Friday, February 10, 2012
- India test-fires ballistic missile interceptor
- MQM seeks SC notice over Bilour's interview
- Russia proposes bilateral extradition treaty with US
- Karachi violence claims seven lives
- SC rejects PM Gilani's appeal
- 9 sentenced for London Stock Exchange terror plot
- Greece reaches deal on austerity
- CJ takes suo motu notice of Lahore factory collapse
- India, Pakistan trade can reach $10 bn by 2015: CII
- Terror trial of accused Bali bomber starts Monday
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International
Australia rules out hosting 2011 World Cup
MELBOURNE (Online) - Australia has ruled out hosting the 2011 world cup, which is due to be held in the sub continent, except in ...
South Africa crumble after Johnson blast
DURBAN (AFP) - South Africa's batting crumbled after Australian fast bowler Mitchell Johnson struck hard at their top order on a ...
Triple-top Strauss puts England in charge
PORT OF SPAIN (AFP) - Andrew Strauss batted the entire day to reach his third hundred of the series, and lead another solid ...
Military operations in Afghanistan 'worthless'
LONDON (Agencies) - The former chief of British special forces in Afghanistan on Saturday accused the British government of ...
US military seeks safer Afghan route
WASHINGTON - The US military is seeking to shore up a weak supply chain through Pakistan and Central Asia as it prepares to ...
Disability treaty provides roadmap to improve lives: UN
UNITED NATIONS - People with disabilities suffer some of the worst violations of their human rights, but a groundbreaking United ...
Syria can be constructive Mideast force, says US
DAMASCUS (AFP) - Syria can be an important and constructive force in the Middle East, a senior US envoy said in Damascus on ...
'Right moment' for progress on disarmament, says Russia
GENEVA (AFP) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Saturday said the "right moment" has come for progress on disarmament, ...
Protest against Israeli Davis Cup match
MALMOE, Sweden (AFP) - More than 100 masked demonstrators clashed Saturday with Swedish police outside a sports arena amid a ...
Michelle Obama, a voice for women in the White House
WASHINGTON (AFP) - If one woman symbolises International Women's Day for Americans, and black American women in particular, it's ...
Fighting in Sri Lanka kills 32 rebels
COLOMBO (AFP) - At least 32 Tamil Tigers were killed in heavy fighting in Sri Lanka's embattled northeast where government troops ...
Gitmo worse since Obama election, says ex-detainee
LONDON (AFP) - A freed Guantanamo Bay prisoner has said conditions at the US detention camp in Cuba have worsened since President ...
Karzai approves August date for Afghan polls
KABUL (AFP) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Saturday presidential elections would go ahead on August 20 and called for a ...
Business
Britain takes majority stake in Lloyds Banking Group
LONDON (AFP) - The British government said Saturday it will take a majority stake in Lloyds Banking Group and guarantee toxic ...
Faruqui made head of GB for Asia-Pacific
ISLAMABAD - The Citigroup has promoted Farhan Faruqui, a Pakistani banker, as head of Global Banking for 18 Asia-Pacific ...
Pakistan to enhance trade with Vietnam
KARACHI - Nguyen Hong Tien, Commercial Counsellor, Head of Vietnam Trade Mission, visited the Federation House Karachi here on ...
SECP training workshop for journalists
KARACHI - The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) organized a day-long training workshop for journalists in ...
Production value up 165pc in last 5 years
ISLAMABAD - The value of production has increased from Rs 1.10 billion to Rs 2.93 billion in the last five years, depicting an ...
Next trade policy for 3 years, says Ghani
KARACHI - Secretary Commerce Suleman Ghani has said that the new trade policy, focussing on supply side constraints and domestic ...
Banks/DFIs to determine asset/liabs ratio of borrowers
KARACHI - The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has allowed banks/DFIs to determine by themselves the appropriate level of current ...
Global recession could last till end 2010 or longer
NEW DELHI (AFP) - The US professor nicknamed "Dr. Doom" for forecasting the financial crisis has said the global recession will ...
Japanese workers demand pay rise
TOKYO (AFP) - Thousands of workers rallied at a Tokyo park on Saturday, demanding companies keep jobs and increase salaries to ...
Political instability haunts investors
LAHORE - Political instability emerged as a major concern for the investors during the outgoing week however, the equity market ...
Politics
Deadlock likely to melt down
ISLAMABAD - JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman and ANP President Asfandyar Wali Khan on Saturday had another round of talks with ...
