REIMS, France : Two people died and 14 were injured Sunday when part of an apartment block in the French city of Reims collapsed after a suspected gas blast, just three weeks after a similar tragedy not far away. French President Francois Hollande sent his “condolences to the families of the ...

KARACHI - As the country approaches historic elections in less than a month, a strong push is under way to include more than four million overseas Pakistanis in the Middle East, Canada, US and the UK in the voting process.The diaspora is a key voting bloc that could make the difference in who forms ...

MULTAN - Punjab Governor Sardar Latif Khan Khosa declared on Saturday that Saraiki Province will be created at all costs and no one could block its birth.Addressing a news conference here at Multan Airport, he accused the PML-N of adopting backtrack policy on the Saraiki Province issue, claiming ...

MULTAN - Punjab Governor Sardar Latif Khan Khosa declared on Saturday that Saraiki Province will be created at all costs and no one could block its birth.Addressing a news conference here at Multan Airport, he accused the PML-N of adopting backtrack policy on the Saraiki Province issue, claiming ...

The Supreme Court of Pakistan (SC) on Monday ordered the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to block links to all the blasphemous videos including a recently released anti-Islam movie from the internet that has sparked anti-US protests across the Muslim world.A senior lawyer raised the ...

ISLAMABAD – The ongoing master artisans training workshops-cum-display of handicrafts here at Lok Virsa is serving the craft lovers as an attraction that provide them with an ideal opportunity to experience the cultural diversity of the country.The event is organised by Lok Virsa (National ...

Doctors from Services Hospital and PIC on Monday again held a protest demonstration by blocking the Jail Road to press the Punjab government for reinstating the sacked doctors of the PIC.  A good number of doctors gathered at the Jail Road and raised slogans against the government. The ...

RAHIM YAR KHAN - Protesting train passengers injured engine driver and blocked two trains for hours at the Railways Station here. The engine of Karachi bound Allama Iqbal Express got failed because it caught fire at the station and its driver saved his life by jumping off the train. Meanwhile, ...

WASHINGTON - Angry over Pakistans lacklustre cooperation in the war on terror, top US Senators have introduced amendments that would make it tough for the government to give military and civilian aid to Islamabad unless it takes concrete steps against militant groups like Haqqani network. The ...

SYDNEY (AFP) - Pakistan-born Australian batsman Usman Khawaja on Tuesday said he was being refused a visa into India for next month's Champions League Twenty20 tournament because of his country of birth. Khawaja vented his anger on social media site Twitter, saying India's visa department "need to ...

SALMAN ABDUHOO LAHORE - The oil production from Tal block has reaches over 9,100 barrels per day from the existing 7,600 barrels per day (bpd). The Tal block consists of Manzalai, Mamikhel, Maramzai and Makori wells. Pakistan Petroleum Information Services (PPIS), which provides energy activity ...

KARACHI (APP) - Sindh Coal Authority (SCA) will offer Block-1 of Thar coal field for mining through open international bidding shortly. This was stated by the Director General SCA, A.B Narejo at a seminar on Future of Power Generation organised by Petroleum Institute of Pakistan (PIP) at a local ...

ISLAMABAD A large number of students from different universities of the Capital, on Wednesday, took to the streets against the brutal killing of their colleagues in terrorists twin blasts on International Islamic University, Islamabad (IIUI) on Tuesday. They were of the view that the main purpose ...

ROME (Reuters) - Italys ENI is expanding in Pakistan with a new onshore gas concession and is in longer-term talks to bring gas from the Caspian Sea region to Pakistan, India and China, its CEO said on Wednesday. ENI chief Paolo Scaroni spoke to reporters after a meeting in Rome with a Pakistani ...

LAHORE - Prof Dr Miskeen Ali Hijazi was an honest teacher, true scholar and a kindhearted person. "I have never seen Dr Hijazi in anger over an association of 20 years and he was loyal to his profession. He has never been a part of university politics and was extremely talented and hard working ...

THE puzzle is more than 100ft high and fills the entire external wall of the residential building in the city of Lvov. Clues to the crossword are scattered around the city's major landmarks and attractions including parks, fountains, and theatres. Visitors are encouraged to collect and decipher all ...

NWFP Chief Minister Amir Haider Hoti says government will not behave like a silent spectator on terrorists' attacks at state buildings and security forces. He said terrorists would not be given amnesty even if they agreed to lay down their arms. Talking to media, Hoti said NWFP government should ...

SUKKUR (APP) - International Sovereign Energy Corp (the "Company") (TSX: ISR) reported that drilling is underway on the 2,435.4 Sq. Km Sukkur Block, Sindh province, in which the Company has an assigned 15% direct Working Interest (W.I.), company sources said here ON Saturday. The Sukkur Block is ...