LAHORE - The second and final round of the annual Islamic congregation of Tablighi Jamaat concluded on Sunday with a passionate prayer before Almighty Allah to grant courage to the believers to reinforce the tenants of Islam in their true spirit in their lives and the society for the supremacy of ...

SOLDEN (AFP) - America's giant slalom world champion Ted Ligety ended a run of frustrating podium placings here when he won the opening World Cup race in the discipline. The 27-year-old timed 2min 22sec to beat young Frenchman Alexis Pinturault by 29hundredths of a second while Philipp Schorghofer ...

GUANGHZOU (AFP) - Chanelle Scheepers ended an eight year drought for South Africa here on Saturday as she won her maiden WTA title beating Magdalena Rybarikova of Slovakia 6-2, 6-2. The 27-year-old seventh seed - the first South African to win a WTA trophy since Amanda Coetzee in 2003 - had her ...

OUR STAFF REPORTER LAHORE - The General Manager Punjab Irrigation & Drainage Authority (PIDA) Faiz Mohyuddin has advised the Farmer Organization representatives to ensure effective patrolling along canals and distributaries so that the menace of water theft can be totally curtailed besides ensuring ...

NEW DELHI (AFP) - Indian anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare ended his 13-day hunger strike on Sunday triggering wild celebrations among supporters after parliament agreed to consider his demands. Hazares fast at an open-air venue in New Delhi attracted tens of thousands of people every day as a ...

CAPE CANAVERAL (AFP) - Atlantis touched down for a final time Thursday, ending its last mission to the International Space Station and bringing down the curtain on NASAs 30-year space shuttle program. The shuttle and its four-member US crew cruised home to a predawn landing at Kennedy Space Center ...

PAMPLONA (AFP) - Spains San Fermin festival, best known for its daily running of the bulls, came to an official close at midnight on Thursday during a candlelight ceremony attended by thousands of revellers. People of Pamplona, the San Fermin festival is over. It has been spectacular, thanks to you ...

ISLAMABAD - The election campaign for Azad Jammu and Kashmir elections came to a close on Thursday midnight with all the turbulence and added flare due to stepping in of mainstream Pakistani leaders amid wild allegations and warnings from almost all stakeholders about the rigging in these ...

SKOPJE (Reuters) - Macedonians voted peacefully in a parliamentary election Sunday amid accusations of fraud and intimidation that could threaten the country's efforts to join the European Union. By the time voting ended at 7 p.m., there had been more than a dozen reports of minor voter ...

Mohamed Bin Hammam of Qatar says he has pulled out of the race to head football's world governing body, Fifa. The move came hours before the 62-year-old Asian Football Confederation chief was due to face an ethics committee hearing into bribery claims. He said he did not want to see Fifa's name ...

LAHOREAbout 100 male and female media studies students in the province have been provided training to identify subtle and gross media baises enabling them develop alternative media products for promotion of peace, tolerance, diversity and gender equality in line with the national and international ...

A man has completed the London Marathon in 26 days by crawling. Instead of running the 26.2-mile course, Lloyd Scott, 49, moved on his hands and knees dressed as Brian the Snail in the old childrens television series The Magic Roundabout. He was supporting Action for Kids, a charity which helps ...

Supplies for NATO troops in Afghanistan from Pakistan were resumed early Monday after a two- day protest sit-in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province against U.S. drone strikes, contractors said, Xinhua reported. The Pakistani authorities had stopped NATO supply trucks and oil tankers as thousands of people ...

ALGIERS (Reuters) - Algeria promised to end a 19-year-old state of emergency and provide more political freedoms on Thursday, concessions designed to keep out a wave of uprisings sweeping the Arab world. The announcement by the energy exporting nation followed pressure from government opponents, ...

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia ended England's record eight-match winning streak on Friday with a four-run victory in the second Twenty20 international which was again decided on the final ball. Paceman Chris Woakes, who scored the winning runs in the first match, gave the tourists hope of another ...

