LONDON   Tim Southee bowledNew Zealandback into contention in the first Test againstEnglandwith a dramatic burst late on the third day at Lord's on Saturday. At stumps,Englandwere 180 for six in their second innings -- a lead of 205 runs. England were in the process of building a sound ...

karachi -  OUR STAFF REPORTER  - The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) has welcomed and appreciated the statement of Raza Rabbani, leader of Pakistan Peoples party (PPP), on the formation of exemplary government in Sindh.President UNISAME Zulfikar Thaver said it is ...

After ‘Bol’, ‘Khuda Key Liye’ and now ‘Chambeli’, I feel Pakistani cinema has started emerging finally. Our filmmaker’s hard work is finally showing its true colour. People have started going back to the cinemas to watch Pakistani movies. Now, it is our and ...

karachi - Mohammad Haroon Agar, President Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry, has said that Pakistan is the most promising land in the region for the fresh British investment as many British corporations are operating successfully and expanding their businesses across Pakistan and beyond.He ...

lahore - The Economic officer – US Consulate Lahore, Ms. Doreen Bailey visited The Lahore Stock Exchange to seek an insight on the Capital Market of Pakistan. The MD/ CEO of The Lahore Stock Exchange, Aftab Ahmad Chaudhary along with his staff shared the structure and performance of the ...

LONDONChris Rogers gave Australia a timely Ashes boost with a fine double century in Middlesex’s county championship draw against Surrey at Lord’s on Sunday.Rogers hit 214 — his ninth first-class double century — to improve his chances of featuring against England after a ...

ISLAMABAD - Uninterrupted periods of sitting at work are very unhealthy, and by frequently breaking up those long bouts with just a few minutes of light exercise lowers a person's cancer risk, a new study has claimed.According to Neville Owen from the Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute in ...

ISLAMABAD - The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has worked out a comprehensive strategy for enhancement of revenue generated from municipal services to upgrade the civic facilities in an effective and better manner. CDA Chairman Syed Tahir Shahbaz said this during a press briefing here at the ...

islamabad  - Pakistan and Palestine need to focus on developing bilateral trade cooperation to create better economic opportunities for their people, Walid A.M. Abu Ali, Ambassador of Palestine said while addressing the business community at Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry.He said ...

islamabad - Pakistan and Turkey have historic brotherly relations, therefore Turkish Airline being global airlines wants to further enhance mutual relationship and deep love held between Pakistani people and the Turkish people.Alp Yavuzeser, General Manager, Turkish Airlines North & Central ...

noor pur thal - Prominent social worker Muhammad Anwar Khan Baloch has announced joining the PML-N here the other day. PML-N local leaders Malik Muhammad Khalid Awan and Malik Manzoor Ahmad Baga were also present on the occasion. Anwar Khan is a prominent political figure of Thal. He was an ...

CALIFORNIA -ODC - Steve Ludwin, a 42-year-old snake obsessed rocker from California, is one of a just a handful of people who regularly inject venom from the world’s deadliest snakes into their bloodstream, in the belief that it will make them immune to it.Around 100,000 people around the ...

istanbulThe United States is set to boost its support for Syria’s rebels at a meeting of the opposition’s main foreign backers Saturday and could for the first time agree to supply non-lethal military gear.But Washington is expected to stop short of agreeing to rebel demands for arms as ...

ISLAMABAD  - The third session of Pakistan-South Africa Joint Commission on Bilateral Cooperation was held in Islamabad. Ms. Seema Naqvi, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Pakistan and Dr. Anil Sooklal, Deputy Director General, Department of International Relations & ...

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's Ambassadors designate to Netherlands, Moazzam Ahmed Khan on Tuesday called on President Asif Ali Zardari at Aiwan-e-Sadr and discussed matters relating to his new assignment. The President felicitated the newly appointed envoy on his new responsibilities and urged him to ...

