OUR STAFF REPORTER HAFIZABAD: Eight dacoits intruded into the houses of a sub inspector of police and his neighbour and made off with cash and gold ornaments worth Rs 500,000. According to police source, the bandits barged into the house of SI Muhammad Azam in Mohallah Bahawalpur and fled away ...

At least four persons including three members of a family were killed and eight others injured in a head-on collision between an ambulance carrying dead body and passenger bus here in Vehari on Wednesday. According to police an ambulance carrying dead body from Bahawalpur to Karampur collided ...

An addicted teenager shot dead eight of his own family members including parents, brothers and sisters here in Gujranwala on late Saturday night. According to police, accused Afzal a junkie, killed his six siblings and parents after drugging them in Kallar Abadi area of Gujranwala district. The ...

Eight people were killed when a gunman opened fire in a beauty salon in the southern Californian city of Seal Beach, the Los Angeles Times said on Thursday. The gunman opened fire inside the crowded Meritage salon. Six people died immediately and three were rushed to hospital with serious injuries. ...

MANILA (AFP) - Super-typhoon Nanmadol killed at least eight people and left flattened bridges and blocked roads in its wake as it moved away from the Philippines and churned towards Taiwan, officials said on Sunday. The toll of dead and missing is likely to rise as officials assess the full impact ...

Iran has sentenced two American hikers detained in the Islamic republic to eight years in prison on charges of "illegal entry" and "espionage," the state televison website reported on Saturday. "According to an informed source with the judiciary, Shane Bauer... and... Josh Fattal, the two detained ...

BUREWALA - Eight people including two children lost their lives in different incidents here the other day as torrential monsoon rain lashed most parts of the sub-division. In the first incident, Muhammad Kaka, son of Liaqat Dogar, a resident of Nizamabad colony, was playing in Habib Colony ground ...

RAWALPINDI (APP) Provincial Agriculture Minister Malik Ahmed Ali Olak has said that Punjab government is making all out efforts for the development of agriculture sector and soon Rawalpindi division will have eight more small dams. He said upper areas of Punjab could not make considerable ...

MADRID (AFP) - Argentine superstar Lionel Messi on Saturday became the first player to score 50 goals in a Spanish season as Barcelona and arch-rivals Real Madrid both triumphed ahead of their mouth-watering Champions League duel. Messi reached his latest landmark when he found the target three ...

Power output from Tarbela Dam has plunged down to its lowest level of 540 megawatt, following water in the largest reservoirs of the country receded to dead level. Wapda sources said that the water reserve in Tarbela Dam has depleted to dead level, as it now stands at 1378 feet, while whatever ...

DERA ISMAIL KHAN (Agencies) - Mortars allegedly fired from Afghanistan hit a house in a militant-infested area of Pakistan on Thursday, killing eight people, officials said. The mortar attack occurred in Tity Mada Khel village in North Waziristan, according to intelligence officials. The dead ...

While drinking eight glasses of water a day is recommended to stay healthy, it's not going to fill in your wrinkles, according to the University of California, Berkeley. That's because the outermost layer of skin cells is the oldest. And since those cells are already dead, they're not absorbing ...

ISLAMABAD - As many as eight insurances companies have faced the music for defaulting on the compliance to statutory deposit requirements. According to Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan officials, the SECP has passed eight orders against each of the defaulting companies in order to ...

ISLAMABAD - In a major administrative shake up in Pakistan Army on Thursday Lt Gen Waheed Arshad has been transferred and posted as new Chief of General Staff (CGS) while LT Gen Jamil Haider will be the new head of Army Strategic Force Command. Similarly, as many as eight Major Generals have been ...

Eight people were killed in Venezuela in downpours caused by the tropical storm Matthew, which later weakened to tropical depression, Venezuelan media reported on Sunday. El Universal reported citing Venezuelan Interior Minister Tareck El Aissami as saying that seven people were killed in a ...

