Sunday, 19 May, 2013
LAHORE - While claiming that the next government in Punjab would be formed by the PPP, President Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday took a jibe at Sharifs, saying that he had “given the Sharif brothers their shine and power”, and that he could take it back anytime he wanted.Addressing members ...
KARACHI - Board of Secondary Education Karachi (BSEK) on Thursday conducted the first ...
UNITED NATIONS - Africa and Asia are the continents that will see the fastest urban ...
ISLAMABAD - Margalla Towers plot in Sector F-10, once again, failed to grab the attention ...
LAHORE – “Should the court call army if police have failed to protect lives ...
LAHORE - While claiming that the next government in Punjab would be formed by the PPP, President Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday took a jibe at Sharifs, saying that he had “given the Sharif ...
ISLAMABAD - Former chief of country’s premier intelligence agency ISI Lt-Gen (r) Shuja Pasha said Thursday there was no threat of military coup following American operation in Abbottabad on May ...
UNITED NATIONS - Africa and Asia are the continents that will see the fastest urban population growth in the next 40 years, a UN report said Thursday, noting that India and China are leading the surge. The population of African cities will almost treble from 414 million now to more than 1.2 billion ...
WASHINGTON - The success of an AIDS vaccine trial that in 2009 was shown to protect 31 percent of people studied may have been due to varying levels of antibody responses in the patients, researchers said Thursday. Different types of antibody responses were associated with who became infected and ...
PARIS - The wreck of the Atlantic liner Titanic will this month come under UNESCO protection, as it has now lain at the bottom of the Atlantic for 100 years, the United Nations cultural body said Thursday.The British liner sank in international waters and so comes under no state's protection but, ...
COLOMBO - Kevin Pietersen shrugged off a switch-hit controversy to smash an explosive 151 off 165 balls as England took charge of the second Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo on Thursday.The flamboyant Pietersen plundered 16 boundaries and six sixes in his 20th Test century as the tourists piled up ...
Tonia Sotiropoulou has joined the cast of new Bond movie Skyfall.The Greek actress revealed on her Facebook page that she has landed a role opposite to Daniel Craig in the 23rd 007 outing.Sotiropoulou initially tried out for the part of Severine before Berenice Marlohe won the role.Speaking to ...
ISLAMABAD: The Government has planned to install an additional 747MW combined cycle power plant at Guddu in Sindh province in order to enhance the power generation for meeting future requirements. Ministry of Water and Power has asked the relevant executing department to expedite its efforts and ...
The joint sitting of Parliament had been specifically summoned to debate recommendations of the Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PCNS), ...
The soaring population of our country is perceived by many as a key national issue, which must be addressed on a war footing. Do we treat our human ...
In the past few weeks, I have noticed we are suddenly falling victims to the emergence of social media. Be it the Facebook, Twitter or simple text ...
Hassan NaqviThe arrival of President Asif Ali Zardari in Lahore, Punjab, has aroused the insatiable curiosity of many as to what may be up his ...
In the middle of January, I read a news item in a foreign newspaper, that a comatose patient, being kept on ventilator ...
The southern tip of India witnessed severe anti-government protests during the past few weeks by hundreds of thousands ...
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto had a sense of history and chose honor over shame and money. Even his critics agree that other than ...
While driving to the airport on the morning of March 30, I realised that the petrol pumps along Shahra-e-Faisal, ...
Lahore Police has been highly active and effective during the last few months. Just few days back, a police team ...
National Savings Certificates Scheme has increased profit rates of pensioners and senior citizens from 13.86 percent ...
LAHORE – “Should the court call army if police have failed to protect lives and ...
LAHORE – Nawa-i-Waqt Group Chairman Majid Nizami has said that he will never compromise on ...
LAHORE – Taking note of the Gulberg Police’ misbehaviour with females, the Punjab Chief ...
LAHORE (PR) - The 69 national general body meeting of “Pakistan Wapda Hydro Electric Central ...
KARACHI - Board of Secondary Education Karachi (BSEK) on Thursday conducted the first paper of SSC ...
KARACHI - Sindh government does not seem to be interested in complying with the Supreme ...
KARACHI – Sindh Chief Secretary Raja Muhammad Abbas has advised the Karachi Electric Supply ...
KARACHI The Sui Southern Gas Company has released the schedule of gas loadshedding for CNG ...
ISLAMABAD – Islamabad Electric Supply Company (Iesco) on Thursday issued power shut ...
ISLAMABAD – After an inquiry into seven projects undertaken by PHA under Prime Minister ...
ISLAMABAD – Convener World Minorities Alliance J Salik and his wife Mary Salik collectively ...
RAWALPINDI – All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) city chapter will stage a protest ...