DUSHANBE (Reuters) - Tajikistans lower house of parliament ratified an agreement on Wednesday to demarcate its border with China, ending a century-old conflict over disputed territory high in the Pamir mountains of Central Asia. Tajik Foreign Minister Khamrokhon Zarifi said the decision to cede 4 ...

ISLAMABAD (APP) - The National Business Education Accreditation Council (NBEAC) recently completed its nationwide training for Accreditation Inspection Committee (AIC) members. Three training sessions for Evaluators were held at Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi from October 20-21, November 8-9, and ...

Karachi - The outgoing year 2010 politically ended on a depressive note with two coalition partners of the PPP distanced themselves away from the leading political alliance. JUI-F angered by sudden and shocking dismissal of its federal minister Azam Swati left the alliance and decided to sit on the ...

LAHORE - The eight-day folk festival organised by Punjab Arts Council (PAC) at Open Air Theatre, Jinnah Garden was concluded on Wednesday. The festival was started on December 21 wherein eight arts councils including Gujranwala, Murree, Faisalabad, Multan, Bahawalpur, DG Khan, Sargodha and Lahore ...

ISLAMABAD (APP) A three-day exhibition of display of the beautiful craftsmanship of woodworks concluded here on Sunday at Lok virsa. The exhibition was organized by National Institute of Folk and Traditional Heritage (LOK VIRSA) under Joint Institutional Cooperation between Pakistan and ...

LAHORE - A noted PPP activist Sajida Mir who was facing isolation in the party owing her affiliation with Naheed Khan group, was seen back into party fold on Wednesday, as she was invited to attend a party meeting held to finalise arrangements in connection with Benazir Bhuttos 3rd death ...

KARACHI - Squash legend Amr Shabana lost his World Open title after being beaten by Nick Matthew in the semi-finals on Thursday, ensuring that an Englishman would win the title for the first time. Shabana, whose four world titles have only been exceeded by the two Pakistani greats, Jansher and ...

LAHORE - In an effort to raise money and support for the flood victims in Pakistan, Hashemite Charity organised a polo match in Jordan. The effort was supported by the Polo associations of both the countries, Pakistan Embassy and Warid Telecom. A lump-sum donation of hundred thousand JDR was ...

All the federal and provincial offices of government, banks and private offices, government and private schools will remain opened today; as the government had announced to finish two holidays a week, report said. Now, only one holiday will be observed in a week and Saturday will be observed as a ...

Tharanga Paranavitana missed out on a century as the opening Test between Sri Lanka and the West Indies ended in a draw on the fifth and final day in Galle on Friday. The left-handed opener scored an impressive 95 as Sri Lanka reached 241-4 in their second innings at tea on the fifth and final day ...

Opener Brendon McCullum smashed a career-best 225 to help New Zealand draw the second Test against world number one India on Tuesday. McCullum, playing his 54th Test, unleashed 22 fours and four sixes during his nine-hour innings as the tourists declared at their tea score of 448-8 on the fifth and ...

SAN DIEGO (California) (Reuters) Former world number one Dinara Safina ended a six match losing streak by beating Alona Bondarenko 6-1 7-6 in the first round of the San Diego Open on Monday. Safina was joined in the second round by another Russian, Alisa Kleybanova, who overcame Aravane Rezai of ...

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS (West Virginia) (AFP) Australian Stuart Appleby became the first golfer from outside the United States to match the US PGA record-low round of 59, ending a four-year win drought Sunday as a result. Appleby birdied the last three holes to win the inaugural Greenbrier Classic ...

ISLAMABAD - Finally the tussle between the Chairman Security Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) and his archrival Commissioner Tariq Hussain of the same department has ended after the mediation of Finance Minister Dr Hafeez Sheikh, sources informed TheNation. Well-placed sources in SECP said ...

BRUSSELS (AFP) Australian Adam Hansen left the Tour de France in agony, both physically and emotionally, after suffering broken shoulder bones in a crash on the races first stage Sunday. Hansen, who rides for the HTC-Columbia team of fellow Aussie Mick Rogers and British sprint ace Mark Cavendish, ...