Police and other law enforcement agencies arrested 70 persons including four foreign nationals from Rawalpindi. The special teams of Rawalpindi Police and Elite Force were engaged in the operation in housing colonies and Katcha settlements at Islamabad Expressway near Benazir Bhutto International Airport.



Visit: http://www.nation.com.pk for full story

Pakistan skipper Younus Khan on Tuesday said he was ready to lead the team again after the country’s cricket chief rejected his resignation, saying he had been heartened by shows of support. “I am very happy right now. The faith that the chairman and the board has placed in me…



Visit: http://www.nation.com.pk for full story

Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that the suicide attack in Iran’s Sistan was a conspiracy against brotherly relations between Pakistan and Iran. Addressing a press conference Qureshi said Pakistan will provide full assistance to Iran in the Sistan attack probe. “An Iranian delegation will visit Pakistan for the…



Visit: http://www.nation.com.pk for full story

A three-member bench of the Supreme Court on Tuesday summoned report about the petroleum prices. A three-member bench consisting of Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Justice Ghulam Rabbani and Justice Jawwad S Khawaja hearing two identical petitions about petroleum prices filed by Pakistan People’s Party Senator Rukhsana Zuberi and Pakistan…



Visit: http://www.nation.com.pk for full story

At least two killed and 11 persons were injured in twin blasts in International Islamic University in Islamabad. The injured being shifted to the PIMS hospital in the federal capital. According to the hospital sources 12 persons were brought to the hospital, two of which later succumbed to injuries. Security…



Visit: http://www.nation.com.pk for full story

ISLAMABAD – Security forces have killed 18 terrorists in the ongoing operation Rah-e-Nejat in South Waziristan Agency during the last 24 hours, while two soldiers were martyred and 12 others got injured.
Director General ISPR, Major General Athar Abbas, told this in a joint press briefing with Federal Minister for…



Visit: http://www.nation.com.pk for full story

ISLAMABAD – Chief of Army Staff Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani Monday lodged a protest with visiting US Centcom Chief Gen David Petraeus over removing scores of security checkposts on Afghanistan side of Pak-Afghan border fearing it could encourage terrorists’ penetration into Pakistan.
Well-placed sources told TheNation that Chief of the…



Visit: http://www.nation.com.pk for full story

Oct 20 – As Pakistan’s militiary offensive against the Taliban intensifies, thousands flee the South Waziristan region.

Oct. 19 – US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she was encouraged by the direction of events in Afghanistan and expects President Hamid Karzai to unveil plans on Tuesday.

Oct. 19 – The Obama administration, which has been pressing for wide-ranging reforms in U.S. financial regulations, is hoping to pass a bill by year’s end.