QUETTA Hundreds of people waving flags accorded a rousing welcome Pakistan gold and silver medal winners in the 11th South Asian Games in boxing Niamatullah Achakzai and Muhammad Waseem when they ...

NEW YORK - The American media is projecting the major offensive launched by U.S. Marines and Afghan soldiers against what is called a key Taliban stronghold in Marja, a small town in southern Afghanistan, as some kind of a game changer. Wresting the community from Taliban control could result in "a ...

UNITED NATIONS - The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), in a new report Friday, argued that attacks on education, which have seen a steep rise in four countries, should be a trigger for Security Council intervention in an effort to put an end to them. The ...

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama named an Indian-American as new Special Envoy to the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) in a bid to forge closer ties with the Muslim world. The appointment of Rashad Hussain, who currently serves as White House Deputy Associate Counsel, was announced by ...

WASHINGTON (AFP) - A team of US doctors has urged that obesity screening start in the cradle after a study they conducted showed that half of US children with weight problems became overweight before age two. The critical period for preventing childhood obesity in the children observed in the study ...

ISLAMABAD (APP) - Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Saturday said as the private sector is a major driver of economic activities, the government desires to encourage their participation in the economic progress and prosperity. The government, he said, also intends to encourage public- ...