Pakistan News

Unknown gunmen on motorbikes opened fire at a prominent Pakistani television anchor on a busy road in the southern port city of Karachi on Saturday, officials said.

ABC's Muhammad Lila reports that the attack happened as the talk show host was traveling from the airport to an office in Karachi.

Prominent TV anchor Hamid Mir is in a Karachi hospital after gunmen opened fire on his car Saturday afternoon.

Police in Pakistan say gunmen have shot a famous television talk show host amid a wave of attacks on journalists in the country.

For news details visit : http://www.nation.com.pk/national/19-Apr-2014/rain-expected-in-several-areas-of-northern-pakistan For news details Read on : Rain expected in several areas of northern Pakistan Karachi- Scattered rain-thunderstorm lashed down yesterday on parts of KPK, Islamabad, Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan, most parts of Punjab and some ... (more)

Gunmen have kidnapped two men working for the U.N. Children's Fund from Pakistan's southern city of Karachi, police said Saturday.

Pakistan is facing a severe energy crisis that is having a catastrophic effect on its industries and on its citizens.

Pakistan International Airlines could be on the verge of pulling out of Leeds-Bradford International Airport - leaving the area without any direct flights to the sub-continent.

ISLAMABAD: The Taliban Coordination Committee, headed by Maulana Samiul Haq, and Habibullah Khattak-led government committee will meet today to chalk out future line of action for the peace process with the TTP that has hit a major snag in the wake of ceasefire revoked by the Taliban, a government communiqu said.

ISLAMABAD Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Friday asked governments of Pakistan and Turkey to move fast by resolving all technical issues under discussions for the last three years over the implementation of the Preferential Trade Agreement between the two countries.

Most didn't notice the new library at this Islamic seminary for girls near Pakistan's capital, until locals saw the paper sign in Urdu posted on its wooden door: "Library of Osama bin Laden, the Martyr."

A sign now outside the small library at a religious school for girls in Pakistan's capital says the room has been named for a martyr - Osama bin Laden, whose al-Qaida terrorist network was responsible for the Sept.

Pakistan's special court hearing the high treason case against former military ruler Pervez Musharraf on Friday rejected his petition against the appointment of the prosecutor.

A spokesman for a controversial Pakistani cleric who runs an Islamic seminary for girls in the capital, Islamabad, says he has named the school's new library in honor of Osama bin Laden.

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ISLAMABAD: Rejecting the United Kingdom's concerns over the Protection of Pakistan Ordinance , Pakistan on Thursday said it does not accept 'unjustified criticism from any quarter'.

For news details visit : http://www.nation.com.pk/national/17-Apr-2014/bilawal-wants-18-more-sites-in-pakistan-to-become-world-heritage For news details Read on : Bilawal wants 18 more sites in Pakistan to become World Heritage Karachi- Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Patron-In-Chief of Pakistan People's Party has urged the World Heritage Committee of ... (more)

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For news details visit : http://www.nation.com.pk/national/17-Apr-2014/china-to-revive-the-silk-route-with-pakistan For news details Read on : China to revive the Silk Route with Pakistan Islamabad- The maritime trade of Pakistan will get a boost through inter-connectivity as the Chinese government is stepping up plans to revive the Maritime Silk ... (more)

ISLAMABAD: At the conclusion of the three-day Central Asian Business Opportunities Conference on Wednesday, some sixteen memoranda of understanding were signed among Pakistan, Afghanistan and Central Asian countries to promote regional trade and investment as a means to facilitate economic growth in the region.