s Rescue and Fire department and two snorkels control the fire.

Television drama depicts the bitter divide between the country’s opposing cultures.

Leisure tourism continues to taper off.

10,000 protestors denounce Saturday night’s bomb attacks and demand speedy arrest of culprits.

Set in Mughal era, artists put up a strong performance in the play at Ajoka Theatre Festival.

Work of artists from all over the country has been put up for sale till January 29.

After the Punjab governor’s assassination screening processes have started across the country.

While the number of attacks fell in 2010, the number of civilian deaths rose.

80 per cent of hunting fee goes to local community while govt spends the remaining on projects for welfare of forests.

Long queues of vehicles are witnessed everyday at Expressway near Zero Point due to dug-up lanes for reconstruction.

Locals believe abduction is backed by influential people.

Sixty new pairs of cheer pheasant have been bred and 40 new birdcages have been installed in Mansehra District.

FO official says Biden was quite keen in knowing role of Pakistan in bringing the Afghan Taliban to the table.

Mufti Naeem says religious forces should avoid issuing statements and taking out rallies on the blasphemy laws.

PPP office-bearer says the reaction to the report might have far-reaching ramifications.

In a major development today, no suicide bombing took place anywhere across the country!

Anne Patterson: Sometimes I wonder why I ever came to this country...

The ideological bond between jihadis and Pakistani security forces is anything but broken...

Iranian forces had arrested the illegal immigrants in Iran last year, during an operation against Jundullah.

Liberal Muslims are finding life increasingly difficult.

Each of them will charge a consultation fee of Rs300 per patient.

Two parties claiming to be descendents of Sakhi Muzammil Shah claim ownership of land.

Ajoka theatre perform charmingly amusing desi rendition of the ‘The three penny opera’, originally based in London.

Trust offers to provide dowries for needy families.

Any more delay might force the Chinese staff to go back due to security concerns: minister.

The fund allocated to ICT police for running ‘off-the-book’ operations is ‘grossly inadequate’.

Police on Saturday bulldoze illegal pressure horns seized in recent operations.

Insurgency in Swat greatly affected the livestock industry as a great number of animals and poultry were killed.

Aasha puts a funny twist on a very serious problem.

Scores of members of the facebook group ‘Islamabad for a Tolerant Pakistan’ turned up outside the National Press Club.

Kono’das Bridge in Gilgit-Baltistan is in need of urgent restoration.

Representatives from each province have been selected to serve.

Four militants killed by security forces in Orakzai Agency, six others died when their vehicle ran over a landmine.

The ongoing construction activities at the 330 MW Kishenganga hydel project in Jammu and Kashmir will continue.

People concerned about safety as Wali Khan Babar was targeted in an area with heavy security and traffic.

Negotiations between PSO, PIA, PR, SNGPL have produced no results so far.

Documents issued by the agency claim that it closed 2,212 cases of corruption during 2010.

The Senate committee on commerce posed no queries regarding Moonis’ investigation in the NICL scam.

The list was finalised by district officers under political influence.

Standing committee inquires about closure of different train routes.

People forced to use firewood to cope with biting Siberian winds.