MARDAN - Member of National Assembly (MNA) Khawaja Muhammad Khan Hoti was expelled from Awami National Party (ANP) three years back and his basic party membership was also finished at that time and if he has moral courage he would have resigned from the National assembly seat at that time. These ...

RESEARCHERS at the University of Arkansas are studying a new field of fossilised dinosaur tracks, including one set which appears to be from a large three-toed predator. The tracks were found on private land in south-west Arkansas and provide a window into the lifeforms which roamed the area as ...

The passengers of national carrier are facing delays of up to 10 of 39 PIA aircraft were grounded because of technical faults, report said on Wednesday. In Peshawar PIA flight PK tied in UAE-255 made an emergency landing here after developing a technical fault at one of its generators. According ...

LAYYAH - long queues of vehicles at the petrol pumps could turn out to be a security threat as people and pumps staffs are at loggerhead over the issue of petrol shortage. The pump owners are selling petrol at different rates in black-market, adding salt to the injuries of poor masses. The CNG ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has fretted for years that its ties to Pakistan and past sanctions against India would harm its efforts to win arms deals such as the $11 billion fighter order that slipped away from two US suppliers this week, a US diplomatic cable showed. "Our ability to ...

The White House has released President Barack Obama's birth certificate, in response to persistent rumours he was not born in the US. Mr Obama had previously released an official "certification of live birth" showing he was born in Hawaii. But fringe "birther" theorists have insisted Mr Obama was ...

ISLAMABAD - President Asif Ali Zardari Tuesday paid glowing tributes to late Shahbaz Bhatti, saying that the sacrifice rendered by him for the country, the party and the minorities community for promoting interfaith harmony and tolerance would not go in vain and would be remembered for a very long ...

RAMZAN CHANDIO KARACHI - Chief Minister Sindh Syed Qaim Ali Shah on Friday said that two letters have been written to Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani seeking funds for maintenance, restructuring and improvement of irrigation system in the province as well as for payment of remaining amount ...

QUETTA - The long march towards Dera Bugti, under the leadership of Provincial President of Jahmoori Watan Party Nawabzada Shahzain Bugti could not commence from Quetta on Friday due to presence of a large number of police and personnel of Balochistan Constabulary around his residence. Shahzain ...

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's crippling inflation rate has left trader Mohammad Farouk with a painful task at the end of each day -- throwing out a large quantity of his fruits and vegetables because it's too expensive to sell. Soaring prices also mean he often has to purchase stocks on credit ...

MOHAMED BEN-MADANI After several days of rioting earlier this month, the Algerian government decided to cut the cost of some staple foods, such as sugar, cooking oil and flour. It also said that import duties on sugar, cooking oil and other foodstuffs will be reduced. This will cost the treasury ...

As a dismal year draws to a close, Pakistani cricket fans may be hoping that 2011 will bring a little respite from the torrent of bad news that has engulfed their national team. The lesson of Pakistans recent cricket history, though, is that however bad things may seem to be, there is often worse ...

Men who frequently work long hours or get little sleep are at twice the risk of suffering a non-fatal heart attack, Japanese researchers report. Since the 1980s, Japanese society has been concerned with a high incidence of sudden deaths occurring amidst a culture of extended work hours, noted Dr. ...

KARACHI President Tanz-eemul Madaris and Chairman Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee Mufti Muneeb-ur-Rehman has demanded high-profile security for the Sunni Ittehad Council rally at Data Darbar. Addressing a press conference at Darrul Uloom Mujadadia here on Sunday, Mufti Muneeb urged the rulers to ...

KARACHI - Muttahida Qaumi Movement Quaid Altaf Hussain has condemned the use of force to stop the long march of Sunni Ittahad Council. Altaf Hussain said that it was the democratic right of every political and religious party to make protests and organize demonstrations and the use of unnecessary ...

LAHORE - The Sunni Ittehad Council is bracing for long march on Nov 27. It was announced by SIC leader Muhammad Atharul Qadri on Saturday, adding by participating in the march people would prove that they were against terrorism and pro-US policies of the present rulers. He said the government had ...

Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani Thursday sent Chairman National Insurance Company Limited (NICL) Ayaz Khan Niazi on long leave, after FIA registered case against him on charges of fraud on the directives of Supreme Court of Pakistan. The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the commerce ...

LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said that the wounds inflicted by October 12, 1999 on Pakistan will take a lot of time to heal. According to a handout, the CM in a statement Tuesday said that the future of Pakistan was linked with democracy, however, the PML-N could not allow ...

Eating less may help in living a long and healthy life, indicates a Canadian study. Russ Hepple, a physiologist, along with other researchers at the University of Calgary examined the effects of calorie restricted diets on rats and found that elderly rats on such diet had the muscle mass and ...

QUETTA - Clerks kicked off their long march from Quetta on Saturday for laying a siege of Parliament on April 28th to press their demands for increase in their salaries. Leader of Pakistan Muslim League (PML-Q) and member of National Assembly Marvi Memon had specially arrived in Quetta to join the ...

THERE is a clear link between living to 100 and inheriting a hyperactive version of an enzyme that prevents cells from ageing, researchers say. Scientists from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the US say centenarian people have this mutant gene. They found that 86 very old people and ...

BEIJING (AFP) - A Chinese bride Thursday made a bid for the record books when she turned up for her wedding wearing a 2,162-metre-long gown. More than 200 guests took over three hours to unroll Lin Rongs wedding train, which stretched nearly 2.2 kilometres (1.4 miles) and pin on 9,999 red silk ...

KARACHI - There is no doubt that the real heroes and the men of crisis of Pakistani nation are mostly remained out-screened but played decisive role in building the nation and also to put it out of the crisis. Tragically, such characters are unanimous among the majority, while the nation comes to ...

NEW DELHI (AFP) - India joined an elite club of six nations last week with the launch of its own nuclear-powered submarine, but experts say it could be years before the prototype is transformed into a strategic asset. INS Arihant (Destroyer of Enemies) begins trials this week with its builders ...

Taliban militants will not attack the military in the main town of Pakistan's Swat Valley to avoid triggering battles that would result in civilian casualties and destruction, a militant spokesman said. The army on Monday hailed the announcement as a sign that the outnumbered militants were staring ...

SINGAPORE (AFP) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday sharply slashed its growth outlook for Asia, predicting a long and severe recession for the regions wealthier but export-reliant economies. The US-based institution said it now expected growth in Asia, including Japan, would slow ...

ISLAMABAD (APP) - Chief of Jamiat Ulema e Islam (Fazl) Maulana Fazlur Rehman said Sunday that the Chief of Pakistan Muslim League (N) Mian Nawaz Sharif must avoid confrontation, emotionalism, rise above from one province and think about the entire country. Talking to a private TV channel, he said ...

Chairperson of Human Rights Commission of Pakistan Asma Jahangir said rulers are in mayhem because of lawyers' long march. Talking toa private TV, Asma said she will travel to Islamabad at any cost and will participate in sit-in. She said what is going on is not democracy. People voted for ...

Naib Amir Jamaat-i-Islami Prof. Ghafoor Ahmed has said despite all its powers the government will not be able to stop the flood of people towards Islamabad. Addressing a press conference here at Idara Noor-e-Haq, the Naib Amir said the force of long march will wash away the government. "If any ...

KARACHI - Local police on Thursday mistakenly intercepted the car of Justice Mohammad Attar Saeed of Sindh High Court in the Nazimabad Town area. A well-placed source told The Nation, on the condition of anonymity, that Justice Attar Saeed was on his way to the court when police intercepted his ...