ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani while expressing dissatisfaction over the over all law and order situation in the country has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to fight terrorism and urged for an effective strategy to deal with terrorist incidents in a more coordinated manner in order to provide an environment of peace and [...]

ISLAMABAD - Today a crucial meeting to consider interference of flows of River Chenab at Marala head works in Pakistan in violation of Indus Water Treaty by India was held in the Ministry of Water & Power.
Pakistan Commissioner for Indus Water (PCIW) gave a detailed presentation on the issue and informed that he had already [...]

ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani said that Pakistan is committed to political, moral and diplomatic support to the people of Kashmir in their struggle for their right of self-determination and expressed the confidence that Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) will continue to lend its valuable support for the Kashmir cause.
The Prime Minister [...]

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AFPS, A. M. Stump) – The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff arrived here yesterday to “continue dialogue” with senior Pakistani civilian and military leaders.
During this fifth visit to Pakistan as chairman, Navy Adm. Mike Mullen met with Chief of Army Staff Gen. Ashfaq Kayani and other senior government and military officials [...]

ISLAMABAD - Pakistani security officials say at least 40 militants have been killed in air strikes in northwestern Pakistan.
Military officials Saturday said fighter jets started pounding militant hideouts in the Swat Valley late Friday, to try to flush militants from the area.
Swat was a major tourist valley until pro-Taliban cleric Maulana Fazlullah tried to impose [...]

ISLAMABAD - Pakistani government officials have announced military operations in the country’s northwest will be suspended out of respect for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
The head of Pakistan’s Interior Ministry, Rehman Malik, Saturday said the offensive against militants in the tribal region will be halted Sunday night to allow displaced civilians to return home [...]

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan’s election commission has announced the final list of three candidates for the upcoming presidential election.
The commission said Saturday regional and national lawmakers will be able to choose from Pakistan Peoples Party co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari, retired judge Said-uz Zaman Siddiqui and Mushahid Hussain Sayed.
Siddiqui is aligned with the Pakistan Muslim League-N party [...]

ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has emphasized the importance of independence of Election Commission and the importance of accountability strictly distinguished from victimization.
The Prime Minister was talking to a delegation of Senators who met him at the PM’s House this afternoon.
Overall political situation of the country came under discussion during the meeting. [...]