RAWALPINDI (INP) - General David Hurley, Chief of Defence Forces, Australia called on Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani at General Headquarters on Friday. The visiting dignitary remained with the COAS for some time and discussed matters of professional interest, particularly ...

MUZAFFARGARH Co-curricular activities help students to develop and enhance abilities and talent, said Colleges Deputy Director Bashir Ahmad on Tuesday. He expressed these views at the conclusion of a debate competition held in connection with the CMs Debate, Essay-Writing and Art Competition 2011 ...

WASHINGTON (Online) - For years, US officials have pushed Pakistans military to attack the Haqqani network, or at least block its ability to cross the Afghan border, or at least cut off whatever financial and other support Pakistans spy service continues to provide to the insurgent group, reported ...

LAHORE - Pakistan TOA team, silver medalists of the World TOA Championship, urged the government of Pakistan and corporate sector to come forward and assist them for the participation in upcoming international events so that they may earn more laurels for the country. Pakistan TOA team consisted ...

DURBAN (Agencies) - South African quick Morne Morkel claims the Proteas pace attack has its tail up heading into Friday's one-day series decider in Durban against Australia. Morkel was outstanding at St George's Park, his man-of-the-match effort of 4-22 in the 80-run win comfortably the best ...

NEW YORK - A report on a major US TV network chided Admiral Mike Mullen, the retiring chief of Joint Chiefs of Staff, for not acknowledging the Pakistani intelligence agencys help in facilitating US contacts with the Haqqani group that he condemned during his outburst against Pakistan during a ...

KARACHI - Prime Minster Yousuf Raza Gilani has appealed to the Pakistani nation to come forward for the help of flood victims. Addressing a joint venture of Naiki, a student's organisation of SZABIST, and Waqt TV telethon to collect funds for the flood affectees the other day, he highlighted the ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan plans to work more closely with private companies by sharing information on cyber attacks after defense contractor Mitsubishi Heavy Industries was hacked, Nikkei business daily reported Sunday. The govt also aims to ratify an international treaty on online crimes, the Nikkei ...

PARIS (Reuters) - Labour ministers from the Group of 20 rich and developing nations vowed on Tuesday to make job creation a priority despite strained public finances and to ensure workers enjoy fundamental rights like health and unemployment benefits. Co Organizations-day meeting in Paris, G20 ...

ISLAMABAD (APP) - The pavilion of Pakistan Gems and Jewellery Development Corporation (PGJDC) in Bangkok Fair allured thousands of visitors and helped in enhancing collaboration with other countries with regard to exchanges of expertise and know-how in the areas of skill development. Information ...

ISLAMABAD (INP): US Special Envoy and Coordinator for International Energy Affairs Carlos Pascual has said that his country is extending assistance to Pakistan in different energy projects that will add up to 1,000 megawatts electricity to the national grid by next year. Inaugurating a recently ...

Our Staff Reporter SIALKOT - Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) President Ghulam Mustafa Chaudhry on Wednesday said that the business community of Sialkot which is the nucleus of exports, was playing instrumental role not only in face-lifting of this export city but also accomplishing ...

OUR STAFF REPORTER ISLAMABAD - US Special Envoy and Coordinator for International Energy Affairs Carlos Pascual along with a delegation called on Federal Minister for Water and Power Syed Naveed Qamar here on Tuesday and discussed various matters of cooperation in energy sector. Pascual while ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Fridays jobs report that showed hiring in the United States unexpectedly ground to a halt in August is increasing speculation the US Federal Reserve will move to stimulate the economy. But will it help stocks? Fed actionif it happensis no longer viewed as the elixir for the ...

Sports Desk KARACHI - Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ijaz Butt has said that he had asked the president of the ICC, Sharad Pawar, to do his bit in the revival of Pakistan-India bilateral series as soon as possible. Butt confirmed that during his recent visit to New Delhi he had a meeting ...

