Wednesday, 22 May, 2013
LAHORE – Hundreds of workers under the slogan of ‘Save Pakistan Railways’ staged a sit-in and took out rally at Railways Headquarters here on Wednesday. The workers led by Railways Mazdoor Ittehad, an alliance of 10 workers’ unions, were gathered at provincial capital from ...
KARACHI – The Karachi stock market witnessed bearish activity on Wednesday on ...
TERENCE J SIGAMONYISLAMABAD - Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani has ...
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Describing as “totally false” and “deliberately ...
KARACHI - Lawmakers of the Sindh Assembly, on Wednesday, demanded the government to ...
TERENCE J SIGAMONYISLAMABAD - Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani has submitted his rejoinder to the Supreme Court, insisting that the ‘memo is a reality’ and an ...
ISLAMABAD - The core committee of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) on Wednesday discussed threadbare the memo controversy and the fresh reply filed in this connection by Chief of Army Staff Gen ...
NEW YORK - Wife of former Pakistan Ambassador to the US Husain Haqqani is appalled by the media trial of her husband marked by the talk of treason, and urged the courts not to allow that to go on. “There are some people who disagree with my husband’s views, but that doesn’t give ...
UNITED NATIONS - The UN human rights chief Wednesday called on Bahraini authorities to address the “deepening mistrust” between the Government and civil society, including by releasing those detained for participating in peaceful protests. “The Bahraini authorities need to ...
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - The UN war crimes tribunal for Rwanda on Wednesday found two bosses of the former ruling Hutu-led party guilty of genocide for their leading roles in the 1994 massacre of Tutsis and moderate Hutus, and sentenced them to life in prison. Mathieu Ngirumpatse and Edouard ...
DHAKA (AFP) - Abdur Rehman claimed 4-51 as Pakistan posted a seven-wicket victory over Bangladesh in the second and final cricket Test in Dhaka on Wednesday to make a clean sweep of the series.Pakistan, who won the first Test in Chittagong by an innings and 184 runs, achieved their 103-run victory ...
CAPE CANAVERAL - Astronomers have found a pair of Earth-sized planets orbiting a star similar to the sun, though neither are believed to be suitable for life, scientists on NASA’s Kepler telescope team said on Tuesday.The discovery follows confirmation earlier this month of a ...
KARACHI – The Karachi stock market witnessed bearish activity on Wednesday on profit-booking as the investors awaited the resolution on Capital Gain Tax (CGT) issue. The KSE 100-share index fell by 69.49 points or 0.61 per cent to close at 11268.55 points as compared to 11338.04 points of the ...
As another calendar year draws to a close and we soon will write 2012, we all reflect on what the Old Year was and think about what the New Year may ...
During a discussion seminar in Washington, a Muslim lady queried an elderly Egyptian academic what to do when Muslims are being constantly ...
"There is a certain relief in change, even though it be from bad to worse; as I have found in travelling in a stagecoach, that it is often a comfort ...
My favourite season is here with its peanuts, 'Kashmiri' tea and thick woollies (these last named being my favourite, as they hide an annually ...
What follows is Wapda chairman Safdar Butt’s letter to president Musharraf: “The 920 feet high Bhasha dam ...
While promises and claims are made by every incumbent administration, regarding the improvement in security apparatus ...
Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani has warned his opponents that “if he went down, the opposition would go down ...
No political leader in Pakistan can claim to have offered more sacrifices for democracy than Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali ...
I’m of the view that in spite of the corruption allegations, instability and current controversial Momo scandal, ...
I was most disgusted seeing Imran Khan joining hands with several disgruntled/discarded members of a party once dubbed ...
LAHORE – Hundreds of workers under the slogan of ‘Save Pakistan Railways’ staged ...
LAHORE – The slow-paced work on various major under-construction roads in the City is not ...
LAHORE – Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said that Saaf Pani Project is of vital importance ...
LAHORE – The Punjab Assembly is told on Wednesday that the Punjab government is recruiting as ...
KARACHI - Lawmakers of the Sindh Assembly, on Wednesday, demanded the government to immediately ...
KARACHI - Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on Wednesday that terror outfits, including ...
KARACHI - At least three people died while ten others fell unconscious after consuming toxic liquor ...
ISLAMABAD - The review process initiated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs about country’s ...
ISLAMABAD - Minister for Privatisation Ghous Bux Maher on Wednesday said that the privatisation of ...
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Leader of the House in Senate, Syed Nayyar Hussain Bukhari has hinted at the ...
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Describing as “totally false” and “deliberately ...