No let-up in terror attacks
PESHAWAR/KOHAT - At least 17 people including paramilitary soldiers and policemen were killed and several others injured as bombs ...
Reconciliation not at cost of public interest: Nawaz
FAISALABAD - PML-N Quaid Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif has rejected the politics of betrayal, saying the country cannot afford any ...
LoC is Berlin Wall, tear it down, says Musharraf
NEW DELHI (Agencies) - Echoing President Ronald Reagan's plea to the Soviet Union to "tear down the Berlin Wall", former ...
Deposed CJ may be reinstated for six months
ISLAMABAD - In a bid to reach reconciliation with PML-N, the federal government may reinstate the deposed Chief Justice Iftikhar ...
Bilal new IHC CJ, Aslam SC judge
ISLAMABAD - The government of Pakistan has appointed Justice Muhammad Bilal Khan, a judge from the Lahore High Court, as the ...
Ball in Zardari's court, says Shahbaz
LAHORE-Chief Minister Balochistan Nawab Muhammad Aslam Raisani has expressed his hope again that the reconciliation efforts ...
JF-17 aircraft production deal signed
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan and China signed an agreement here on Saturday on the serial production of JF-17 (Thunder) aircraft. The ...
Taliban shoot down US drone
MIRANSHAH (Agencies) - Local Taliban on Saturday shot down a pilotless US drone in South Waziristan area bordering Afghanistan, ...
Seven states' links found in probe: Interpol
ISLAMABAD - Visiting Interpol Secretary General Ronald K Noble has said that links of seven different countries are found in the ...
Terror planning in Pakistan: US
WASHINGTON (Agencies) - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton insisted that Pakistan and Afghanistan remain the centre of ...
Obama considers reaching out to Taliban
WASHINGTON (Agencies) - US President Barack Obama declared on Saturday that the United States was not winning the war in ...
Senators for patch-up not confrontation
ISLAMABAD - Stressing the need for reconciliation to resolve the political crisis ensued after the Supreme Court's verdict of ...
Info to be shared with Interpol: PM
ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has reiterated that Pakistan would share information with Interpol about ...
Mumbai police ready reply to Pak questions
NEW DELHI (APP) - The Mumbai police have dispatched a report based on reply to Pakistan's questions on 26/11 attacks to the ...
Lanka against Pakistan isolation
COLOMBO (Agencies) - Sri Lanka has told the United States that it would oppose any move to isolate Pakistan over the attack ...
Judicial inquiry into 3/3 attack
LAHORE - The Punjab government has decided to hold judicial inquiry to probe the terrorist attack on Sri Lankan cricketers. The ...
NWFP govt, TNSM swap prisoners
PESHAWAR - After successful meeting between TNSM and provincial government, the latter agreed to release 12 Taliban while Taliban ...
Cabinet strength 54
QUETTA - Two more female members of Balochistan Assembly have been appointed as advisers to the Chief Minister of Balochistan ...
Iran mulls US-Afghan conference invitation
TEHRAN (AFP) - Iran said on Saturday that it is considering an invitation from arch-foe the United States to attend an ...
Indian troops lock down Srinagar
SRINAGAR (Agencies) - Thousands of Indian police and paramilitary forces imposed tight security Saturday on Kashmir's summer ...
Angry mob beats robber to death
KARACHI - An alleged robber was killed by the angry mob at Lyari on Saturday. The suspect was injured when he tried to escape ...
12 killed in Afghan violence
KABUL (AFP) - Twelve people, including seven suspected Taliban, have been killed in a series of violent incidents in southern and ...
Palestinian PM resigns to pave way for unity govt
RAMALLAH (AFP) - Western-backed Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad stepped down on Saturday to try to pave the way for the ...
Entertainment
Button gaffe embarrasses Hillary
Russian media have been poking fun at the US secretary of state over a translation error on a gift she presented to her Russian ...
Watson's bizarre homemade tattoo
SHE is best known for playing the same character since she was just 11 years old. So perhaps it is not surprising Emma Watson ...
Court papers reveal Rihanna attack details
COURT papers filed by the LAPD have reportedly revealed shocking details of last month's alleged attack on Rihanna. R&B star ...
Binmen trained to spot burglars
THE initiative was inspired by local residents who listed burglary as the biggest problem for police to tackle Photo: SWNS ...
Prince Charles love letters for sale on eBay
LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Six love letters written by a young Prince Charles to a woman in Canada three decades ago have been put up ...
US launches telescope to look for Earth-like planets
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The United States late Friday launched a space telescope whose three-year mission is to find Earth-like ...
