Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan has said that country has undergone a big shift of opinion as sapling of change has been planted and with nutrition of efforts to restore peace and economy of country it would soon start bearing fruit. Talking to media persons at Allama Iqbal ...

Iran will turn into a hell for its enemies, Brigadier General Farzad Esmail said on Friday, IRNA reported. "If enemies do a foolish act, thinking aggression on holy borders of our dear country, Islamic Iran will turn into a hell for them on the ground, space and sea," said Gen. Esmail, Commander of ...

LAHORE Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has said the Land Record Management and Information System is such an excellent and public service project due to which people will not only get rid of corrupt mafia but it will create conveniences in transfer of properties and getting 'Fards. ...

ISLAMABAD - Petroleum Ministry reiterated that first flow of Iranian gas would be possible in Pakistan by December 2014, as work on Iran-Pakistan gas Pipeline has been accelerated to meet the plan considering ever soaring energy crisis of the country. Pakistan is committed to meet the details of ...

Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has underlined the need for doubling trade with China from current seven billion dollars to 15 billion dollars in the shortest possible time. Talking to a visiting 100-member Chinese youth delegation, Gilani said 36 projects had been identified for the next ...

The Executive Director of Kashmir Centre Washington, Dr Ghulam Nabi Fai, has said that the Kashmir dispute should be resolved according to the United Nations resolutions which has been agreed by both Pakistan and India. According to Kashmir Media Service, Dr Ghulam Nabi Fai while delivering a ...

MANAGING Director Nawa-i-Waqt Group of Newspapers Majid Nizami has said friendship with India is not possible till the resolution of Kashmir and water issues. Kashmir dispute needs to be resolved as per UN resolutions, he stated, adding, We cannot get anything concrete from peace talks or ...

Pakistan, which once sponsored Taliban forces but turned against them under American pressure in 2001, now hopes to play a role as a broker in proposed negotiations among Taliban leaders and the Afghan government, with support from the United States. As leaders of 60 countries meet in London on ...

NEW DELHI (AFP) - India is investigating whether a Chicago man accused of helping plan the deadly 2008 Mumbai siege was a double agent working for the United States and a Pakistan-based militant group, an official said Wednesday. India is looking into whether (David Coleman) Headley worked as a ...

NEW DELHI (APP) Indian Army Chief General Deepak Kapoor said on Monday the possibility of a limited war 'under a nuclear overhang' is still very much a reality in South Asia. South Asia along with West Asia has emerged as one of the epicentres of conflict and instability, he said and added the ...

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Istanbul will leave no stone unturned to help reconstruct the capital city of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir devastated in the deadly earthquake of October 8th 2005, whereas Prime Minister (PM) Pakistan, Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani stressed the sacrifices of ...

LAHORE - Department of History of the Punjab University (PU) together with the Pakistan Study Centre (PSC) arganised a seminar titled 'A peaceful resolution to Arab-Israeli Conflict at the varsity here on Monday. Prof Dr S Qalb-i-Abid also participated in the seminar wherein Georgetown Scholar Imam ...

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari want to make possible "a lessening of tensions" after the Mumbai attacks, British Premier Gordon Brown has said, expressing willingness to do everything he can to help the two countries build better ties. "I have a very ...

Pakistan's army is investigating whether the leader of the Taliban in the northwest Swat Valley, said to have been wounded in an airstrike, delivered a recent radio address, a spokesman said Sunday. A local resident said the voice on the recording Tuesday was definitely Maulana Fazlullah's, but ...

Finance Advisor Shaukat Tarin said taxes are mandatory for countrys progress and it is not possible to give tax exemption in every sector. Tarin during a meeting with Karachi Stock Exchange board members said serious efforts are underway to broaden tax net and there is lot of room to increase tax ...

PARIS (AFP) - A force known as orbital chaos may cause our Solar System to go haywire, leading to possible collision between Earth and Venus or Mars, according to a study released Wednesday. The good news is that the likelihood of such a smash-up is small, around one-in-2500. And even if the ...

LAHORE - Former President Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) and Chairman National Coordination Council, Barrister Aitzaz Ahsan has said the Swat-like situation is possible anywhere in the country as major reforms are required in the state system. Addressing at a reception hosted by Punjab Bar ...

JERUSALEM (AFP) - Israel's bombardment of heavily populated areas of the Gaza Strip with white phosphorous munitions violated international law and could constitute war crimes, a human rights group said on Wednesday. The Israeli military "repeatedly exploded white phosphorous munitions in the air ...

The opposition leader, Nawaz Sharif, sealed his place as the most popular politician in Pakistan this month when he defied his house detention and led a triumphant protest that forced the government to restore the country's chief justice. Now, as the Obama administration completes its review of ...

LAHORE - Women in our country are making progress despite the hardships, which is an encouraging sign as the Quaid had said that no society could progress without the active participation of women. This was stated by Justice (r) Nasira Javed Iqbal while addressing a special sitting on 'women and ...

Former president SCBA, Ch Aitzaz Ahsan Friday said stable democracy in the country is only possible through presence of fearless judiciary. Addressing a book launching ceremony in Lahore, he said the purpose of the lawyers' long march is not just to demand reinstatement of Iftikhar Muhammad ...

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, Narendra Modi has said that Mumbai attacks could not have been possible without the indoor help and blamed the government for not taking any action against the local groups. Addressing a BJP Convention here, Indian state Gujrat Chief Minister, Narendra Modi ...

WORRYING about a bad hair day or idly wishing for a more-perfect profile: we've all been there. However, people suffering from body dysmorphic disorder go far beyond that, obsessing over exaggerated or even imaginary physical defects, to the point where it affects their ability to work, attend ...

US officials watched with growing concern on Friday as reports suggested Pakistan was massing troops to the India border. "We hope that both sides will avoid taking steps that will unnecessarily raise tensions during these already tense times," said White House spokesman Gordon Johndroe. U.S. ...

KARACHI - President, Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Tanvir Ahmed Sheikh has expressed his concern over IMF's possible involvement in Pakistan's economy and feared negative effects on it. In a press statement issued here on Saturday , the FPCCI Chief said the agreement , ...

LAHORE - Opposition leader in the Punjab Assembly Ch Zaheer-ud-Din has said that merger of different sections of the Muslim League was possible provided the negotiations were made on equal basis. He was addressing a press conference here at Muslim League House on Tuesday. Ch Zaheer said PML was ...

The Pentagon said Tuesday it has notified the US Congress of a possible sale to India of two dozen Harpoon air to ground anti-ship missiles. Such a deal would be worth as much as 170 million dollars, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said. "India intends to use the Harpoon missiles to ...

The US Navy has warned Japan that a nuclear submarine may have had radioactive leaks during recent calls in two of its southern ports. Japan's Foreign Ministry said Saturday that the U.S. Navy had told it that the nuclear-powered USS Houston submarine might have leaked a small amount of radiation ...

VIENNA  - OPEC secretary general Abdalla Salem El-Badri declined to say Thursday whether the cartel would be prepared to boost output at its next meeting in September in order to help curb the rise in oil prices. "September is a long time away and we will decide at that meeting," El-Badri ...

Jolie to launch some signature scents.  It appears Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie may be the latest star to launch her own perfume line, WENN reports. If all pans out, she could be the latest star to find success in this venture, adding her to a list that includes Sarah Jessica Parker, ...