India on Wednesday successfully test-fired its supersonic BrahMos cruise missile from a warship off the coast of the western state of Goa, sources said."The missile, with a range of 290 kms, was test-fired from the Indian Navy's Russian-built warship INS Tarkash and it successfully hit the target ...

Seoul : North Korea fired a sixth short-range missile into the Sea of Japan on Monday, defying warnings from UN chief Ban Ki-moon and South Korea after a flurry of similar tests at the weekend.The latest firing was confirmed by the South's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), who said it was unclear if the ...

SEOUL : North Korea Sunday test-fired a short-range missile off its east coast, its fourth in two days, despite pleas from South Korea and the UN chief to halt the launches at a time of high tensions. The guided missile was fired into theEastSea(Sea of Japan) on Sunday afternoon, a defence ministry ...

SEOUL - North Korea on Saturday launched three short-range missiles into the Sea of Japan, apparently as part of a military drill, South Korea's defence ministry said.US and South Korean forces had been on heightened alert for a medium-range ballistic missile test in recent weeks amid tensions ...

  MANCHESTER   Robin van Persie hit a first-half hat-trick as Manchester United cantered to an unprecedented 20th English league title with an emphatic 3-0 victory at home to Aston Villa on Monday.ManchesterCity's 3-1 loss at Tottenham Hotspur a day earlier had handed United a chance to ...

DUBAI Reuters Iran test-fired a new land-to-sea ballistic missile in the Gulf, a senior official said on Tuesday, days before an annual ceremony meant to showcase its military muscle at a time of rising tension with the West over its nuclear activity. Israel has publicly warned of possible air ...

Islamabad - Pakistan on Wednesday successfully test fired Hatf IV Shaheen-1 – a mid range ballistic missile. The missile incorporates series of improvements in range and technical parameters from its forerunner. It is capable of carrying nuclear and conventional warheads to 900 kms.The ...

Pakistan on Wednesday conducted a successful launch of the Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile Hatf IV Shaheen-1 Weapon System. The missile incorporates series of improvements in range and technical parameters of the existing missile. It is capable of carrying nuclear and conventional warheads to ...

New Delhi  - India on Sunday test-fired its nuclear capable Agni-II strategic ballistic missile from a military base in Odisha. The test was conducted from Wheeler’s Island in Bhadrak district. The medium-range surface-to-surface missile with a range of over 2,000 km has already been ...

LAHORE – PIA management fired a pantry man after his educational credentials were found fake, said sources in the airlines on Saturday. They said that Amanullah was serving in catering department of PIA at Lahore and his secondary school certificate after verification was found fake, on which ...

India on Sunday test-fired its nuclear capable Agni-II strategic ballistic missile from a military base in Odisha, Indian media quoting defence officials said. The test was conducted from Wheeler's Island in Bhadrak district, around 200 km from here, by army personnel as part of a training ...

SIALKOT - Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) candidate for constituency NA-110 Sialkot City-I Arshad Mehmood Baggu has levelled several allegations against his rival candidate PML-N stalwart Khawaja Muhammad Asif of corruption, accumulating wealth through unfair means and deliberately concealing details of his ...

KHULNA - Paceman Tino Best took a career-best six-wicket haul to fire the West Indies to a crushing ten-wicket win against Bangladesh in the second Test in Khulna on Sunday, sealing the series 2-0. The 31-year-old Barbadian followed his maiden five-wicket haul in the first Test win in Dhaka with ...

OUR STAFF REPORTER SARGODHA - The district police officer of Sargodha has dismissed Inspector Matta Muhammad for allegedly developing relations with criminals such as car lifters. Likewise, four other cops namely Sub-Inspector Amanullah, ASI Ahmed Ali, Head Constable Maqbool, Constable Ikramullah ...

EDISON (AFP) - Harrison Frazar seized the clubhouse lead at The Barclays on Thursday with a seven-under 64 on a soggy course that could get worse with the threat of an approaching hurricane. The American got his opening round off to a rousing start but the same couldn't be said for many others in ...

