ISLAMABAD - Terming the recent moves for the unification of various factions of Pakistan Muslim Leagues, a right step in right direction, President of his own faction of Pakistan Muslim League, Ejazul Haq said that only a strong and united Pakistan Muslim League could steer the country out of ...

ISLAMABAD (APP) An Afghan parliamentary delegation called on Acting President Farooq H. Naek here on Wednesday at Aiwan-e-Sadr. The delegation included Sayed Ishaq Gilani, Gul Pacha Majidi, Mrs. Nasima Niazi, Abdul Qader Qalatwal, Jabbar Qahraman, Mrs. Breshna Rabi, Mawlawi Shahzada Shahid, ...

NEW YORK - A senior Indian diplomat has endorsed the US action against the Kashmiri American Council, whose executive director Ghulam Nabi Fai was arrested on Tuesday, saying that the Washington-based group, which was promoting the cause of Kashmir's freedom, had been an "irritant." The group has ...

LONSDON (Agencies)- Kevin Pietersen has admitted his frustration at not converting confident starts into a substantial innings in the one-day series against Sri Lanka but wont be changing his attacking approach. He has looked in fine form in all three matches before falling to the part-time legspin ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - R&B pop singer Alicia Keys is the latest music star to back a Broadway production, according to a statement issued by producers on Monday. The 30-year-old US singer-songwriter will co-produce the play, Stick Fly, a comedy about an affluent black family who come together for a ...

VEHARI/BUREWALA - PML-N senior leader Tehmina Daultana said that the governments tall claims regarding the welfare of the people had been exposed. She added the government had destroyed the infrastructure of society by imposing 16 per cent general sales tax on bricks. She was addressing the brick ...

China backs French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde as a candidate to head the International Monetary Fund, the French government's spokesman, Francois Baroin, said Tuesday. "A European consensus is being elaborated. We must have a European. The Chinese are favorable to the appointment of ...

MUMBAI - Sri Lanka's another former captain, Arjuna Ranatunga may come forward to substantiate the match-fixing allegations made by his former team-mate, Hashan Tillakratne. "I am planning to hold the press conference in Sri Lanka next week and will reveal more details on this regard, he said ...

SEOUL (AFP) - South Korea threw its support Tuesday behind Mohammed Bin Hammam in his campaign to oust Sepp Blatter as the head of world football's governing body FIFA. Chung's comment came a day after FIFA confirmed the candidacies of incumbent president Blatter and Bin Hammam. The vote will be ...

An interesting announcement last week underscores how the Pentagon is continuing to take steps to reduce the risk of terrorists or criminal actors acquiring weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and related materials in Central Asia. The Defence Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), operating through the US ...

ISLAMABAD - Demanding inclusion of Dera Ismail Khan in the proposed Seraiki province, the Deputy Speaker in the National Assembly said that it was high time to respond positively to the longstanding demand of Seraiki people. Talking to a delegation of Seraiki intellectuals led by Zahoor Ahmad ...

ISLAMABAD - Terming the recent contact of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chief Imran Khan with Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Chief Altaf Hussain as a good omen, MQM considered that working relation between the two sides had the potential to provide an alternate option to the poor, who were fed up ...

British and French military aircraft are preparing to protect the Libyan rebel stronghold of Benghazi after the UN security council voted in favour of a no-fly zone and air strikes against Muammar Gaddafi's forces. With Gaddafi's troops closing in on Benghazi, the French prime minister, Franois ...

First highest level American leader to visit Egypt after the recent uprising, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton today extended Washington's full support in the nation's march towards full-fledged democracy. On a tour to revive U.S. contacts with new regimes sprouting in the Arab region, Ms. ...

LAHORE Inspector General of Police Punjab Javed Iqbal has said accountability process should be expedited to end corruption in the police department so as to provide speedy justice to the public and to bring out a better police image. He further said the police should pay special attention on ...

