Politics

The Sharif brothers belong to the ‘telephone tribe’ and have been doing politics through this machine, Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) senior central leader Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi said. The former chief minister said that which kind of magical phone call would the Sharif brothers make, to solve the problems of poverty, unemployment and price-hike.

Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi pronounced himself “quite satisfied” yesterday with talks in Washington on a nuclear trade pact with the United States, though a high-level U.S. official said there were no plans for official negotiations on a deal

The Supreme Court Judge Dr. Javed Iqbal wanted the Chief of the NAB to explain why the charges against Mr. Zardari’s Swiss case of $60 million money laundering have not been followed through? There is no logical explanation offered by the current PPP Government under Mr. Zardari’s presidency. It is strange that Mr. Zardari having been indicted by the Swiss court should be holding the office of political governance in Pakistan

Former privatization minister Hafeez Shaikh has been appointed as Pakistan’s new finance advisor, a function previously carried out by finance minister Shaukat Tarin, who stepped down last month to focus on his private business interests.

Pakistani security officials say U.S. drone strikes have killed at least 10 militants in North Waziristan — the second such round of attacks in two days.

The officials say an unmanned aircraft fired five missiles Wednesday at a vehicle carrying militants near North Waziristan’s main town Miran Shah.

Chief Minister Punjab Mian Shahbaz Sharif called on Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani at the Army House in Rawalpindi. Security situation prevailing in Punjab in the backdrop of last week’s serial blasts in Lahore, topped the meeting’s agenda.

Afghanistan’s President Hamid Karzai met with Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani here on Thursday in a show of public friendship, with both leaders stressing that stability for their countries hinged on mutual cooperation.

It seems everyone wants to praise their city. But i say the whole of Pakistan is great. So chill out guys and lets talk about something else.