OUR STAFF REPORTER LAHORE Imran Khan included former caretaker Punjab Chief Minister Mian Afzal Hayat and ex- Punjab Minister Hussain Jehanian Gardezi on Wednesday in his party and told the media that all 1,000 candidates the party planned to put up in the next elections would not be new faces. ...

LAHORE The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf, which according to its supporters is becoming home to traditional political figures of the country, is about to welcome soon many more old faces from South Punjab, TheNation has learnt. Many of the PTI founding members and supporters, who want a change ...

LAHORE Divisions have emerged among PTI ranks on the issue of inclusion of traditional politicians in the party. One group is opposing taking in the old faces while another is supporting their entry citing their electoral potential, The Nation has learnt. Many supporters of the PTI are raising the ...

The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) secretary information Senator Mushahidullah has said that old and ideological activists of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) are disappointed over their incompetent and corrupt leadership. In a statement here Saturday, he said that Punjab Chief Minister ...

KARACHI - The provincial ministers and advisors of PML-Q and PML-F, allies of PPP in Sindh as well as federal government, on Friday met with Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah separately at the CM House. They raised the issue of lack of cooperation towards their parties as well as finalisation of ...

Federal Minister for Overseas Pakistanis Dr. Muhammad Farooq Sattar assumed the charge of his ministry on Monday. According to a press release, after assuming the charge of Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis, he emphasised the role and importance of Overseas Pakistanis in the development of Pakistan. ...

The Punjab government has banned transportation of old tyres out of Lahore. In the wake of dengue virus here in the city and other cities of Punjab, the provincial government under section 144 has imposed a ban on transporting old tyres out of the City. The decision was taken in a meeting held to ...

HYDERABAD (APP) Hyderabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (HCCI) has demanded of the Federal Board of Revenue to re-introduce the old forms for filing of income tax returns. President HCCI Seth Goharullah and chairman Inland Revenue Service committee of HCCI Haji Muhammad Yaqoob have said that it ...

Broken beams and mounds of clay lay in heaps Wednesday where a three-story residential building collapsed in the Indian capital, killing at least seven people and highlighting the dangerous housing conditions among the city's poor. Residents said they feared some people may still be trapped in the ...

For Nicolas Cages new thriller movie, Trespass, which is scheduled to release in October, the actor was able to channel emotions from actual real life experiences. Cage tells LAist the basics of what went down the night an intruder broke into his Orange County home. It was two in the morning. I was ...

ISLAMABAD (APP) - The old design and bigger size banknote of Rs 500 denomination will be demonetized with effect from Oct 1, 2011. Senior official told APP here on Sunday that the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has asked the general public to exchange these notes from the field offices of SBP banking ...

THE Reality TV star Kim Kardashian has sued the Old Navy clothing chain to force them to stop using a lookalike model in advertisements the celebrity claims hijack her fame. Attorneys for the star of TV show Keeping Up with the Kardashians on the E cable network said in the lawsuit that Old Navy ...

ISLAMABAD - Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited is facing serious troubles in computerisation of the data due to lack of trained staff and an anti lobby working against the project. The computerisation project was started several years ago and people were hired and trained those were supposed to ...

PESHAWAR - Despite clear directives of Inspector General of Police, the demoted police officer still follow the order regarding abolishment of shoulder promotion policy in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Sources told TheNation that the demoted police officers continued to perform their duties with their old ...

ISLAMABAD - Osama bin Laden became Qaidas cranky old uncle, out of touch with younger followers who didnt always heed his advice, US and Pakistani officials said. The officials portrait of bin Ladens authority when he was hiding out in northern Pakistan contradict assertions by some US officials ...

SIALKOT - The dozens of male and female Sikh Yatrees from London-UK, India and Canada visited their native houses in Sialkot and surrounding areas amid tight security to refresh their pre-partition memories. They also met with their old friends and their children and distributed sweets and ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Google had stopped digitising old newspapers as publishers sought to make money off story archives instead of having them hosted free online. People will still be able to find newspapers already converted to digital format in the Google News Archives at ...

Jude Law has revealed that he believes his days of being a heartthrob are over. The actor is to play a betrayed husband opposite Keira Knightley in Anna Karenina and explained that he is now more suited to such roles. Speaking at Cannes Film Festival, he said: Im the cuckold. Im the husband she ...

One person was shot dead and another critically injured in firing incident over old enmity here in Lahore on Thursday. According to police the firing incident took place in Kachi Abadi area of Badami Bagh where armed men riding on motorcycles opened fire at Akbar Butt 40, and his relative Aadil ...

OUR STAFF REPORTER) KARACHII - The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has reminded the general public to exchange the old-design and bigger-size banknote of Rs500 from the field offices of SBP Banking Services Corporation and the branches of all commercial banks throughout the country up to 30th ...

FEROZEWALA - An Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) and his uncle allegedly fell prey to old enmity when their rivals attacked them on Lahore Road near Saim Nullah here Wednesday. ASI Sarfraz along with his uncle Asghar were coming to the DPO office on their bike coming to appear before an investigating ...

LAHORE Chief Minister Mian Shahbaz Sharif should re-start his former policy to hold meetings of senior police officers on daily basis and should snub the guilty officers over their negligence before the crime, of all categories, becomes out of control. Some senior officers of the Punjab ...

Federal Cabinet in its meeting on Wednesday approved import of up to five years old used cars. The cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani decided to celebrate Kashmir solidarity day on fifth February.

A man killed three persons including his sister and father and mother in law in the area of Saddar Police Station in Bhakhar. As per details, Ahmad s/o Suliman entered the room of his sister and killed her with knife after he reached at father in law shop in Mulism Bazar and killed him. Later ...

PARIS (AFP) Paris Saint Germain coach Antoine Kombouare said that he believed his side had turned the corner after their memorable 2-1 league victory over champions Marseille on Sunday - his words will be tested immediately by his former team Valenciennes in the League Cup quarter-final on ...

Six men have been killed over old enmity in Fatahpur in the town of Dipalpur. According to police, the deceased Nawaz and accused Fazal shah both had old enmity. On Wednesday morning Fazal Shah entered in Nawaz home with his associates and killed six people of Nawaz family with the strikes of axe ...

ROME (AFP) He may be overweight and seemingly past his best but new AS Roma striker Adriano believes he still has a lot to offer on his comeback to Italian football. A year and a half ago, Adriano walked out on Inter Milan and returned to Brazil claiming he was unhappy in Italy and needed his ...

Eight-year old Javeria of Chiniot who had lost her vision due to alleged carelessness of doctors in a Lahore hospital died. Prime Minister Youuf Raza Gilani had announced Rs 0.5 million for treatment of the girl but due to procedural complications the amount could not be released in time for the ...

ISLAMABAD As a consequence of longstanding grudges against students, the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) found 'ample opportunity to victimise hundreds of students only to settle some 'old scores. Of the 507 students who appeared in the Registered Medical Practitioner (RMP) exams, only ...

PUNE (India) Sachin Tendulkar has promised to help his childhood friend Dalbir Singh Gill alias Bunty for ever who once shared room with him in Pune while playing for West Zone in Under-17 tournament. This was revealed by Anila Brahmbhatt, the lady sub-inspector attached with Gandhinagar (Sector ...