GHAZNI -  Insurgents killed three police officers in Afghanistan on Sunday, officials said, in an attack that the Taliban claimed marked the start of their annual ‘spring offensive’.A roadside bomb blast in the restive central province of Ghazni targeted a police convoy that was ...

Awami Muslim League (AML) head Sheikh Rashid has said that elections, if postponed now, will not be held for the next three years.Speaking to reporters here in Lahore on Monday, Rashid predicted that a coalition government to be formed after the general election.To a question, he said that Pervez ...

islamabad - The government has claimed that power loadshedding would reduce by three hours in a day from Monday through the measures taken, including providing subsidy and gas to power plants for additional electricity generation.The government decided to provide Rs 45 billion subsidy and 150 mmcfd ...

islamabad - Power House No 3 of Satpara Dam Project with installed capacity of 2360 kilowatt (KW) has started power generation. The under-construction Power House No. 4 with an installed capacity of 1400 KW is also scheduled to go into operation shortly.With completion of these two power houses, ...

PARIS  - The number of unemployed jobseekers in France surged by 36,900 in March to hit 3.224 million, beating a record set in 1997, the labour ministry said on Thursday.The previous unemployment record in France, the eurozone's second-largest economy, was in January 1997 when there were ...

LONDON  - Three British Muslims including a convert to Islam were jailed on Thursday for planning acts of terror. White Muslim convert Richard Dart, 30, a former security guard for the BBC, was sentenced to six years imprisonment at England’s Old Bailey central criminal court in London. ...

LAHORE - Judicial Commission headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Mr Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry recommended confirmation of three LHC judges and extension to one judge. According to a press release issued here on Wednesday, the honourable judges recommended for conformation include Justice ...

LAHORE - Three more children passed away at different hospitals on Wednesday, owing to measles. Muhammad Shehzad, 1, a resident of Badami Bagh, and Ali Saeed, 4, of Dil Mohammad Road breathed their last at Mayo hospital while Muhammad Hussain, 5, of Shahdara died at Children’s Hospital. ...

LOS ANGELES: After battling grandiose villains and teaming up with other superheroes, it’s back-to-basics for “Iron Man” in the third installment of the multi-million-dollar franchise featuring Robert Downey Jr. “Iron Man 3,” which opens in most of the world this ...

PESHAWAR - The National Assembly (NA) constituency NA-3, Peshawar-111, is another significant seat in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and all major political and religious parties have fielded contenders for the scheduled May 11 elections. However, PPP ex-MNA Noor Alam Khan is the strongest candidate and can ...

NASHVILLE: The bassist for rock band 3 Doors Down has been charged with vehicular homicide by intoxication after he was involved in a crash that killed another driver, Nashville police said.The musician, Todd Harrell, 41, of Mt Juliet, Tennessee, was driving his Cadillac CTS west on Interstate 40 ...

KARACHI -  At least three people lost their lives in different incidents of violence in the metropolis Sunday.A passer-by namely Tahir was killed and another injured in an exchange of fire between two groups of gangsters at Al-Falah Road within the precincts of Docks Police Station. SHO Asif ...

KarachiTwo brothers among eight persons were killed in separate incidents of violence here on Friday. Police found bodies of four victims from Shershah area.The victims were later identified as Naveed Perviaz, his brother Abdul Kahliq Perviaz, their cousin Shakeel Wakeel and friend Nadeem ...

SOUTH WAZIRISTAN  - A man was killed and three others wounded when a rocket struck an election rally of an independent candidate in NA-41, South Waziristan on Friday. Reportedly four rockets were fired from the nearby Wacha Khwara Mountains, one of which landed in the area where the rally was ...

lahore - Pakistani businessmen, under US GSP scheme, can make duty-free exports of 3,500 items including gemstones, precious metals, jewellery, leather sports gloves, mittens and mitts; certain non-cotton pillows, cushions and similar furnishings; certain athletic articles and equipment; ...

