Democratic institutions functioning well: PM
ISLAMABAD, Dec 13: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that democratic institutions in the country were functioning well and playing their role in setting traditions to provide a democratically stable environment.
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Islamabad rejects Delhi's concern: US arms for Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, Dec 13: Islamabad has expressed concern over statements emanating from New Delhi that the US sale of F-16 fighter jets or any other military hardware to Pakistan could have a negative bearing
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Second round of nuclear CBM talks begins today
ISLAMABAD, Dec 13: Pakistan and India begin the second round of expert-level talks on nuclear confidence-building measures here on Tuesday amid hopes of progress on a proposed agreement on advance notification of missile tests
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Pakistan, India decide to fight drugs jointly
NEW DELHI, Dec 13: Expressing resolve to wage war against the menace of narcotics and psychedelic substances, Pakistan and India on Monday decided to explore avenues to control the scourge.
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Khan Kalat denies arrest report
QUETTA, Dec 13: The Khan of Kalat, Mir Suleman Daud, has denied reports that that he or his Arab guests arrested by US forces while they were returning from Afghanistan to Pakistan.
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Sherpao rules out religion column in passport
ISLAMABAD, Dec 13: The government has decided not to include the column of religion in the recently introduced machine-readable passports, Interior Minister Aftab Sherpao said on Monday.
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Row over Thal Canal still unresolved
ISLAMABAD, Dec 13: An inter-provincial meeting failed here on Monday to resolve the Sindh-Punjab dispute over the Rs2.5 billion remodelling of the Thal Canal project, it is learnt.
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Four new districts created in Sindh
KARACHI, Dec 13: Four new districts were created in Sindh on Monday by carving out new entities from Larkana, Dadu and Tharparkar. This was announced by Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Rahim at a news conference at the Chief Minister's house.
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Shaukat Aziz leaves for China today
ISLAMABAD, Dec 13: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz will leave for China on Tuesday morning on a four-day visit during which he will conclude agreements on on major projects.
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Five LJ activists held in Multan
MULTAN, Dec 13: Police claimed on Monday to have rounded up five activists of the outlawed Lashkar-i-Jhangvi organization who had allegedly carried out a number of robberies to meet financial needs of their outfit.
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Pakistan-India trade grew 300pc, Rajya Sabha told
NEW DELHI, Dec 13: India would not press the WTO's disputes settlement mechanism to get the MFN status from Pakistan, preferring instead to lean on their proposed economic cooperation agreement to see them through business disputes
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Five die in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, Dec 13: Four civilians and a Muslim militant died in the latest violence in Kashmir as thousands of villagers on Monday blocked a main road in an anti-government protest, police and witnesses said.
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Suicide bomb kills nine marines, seven Iraqis
BAGHDAD, Dec 13: Seven people were killed in a Baghdad suicide bombing after a bloody weekend which saw nine US troops killed, signalling that coalition forces remain beset by a fierce insurgency
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Myanmar frees 11 dissidents
YANGON, Dec 13: Military-ruled Myanmar has released at least 11 dissidents among more than 5,000 prisoners it has ordered freed in its latest mass release, opposition parties said on Monday.
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