LAHORE Pakistan Muslim League-Zia chief Ijazul Haq on Wednesday accused his rival election candidate from PML-N of massive rigging, but announced unconditional support to PML-N in the Centre and Punjab in the ‘larger interest’ of the country. Asked at a news conference whether he would ...

POZNAN: A British tourist has complained after finding ‘cervical cancer with chips’ on the menu at a restaurant in Poland. Owen Durray, 32, from Kent, found ‘Cervical cancer served on beetroot carpaccio’ being offered at the Bee Jays restaurant in Poznan. Mr Durray said: ...

islamabad - Pakistan’s investment policy is to actively seek foreign investment by offering a broad array of incentives to attract new capital inflows.This was stated by Maqbool H. H. Rahimtoola, Minister for Commerce, who is leading the Pakistan delegation at the Annual Investment Meeting ...

  LAHORE   In sheer violation of Election Commission’s code of conduct, thePunjabUniversityadministration has organised a breakfast in honour of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz election candidates at university Executive Club on Sunday. Sources said that PU Resident Officer Javed Sami ...

KarachI (PR): Bonanza has taken the initiative of bridging the gaps between designer wear and retail brands. The aim is to offer customers a great variety of designs from various designers under one roof with great affordability and wide accessibility a rare combination in Pakistan. The idea of ...

VIENNAAFP/ReutersIran said on Tuesday that it would be a "reliable partner" in the Middle East if Western countries would take a more cooperative approach in talks on its nuclear programme.Western powers blame tension with Iran in part on its refusal to cooperate with United Nations calls for curbs ...

KARACHI (PR): NIB Bank, one of the fastest growing banks in Pakistan, and global payments and technology company MasterCard have announced a collaboration which will see NIB Bank become the first bank in Pakistan to offer the MasterCard Internet Gateway Service (MiGS). Now, NIB Bank merchants will ...

LONDON  DS - Adele reportedly offered to buy seven London flats for members of her family.The ‘Skyfall’ singer is said to have wanted to make the purchases for several cousins, but they decided to turn the offer down, according to the Daily Star.An insider revealed: “Adele ...

KARACHI  - The NA-239 constituency of Keamari has become important for political parties especially for Pakistan Peoples Party which had won this seat in 2008 general elections. PPP once again gave party ticket to Abdul Qadir Patel for NA-239 (Karachi West-cum-Karachi South) seat.In 2008 ...

WASHINGTON   - The White House has expressed condolences to its long-time foe Iran over an earthquake which killed 37 people and damaged dozens of villages near its sole nuclear power plant. National Security Council spokeswoman Caitlin Hayden also said in a statement that Washington ...

KARACHI -  Pakistan pace bowler Junaid Khan has turned down some attractive offers to play for English counties this summer as he wants to put all his energy in preparing well for the Champions Trophy, a tournament his side has never won. Junaid, who did extremely well in the one-day series in ...

ISLAMABAD – JAVAID-UR-RAHMAN -Lawmakers in the National Assembly on Monday paid homage to late Jam Muhammad Yousaf,minister for privatisation and former Balochistan chief minister, for his services as a politician and parliamentarian.The House with sparse presence offered fateha for the ...

LAHORE – In a stark contrast of words and actions, Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf on Sunday announced incentives for the party’s Punjab politicians but at the same time said the leadership won’t try to lure back those who have made up their mind to say good bye to the ...

VIENTIANE (Laos) - Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf on Sunday said that Pakistan had investor-friendly policies and the Finnish businessmen should avail the investment opportunities being provided by it.He was talking to Finnish Prime Minister Jyrki Katainen, who called on him here and held ...

VIENNA - The United Nations published Monday a report offering guidance and support to countries on tackling “terrorists” who use the Internet to plan attacks, recruit and disseminate propaganda. “Just as Internet use among citizens has increased in the past few years, terrorist ...

ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf on Tuesday extended dialogue offer to all political parties and said democracy took firm footing in the country during the last four years of the incumbent government, as it achieved significant targets in economic and social sectors.“The ...

LAHORE – The Punjab Assembly on Thursday offered dua for the departed soul of Shahanshahe Ghazal Mehdi Hassan, who passed away in Karachi on Wednesday. Dr Asad Ashraf, chairing the proceedings, on a point of order by a private member, allowed the house to offer dua for the soul of renowned ...

Exasperated with Pakistan's refusal to act against Hafiz Saeed, Indian Home Secretary R. K. Singh had offered that India would even be ready to pay Rs.56 crore to Pakistan in case Saeed is handed over to them, Indian media revealed on Sunday.Reports said that Singh's remark came at the conclusion ...

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman Imran Khan on Monday offered renowned nuclear scientist Dr Abdul Qadir Khan to become his party’s patron.This offer was made by Imran Khan during a meeting with the nuclear scientist which lasted for an hour.The two national heroes talked about terrorism, ...

KARACHI - The Teach for Pakistan (TFP) Foundation held an introductory seminar here on Sunday to facilitate the students of the Karachi University (KU) to participate in mobilizing communities.While addressing the students, Pro-Vice Chancellor Dr Shahana Urooj Kazmi said that it was important to ...

ISLAMABAD/KARACHI – The PPP government has offered a lucrative scheme to ‘swindlers, plunderers, smugglers and corruption monsters’ to whiten their black money, the sources said on Friday.As per the economic observers, the plan is simple enough: invest in stocks, pay tax and get ...

Whenever the world seemed to start caving in around them, Syrian politicians have leaned on the Russians for support. Moscow, both now and during the Soviet era, has always been Syria’s “security blanket”. Syrian leaders, however, have almost equally misjudged how far Russia was ...

ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Thursday said Pakistan offers lucrative incentives for foreign investors. He was talking to V Shankar, Group Executive Director and CEO Europe, Middle East, Africa and America’s Standard Chartered Bank who called on him at the Prime ...

BENGHAZI (AFP) - Libya’s Tawarga tribe apologised to Misrata’s people for damage caused in the coastal city during last year’s war, according to a statement received by AFP on Friday. “We the Tawarga tribes of Libya apologise to our brothers in Misrata for any action ...

LAHORE – Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has said that there are vast opportunities of investment in the province and government is providing all facilities to investors under one-roof. He said that foreign investors should benefit from the attractive incentives being offered ...

FAISALABAD - The person, who informs the Faisalabad Electric Supply Company about stolen transformers, would receive 10% of the value for the recovered property, the company’s Chief Executive Officer Tariq Mehmood Chattha announced on Thursday.Addressing a review meeting here, the CEO said ...

LAHORE – The Lahore College for Women University has extends the date for admissions in Post-Graduate Diploma in Teaching, till February 15th, 2012. The list of short listed candidates will be displayed on February 17th, along with interview dates for the candidates.The university’s ...

ISLAMABAD - President Asif Ali Zardari has said that Pakistan and Tajikistan need to work closely on infrastructure, energy connectivity and trans-regional economic cooperation projects such as CASA-1000.This he said during his meeting with the Ambassador of the Republic of Tajikistan to Pakistan ...

JOHANNESBURG  - Nelson Mandela’s personal chef of 20 years launched her first cookbook, giving the world a taste of some of the anti-apartheid hero’s favourite South African dishes.Xoliswa Ndoyiya’s “Ukutya Kwasekhaya: Tastes from Nelson Mandela’s Kitchen” ...

RAWALPINDI - A spokesman of Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) has said that the matter of report on the death of Adiala Jail detainee is sub judice so it cannot be commented on in public. The facts of the matter will be presented in the Supreme Court.