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One wonders what sort of escalation could take place in the middle of an Afghan winter. Usually conflict dies down until the Spring. Many areas where the Taliban are entrenched will be inaccessible. Also, if there is going to be...

Chief Minister Ameer Haider Hoti has asked the federal government to expose the foreign hand involved in planning and financing terrorism in the country. Talking to reporters at the Chief Minister�s House here Saturday, Hoti deplored that terror activities in...

Khushhali Bank President Ghalib Nishtar has said good governance, high performance measures, capacity building and institutional sustainability are all pre-requisites for prudential microfinance regulations. He was speaking at the 3rd International Microfinance Conference, inaugurated...

Federal Minister for Investment, Senator Waqar Ahmad Khan here on Saturday reiterated the government�s firm resolve to protect and facilitate  investors who have invested in Pakistan and those who intend to do so. In a message received here, he said...

Gold prices on the local market continued to hike as the rate of per tola reached Rs38,500 on Saturday. Market sources said that the trend might continue in the days to come as the prices of gold are still rising...

General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on Saturday lauded the courage and determination of the people of Swat for making the operation Rah-e-Rast a success. Addressing a ceremony at the Wadudia Hall in Saidu Sharif, during his visit to Swat, the Army...

The trip from a strict Pakistani boarding school to a bohemian bar in Philadelphia has defined David Headley’s life, according to those who know the middle-age man at the center of a global terrorism investigation. Raised by his father in...

The military announced Saturday that Canadian troops had moved into the northern limits of Nakhonay, a town of around 2,000 people in the heart of the volatile Panjwaii district. Continued Below This marked a new phase of an operation dubbed...