WOMEN buying fashionable essential oil burners are being blamed for a growing number of house fires, authorities have warned. Fire chiefs are investigating a spate of unexplained fires thought to have been sparked by towels and linen covered in scented oils. Officials are linking at least ...

Egypt's government, meeting a key demand by protesters, fired nearly 700 top police officers on Wednesday to cleanse the discredited and widely unpopular force, state television reported. In another nod to demands by activists, Egypt's military is delaying parliamentary elections initially expected ...

India Friday test fired air-to-air ballistic missile Astra from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur in the eastern state of Orissa. "The ballistic flight test of the beyond-visual-range missile was carried out at 09:50 a.m. local time. However, we are yet to know whether the test has been ...

Pakistan, Tuesday successfully conducted the first flight test of the newly developed short range surface to surface Multi Tube Ballistic Missile Hatf 9. According to ISPR sources, it has been developed to add deterrence value to Pakistans Strategic Weapons Development Programme at shorter ranges. ...

KOLKATA (India) (AFP) - Paul Stirling smashed an explosive century as Ireland posted an emphatic six-wicket victory over the Netherlands in their last World Cup match on Tuesday. The 20-year-old opener gave a superb exhibition of hitting, cracking two sixes and 14 fours in his 72-ball 101 as ...

Pakistan successfully test fired a short range Surface to Surface Ballistic Missile Hataf-2 Abdali. According to the ISPR, Hataf-2 (Abdali) with a range of 180 Kms can carry nuclear as well as conventional warheads with high accuracy. President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani ...

Pakistan on Thursday conducted a successful test fire of the indigenously developed Cruise Missile Hatf-VII (Babur) having a range of 600 kms. According to an ISPR news release, the missile tests are part of a process of validating the system. Babur can carry strategic and conventional warheads. It ...

Pakistan Navy has test fired surface to air missiles successfully in the area of Sonmiani. As per sources surface to air missiles were test fired in Sonmiani and they have hit their targets with precision. Naval Chief Admiral Noman Bashir was also present on the occasion. Congratulating the ...

Pakistan successfully test fired surface-to-surface HatfV Ghauri missile, on Tuesday, ISPR spokesman said. The missile is capable of carrying all kind of warheads besides hitting its target at a range of 1300 kilometers. The test of Ghauri Hataf-V is normal experiment to identify its capability.

LAHORE As many as 40 employees of Pakistan Red Crescent Society Punjab (PRCSP) have been dismissed from service without serving any notice while over 52 are not being regularised notwithstanding the Punjab Government has issued a notification in this regard, TheNation has learnt reliably. In ...

Afghanistan's senior-most prosecutor who has complained that the attorney general and others are blocking corruption cases against high-ranking government officials says that he was fired by Afghan President Hamid Karzai, The New York Times reported Sunday. Fazel Ahmed Faqiryar, a former deputy ...

ISLAMABAD Front runner of Young Rising Star Malaika Noor once again turned out to be the most dangerous goal scorer when she fired four goals against Peshawar Frontier College in 7-1 quarter-final triumph in the 6th National Womens Football Championship at Jinnah Stadium, Pakistan Sports Complex ...

Eighteen people died in forest fires in Russia's worst heatwave in decades, officials said Friday, as Prime Minister Vladimir Putin visited one of the worst hit areas to reassure local residents. Angry residents of a village in the central Nizhny Novgorod region where all 341 houses burnt down ...

JOHANNESBURG (AFP) Midfielder Mesut Ozils second-half strike fired Germany to a 1-0 win over Ghana on Wednesday and into the World Cup last 16 where old enemies England will be waiting. The win gave Germany top spot in Group D and a showdown with Fabio Capellos England in Bloemfontein on Sunday ...

DURBAN (South Africa) (AFP) Wesley Sneijder fired the Netherlands to a comfortable 1-0 win over Japan and pole position in World Cup Group E here on Saturday. After seeing off Denmark 2-0 in their opening match, the Dutch now sit atop their group on a maximum six points from two games, with Japan ...