UNITED NATIONS - The UN refugee agency Thursday launched a campaign to highlight the plight of up to 12 million stateless people worldwide who are denied basic rights, including access to jobs, housing, education and health care by dint of their lack of citizenship. The stateless may also not be ...

THE Large Hadron Collider team will be tapping into the collective computing power of the public to help it simulate particle physics experiments. Among other pursuits, the effort could help uncover the Higgs boson. The effort, dubbed LHC@home 2.0, is a vastly updated version of a 2004 effort to ...

HAFIZABAD - A poor worker and his wife have appealed to Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif to help them recovery their three minor daughters who have been abducted by a personnel of the Police Qaumi Razakar (PQR) Hafizabad in June last. They also demanded the Chief Minister to order a stern ...

LAHORE (APP) - Provincial Minister for Jails Malik Iqbal Channar said on Sunday that 14 new jails would be constructed on modern lines in Punjab to overcome the problem of accommodation for prisoners. Talking to a representative delegation of NGOs , he said, 32 jails of Punjab had capacity of ...

SWABI - The measures adopted by Awami National Partys (ANPs) provincial leadership to arrange reconciliation between two rival groups of the party could not yield any positive result. According to details, following the directives of the party leadership, Jehan Zeb Khan arranged on Thursday a ...

PESHAWAR - A woman has appealed the Chief Minister and Chief Justice Peshawar High Court to provide her with justice, as her son was allegedly killed by some persons. Sharafat Bibi, resident of Mathra, Peshawar, said while addressing a press conference here at Peshawar Press Club that some ...

YICHANG - Director General Three Gorges Corporation Wang Shoofeng has said that Chinese experts are working in Pakistan to provide expertise to its people in power generation field and free of cost operational changes to Wapda and within next 10 years they will be successful to facilitate Pakistan ...

ISLAMABAD - The talented sportsmen of Pakistan prove that their country does not lag behind in this sphere, as they keep the green-and-white flag high across the globe in various sports events. Shahram Changazi, a top-ranked snooker player, is one of the examples. He was Pakistan's no 1 snooker ...

PESHAWAR Despite allocation of Rs 18.4 billion for law and order, the much-awaited explosive detectors have still not been provided to the militancy-plagued Khyber Pakhtunkhwa though the Chinese government has already provided it through soft loan of $ 2.96 million in July 2009. These modern ...

ISLAMABAD - Johann Koss, one of the great athletes of all time and four-time Olympic gold medallist in speed skating on Thursday discussed his future plans in detail and the work done by his NGO, 'Right to Play', in Pakistan and other developing countries. In a press conference at a local hotel ...

SIALKOT - There is a great need for setting up mini industrial estates in deprived and far-off areas for edging out the rapid rural migration towards the city. Sialkot is a hub of cottage industry and totally export-oriented city of Pakistan that earning over $ One billion dollars through its ...

MULTAN - Head of Economic and Commercial Office, Embassy of Italy, Islamabad, Federico Bianchi, has said that new ways and means will be explored to boost trade between Pakistan and Italy. Talking to journalists here at Service Club during a luncheon organised by industrialist Sheikh Ahsan Rashid, ...

ISLAMABAD - The theme of World Environment Day 2011 Forests: Nature at Your Service reminds us of the critical importance of forest ecosystems in our lives, including providing a source of livelihood, reducing the risks from natural disasters, refuge for many species and clean water and air for ...

LAHORE Despite the drum beaten campaign by the big guns of the police department regarding ensuring safety of lives and properties of the citizens, above 110 cars, 120 motorbikes and Rs 240 million were snatched from the victims residing in 77 police precincts during April. The dacoits also shot ...

ISLAMABAD (APP) - Ambassador of Romania in Pakistan Emilian ION on Saturday offered the Pakistani businessmen to export their products, especially textile, garments, leather and chemical, to Romania. He said that Pakistan and Romania would start economic and cultural activities for enhancing ...