Pakistan supports an Afghan-led and inclusive reconciliation process in Afghanistan to pave the way for durable peace and stability in the war-torn country, Pakistani Ambassador Abdullah Hussain Haroon has said.We have a stake in a peaceful and stable Afghanistan, he said while participating in a ...

KARACHI Thousands of Karachiites on Sunday took out a Bedari-e-Ummat-e-Muslimah Rally to support the uprising in Egypt, Tunisia, Kashmir, and North African countries against the American puppet rulers of these countries. Thousands of people from all walks of lives carrying the Palestinian, Egypt, ...

KABUL (Reuters) - Washington has failed to address many of Afghanistans concerns, including civilian casualties and the need for reconciliation talks with the Taliban, in its war strategy review, the Afghan presidents office said on Monday. A five-page summary of the non-classified sections of the ...

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California (AFP) - As concern about online privacy grows, Mozilla is promising to let people cloak Internet activity in free Firefox Web browsing software being released early next year. "Technology that supports something like a 'Do Not Track' button is needed and we will deliver in ...

COLOMBO (AFP) - A senior World Bank official wrapped up a visit to Sri Lanka promising nearly half a billion dollars in loans for the islands economic recovery after decades of ethnic war, the bank said Sunday. Managing Director Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala ended her two-day trip by reaffirming the World ...

PARIS (Agencies) A full-blown state scandal, involving President Nicolas Sarkozy and other senior figures, threatened to explode over 'Karachigate, as a French judge on Thursday questioned former prime minister Dominique de Villepin about corruption allegations linked to the deaths of 11 French ...

Pakistan said on Sunday it was satisfied with Natos plans to hand over control to Afghan security forces by the end of 2014, but cautioned against any withdrawal that doesnt acknowledge ground realities. Pakistan is crucial for the US-led efforts to stabilise war-ravaged Afghanistan because its ...

ISLAMABAD - Federal Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources, Syed Naveed Qamar, has offered wholehearted support for Punjab govts proposal for the LNG import to meet energy demands of the industrial sector of Punjab, that is presently going through an energy crunch. Syed Naveed Qamar was ...

Prominent filmmaker Michael Moore has weighed in on the proposed Islamic Community Center in New York City, by upping the ante: It should be build on Ground Zero, the site of 9/11 attacks, not near Ground Zero. "I want it built on Ground Zero. Why? Because I believe in an America that protects ...

Sixty-eight Senators have drafted a letter to U.S. President Barack Obama urging support for an international treaty banning landmines, according to a copy of the letter made public Saturday. The number is one more than the 67 votes that would be needed to adopt such a treaty in the 100-member ...

ABBOTTABAD - Pakistan Muslim League (PML) Secretary General Humayun Akhtar Khan in a meeting with the leaders of Tehreek-e-Hazara Sardar Haider Zaman and Dr Azhar Jadoon has announced to wage an all out struggle in support of the formation of Hazara province. We are not only in favour of Hazara ...

WASHINGTON - Feeling the pressure being built round him after delivering a scorching attack on the West for its conduct in Afghanistan, President Hamid Karzai telephoned Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Friday to express surprise that his comments had caused such a stir, according to ...

Captain Mohammad Yousuf is standing by besieged wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal, amid angry calls at home for sackings after the side's devastating loss in Sydney, an Australian paper reported. The besieged gloveman says he has the support of his teammates, coaching staff and tour management. Kamran says ...

BLACKBURN (England) (AFP) Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti has insisted Gael Kakuta will recover from a penalty shoot-out miss that condemned his side to a shock English League Cup exit against Blackburn Rovers. Blackburn will now play Aston Villa in next months semi-finals after a thrilling ...

LAHORE - Ameer Jamaat-e-Islami Syed Munawar Hassan has appealed to the nation to observe Al Aqsa Solidarity Day on Friday (tomorrow) to protest against the ongoing digging of the holy mosques foundations. He made this appeal in response to a call from the Al-Quds Foundation for observing the day ...