BEIJING - AFP - Three Chinese astronauts Thursday entered a space module after carrying out a successful docking manoeuvre, state media said, two days after the launch of the country’s longest manned space mission.The astronauts entered the Tiangong-1 space module at 0817 GMT, almost three ...

ISLAMABAD - A conspicuously small 25-member contingent of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s cabinet swore in on Friday, probably as the first batch of the team that would eventually be calling the shots at different federal ministries and departments for next five years.President Asif Ali Zardari ...

LAHORE - A large number of consignments of virus-infected Chinese chicken products are being imported from China to Pakistan for big fast food restaurants, despite the fact that Chinese Veterinary Authorities have endorsed presence of influenza virus A(H7N9) in their poultry.Though the Ministry of ...

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's Samir Iftikhar registered 6-2, 7-6 (8-6) victory over over Sai Kartik Nakireddi of Fresno State University to give University of New Mexico (UNM) an unassailable 4-1 lead over Fresno State (FS) and ensured a berth in the semi-finals of Mountain West Conference (MWC) ...

SYDNEY (VOA)  - A Pakistan-born migrant is to become the first Muslim woman to serve in an Australia parliament.Mehreen Faruqi, a prominent figure in environmental engineering, has been chosen by the New South Wales Greens to fill a vacancy in the upper house of the state legislature. She ...

PESHAWAR  - The Jamiat Ulama-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) and Qaumi Watan Party (QWP) have entered into a seat-to-seat adjustment in the four districts of the KPK while the rest were left open. Addressing a joint news conference with QWP KPK President Sikandar Hayat Sherpao, JUI-F KPK Senior Vice ...

LAHORE A dominant bowling display from Sui Northern Gas Pipeline Limited (SNGPL) handed them an eight-wicket victory over Habib Bank Limited (HBL) in the President's Cup semi-final in Karachi. HBL were put into bat and lost wickets from the outset, reduced to 22-4 in the 10th over. Younus Khan and ...

Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said that Tahirul Qadri has been allowed to set up stage at Express Chowk near D-Chowk in Islamabad.He‚ however‚ said no one will be allowed to enter the Red Zone where diplomatic community is housed and Parliament House and Supreme Court are ...

On Sunday (December 23), the charismatic, finger waving, arms flailing Dr Tahirul Qadri, a religious scholar-cum-politician and Chief of Tehreek-e-Minhaj-ul-Quran, put up an impressive show in Lahore’s Minar-e-Pakistan. But what was unusual about this huge julsa was that there were no party ...

ISLAMABAD (MAQBOOL MALIK & IMRAN MUKHTAR) – After hectic PPP in-house meetings and consultations with the partners parties the leading coalition party Tuesday night decided to nominate Makhdoom Shahabuddin as the next prime minister, sources said.Earlier the same day, PPP Central ...

WASHINGTON  - The US Federal Reserve enters uncharted waters at its policy meeting this week as it reveals individual policymakers’ views on the future path of interest rates.Fed-watchers generally expect the central bank will leave monetary policy essentially unchanged after the economy ...

KARACHI - Law-enforcement agencies are trying to track down terrorists who have reportedly entered the city with three explosive-packed vehicles. Sounding the alarm, secret agencies have directed the LEAs to intercept these three explosive-laden vehicles, a double-cabin pickup bearing registration ...

AUCKLAND (AFP) - New Zealand's relentless pressure and masterly forwards overwhelmed Australia in a brutal 20-6 semi-final win at Eden Park on Sunday to put them in sight of a first World Cup triumph in 24 years. The All Blacks will be overwhelming favourites when they return here next weekend to ...

NORTH OF BANI WALID, Libya (Reuters) - Fighters representing Libya's new rulers encircled and entered Bani Walid, one of the last towns loyal to ousted leader Muammar Gaddafi Friday, and fought with gunmen in street-to-street battles. Libya's interim rulers had set a Saturday deadline for several ...

KADUGLI (AFP) - A heavily armed Sudanese military convoy entered the flashpoint border district of Abyei, sparking clashes that left up to 14 people dead, its chief administrator and a UN spokesman said on Tuesday. The fighting broke out on Sunday when a Sudanese army major insisted on entering the ...

KARACHI - Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd (PTCL) and Excise and Taxation Department (Government of Sindh) have entered a strategic partnership. The agreement signing ceremony was held at the office of Secretary Excise and Taxation Manzoor A Memon here on Tuesday. PTCL turned another ...

PARIS (Agencies)-Kim Clijsters will face Petra Kvitova in the final of the Open Gaz de France on Sunday. Clijsters, who will be ranked No. 1 on Monday, defeated Kaia Kanepi of Estonia 6-1, 7-5 on her third match point. Kvitova cruised past Bethanie Mattek-Sands of the United States 6-2, 6-0. "I ...

KARACHI - Intelligence agencies have warned women suicide bombers would hit the upcoming procession of Imam Hussan's Chehlum to be held tomorrow. According to reports, secrete agencies have warned about the possible terrorist attack on the occasion of the Chehlum and informed that Lashker-e-Jahngvi ...

LAHORE Sajidi Muhammadan outkicked Karachi Kickers 4-3 on tie-break to force their way into final of the All Karachi Taj Muhammad Abbasi Memorial Football Tournament at Korangi Green Stadium, Korangi 1-1/2. The final will be held at same venue on Sunday (today) 5 pm. Korangi Town Administrator ...

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 ...

ISLAMABAD (Agencies) - Troops killed 33 militants but faced mortar fire and street battles as they entered militants stronghold of Sararogha during an offensive against Taliban and foreign extremists on Saturday, the military said. No information provided by the Army can be verified because ...

KARACHI - The province of NWFP known as the home of squash in the country and which has produced a large number of world class players has not entered a team in the inaugural Hasan Musa junior (under-15) boys and girls squash championships which will be played at Hyderabad Gymkhana October 18-23. ...

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived here on Saturday on a day-long visit but the 123 Agreement will not be signed during her stay in India. Rice will meet Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and hold talks with External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee, on a wide range of issues, ...

LAHORE - Referee Hidayat Ullah awarded three penalty-kicks as Young Rising Star Club of Rawalpindi overpowered Karachi's Diya Club 2-1 to book berth in semi-finals of Fourth National Women Football Championship currently in progress under sponsorship of Narcotics at Islamabad's Jinnah Stadium. ...

LAHORE - Chiniot-born Shabana Kausar became the new leading scorer of National Women Football Club Championship when she smashed eight goals in Lahore's WP Club's 11-0 win over Lahore Fighters FC last night at Punjab University, Old Campus Ground on 1 Cust Road near M.A.O College, Lahore. ...