ISLAMABAD: The military said Saturday it had killed 12 Taliban militants as government troops pressed a major offensive in the South Waziristan tribal area bordering Afghanistan. Read the rest of this entry »
ISLAMABAD: The National Reconciliation bill was cleared for tabling in the lower house after majority of the 17-member National Assembly’s committee on law and justice adopted on Friday the NRO bill of 2009 with some amendments. Read the rest of this entry »
LAHORE: Pakistan will play matches against Qatar and UAE’s ‘A’ and ‘B’ football clubs in November as part of its preparations for the SAFF Championship to be held in Dhaka, Bangladesh, from Dec 2 to 15. Read the rest of this entry »
KARACHI: Due to fears of a swine flu outbreak, Karachi’s Quaid-i-Azam International Airport and other airports across the country may get the much-needed thermal sensors fitted with a camera system to check incoming passengers in mid-October, according to a source in the federal health ministry. Read the rest of this entry »
ISLAMABAD: The United States should provide information about top militants in Pakistan, a government minister said on Thursday, as Washington stepped up pressure on Islamabad to go after Taliban leaders. Read the rest of this entry »