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Punjab Assembly Deputy Speaker Sher Ali Khan Gorchani said on Tuesday the government has been taking concrete steps to counter loadshedding and that its duration will soon begin to come down.

ATC summons prosecution witnesses ISLAMABAD: An Anti-Terrorism Court on Tuesday summoned 18 prosecution witnesses in judges' detention case against the former president Pervez Musharraf.

Talking to media persons at his office, the AGP said that he is writing a letter to the government today for its written instructions about the pending petitions against Musharraf.

Nine owners and managers of 7-Eleven stores across Long Island and in Virginia were charged on Monday in a scheme to exploit immigrants from Pakistan and the Philippines, in part by paying them using the stolen Social Security numbers of a child and three dead people while stealing most of their wages.

Nine owners and managers of 7-Eleven stores across Long Island and in Virginia were charged on Monday in a scheme to exploit immigrants from Pakistan and the Philippines, in part by paying them using the stolen Social Security numbers of a child and three dead people while stealing most of their wages.

Police in Pakistan have arrested a suspect in the shooting death of a senior public prosecutor who was investigating the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto .

"Pakistan received $5 in aid per capita in 1960s, and it was increased to $15 per capita, according to the World Bank in 2010."

Pre-monsoon rains claim 19 lives across the country ISLAMABAD: Pre-monsoon rains claimed the lives of at least 19 people across the country on Saturday.

Islamabad, June 15 : The lawyer who withdrew his application against the former military ruler General Pervez Musharraf in judges' detention case is facing life threats after the general's arrest.

A group of seven transient killer whales dropped by Vancouver's harbour on June 14, 2013, giving tourists and locals alike a rare treat.

Returning to the issue in hand, I cannot understand what reason Mr Sharif can have today for being afraid of the Pakistan Army.

By Tanveer Ahmed ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan People's Party on Friday threw down the gauntlet to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif asking him to publish the Abbottabad Commission report, shoot down drones and prosecute former military dictator Pervez Musharraf for treason, to fulfil the pledges he made before coming to power.

Police in Pakistan say they have arrested a man suspected of involvement in last month's murder of top prosecutor Chaudhry Zulfiqar Ali.

Pakistan's former military leader Pervez Musharraf has been formally arrested on suspicion of murder despite winning bail in two other cases dating back to his 1999-2008 rule, a lawyer said Friday.

It also rejected the Defence Ministry's bid to dump the RTI Act, also asking the latter to withdraw its remarks.

Mr Sharif would need to make drastic decisions to resolve all major issues facing the country as the nation is watching with hopeful eyes and expects much from the prime minister who got third time lucky After being away from mainstream politics and the echelons of power for 14 years, including a five-year period in the opposition during the ... (more)

SPEAKING FREELY Pakistan sets sights on drones By Sajjad Ashraf Speaking Freely is an Asia Times Online feature that allows guest writers to have their say.

Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf was formally arrested on Thursday in Baluchistan province and remanded to judicial custody for 14 days for his involvement in the killing of Baluch leader Akbar Bugti.

QUETTA: A special team of the Balochistan Crime Branch left for Islamabad on Wednesday to arrest former president General Pervez Musharraf in the Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti assassination case.

Pakistan's newly elected government Wednesday unveiled its first budget, which gave the go-ahead for buying two new nuclear power plants from China but made no allocation for a long-proposed natural gas pipeline from Iran that had sparked complaints from the United States.