Parliament will no more be a rubber stamp institution: PM
MULTAN: Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani has said government will ensure the supremacy of Parliament along with preserving the Constitution.....Full Story

 PPP sounds ML-Q for constitutional package support
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has indirectly approached Muslim League-Q leadership for getting the impending constitutional package approved from the parliament.....Full Story

Nawaz not to contest by-polls
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Quaid Nawaz Shairf has decided not to take part in the upcoming by-elections, PML-N spokesman Pervez Rasheed, told British radio.....Full Story

Allies to be consulted on Dubai reconciliation : Zardari
ISLAMABAD: Co-chairman Pakistan People’s Party Asif Ali Zardari said that he would include Maulana Fazlur Rehman...Full Story

Musharraf may accept judges’ restoration: Tariq Azeem
ISLAMABAD: President Pervez Musharraf “may accept the restoration of the sacked judges if the government amends the Constitution”, PML-Q spokesman Tariq Azeem said on...Full Story

No talks or compromises with terrorists: Qureshi
ISLAMABAD: The government will not negotiate or make compromises with terrorists, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said on Saturday.. ....Full Story

US religious rights panel wants Pakistan, Vietnam blacklisted
WASHINGTON: A United States religious freedom watchdog on Friday asked the State Department to include Pakistan, Vietnam and Turkmenistan in its global blacklist of countries violating religious freedom, AFP reported.....Full Story

All PCO judges should go, says Fazlur Rehman
ISLAMABAD: JUI-F Maulana Fazlur Rehman has said all judges that have taken oath under 'PCOs' be relieved of their duties.....Full Story

PEMRA transferred to information ministry
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has approved transfer of the administrative control of Pakistan......Full Story

Electricity tariff likely to be raised
LAHORE: Managing Director, Pakistan Electric Power Company (PEPCO), Munawar Baseer Saturday disclosed that the WAPDA’s deficit had exceeded over Rs120 billion and that the tariff will have to be...Full Story

No restoration of judges on May 12: Musharraf ‘may agree’ to dilute his powers
LAHORE: President Pervez Musharraf has indicated that he would agree to a constitutional package to restore the judges and also....Full Story

Talks with Sufi won’t bring peace to Swat: Maulvi Faqir
KHAR: Talks with Maulana Sufi Muhammad will not help the NWFP government bring peace to the restive Swat district, the Taliban said on Saturday. Self-proclaimed vice chief of the...Full Story

Karachi peace plan ready, says Rehman Malik
ISLAMABAD: The government has prepared a strategy to extend support to the Sindh government to maintain peace in Karachi and the entire province...Full Story

Japan to apprise G 8 of Pakistan’s anti-terror efforts: FM
ISLAMABAD: Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Koumura on Saturday met President Pervez Musharraf and assured him that Japan would apprise the G-8 member states of Pakistan’s....Full Story