Doodling can help memory recall
DOODLING while listening can help with remembering details, rather than implying that the mind is wandering as is the common ...
New light shed on marine luminescence
THE phenomenon of light emission by living organisms, bioluminescence, is quite common, especially in marine species. It is known ...
Coolio in hot water over airport drug bust
LOS ANGELES (AFP) - US rapper Coolio was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport on Friday for drug possession, officials ...
Islamabad
Imran sees 'foreign element' in attack
ISLAMABAD (AFP) - Former Pakistan captain Imran Khan believes a "foreign element" could be involved in this week's attack on the ...
Pakistan junior beat Mongolia in Myanmar
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan registered another win in the pre-qualifying Junior Davis Cup competitions by beating Mongolia 3-0 in ...
Crackdown against dealers directed
ISLAMABAD - Federal Ministry of Health has directed the provincial health ministries to take strict measures for controlling sale ...
Police arrest 8 including two 'FIA directors'
ISLAMABAD: Capital police have arrested 8 accused including two impersonators who showed themselves as Deputy Directors of FIA ...
Capital police salary enhanced
ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani approved the special pay package for Capital Territory Police to give it a real ...
'No specific law to punish acid-throwers'
ISLAMABAD - Despite the claims by the government to check violence against women, the country has no specific law to give ...
NAG depicts women's plight in colours
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The Nomad Art Gallery (NAG) here Saturday opened an exhibition of posters based on theme of "Unite To End ...
All Pakistan Na'at competition held
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The final round of All Pakistan Na'at Competition held here on Saturday at Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation's ...
Karachi
Post-9/11 policies affected Kashmir movement: Gillani
KARACHI - Chief Hurriyat Conference Kashmir Chief Syed Ali Shah Gillani said that Pakistani policies, after the 9/11 incident, ...
2 dead as fire erupts in paper market
KARACHI - Two people were burnt to death while four others severely injured when a huge fire erupted in paper market, located ...
Govt vows unending support to Palestinians
KARACHI - PPP-led government has continued their support for Palestinian cause and no compromise would be made on the same, ...
Dying woman appeals for her kids' welfare
KARACHI - Adviser to Sindh Chief Minister Sharmila Farooqui was stunned when an innocent and poor woman Saima, 34, who is facing ...
Speakers call for socio-economic security to women
KARACHI - No state can be termed as welfare state unless and until the women are given sanctity and security from socio-economic ...
Final challan submitted in Khanani and Kalia case
KARACHI - The investigators on Saturday submitted the final challan against Munaf Kalia, Javed Khanani and Hanif Kalia before the ...
Lahore
ICC invites Broad, Jayawardene in executive meeting
LAHORE - The International Cricket Council has invited English match referee Chris Broad and Sri Lanka skipper Mahela Jayawardene ...
Women's World Cup: India humble Pakistan
LAHORE - Indian bowlers displayed brilliant performance to beat an over-powered Pakistan in the first match of the Women's World ...
Raja pleads support for Pakistan
LAHORE - Former captain Ramiz Raja on Saturday urged the ICC and the cricket playing nations to support Pakistan instead of ...
ICC postpones launching of 2011 WC logo
LAHORE - The International Cricket Council has postponed the launching of World Cup 2011 event logo. According to the Dubai-based ...
Pakistan win Davis Cup tie against Oman
LAHORE - PAKISTAN TOOK AN UNASSAILABLE AND WINNING LEAD OF 3-0 AGAINST OMAN IN THE DAVIS CUP GROUP II TIE AT THE SULTAN QABOOOS ...
PPP all set to form govt in Punjab: Raja
LAHORE - Federal Minister for Water and Power Raja Pervez Ashraf has claimed that Pakistan Peoples Party is all set to form ...
Higher edu no more a priority
LAHORE - Education unfortunately has remained one of the most neglected sectors in the country. Although no one denies, and ...
Lawyers to observe Black Flag Day
LAHORE - Lawyers countrywide will observe 'Black Flag Day' on March 9 (Monday) to mark two years of their movement that started ...
Black coats launch mass mobilisation campaign
LAHORE - The City bars along with the Supreme Court Bar Association have launched a long mass mobilisation drive for long march ...
Progress without participation of women not possible: Nasira
LAHORE - Women in our country are making progress despite the hardships, which is an encouraging sign as the Quaid had said that ...
PPP blamed for unrest in country
LAHORE - PML-N Central Finance Secretary and former parliamentarian Muhammad Pervez Malik has said that President Asif Ali ...
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