WASHINGTON - In an 'unusual decision, the US has granted political asylum to a Pakistani journalist from Balochistan despite Pakistan being a democracy with a vibrant news media, The Washington Post reported on Monday. Siraj Ahmed Malik, who is on a fellowship at the University of Arizona, applied ...

Secretary Information, Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) Senator Mushaidullah has said that his party was not bound to PTI Chairman Imran Khan demands of declaring assets details but could consider dialogue with him in the larger interest of the country. Talking to media persons here in Islamabad on ...

There wahortage of adjectives and one liners to describe what President Mahmoud Abbas has done at the UN General Assembly on Friday when he pleaded the case of his people and declared that he had submitted on their behalf Palestines formal application to become a full member of the international ...

Staff Reporter LAHORE The Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry (LCCI), while strongly criticizing the move to jack-up power tariff by 38 per cent (Rs 3.06 per unit), has urged the government to avoid this devastating and irrational move as it would not only destroy the already crisis-hit ...

OUR STAFF REPORTER SIALKOT - The six convicted policemen have filed an appeal in the Lahore High Court against the anti-terrorism courts verdict in Sialkot lynching case. On September 20, 2011, the ATC awarded three year rigorous imprisonment each to six convict policemen and former Sialkot DPO ...

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 ...

OUR STAFF REPORTER LAHORE - PML-N chief Nawaz Sharifs statement on the eve of Pakistans 65th Independence Day pronouncing the Indian gods and culture similar as that of Pakistan is not only a sinister move to undermine the two-nation theory but also a deliberate attempt to nullify the sacrifices of ...

MULTAN - The Multan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) demanded of the government on Tuesday to immediately withdraw recent hike in gas tariff otherwise it would prove last draw on already sinking national economy. Were fast running out of international market because of our non-competitive ...

Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Monday rejected speculations that the government has convened session of the National Assembly to bring any resolution against the judiciary. In a statement in the National Assembly prime minister said further dismissed the impression that his government is ...

ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Gilanis punitive action against Establishment Division Secretary Sohail Ahmed on Tuesday caused ripples in civil bureaucracy and opposition parties which would further weaken the governance in the country, sources said. It is a very bad precedent set by the prime minister ...

KARACHI - Electricity shortfall continues in the city and Karachiites, who have already been suffering hours-long power outages owing to the dispute between KESC and labour union, will now have to face at least 10-12 hours announced loadshedding because of decrease in oil and gas ...

Our Staff Reporter LAHORE Governor Latif Khosa has said that those who leave the country after contracting agreements, cannot compete with PPP. He said that the reconciliation policy of the Pakistan Peoples Party should not be underestimated. He further said that whenever general elections would ...

The relationship between the United States and Pakistan has long been one of grudging interdependency. The US needs Pakistan to help in the fight against the militants and to serve as a supply transit route for military operations in Afghanistan. Pakistan needs the US for financial aid, and access ...

Afghan President Hamid Karzai is calling on the United Nations to demonstrate its support next week for regional peace talks by removing more than 20 Taliban leaders from its blacklist and creating new distinctions between the isolated Afghan leaders and Qaeda terrorists. With backing from the US ...

SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT UNITED NATIONS - Italy is organising a big meeting of UN member states in Rome next week in an obvious bid to chart out a strategy aimed at halting the momentum of the G-4 countries (India, Brazil, Germany and Japan), who are campaigning for permanent membership in an expanded ...

UNITED NATIONS - Italy is organizing a big meeting of UN member states in Rome next week in an obvious bid to chart out a strategy aimed at halting the momentum of the G-4 countries (India, Brazil, Germany and Japan), who are campaigning for permanent membership in an expanded Security ...

LONDON (Agencies) - Enraged by the ICC's decision to cut the number of teams in the 2015 World Cup to 10, the Irish cricket authorities and captain William Porterfield said the move is an "absolute disgrace" and damaging to the game. The ICC cut the number of teams at the 2015 World Cup from 14 to ...

First highest level American leader to visit Egypt after the recent uprising, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton today extended Washington's full support in the nation's march towards full-fledged democracy. On a tour to revive U.S. contacts with new regimes sprouting in the Arab region, Ms. ...

ISLAMABAD (INP)- Punjab Government spokesman Senator Pervez Rasheed has said that the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) will not bring no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani in the National Assembly. Talking to INP here on Sunday, Pervez Rasheed said no proposal to ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - There are no plans to move from Arizona the trial venue of the suspect in the Tucson shooting that killed six and wounded 13 others including Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, the Department of Justice said on Tuesday. After saturation media coverage of the event and federal judges in ...

Pakistan will mount military assaults against terrorists in North Waziristan, the Pakistani ambassador to the United States vowed. Its only a matter of how, when and in what manner do we conduct operations there against the extremists and terrorists, Ambassador Husain Haqqani told Bloombergs ...

KARACHI - PPP and MQM relations are being dominated by political expediency in the garb of political reconciliation. Both the parties are working for enhancing their party interests by conceding ground to each other at the federal level. However, at the Sindh level things are different. The PPP ...

President of Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry giving the reaction on the ailing economy said that government should announce comprehensive action plan to address the key issues that are damaging the businesses, overall economy of the country and badly affecting the lives of ...

ISLAMABAD - A petitioner, who had challenged the Women Protection Act 2006 in the Federal Shariat Court, has decided to move the Supreme Court against the FSC's December 21, 2010 judgment tomorrow. Aslam Ghumman, Senior Advocate Supreme Court has informed The Nation, "I would move against the FSC ...

Pakistan has no intention of amending its controversial blasphemy law, a government minister said Thursday, despite a global outcry over a Christian mother sentenced to death. Conservative religious groups have called for a national strike, threatening protests and anarchy if the government makes ...

England were closing in on the Ashes after routing Australia for 98 and cruising to a 59-run first-innings lead on the opening day of the fourth Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday. England skittled Australia for their lowest total in 133 years of Ashes Tests at the MCG and rubbed ...

BIPIN DANI PUNE (India) - Australian captain Ricky Ponting believes modern-day technology should ensure the Ashes winners get to house the urn. He may have reopened the age-old debate about where the Ashes urn is held by declaring Australia should be rewarded with the real item if they defeat ...

ISLAMABAD - The Government on Wednesday stepped up move for privatisation of mega state-entities as the Board of the Privatisation Commission allowed appointment of Financial Advisors for respective projects. The Board of the Privatisation Commission (PC) that met under the chairmanship of Senator ...

Campaigners are calling for a controversial US pastor to be banned from entering Britain to share his views on Islam with far-right activists. Terry Jones previously sparked condemnation by threatening to burn the Quran on the anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks. A statement on Jones' website ...

BOLTON (England) (AFP) Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson was thrilled to record his first back-to-back Premier League victories as Maxi Rodriguezs late strike proved to be the difference at the Reebok Stadium on Sunday. In a generally underwhelming encounter, Rodriguez latched on to a decent pass from ...