ISLAMABAD - Pakistan on Thursday categorically rejected the allegations by the outing top US military chief, Admiral Mike Mullen, that Islamabad was involved in proxy war in Afghanistan through ...

THE publishers of cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khans book 'Pakistan: A Personal History on Thursday announced the recall of the publication in view of incorrect labelling of Kashmir on the ...

US Special Operations Forces have been increasingly aiming their night-time raids, which have been the primary cause of Afghan anger at the US military presence, at civilian non- combatants in order to exploit their possible intelligence value, according to a new study published by the Open Society ...

The assassination of Burhanuddin Rabbani, a former Afghan president, who was trying to woo the Taliban makes peace talks even less likely. If Natos strategy in Afghanistan seems familiar, that may be because it increasingly seems borrowed from the Black Knight of Monty Python fame, who, after ...

Can US find a way to avoid the embarrassment of a veto and a split within the European Union? Let us think out loud as Palestine President Mahmoud Abbas plans to give UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon a letter seeking full membership for his state: The normal, orthodox road map to UN membership ...

LONDON (AFP) - Ten-man Chelsea rode their luck to reach the fourth round of the League Cup with a 4-3 penalty shoot-out win over Fulham after a 0-0 draw after extra time at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday. Andre Villas-Boas' side looked in trouble when Brazilian defender Alex was sent off two minutes ...

Oscar organisers on Wednesday unveiled a tough new set of rules that cracks down on the types of events Academy Award voters can attend before making their picks for the worlds top film awards. The new rules are meant to help create a more level playing field for nominated movies, actors and ...

LAHORE - The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA), while rejecting the proposed three-day gas cut plan of the SNGPL to the textile industry, has said that it would lead to the direct and indirect job losses of over 17 million. APTMA Chairman Gohar Ejaz said that the APTMA team is meeting ...