Dawn: PML-Q sets terms to join federal government
LAHORE: The Pakistan Muslim League-Q is reported have decided in principle to join the federal government, but it has asked the PPP leadership to also take the MQM …

NYT: Pakistan Tells U.S. It Must Sharply Cut C.I.A. Activities
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan has demanded that the United States steeply reduce the number of Central Intelligence Agency operatives and Special Operations forces working in Pakistan, …

The News: No PPP man named in Joint Team report on Karachi target killings
By Ansar Abbasi
SLAMABAD: An official report containing details of the joint interrogation reports of all key government agencies relating to the 26 …

Geo: Pakistan court releases Raymond Davis
ISLAMABAD: An Additional Sessions judge Wednesday set free CIA contractor Raymond Davis, who killed two Pakistanis on a busy road in Lahore, after payment of blood money (Diyat) in accordance …

Geo: MQM poised to part ways with PPP
KARACHI: Angry over the speech of Zulfiqar Mirza, Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) has said that the party has decided to say goodbye to the coalition with the Pakistan …

Aaj TV: PMLN ousts PPP from Punjab Govt
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PMLN) has decided to end its coalition with Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) in Punjab as the 45-day ultimatum given to the government to implement PMLN’s …

Rolling Stone: Another Runaway General: Army Deploys Psy-Ops on U.S. Senators
By: Michael Hastings
The U.S. Army illegally ordered a team of soldiers specializing in “psychological operations” to manipulate visiting American senators into providing more troops …

Al-Jazeera: Hosni Mubarak resigns as president
Hosni Mubarak, the Egyptian president, has resigned from his post, handing over power to the armed forces.
Omar Suleiman, the vice-president, announced in a televised address that the president was “waiving” …

Cricinfo: Butt out for 10 years, Asif 7 and Amir 5
Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir have been banned for 10, 7 and 5 years respectively after an ICC tribunal found them guilty of …

BBC: US official Raymond David on Lahore murder charges
A US consular employee has been charged with murder after two motorcyclists were shot dead on a busy street in the Pakistani city of Lahore, police say.

BBC: Punjab governor Salman Taseer assassinated in Islamabad
The governor of Pakistan’s Punjab province, Salman Taseer, has died after being shot in the Pakistani capital Islamabad.
Mr Taseer, a senior member of the ruling Pakistan People’s Party, …

Geo: MQM departs federal cabinet
LONDON: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) has decided to sever ties with federal cabinet, Geo News reported Monday night.
According to details, MQM’s central Rabta Committee held its simultaneous meetings in London …

Guardian: Pakistan’s president Asif Ali Zardari ‘prepared for assassination’
Pakistan’s president, Asif Ali Zardari, whose wife, Benazir Bhutto, was killed in a suicide bombing, has made extensive preparations in case of his own assassination.
Last year …