SWAT/PESHAWAR - Clashes flared late Monday between security forces and militants in Swat as the Valley braced for another possible military operation. Militants attacked two police stations and a power grid in Mingora, the main town in the scenic Swat Valley, which was devastated by a nearly ...
ISLAMABAD (Agencies) - Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has said that the Supreme Court can review the 17th ...
WASHINGTON - Admiral Mike Mullen, the Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, said Monday he was comfortable that Pakistans ...
WASHINGTON - Pakistan's ambassador to the United States has rejected the mounting criticism of the democratic government in ...
UNITED NATIONS (AFP) - The number of swine flu victims topped the 1,000 mark on Monday as the UNs most senior health official ...
BAGHDAD (AFP) - Iraq insisted on Monday that the timetable set last year for the withdrawal of US forces would not be extended, ...
KABUL (AFP) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai registered Monday to run for a second term in August elections, including on his ...
UNITED NATIONS - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has voiced serious concern over the threat posed to the peace process in Nepal ...
ROME (AFP) - Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi demanded an apology Monday from his wife for her public complaints over his ...
FROMELLES, France (AFP) - Forensic experts gathered Monday in a muddy field in northern France ahead of a solemn operation to ...
WASHINGTON (AFP) - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton canceled her appointments Monday laid low by her allergies, an official ...
KABUL (AFP) - The top UN envoy to Afghanistan strongly opposes President Hamid Karzais choice of a warlord and alleged rights ...
DAMASCUS (AFP) - Exiled Hamas supremo Khaled Meshaal has been re-elected head of the Palestinian Islamist movements politburo, ...
TEHRAN (AFP) - At least 28 Iranian pilgrims were killed when a bus heading to neighbouring Iraq crashed into a residential ...
ABU DHABI (AFP) - Pakistan coach Intikhab Alam said Monday he believed his team missed a golden chance to win their one-day ...
LAHORE - The Pakistan Cricket Board keen to have the 'rebel' trio of all-rounder Abdul Razzaq, pacer Rana Naved and opener Imran ...
LAHORE - Desperate for Pakistan recall Mohammad Yousuf has made it clear that he would no longer play for the ICL and his ...
LAHORE - The Pakistan Cricket Board women wing as expected has dumped all-rounder Urooj Mumtaz as captain and replaced her with ...
STUTTGART (Germany) (AFP) - Svetlana Kuznetsova beat Russian compatriot and world number one Dinara Safina 6-4, 6-3 in Sunday's ...
ROME (AFP) - AC Milan kept their slim title hopes alive with a comfortable 2-0 victory at Catania on Sunday courtesy of goals ...
LONDON (AFP) - Sir Alex Ferguson believes titleholders Manchester United are perfectly placed to take advantage of the pressure ...
UNITED NATIONS Last years slump in companies investing in businesses abroad is likely to fall further before recovering in two ...
KARACHI - Pakistani textile manufacturers are least interested in setting up industrial units in the proposed Reconstruction ...
ISLAMABAD - The government is confident to achieve the economic growth between 2.5 to 3 per cent during the ongoing fiscal year ...
KARACHI - The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has introduced a transparent and comprehensive procedure for ...
KARACHI - The board of directors of Habib Asset Management Limited has declared interim dividend for the year ending on June 30, ...
MIRPUR (APP) - Zulfiqar Abbasi, President of Federation of Jammu & Kashmir Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FJKCCI), Monday ...
KARACHI - Mounting security issues in the country continued to affect sentiments of the investors at the Karachi Stock Exchange ...
MULTAN - A British delegation is likely to visit Pakistan by coming month to review the situation for making investment in ...
KARACHI - Meezan Bank has posted 13 per cent growth in its post-tax profit for the first quarter ended on March 31, 2009. The ...
LAHORE - Pak-China Investment Company has sought LCCI support for identification of business opportunities, development of ...
LAHORE (APP) - Chairman Indus Water Council Pakistan and Coordinator World Water Assembly Zahoorul Hassan Dahir has said that ...
RIYADH (Reuters) - Gulf Arab countries should help Pakistan and Yemen bolster security in the face of rising militant violence ...
ISLAMABAD - Contrary to the governments stated tighten-the-belt policy, the Competition Commission of Pakistan is currently ...
NEW DELHI (APP) - A special court hearing Ajmal Kasab in Mumbai jail permitted the prosecution to send confessional statement of ...
NEW DELHI (APP) - Indian armys Kharga Corps began exercise named 'Hindi Shakti in Barnala area of Punjab. An army press release ...
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The United Nations has said that the total number of IDPs in the turbulent NWFP and Federally Administered ...
HYDERABAD (Agencies)-Minister of State for Railways Muhammad Jadam Mangrio has advised the passengers to recite Durood Sharif ...
