ISLAMABADThe Pakistan squash Federation (PSF) has put itself into an unwanted and awkward position as it has yet remained fail to name the squad for the World Squash Team Championship. The PSF is supposed to submit the team to World Squash Federation till today (Sunday) for the World Team Squash ...

NOWSHERA Nowshera police, in an operation on Thursday, rescued a man, Abdul Wahab, who claimed that the son of former prime minister Yousaf Raza Gilani was being held captive along with him.  Acting on information received from an intercepted satellite-phone call from Waziristan, which ...

In an attempt to recover Ali Haider Gilani, son of former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani who was kidnapped by unidentified gunmen from Multan on May 9, Nowshera police on Thursday conducted an operation in Misri Banda area of Akora Khatak and rescued a hostage.Talking to media persons, the DPO ...

karachiNotwithstanding the hectic efforts made by PML-N Chief Mian Nawaz Sharif to get foothold in Sindh with the support of likeminded parties and Sindhi nationalists, the PPP has emerged as the single largest party in its stronghold Sindh in May 11 elections, which proved that it is still a ...

  islamabad The people of Seraiki area, also known as southernPunjab, gave a big thrashing to Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarian (PPP-P) which was ostensibly calling for a separate province for them and voted Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) to power. Unlike 2008, the PPP-P and Bahawalpur ...

islamabad - Tens of hundreds of residents of cantonment on Saturday faced a lot of difficulties while exercising their right of franchise for electing their representative for the seat of NA-54 owing to carelessness of Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).The voters, who turned out in massive ...

BREST,France: A French test of an M51 submarine-launched ballistic missile failed on Sunday as it self-destructed off the coast ofBrittany, officials said. "It was a failure, the reasons will be determined by an investigation," said Lieutenant Commander Lionel Delort, a spokesman for ...

ISLAMABADAll the requests made by Pakistan Squash Federation to Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) Director General Syed Amir Hamza Gilani regarding maintenance work at Roshan Khan Squash Complex fell on deaf ears as PSB doesn’t bother to lend a helping hand to federation in organising of 17th Asian ...

KARACHI - The ten-party alliance of opposition, led by PML-F and PML-N, has failed to field unanimous candidates to challenge the PPP and MQM as hopefuls from opposition parties are contesting against each other on many seats in the Sindh province. This situation shows a clear negation of tall ...

lahore - Public sector institutes like Rice Research Institutes of Kala Shah Kaku and Dokri have failed to develop new successful and popular hybrid rice varieties during the last several decades of their existence.As a result the basmati export is decreasing day by day. For instance, basmati rice ...

ROME (Reuters): Italy's parliament failed to elect a new state president in its first vote on Thursday, with divisions in the centre-left alliance torpedoing a quick victory for its official candidate Franco Marini.Marini, a former Senate speaker, won just over 520 votes, well below the required ...

RAWALPINDI - A 35-year-old man, who was accused of kidnapping her young female student, tried to burn himself to avoid arrest by police during a raid on late Sunday night at his house located at Nambal Plaza, Haji Chowk, Sadiqabad.Police and Rescue 1122 saved the life of accused namely Saeed ...

NOORPUR THAL - At least five notables from Thal are not contesting the coming elections due to varying reasons. Three noted personalities from Hasanpur Malik Ghulam Muhammad Khan Tiwana, Malik Ehsan Ullah Tiwana and Malik Saifullah Khan Tiwana are not in the contest this time. The PTI leadership ...

NOORPUR THAL - At least five notables from Thal are not contesting the coming elections due to varying reasons. Three noted personalities from Hasanpur Malik Ghulam Muhammad Khan Tiwana, Malik Ehsan Ullah Tiwana and Malik Saifullah Khan Tiwana are not in the contest this time. The PTI leadership ...

ISLAMABAD - Defying Prime Minister’s direction to release Rs 20 billion to reduce power outages in the country, finance ministry on Wednesday failed to release fund for the power generation resulting in up to 18 hours loadshedding, it has learnt.0 has directed the ministry of Water and Power ...