GUJRANWALAThree people made suicide attempts while one of them died and two others were brought to District Hospital Gujranwala. Qasim (22), a resident of Boraywala area, swallowed poisonous pills after being insulted by his parent. The patient was rushed to the District Hospital Gujranwala while ...

SARGODHA - Three persons including two sisters were killed and two others injured in a road accident here on Khushab Road near Dhrema village, some 15-km here on Monday. According to details, family members of Manzoor Ahmed were returning from Lahore in a car, bearing registration number LED-2798 ...

SARGODHA - Three persons including two sisters were killed and two others injured in a road accident here on Khushab Road near Dhrema village, some 15-km here on Monday. According to details, family members of Manzoor Ahmed were returning from Lahore in a car, bearing registration number LED-2798 ...

RAWALPINDI - A couple died and legs of a little child fractured while two other young boys got injured in separate traffic incidents, police informed.In the first incident that took place near Combined Military Hospital (CMH) Sunday late night, a man namely Amjad Mughal along with his wife Kiran ...

KARACHI : All Sindh Sarafa Association recorded a Rs 3000 drop in gold prices per tola on Monday, bringing the price of gold to Rs 53,500 per tola. This is the biggest ever fall in gold prices to be recorded in one day. The price of gold in the international markets is also facing a two year low, ...

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan’s Large Scale Manufacturing (LSM) sector has recorded growth of 3.84 per cent in February 2013 as against same period of last year. According to latest figures released by Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) on Friday, the Quantum Index Number (QIM) of Large Scale ...

AUGUSTA - Ted Potter set the stage for the 77th Masters by winning the traditional eve-of-tournament Par-3 Contest on Wednesday, while tennis star Caroline Wozniacki provided comic relief.The 29-year-old American debutant carded a five-under 22 on the nine-hole par-three layout, which lies adjacent ...

KARACHI  - Three-day international gems and jewellery exhibition will start here on Friday.More than seventy local companies besides foreign companies will participate.President, Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) Zubair Ahmed Malik will inaugurate this very ...

RAWALPINDI - The closing ceremony of three-day “Stone Craving” workshop was held at the National College of Arts (NCA) here here on Thursday.District Coordination Officer (DCO) Rashid Mehmood was the chief guest on the occasion whereas Parks and Horticulture Authority (PHA) Managing ...

HAFIZABAD - Unidentified burglars broke into three shops in Kassesay and made off with different articles worth thousands of rupees. According to police source, the burglars broken into the shop of Muhammad Nawaz motor cycle mechanic and made off spare parts worth Rs. 15,000/-. Later, the burglars ...

KARAK - The enraged residents of Mithawal, Tehsil Karak, blocked the Indus Highway near Jail Chowk after a clash between the Pesco personnel and the local people, which also left three persons injured. Eyewitnesses informed here on Wednesday that the Pesco Karak personnel along with police party ...

LAHORE – Amid Wapda’s claim shortfall of mere 3,000MW in national grid, long duration loadshedding is continuing across the country.Wapda spokesman said on Tuesday said that the generation stood on 9,200MW against the national wide demand of 12,200MW and that there was 3,000MW gap ...

KARACHI – A child and a woman among three people were killed when the roof of a dilapidated apartment caved in at Kharadar area here on Tuesday. According to details, the ceiling of six-floor building collapsed suddenly in the wee hours of Tuesday. As result, whole family came under the ...

FAISALABAD - At least three persons were killed and six others received burns when a cylinder exploded in a passenger van in Tandlanwala area of the city here on Monday.According to rescue sources, the incident occurred after the cylinder suddenly caught fire and exploded, killing three persons and ...

FAISALABAD - At least three persons were killed and six others received burns when a cylinder exploded in a passenger van in Tandlanwala area of the city here on Monday.According to rescue sources, the incident occurred after the cylinder suddenly caught fire and exploded, killing three persons and ...