KATHMANDU (AFP) - Nepals Maoist Prime Minister Prachanda resigned Monday, plunging the country into a major political crisis ...
KABUL (AFP) - A wave of bomb blasts and shootings killed 32 people, including two children, in Afghanistan Monday as President ...
WASHINGTON - Two influential US senators have introduced legislation that would triple American aid to Pakistan' to $1.5 ...
SWAT - Spokesman of Tehrik-e-Nifaz-e-Shariat Muhammadi (TNSM) Amir Izzat Khan Monday has said that his organisation is not ...
KARACHI - Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Rabita Committee unanimously backed the strike on May 12 that was called by Haq Parast ...
ISLAMABAD - While announcing the National Judicial Policy, Supreme Court Registrar Dr Faqir Hussain Monday said that all the ...
ISLAMABAD - Armed militants in Buner District are reportedly using 2,000 innocent people as human shield in view of impending ...
PESHAWAR (Agencies) - NWFP Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain has said that not a single penny has been given by the ...
The Pakistani Federation is torn by the rising dissensions between a dominant Punjab majority and the disaffected Baluch, Sindhi ...
WASHINGTON (AFP) - President Barack Obama will raise concerns about nuclear proliferation and resurgent extremism in talks this ...
NEW YORK - With public education in shambles in Pakistan, the poorest families have turned to Islamic schools that feed and ...
WASHINGTON - Despite Pakistans repeated assurances that its nuclear weapons are in safe hands, American officials say they are ...
LONDON (AFP) - Thieves tried to rob Queen Elizabeth IIs 19-year-old granddaughter, Princess Eugenie, and her friends while they ...
MUMBAI (AFP) - US studio 20th Century Fox is seeking damages and an injunction against the release of a Hindi-language film in ...
SOME baby foods contain more fat and sugar than cheeseburgers and chocolate biscuits, reveals a new study. Farleys Original ...
MILEY Cyrus busted her face making her new movie. The actress suffered a painful fall during scenes for 'Hannah Montana: The ...
BOB Dylan has topped the UK album chart for the seventh time in his career, nearly 40 years since his last number one LP. ...
HUMAN beings far outpace computers in their ability to recognize faces and other objects, handling with ease variations in size, ...
ISLAMABAD-Capital Development Authority (CDA)s Directorate of Emergency and Disaster Management Monday organised an event in ...
ISLAMABAD-Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani Monday lauded the efforts of the outgoing Ambassador of Saudi Arabia Ali Awadh ...
ISLAMABAD-Anti-HIV&AIDS efforts by the Ministry of Health seem to be wasted since despite lapse of more than two years the ...
RAWALPINDI-Lahore High Court (LHC) Rawalpindi bench on Monday directed the Director General (DG) Federal Investigation Agency ...
ISLAMABAD -The practical examination of Statistics has been abolished from the new curriculum at the intermediate level. The ...
ISLAMABAD - Thousands of drug addicts despite having will to give up addiction have been left to the mercy of circumstances ...
KARACHI - The number of street children is increasing alarmingly due to the sheer negligence of the authorities concerned, while ...
KARACHI - A large numbers of teachers have disengaged themselves from examination-related activities in the ongoing Higher ...
KARACHI (PPI) - Extreme shyness that holds people back in social situations and prevents them from meeting other people needs ...
KARACHI (APP) - The work on phase-I of 1.6 billion dollars Deep Water Container Port has started at full pace. The Port in its ...
KARACHI (APP) - Sindh Law Minister Mohammed Ayaz Soomro has said that some so-called nationalist leaders are trying to raise ...
KARACHI - Madadgaar Helpline for Children & Women victims of violence and abuse is counselling the women through legal aid, ...
LAHORE - The Punjab Public Service Commission is in disarray after its incessant mismanagement and illegal functioning since ...
LAHORE - Another man was tortured to death by the police at Guwalmandi police station on Monday. The deceased Maqsood Ahmad, 45, ...
LAHORE - Strong protest demonstrations against the top management of the Pakistan Railways has become order of the day at ...
LAHORE - Inspector General Police Punjab Tariq Saleem Dogar has vowed to overcome gulf between the people and police by holding ...
LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said that there is a need for accelerating the pace of industrial development ...
LAHORE - Chief Justice Lahore High Court Khawaja Muhammad Sharif on Monday took four suo motu notices on different incidents of ...
LAHORE - Robbers Monday looted an employee of The Nation and his family in Race Course police limits. According to FIR, Muhammad ...
LAHORE - The one-day series defeat against an under-strength Australia in the UAE has drawn sharp criticism from former players ...
LAHORE - The Pakistan Cricket Board has announced a 15-member team for the Twenty20 World Cup to be held in England in coming ...
LAHORE - KESC won the Patron Trophy Grade II Tournament on better first inning performance in the drawn final, which was also ...