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Hi after countless years I return... I am just speechless every forum I read I cant join in its just people talking about how awesome one country is to the other xD. There isnt much to catch up the place looks tidier but the people seem the same unless someone could point me to an interesting...

Mangla Dam Raising Project Client and Owner: Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) Consultant/Designer: Mangla Joint Venture (MJV) NESPAK, ACE, Barqaab, Binnie Black, Veatch & Harza Description of Works: Mangla Dam raising project envisages its main crest level to be raised by 30...

PM for building new dams to meet future water needs Updated at: 2230 PST, Saturday, August 01, 2009 KARACHI: Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani said here Saturday that electricity problem in Karachi will be solved after revamping the old system by KESC management which is the basic...

Search for Dr Aafia’s daughter yields startling results * International NGOs stumble upon a dozen incarcerated non-Afghan girls * DNA tests fail to turn up missing Mariam * Pak govt asks Afghan, US authorities to aid search * Govt trying to ensure Aafia serves out sentence back home By...

Musharraf booked for judges’ illegal confinement Tuesday, August 11, 2009 Case registered on court’s order By Shakeel Anjum & Obaid Abrar Khan ISLAMABAD: In an unprecedented first in Pakistan’s history, a former chief of the army staff, Gen (r) Pervez Musharraf has been booked for a...

Britain's Afghan role could last "30 to 40 years" Sat Aug 8, 2009 LONDON (Reuters) - Britain could play some role in Afghanistan until 2050, the next head of the British army said in an interview published Saturday. General Sir David Richards, who becomes chief of the general staff...

Invoking Article 6 to ‘pit military against civilians’, hurt Nawaz, says Sethi August 08, 2009 Daily Times Monitor LAHORE: If Article 6 of the constitution is invoked against former president Pervez Musharraf, it will pit the civilian government against the military and eventually hurt...

Pakistan Navy to get US frigate August 08, 2009 LAHORE: USS McInerney, a US Navy frigate, is slated for transfer to Pakistan following its decommissioning, a report in the Stars and Stripes, a US military newspaper, said on Friday. The 30-year-old vessel will fly the flag of Pakistan...

Musharraf still getting protocol in London Wednesday, August 05, 2009 By Muhammad Ahmad Noorani ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan High Commission (HC) in London has been directed by Islamabad to give former dictator General (retd) Pervez Musharraf full protocol of ex-president during his stay...

Hi there just wanted to share my suggestion, I would think that more us would like to see some new news bulletins added to the intro page. For instances why not add "assembly of first JF-17's at Kamara" people are absolutely bonkers about JF-17 and we just might attract more people if...

PIA is technically bankrupt, concedes MD August 04, 2009 News Desk RAWALPINDI: Managing Director Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Captain Ijaz Haroon Monday conceded that the airlines has technically gone bankrupt. Responding to questions in the popular Geo News programme “Aaj...

Treason, terrorism cases against Sufi Muhammad, 7 others August 02, 2009 SWAT: Cases have been registered against 8 persons including chief of banned Tehreek Nifaz-e-Shariat-e-Muhammadi Maulana Sufi Muhammad on charges of initiating rebellion in Swat besides delivering public speeches...

Pakistan Injects Precision Into Air War on Taliban July 30, 2009 By ERIC SCHMITT ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan’s Air Force is improving its ability to pinpoint and attack militant targets with precision weapons, adding a new dimension to the country’s fight against violent extremism...

SC declares Nov 3 steps unconstitutional Updated at: 2120 PST, Friday, July 31, 2009 ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan Friday declared the steps taken on November 3, 2007 by former president Pervez Musharraf as unconstitutional. The judgment came after the 14-judge larger...

Army should put Pervez Musharraf under trial: Akram Shaikh Updated at: 2020 PST, Thursday, July 30, 2009 ISLAMABAD: Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry Thursday said the Supreme Court is competent to declare Pervez Musharraf’s steps as unconstitutional but it cannot award...

Malik Qayyum also dumps Musharraf Thursday, July 30, 2009 ISLAMABAD: Pervez Musharraf’s top legal adviser Malik Qayyum is of the opinion that the Supreme Court can initiate high treason proceedings against the former president. “I don’t know what the apex court will do, but it can...

Musharraf to face Pakistan probe 2009/07/21 Pakistan's Supreme Court is set to evaluate the legality of a 2007 presidential order which imposed emergency rule in the country. A ruling in the case may put pressure on the government to take legal action against former military ruler...

Pakistan edges towards Waziristan "Path to Salvation" Mon Jul 20, 2009 8:54am EDT By Zeeshan Haider - Analysis PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - More than a month has elapsed since Pakistan announced plans for an offensive on the Taliban stronghold in Waziristan, but security analysts doubt...

Lessons for Karachi sex workers By Arman Sabir BBC Urdu service, Karachi Published: 2009/07/19 Zeba Raman is a 28-year-old Pakistani sex worker. Born into the profession in Karachi's red light district of Napier Road, she plies her trade all over the city. “ I did not know...

Army, PAF start Azm-e-Nau war games Tuesday, July 14, 2009 ISLAMABAD: In view of the internal and external security challenges in the region, the Pakistan Army on Monday started the Azm-e-Nau war games at the National Defence University here, a news release of the ISPR said. The...