UNITED NATIONS: The United States launched a frantic bid Saturday to avert the collapse of Middle East talks, but Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas said Israel had to choose between settlements and peace.... (more...)

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on Tuesday that peace in Karachi would be restored at any cost. Talking to media persons outside the Parliament, he said target killings in Karachi was not... (more...)

KARACHI: A delegation of Awami National Party (ANP) held a meeting with President Asif Ali Zardari at Bilawal House here on Wednesday. ANP delegation included senior leader Amin Khatak, provincial minister... (more...)

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani said the foreign policy of Pakistan should be calibrated to promote peace in the region, cultivate friendly relations with all the nations and enhance exports.... (more...)

NEW YORK: U.S. President Barack Obama has called Israel’s deadly attack on a convoy of Gaza-bound humanitarian aid ships a “tragic situation” that could provide an opening for advancing... (more...)

HYDERABAD: Pakhtoon Students Federation took out a rally here Saturday which was led by the central and provincial leaders of the body. Speakers addressing the rally, which ended outside the local press... (more...)

RAMALLAH, West Bank: Israel and the Palestinians formally launched indirect peace talks on Sunday as the United States warned both sides against doing anything to jeopardise a process won after months... (more...)

WASHINGTON: The United States on Wednesday voiced its strong support for Pakistani and Indian prime ministers’s meeting being held in Buttan Thursday, describing the high-level interaction on resuming... (more...)

RAWALPINDI: Terrorism and nepotism faced by the nation can be eliminated acting upon the teachings of the Holy Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him).  Pir Muhammad Naqib-ur-Rehman, custodian of Eidgah shrine, stated... (more...)

RAMALLAH, West Bank: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas urged the Obama administration on Saturday to impose a solution to the Middle East conflict that would give his people an independent state. “Mr.... (more...)