LAHORE  - After scaling the charts with his ode to cut-price produce, Pakistan's "One Pound Fish" singer is to enter the slippery world of politics with an election song for the country's main opposition party.Muhammad Shahid Nazir said his family had a long association with the Pakistan ...

LAHORE - Internet sensation One Pound Fish singer returned to a hero's welcome in Lahore on Thursday, vowing to take his signature tune in honour of cut-price produce to France and the United States.Hundreds showed up at Lahore airport to honour Muhammad Shahid Nazir, who scaled the British music ...

NOVELTY viral track ‘One Pound Fish’ has made the UK Top 40.Although William Hill had given odds of 33/1 for the track to become Christmas number one, the song entered the charts at number 29.“‘One Pound Fish’ enters the Official UK Top 40 today at No 29! Amazing ...

THE Pakistani fishmonger, who became an overnight singing sensation after being signed by Warner Brothers for a Christmas single, may end up paying a heavy price for his instant fame and could soon be on a flight back to Pakistan if immigration officials decide to turn a deaf ear to his musical ...

A large number of Lady Health Workers (LHWs) gathered here in Islamabad to press for their demands of regularization and pay structure on Monday met with stiff resistance from Capital police that restored to indiscriminate baton charge resulting in injuries to many.A large number of lady health ...

ORAKZAI AGENCY - At least 17 militants were killed and their nine hideouts were destroyed after jet fighter planes pounded their positions in Orakzai Agency on Thursday.According to details, jet fighter planes targeted militant hideouts in Khadezai, Bara Mela, Sama Bazaar, Jandari Killi, Chapar, ...

LONDON (AFP) - The pound slumped to a 13-month dollar low and London stocks sank Friday on fears that Britains election outcome would hamper the nations ability to slash sky-high public debt, analysts said. We are in no-mans land at the moment and the markets do not like uncertainty this is ...

AUSTRALIA (Agencies) Twenty20 specialists David Warner, Shaun Tait and Dirk Nannes Sunday provided the perfect remedy to the nations apathy to the 50-over game, propelling Australia to a 38-run thumping of the West Indies in the first of two 20-over matches. The performances of the trio - Warners ...

LAHORE - Eminent writers and intellectuals said Taufiq Rafat has introduced creative writing in English besides making his utmost efforts for establishing pure Pakistani Idiom in English poetry. They were addressing a book launching ceremony of 'Half Moon by a renowned Pakistani English poet ...

LONDON (AFP) - The pound slumped against the dollar and euro on Friday after shock data showed that Britain was still shackled by deep recession in the third quarter, traders said. Sterling dropped to 1.6459 dollars from 1.6619 dollars in New York late on Thursday, in response to the figures ...

LONDON (AFP) - The euro fell to a two-year low under 1.25 dollars on Friday and the British pound sank to a six-year trough against the US unit as evidence mounted of slowing economic growth in Europe. In morning trade, the European single currency dived as low as 1.2497 dollars, which was last ...