ISLAMABAD - The two-day third Session of Pakistan-South Africa Joint Commission on Bilateral Cooperation concluded here on Tuesday. Seema Naqvi, Additional Secretary Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Pakistan, and Dr Anil Sooklal, Deputy Director General, Department of International Relations & ...

SIALKOT - The business community of Sialkot will be facilitated to further promote and strengthening bilateral trade between Germany and Pakistan, said Peter Lartz First Secretary Economic Section of Embassy of Republic of Germany.Addressing the members of Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry ...

ISLAMABAD - A delegation of Nigerian businessmen based in Islamabad led by Francis Onyisi, President of Nigerian Community in Pakistan visited ICCI to further promote the cause of Nigeria in Pakistan.Speaking on the occasion, afar Bakhtawari, President ICCI said that Pakistan does consider the ...

LAHORE - Chairman of the Competition Commission of Pakistan Muhammad Ali has asked the corporate sector of Pakistan may play its role to achieve solid linkages to promote trade in South Asia. He was addressing a roundtable conference arranged by the Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP).Iftikhar ...

LAHORE - A high level meeting of existing zones/industrial estates was held at Punjab Board of Investment & Trade (PBIT) to review issues pertaining to special economic zones (establishment and benefits) in light of the SEZ Rules, 2013. Representatives of Punjab Industrial Estates Development ...

OTTAWA  - A Canadian high school student has improved an ineffective experimental cancer therapy with a simple tweak - pairing it with antibiotics - earning accolades from a panel of eminent scientists on Tuesday.  These then accumulate in tumors and, when heated using light, attack the ...

KARACHI - Ambassador of Republic of Indonesia to Pakistan Burhan Muhammad has stated that his priorities were to enhance economic cooperation between Indonesia and Pakistan, connect the business communities of two countries and develop military to military linkages between two brother Muslim ...

LAHORE - The exuberant sale of cement in March will bolster sector’s 3QFY13 dispatches to 8.6 million tons versus 8.2 million tons in the same period last year, showcasing growth of 4 per cent, experts said. As per the latest data release by All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association ...

ROME - The Italian government on Saturday gave its go-ahead for a bill to repay 40 billion euros ($52 billion) in debts owed to the private sector over the next 12 months in a bid to stimulate growth.“The cabinet meeting today approved an urgent decree to pay back the debts of the public ...

NOORPUR THAL - Prominent social worker Syed Zulqarnain Shah from constituency NA-70 Khushab, has withdrawn his nomination in favour of PTI candidate Malik Gul Asghar Khan Baghoor. TIWNANA GROUP JOINED: The members of local notable political family belong to Noorpur have announced joining Tiwana ...

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan and Romania have held the sixth round of bilateral political consultations held in Bucharest.The Pakistan side was represented by Ayesha Riyaz, Additional Secretary (Europe), Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Rab Nawaz Khan, Ambassador of Pakistan to Romania while the Romanian ...

WASHINGTON - The increased tempo in US drone strikes in Pakistan is resulting from a sense of urgency about expectations that President Barack Obama will soon order a drawdown that could leave Afghanistan with fewer than 6,000 US troops after 2014, according to a media report.“The strikes are ...

KARACHI - Spain Ambassador to Pakistan Javier M. Carbajosa Sanchez has said media portrays an unfair picture and perception of Pakistan which is different from reality.He endorsed that prospects to enhance Pak-Spain trade do exist. Political relations between two countries were good however trade ...

There seems to be a rising trend among teenagers to use energy drinks at the cost of destroying their health. I would like to enumerate some potential health problems associated with the intake of sweetened, energy or fizzy drinks.Obesity can be attributed to the additional calories that these ...

ISLAMABAD - The decision of Pakistan and India to host each other’s bank branches would help in facilitating trade and commerce between the neighbour countries.Yassar Sakhi Butt, President Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI), made these remarks during a meeting with Munir Alam, ...