Pakistan News
Nations pledge millions in aid to flood-hit Pakistan
Nations pledge millions in aid to flood-hit Pakistan: (The News.com Pk)The international community is mobilising to send aid to flood-ravaged Pakistan, as the country’s weather bureau warned more storms were likely to deepen the humanitarian disaster. But despite pledges of tens of millions of dollars, concerns remained that only a fraction of the... »
Morethan 1,100 Passed Away in Pakistan Flooding
Morethan 1,100 Passed Away in Pakistan Flooding , Pakistan (AFP) – The death toll from the worst floods in Pakistan in recent memory on Sunday topped 1,100 as outbreaks of waterborne diseases emerged penniless survivors have sought refuge against the raging torrents . More than 1,100 people have been killed and more than... »
All 152 aboard Passed Away in Islamabad plane
All 152 aboard Passed Away in Islamabad plane, ISLAMABAD, A passenger plane from a private plane carrying 152 people crashed in a ball of flames Wednesday in heavily forested hills outside Islamabad amid heavy rain and poor visibility, killing all aboard. Rescue officials said pieces of burnt flesh and body parts were covered... »
Water issue will also be resolved through understanding: PM
Water issue will also be resolved through understanding: PM: (GEO News) — KARACHI: Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani Sunday assured that just like NFC Award the water issue will also be resolved by evolving understanding and consensus. He was addressing the convention of PPP office bearers and workers from Larkana Division at the... »
Nawaz rebukes anti-Punjab statements
Nawaz rebukes anti-Punjab statements: LAHORE: PML-N Chief Nawaz Sharif has condemned the recent statements issued from the Center after the suicide attacks on Data Darbar against the Punjab. He was addressing a press conference here today »
Facebook page that led to Pakistani ban removed
Facebook page that led to Pakistani ban removed: ISLAMABAD – A Facebook page that was deemed offensive to Islam and led to the prohibition of Pakistan at the site has been removed, possibly by its creator. Facebook said on Friday it had not taken any decision on the site, which had attracted more... »
President for Pak-US cooperation to eliminate terrorism
President for Pak-US cooperation to eliminate t*rror*sm: ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday said militancy and t*rror*sm were the common enemies of the United States and Pakistan and it was important that the existing robust cooperation between the two countries continues to fight the menace. »
Facebook Blocked in Pakistan Over Prophet Mohammed Cartoon
A Pakistani court has blocked Facebook amid a growing row over a competition on the social networking website to design cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed. Plans for the “Everybody Draw Mohammed Day” contest drew an angry reaction, provoking street demonstrations in the Muslim majority country. On Wednesday, Lahore High Court responded to a petition... »
Power crisis still raging; Balochistan worst hit
Power crisis still raging; Balochistan worst hit: LAHORE: The power shortfall could not dwindle out despite it being a weekend with spans of 8 to 10 hours of load shedding being carried out in cities and 14-hour duration in the rural areas, Geo News reported Sunday. The government’s failure is out and out... »
Fire at US embassy in Pakistan: spokesman
Fire at US embassy in Pakistan: spokesman: ISLAMABAD: A fire broke out in the US chancery building in Islamabad on Sunday but there were no immediate reports of any casualties, a US embassy spokesman said, ruling out any bad in the incident. “There was a small fire in the main chancery building,” embassy... »