President Barack Obama urged Americans on Monday to reject political "absolutism" and partisan rancor as he kicked off his second term with a call for national unity, setting a pragmatic tone for the daunting challenges he faces over the next four years. Obama's ceremonial swearing-in at the U.S. Capitol was filled with traditional pomp and pageantry, but it was a scaled-back inauguration compared to the hi ...

ISLAMABAD: Tehrik-e-Minhajul Qauran chief Allama Tahir ul Qadri culminated his four days long march after an agreement with the government here on Thursday. After successful negotiations with the government, he congratulated the participants of long march, the nation as well as the ruling coalition for what he termed the successful culmination of the long march. Addressing the participants of the sit-in, fo ...

Posted by Zaheerul Hassan Pakistan's Supreme Court has ordered NAB  to arrest Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf for alleged corruption.   Arrest orders have also been issued for 15 others in the same case, which dates back to 2010, the BBC reported.   Ashraf is accused of taking bribes to approve new energy projects while he was Pakistan's minister for water and power. He denies the allegations.   All 16 de ...

By Our Correspondent Quetta blast, Altaf address and firing on Kashmir border by Indian army are most likely interlinked and it seems to be conspiracies to instable Pakistan QUETTA: Three blasts in Quetta on Thursday left 93 dead and many with serious injuries. The blasts took place in Shahrah-e-Iqbal and Alamdar Road area. The second and third blasts were suicide blasts at a snooker club on Alamdar Road.Th ...

Posted by Faheem Belharvi India is prospering, Indians are not. (Mani Shankar Aiyar) While India is ecstatic over its nine percent economic growth rate; it remains indifferent to its alarming unemployment. Neither the Indian government nor the opposition seems to care about this grave situation. According to statistics quoted by ‘Times of India’, nearly 30 million Indians are unemployed, 26 million are offi ...

Posted by Faheem Belharvi While nearing the completion of its legal term of five years, the National Assembly of Pakistan has created history by unanimously passing the much needed “Fair Trial Bill-2012” on 21 December, 2012. The Bill which now needs to be passed by the Senate and then signed by the President Asif Ali Zardari to become the law of the land is a landmark achievement of the legislature. Fair T ...

By Zaheerul Hassan According to Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR ) Indian Troops violated Line of Control (LoC)  the  at Bagh area of Pakistani administered Kashmir and crossed over into the Hajipir sector  and attacked Sawan Patra checkpost inside Pakistani territory early  on Sunday.  The Pakistani army gave strong respond and repulsed the assault. The Indian forces have fled back, while leaving thei ...

Posted By Zaheerul Hassan There was drama at former Army Chief General VK Singh's residence in New Delhi on Saturday afternoon when a Signals Unit reportedly went to remove the army exchange and lines at his house in Mandir Marg at Delhi Cantonment. Sources told CNN-IBN that the General Singh's wife objected to the removal of the devices without any notice and in deference to this request, the team returned ...