MUZAFFARGARH - MUZAFFARGARH (Reuters) - With a flick of the reins, Jamshed Dasti launched his run for parliament from the back of a donkey cart, cantering through the rutted streets of his home town to file his nomination papers as supporters erupted into cheers.With the opening act in his campaign ...

  ISLAMABAD   Physically Challenged Indian Cricket League (IPCL) would be launched from August 29 at Raja Nahar Singh Stadium, Faridabad, in which 15 Pakistan handicapped players would also be seen in action. Ravi Chauhan, secretary Physically Challenged Cricket Association of India told ...

islamabad - A total number of 15,629 candidates are contesting the general elections for the National and Provincial Assemblies on 849 general seats while 1,063 candidates are eyeing reserved seats comprising of women and minorities, according to the ECP’s latest data.Moreover, the electoral ...

KARACHI Two cops and political activists among 15 people were gunned down in various violent incidents in last two days.An incident of firing took place in the remits of Jamshaid Quarter police station which claimed three lives, including a local leader of All Pakistan Muslim League and a ...

WEST, Texas AFP A Texas fertiliser factory exploded in a huge fireball Wednesday, destroying nearby homes and perhaps killing as many as several dozen people, with one official likening the blast to a ‘nuclear bomb’.Smoke and a strong burnt smell lingered in the air hours ...

OHIODAVID Rees, a cartoonist, humour writer and self-proclaimed pencil sharpening artisan runs a truly unique business. He charges customers $15 to sharpen their pencils to perfections, using a variety of tools, from pocket knives to sandpaper.The 39-year-old entrepreneur even created a special ...

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PESHAWAR  - Fifteen militants and one soldier were killed on Thursday when the Pakistani military mounted another operation in a week of fighting designed to seize control of the Tirah Valley, the army said.The military has faced fierce resistance from the Taliban and its allies in the Khyber ...

PESHAWAR - After showing lack of interest for seat adjustment in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl gave the final deadline of April 15 to the leadership of the PML-N for holding talks regarding seat adjustment, warning that the door of dialogues would be close after the ...

Fifteen militants and one soldier were killed on Thursday when the  military mounted another operation in a week of fighting designed to seize control of a remote but strategic valley in the northwest, the army said.The military has faced fierce resistance from the Taliban and its allies in ...

LAHORE - Punjab Employees Social Security Institution, while admitting the long delay in issuance of registration cards to industrial workers, has decided to form mobile teams to issue PESSI cards to industrial workers.The decision was announced by the Commissioner PESSI Dr Sajid Yousafani while ...

ISLAMABAD – The Capital Development Authority (CDA) would soon launch the topographical survey of three residential sectors of C-15, C-16 and I-12 to assess the natural and man-made features of the area for onward compensation to the owners.The CDA has invited the interested firms to conduct ...

The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Tuesday rejected a plea to arrest former president General (retd) Pervez Musharraf and ordered his counsel to submit his reply by April 15 in the ongoing treason case against the former military ruler.Musharraf’s counsel Barrister Ahmed Raza Kasuri sought ...

BEIRUT (AFP) - Nine children were among at least 15 people killed in an air strike on a majority Kurdish district in the Syrian city of Aleppo on Saturday, a watchdog said.“The number of people killed in an air strike on the western edges of Sheikh Maksoud has risen to 15... Among them were ...

KARACHI  – Sindh Inspector General of police Shahid Nadeem Baloch has given 15 more days to replace the motorcycles’ number plates, said a statement issued by Central Police Office Karachi on Friday.The previous deadline for replacing the number plates was April 5 which is now ...

 A lawyer on Friday threw a shoe at ex-dictator Pervez Musharraf as he walked to a court room to extend his bail on charges of conspiracy to murder and sacking judges.A group of around 20 lawyers protested against the former military ruler at the Sindh High Court, shouting "he's a dictator and ...

KARACHI – Each year in Pakistan, more than 15,000 women die due to pregnancy related complications, among which Postpartum Hemorrhage that is blood loss exceeding 500ml at vaginal delivery and 1000ml at caesarean section is accounting for first leading cause of maternal death in our ...

LAHORE – Due to power breakdown at Allama Iqbal International Airport (AIIAP), aviation business came to halt for 5 to 10 minutes when the radar was under scheduled inspection and repair, a CAA officer said while talking to The Nation on Monday. He said that there was a fault in the radar for ...

LAHORE – The menace of measles continued to haunt Lahorites as 15 more patients were admitted to different hospitals in the City on Monday, taking the tally to 175 on Monday. Out of 15 patients, six were admitted to Children’s Hospital, five to Mayo Hospital and two each to Jinnah ...

JOHANNESBURG (AFP) - Around 15,000 crocodiles have escaped from a farm in South Africa amid heavy rains and flooding, local daily Beeld reported Thursday.The predators sprung from the Rakwena Crocodile Farm in the far north of the country when owners were forced to open the gates to prevent a storm ...

LA PAZ (AFP) - Two buses collided in eastern Bolivia Thursday, killing 15 people and injuring 42 more, less than 24 hours after another fatal bus crash left 25 dead, a hospital official said. The passenger buses crashed “head on,” when one swerved into the other’s lane on a road ...

PARIS  - About 15,000 Kurds from all over Europe vowed revenge as they rallied Saturday in Paris over the killing of three top Kurdish activists from a separatist group banned in Turkey.The march, which began at the city's Gare de l'Est railway station, was emotionally charged, with ...

TRIPOLI  - Libyans paid with their lives to end the 42-year dictatorship of Moamer Gaddafi, but nearly 15 months after he was killed they remain at odds over a democratic constitution to replace it.There is not even consensus on who should draw up the charter. Some want the 200-member General ...

KHAIRPUR – Fifteen people including five women and four children drowned Wednesday in Shikarpur when a passenger van fell into a canal.The van was going to GoloDaro from Gharhi Yasin when the driver lost control and it plunged into Kirthar Canal, drowning at least 15 people.The rescue workers ...

SANAA - Fifteen women belonging to the same family died in a road accident when their vehicle went over a cliff as they were on their way to a wedding, the Saba news agency reported. “Fifteen women in the same family were killed and 16 others were injured, some of them seriously, when their ...

KARACHI  – Ansar Burney Trust International Vice Chairman Fahad Burney has said that 15 more Indian fishermen have been released from Malir Prison and would be handed over to Indian authorities at the Wagha Border on Monday (today). Those released are Lakha Deva Bhaliya, Devsi Misri ...

LAHORE - All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) Chairman Ahsan Bashir has said that Pakistan would witness bumper cotton crop this year, expectedly a total of 15 million bales. He has described it as a phenomenal outcome of the Free Market policy of the government, which has also ensured ...

KHAIRPUR - Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) Khairpur gave capital sentence to 15 accused in a kidnapping for ransom case on Wednesday.Special Judge ATC Syed Saeed Hassan awarded life imprisonment to 15 accused including Nooral alias Nooro Jatoi, Sadoro Karrio, Imamuddin alias Imo Narejo, Momin Karrio, ...

KARACHI  - Provincial Dengue Surveillance Cell of Sindh Health Department on Tuesday reported that a total of 15 more new cases of dengue fever have been registered in the metropolis during the last 24 hours. As per the report, the said nine new cases of dengue fever have taken the total ...

KARACHI  - Provincial Dengue Surveillance Cell of Sindh Health Department on Friday reported that a total of 15 more new cases of dengue fever have been registered in the metropolis during the last 24 hours. As per the report, the said nine new cases of dengue fever have taken the total ...