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ISLAMABAD: Chief of the Army Staff, General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani Friday held separate meetings with the President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani.
The meetings discussed the ongoing war on terror in the country as well as internal and external affairs.

Ahead of Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani’s visit to Washington next week, Pakistan’s ambassador to the United States Husain Haqqani called on U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney and discussed a whole range of Pakistan-U.S. relations.
During the 45-minute meeting at the White House, they discussed U.S. cooperation for Pakistan in meeting food and energy challenges […]

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yousuf Reza Gillani Friday stated in unequivocal terms that “no one has the power to dissolve the country’s assemblies.”
Talking to senior journalists and columnists here, the Prime Minister said all the issues including judges restoration and President’s impeachment will be resolved in the Parliament.

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has softened his attitude towards Pakistan, telling a Sunday talk show that instead of sending US troops into Fata, he will work with the Pakistani government to root out terrorist camps from the area.
In an interview to CBS News, Mr Obama said that the United States could not solve the […]

ISLAMABAD, July 20: The government on Sunday allowed the highest ever increase in the prices of almost all petroleum products — ranging between 10 and 18 per cent. New prices came into force with immediate effect.
According to a notification issued by the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra), the highest increase of 17.4 per cent […]

Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani Monday said Pakistan is playing a major role in ensuring peace in the region, adding that the government was committed to maintain minimum credible deterrence through conventional and strategic capabilities.
The Prime Minister was talking to General Tariq Majeed, Chairman Joint Chief of Staff Committee who called on him […]

The top two U.S. defense officials called on Pakistan Wednesday to improve security along its border with Afghanistan, in order to stop the flow of insurgents. VOA’s Al Pessin reports from the Pentagon.
The Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen, says he told Pakistani leaders during a visit to Islamabad last week that […]

NATO forces in Afghanistan hit targets inside Pakistan with artillery and attack helicopters after coming under rocket fire from across the border, the alliance said on Wednesday.
Tension is high along the border with a sharp rise in attacks in eastern Afghanistan coming from inside Pakistan that Afghan and NATO officials blame on de-facto ceasefires between […]

A U.S. air strike that killed 11 Pakistani soldiers in June was the result of an incomplete U.S. military database that did not include the location of the soldiers’ post near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, U.S. and Pakistani officials said on Wednesday.
The officials, who spoke in separate interviews on condition of anonymity, said the preliminary results […]

LAHORE: India defeated Pakistan 3-1 in the first semi-final of the 6th Men’s Junior Asia Cup Hockey in Hyderabad, India on Wednesday. India were leading 1-0 at half-time.
According to information received here, the Pakistan forwards failed to deliver goods as their efforts fizzled out due to lack of finish. In all it was the hosts’ […]