June 15, 2013, will go down as one of the blackest days in Pakistan’s history. In the wee hours of the morning, miscreants targeted the Ziarat Residency, where the founder of Pakistan, Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah, spent his last days. Jinnah was one of the most respected and ...

KARACHI - Pakistan coach Dav Whatmore said Tuesday the team would be reviewed with an eye on building for the 2015 World Cup after their dismal showing at the Champions Trophy in England. Abysmal batting led to Pakistan's defeat in all three matches as they failed to post a single total above 170 ...

LAHORE - The first match of the seven-match series of Pakistan Junior Golf Tour 2013 concluded here on Tuesday at par 72 Royal Palm Golf and Country Club Golf Course amidst ample display of impressive competitive golfing by the participating juniors. In the age categories ranging from 10-21 years, ...

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan on Tuesday expressed concern on remarks by Afghan President Karzai against a state institution, saying Pakistan was keenly interested in promoting peace and stability in Afghanistan.Foreign Office spokesman was commenting on the statement of President Hamid Karzai, who in an ...

ISLAMABAD- Pakistan is all set to seek a bailout package of up to $5 billion from the International Monetary Fund to repay its loans as the IMF team is arriving Islamabad tonight on a five-day visit.Sources say that during the first phase Pakistan and IMF would talk about the Post Programme ...

Analysing the newly-emerging trends in Pakistani politics, it will not be wrong to forecast that the overwhelming success of other parties in Elections 2013 is going to mark an end to the position that PPP enjoyed since it was established by Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (ZAB). Facing all sorts of troubles ...

LAHORE (PR): Mobilink Foundation has partnered with the Pakistan Life Saving Foundation (PALS RESCUE) to enhance the response time and coordination of Lifeguard teams at Sand spit and Hawks Bay beaches, in Karachi.Mobilink Foundation has provided 150 handsets with connectivity to help rescue ...

LAHORE - Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has said that Punjab has to be made an exemplary and model province. People have given mandate to rid them of energy crisis, corruption, poverty, unemployment and other problems and expressed confidence in the leadership and the policies of PML-N. He ...

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan International Squash Circuit-II 2013 for Chairman POF Trophy has commenced at POF Jahangir Khan Squash Complex. The event to be concluded on June 23 that carries a cash prize of 10 thousand US dollars is being held under the auspices of POF Sports Control Board. POF Sports ...

KARACHI - Former captain Zaheer Abbas has lamented the shortage of quality batsmen in Pakistan and said the absence of role models has led to the side’s woes in batting department. “The way I see it our poor batting performances in recent years can be put down to the fact that we are ...

LAHORE - A group of 10 female Pakistani hockey players and two female coaches will leave for Washington this week to participate in the US State Department’s Empowering Women and Girls through Sports Initiative Program from June 17-27 which aimed to increase the number of women and girls ...

Defence Minister AK Antony Tuesday said that the neighbouring country must initiate strong action against terrorist groups operating from its soil, in order to improve Indo-Pak ties."We are concerned about terrorist groups in Pakistan. They should take strong action against them which will help ...

ISLAMABAD - Investment in higher education in Pakistan continues to reap dividends. According to the QS World Universities Rankings 2013, seven universities of Pakistan have won its place in the list of top 250 Asian universities and 3 Pakistani universities are now among the Top 200 World ...

ISLAMABAD -Pakistan cricket team's Champions Trophy campaign ends in disaster as the green caps failed to win even a single match in the entire event. It was their worst till date performance in an ICC event and that too in its last edition.It was expected from the moment when chief selector Iqbal ...

SIALKOTIn connection with World Day against Child Labour, Child Right Committee (CRC) is celebrating a week long campaign in the district under the theme “No Child Labour in Domestic Work” and demands the government to put an immediate ban on child domestic labour.According to ILO, the ...

First of all I would like to thank the chairman of Gates and Melinda Foundation, who through his special representative has conveyed a very hopeful message to the government, that his Foundation will continue Pakistan’s aid to eradicate polio from the country, which stands with Nigeria and ...