PESHAWAR - At least eight militants were killed while two personnel of the security forces were injured as a result of armed clashes between security forces and militants in Dabori area of Orakzai Agency on Friday. Sources said that militants attacked a check post of security forces in Dabori area ...

LAHORE Gizri Youth and Sajidi Muhammadan put up fine show in tie-break session to enter quarter-finals of the All Karachi Taj Muhammad Abbasi Memorial Football Tournament at Korangi Green Stadium, Korangi. Landhis Erfan Memorial Club turned out to be luckless outfit as they fumbled penalty kick ...

A bomb strapped to a bicycle exploded near a busy bus terminal in Afghanistan, killing eight people Tuesday as the death toll of US troops in the Afghan war surpassed the grim milestone of 1,000. The attack happened in Lashkar Gah, capital of Helmand province where a massive US-led military ...

LAHORE Hilton Pharma/Diamond Paints survived a scare from Lahore Chatkhara/Vogue before emerging victorious in the Zong Aibak Cup at the Lahore Polo Club here on Thursday. Chatkhara/Vogue enjoyed two goal handicap prior to the regulation scoring but they were powered by Pakistans most celebrated ...

Half an hour after the attack began, the American commander radioed his superiors. Taliban fighters had penetrated his defensive perimeter in three places, he said, and only the tactical operations centre remained in his hands. His ammunition store was overrun and his only remaining communications ...

LAHORE Apollo Club earned thrilling two-run win over Muslim Gymkhana to snatch quarter-final spot in Col. Fateh Sher Khan Memorial Cricket Cup 2010 at Model Town Club Ground. The highlight of the match was quick-fire 115 by losing teams Junaid Jan in 95 balls. The chief guest was former Test ...

LAHORE - Punjab Health Minister Malik Nadeem Kamran has said that the government has provided incineration facility in ten districts while it was making necessary arrangements for extending the service in eight more districts. Responding to a supplementary question during Question Hour at the ...

PATSY Kensits fourth showbiz marriage is on the rocks - after just eight months, The Sun can reveal. The devastated Holby City actress, 41, and DJ hubby Jeremy Healy, 47, are in crisis talks at their London home after a series of blazing rows. But close pals say the writing is on the wall for the ...

Eight persons were killed and eight others sustained injuries in a head-on collision between a Wagon and a truck near Garh Morr zon Thursday. According to police, A wagon (4864) carrying pilgrims was returning from Urs of Hazrat Sultan Bahoo when it collided with a truck (1489) coming from opposite ...

ISLAMABAD (Reuters/AFP) A Taliban suicide bomber killed eight people outside a key Pakistan Air Force facility on Friday, with officials quick to deny suggestions the target was linked to the countrys nuclear programme. The bomber detonated explosives strapped to his body at a checkpoint outside ...

Security forces have completed operation in Palai area of Malakand and taken control of the region. In-charge Swat Media Centre Col. Akhtar Abbas addressing a news conference said that during the month-long operation in the region eight militants were killed and 13 others were arrested. Moreover, ...

KARACHI - Holland will face Poland in the opening match of EuroHockey nations championships that will be started from August 22 in Amstelveen (Holland) at Wagner stadium, according to information available here Thursday. Following are pool team groupings. Teams: Pool A: GER/ENG/BEL/AUT, Pool B: ...

A coach going from Karachi to Sehwan collided with a truck and in result eight persons were killed and more than 30 people were injured. According to police, coach was taking pilgrims of Sehwan from Karachi and it collided with a truck near Haider Rind Goth at Indus Highway. The collision took ...

The local police have registered a case against eight persons here, followed by an incident of clash and aerial firing between the supporters of Provincial Revenue Minister, Haji Ishaque and the police. SHO City, Bahar Hussain has registered a case against the three nominated and five unidentified ...

Eight militants were killed as Pak jets pounded Talibans suspected hideouts in South Waziristan Agency, the stronghold of Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud bordering Afghanistan, report said on Sunday. Reportedly, Pak jets and helicopter gunships targeted the hideouts of Taliban militants ...