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Inspector shot dead in Quetta

QUETTA: A police officer, who survived a bomb attack on Thursday, was gunned down in Shalkot area here on Friday night, officials said. DIG (operations) Qazi Abdul Wahid said Inspector Jalal Shah was going home when gunmen on a motorbike opened fire on him.“Shah received multiple bullet wounds and died ... Read More »

Door to Nato summit not shut yet: US

WASHINGTON: The US State Department indicated on Friday that Pakistan might still attend a Nato summit in Chicago next week. “I think the question of who is going to be invited is still something that we’re working on,” said State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland when asked if Pakistan was invited ... Read More »

FIA chief changed again

ISLAMABAD: In a surprising move, the government removed Director General of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Javed Iqbal on Friday and appointed Secretary of the Ministry of Narcotics Control Zafar Abbas Lak to the post. Javed Iqbal was the 6th FIA chief removed by the present regime ostensibly for not ... Read More »

Razzaq won’t quit despite latest snub

LAHORE: Snubbed Pakistan wicket-keeper Kamran Akmal and allrounder Abdul Razzaq Friday expressed disappointment at being continuously left out of the national team, asking selectors for their reasons. Pakistan Thursday announced three separate squads for next month’s tour of Sri Lanka, but Kamran and Razzaq were not selected in any of ... Read More »

Lawmakers want US to declare Haqqani a terror network

WASHINGTON: US lawmakers from both parties on Friday urged Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to declare the Pakistan-linked Haqqani network a foreign terrorist organization for its “indiscriminate attacks” on US interests. Democrat Dianne Feinstein, who chairs the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and other lawmakers traveled to Afghanistan last week ... Read More »

No case of corruption against me: Gilani

LONDON: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Friday said there is no case of corruption against him and he is performing his role to protect the constitution. Addressing a press conference at the inauguration ceremony of Consular Hall of Pakistan High Commission here, he said, “If all institutions work ... Read More »

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