ISLAMABAD- Nasir Iqbal and Farhan Zaman spoiled all the good work done by Farhan Mahboob as both of them lost their respective matches despite Farhan Mahboob giving Pakistan 1-0 lead. Pakistan finished 10th after losing 2-1 to Scotland in the WSF World Men's Team Squash Championship 2013 play offs ...

BIRMINGHAM- World Cup holders India continued their formidable Champions Trophy form with a rain-marred eight-wicket demolition of arch-rivals Pakistan on Saturday. The highly-anticipated encounter in front of 22,000 boisterous flag-waving supporters from both sides who packed the Edgbaston ...

BIRMINGHAM - India and Pakistan clash in a Champions Trophy match in Edgbaston on Saturday that promises high-voltage action despite the academic nature of the contest. What was expected to be the marquee battle of the eight-nation tournament -- tickets for the match were sold out within hours of ...

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan outclassed lowly-ranked New Zealand 2-1 in the play offs match for 15th and 16th position match to ensure at least 14th place in the WSF World Men's Team Squash Championship in France on Thursday and will now play for 12th and 13th play offs match today (Friday). In the first ...

ISLAMABAD - The Foreign Office has said that Pakistan is awaiting the US response over the matter of stealing cellular and Internet data by the National Security Agency as the country took up the matter with the US authorities. During the weekly press briefing on Thursday, Foreign Office ...

Pakistan and China Friday signed a memorandum of understanding for cooperation in the fields of energy, mass transit, industrial cities and road sector projects. The MoU was signed between Ministry of Water and Power and China-based M/s Norinco International as a company’s delegation headed ...

MULTANNazim-e-Ala of Wifaqul Madaris Pakistan Maulana Hanif Jalandhri has suggested the government form an independent foreign policy and detach itself from others’ war for restoring peace in the country.Talking to the journalists here on Wednesday, he added that the former government did not ...

ISLAMABAD - Mighty Australia thrashed hapless Pakistan 3-0 in the WSF World Men's Team Squash Championship 2013 pre-quarterfinals Group C match played in France on Wednesday. Nasir Iqbal, who failed miserably to make any impact once again, was beaten comprehensively by Cameron Pillay 3-1. Nasir ...

KARACHI - The Pakistan and the West Indies Cricket Boards have reached an agreement to play a T20 international series in the United States in July this year. According to PCB sources, the two boards have agreed to organise a two-match series in Miami, Florida after Pakistan team's tour to West ...

Foreign Office Spokesperson Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry has said  Pakistan has emphatically conveyed to the United States its concerns on drone strikes.In his weekly news briefing in Islamabad on Thursday‚ he said Pakistan has raised the issue of drone attacks at different world forums ...

UNITED NATIONS -Pakistan has reaffirmed its commitment at the UN to deal with the country's multi-pronged challenges of poverty, education, energy, population and urbanisation, while seeking international cooperation to accomplish the tasks."Overcoming a shortage of more than 6,000 mw of energy and ...

ISLAMABAD -Worst batting, drop catches cost Pakistan dearly as the green caps were thrown out of the Champions Trophy in the first hurdle. It was hoped that the team management would finally wake up and select a better playing XI in the do-or-die match, but all the expectations of the millions of ...

ISLAMABAD- Farhan Zaman helped Pakistan storm into the WSF World Men's Team Squash Championship pre-quarterfinals after defeating Netherlands 2-1 in the third and last match of Group C played in France on Tuesday. Pakistan’s seasoned player Farhan Mahboob started the first match against Bart ...

BIRMINGHAM- Pakistan captain Misbahul Haq turned on his ‘totally lost’ top order after another poor display with the bat left his side struggling to qualify for the Champions Trophy semi-finals.Pursuing, in Misbah's words, "a gettable" target of 235 against South Africa, Pakistan ...