ISLAMABAD - ASIM QADEER RANA  - Federal bureaucracy took a U-turn under Secretary Establishment who failed to comply with the directives of Election Commission of Pakistan to transfer the Inspector General of Police Islamabad Bani Amin mainly because of influence used by a famous property ...

ISLAMABAD - The caretaker government has failed to appoint a Finance Minister despite a fortnight time to steer out the fragile economy from existing morass thus raising serious questions how to handle preparations of the forthcoming budget 2013-14.The caretaker Prime Minister Mir Hazar Khan Khoso, ...

URI AVNERYObama in Israel: Every word right. Every gesture genuine. Every detail in its place. Perfect.Obama in Palestine: Every word wrong. Every gesture inappropriate. Every single detail misplaced. Perfect.It started from the first moment. The president of the United States came to Ramallah. He ...

ISLAMABAD - The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) could not make public on Saturday its anxiously awaited decision on the fate of 14 ex-lawmakers suspected to be fake degree-holders, apparently due to the ‘complexities’ involved in the matter.Earlier on Friday, the commission had ...

The Economic Coordination Committee of the Cabinet has formed a Committee to formulate guidelines to determine CNG pricing formula.The Economic Coordination Committee of the Cabinet has formed a Committee to formulate guidelines to determine CNG pricing formula in consultation with all the ...

ISLAMABAD  - Chairman of Pakistan Economy Watch (PEW) Dr. Murtaza Mughal has said that Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf has failed to restore confidence of the business community.In an statement issued from his office on Sunday , he said that politics remains the favourite subject of the new ...

ISLAMABAD – SIKANDER SHAHEEN - With alleged inability of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) coupled with absence of assets verification mechanism, the practice of filing dubious assets returns is unlikely to be curbed as the elected parliamentarians continue to file seemingly cooked up ...

KARACHI - Set up by the former city district governments, seventy-six public sector dispensaries have completely been closed down owing to the negligence of the KMC.During the tenures of Naimatullah Khan and Mustafa Kamal, the former city district governments had set up dispensaries in various ...

LAHORE – The fresh supply of some vegetable items and fruits have started to ease their rates, but the unfortunate consumers could not got benefit of it, as the profiteers become hurdle in their way.Due to the stallholders’ unholy liaison with the Sunday bazaars administration, the ...

LAHORE - State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP) decision to keep the policy rate unchanged failed to weaken the investor sentiments at the local bourse. Investors also ignored domestic political uncertainty, as strong corporate announcements, US State department’s allocation of $2.4 billion for ...

KABUL  – An Afghan-American company that failed to win a multibillion-dollar contract to develop one of Afghanistan’s most lucrative mines alleges that the bidding process was riddled with irregularities and that the winning bidders may not be able to meet production targets.The ...

LAHORE  – Pakistan Railways with tall claims of introducing business trains and upgraded services has not yet succeeded to normalize the operation of the passengers' trains.Prolonged delay of trains continued to trouble the passengers and relatives waiting for arrival of their family ...

RAHIM YAR KHAN - Thousands of the citizens have been waiting for natural gas due to delay in laying of pipelines in different localities of the city by Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL), it has been learnt. Reportedly, SNGPL district office sent a case to its Head Office Lahore on June 29, ...

Britain’s worst learner driver has never taken a proper driving test - after failing his theory exam 92 times.The 28-year-old Leicester man, who has not been named, has spent £2,852 on theory tests, reports The Sun.The £31 hour-long test includes multiple-choice questions about ...

CLIFFORD D. MAYFor 65 years, Pakistanis have been conducting one of modern history’s great experiments: Can a nation conceived as Islamic also be free and democratic — the vision of Pakistan’s founding father, Muhammad Ali Jinnah? Or will Pakistan’s identity be defined by ...