LOS ANGELESAFPThe producers of this year’s Academy Awards, musical veterans Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, have been re-hired for the 2014 show, Oscars organizers announced.The pair, who has produced a long list of musical hits including 2002’s Oscar-winning film, “Chicago,” ...

ISLAMABAD  - Taking a tough stand despite increasing pressure from the United States, Iranian Consul General Hassan Darvishvand has said that the long awaited Iran-Pakistan (IP) gas pipeline is to be completed “at all costs” by the end of 2014.Darvishvand further said 110 million ...

PESHAWAR - Consul General of Iran in Peshawar Hassan Darvashvand has said that the long-awaited Iran Pakistan gas pipeline will be completed at all cost by the end of 2014. “One hundred and ten million cubic feet gas per day will be available to Pakistan under the project which will solve ...

ISLAMABAD – Worldwide Information Technology spending is projected to touch $3.91 trillion in 2014, driven by growth in spending on devices and enterprise software, research firm Gartner said.This will be driven by the short-term boost on spending toward  premium mobile phones, spending ...

After the completion of security transition in 2014, the United States wants to have an enduring presence in Afghanistan to focus on three critical areas -- counter-terrorism, train-and-assist the Afghan army and enhance Afghan government’s capabilities.“The goal here is an enduring ...

The imminent US/Nato drawdown in Afghanistan poses major challenges for Pakistan and the region: how best to work towards the peace and stability desired by all? Clearly, America acknowledges its failure to fulfil neither Bush’s transformative ambitions, nor Obama’s lowered ...

LONDON - Prime Minister David Cameron said Saturday he was sticking to an end-2014 deadline for withdrawing British combat troops from Afghanistan despite French proposals to speed up NATO’s handover of security to Afghan forces.President Nicolas Sarkozy said Friday French troops would leave ...

PESHAWAR - The first phase of Mohmand Marble City is scheduled to be completed by September 2014 after the work contract is set to be awarded in March next year. The first phase includes development as well as allotment of 60 plots to the interested investors to set up their marble factories in ...

ISLAMABAD (APP) - After the successful launch of communication satellite Paksat-IR, the Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) plans to launch high resolution Remote Sensing Satellite System (RSSS) in 2014. The system is planned to be a progressive and sustainable ...

ISLAMABAD - Petroleum Ministry reiterated that first flow of Iranian gas would be possible in Pakistan by December 2014, as work on Iran-Pakistan gas Pipeline has been accelerated to meet the plan considering ever soaring energy crisis of the country. Pakistan is committed to meet the details of ...

LAHORE (NNI) - Chairman Indus Water Basin Council and Chief Coordinator of International Water Assembly Hafiz Zahur-ul-Hasan Dahar has said that India will soon launch a big water attack on Pakistan. Addressing a news conference here on Saturday, he quoted the spokesman of International Financial ...