As the story goes, one of our ex-ministers was invited to the inauguration of a new ward in a government hospital. On his way to the ceremony, he noticed a board with a writing ‘Labour Room’ hanging outside. He very gladly turned back and congratulated the doctor for taking care of the ...

Chief of Balochistan National Party (BNP) Akhtar Mengal has threatened to boycott the general elections if reservations regarding security threats to candidates and his party were not removed.Talking to media persons here on Thursday, Akhtar Mengal blamed that his party workers were being targeted ...

The government and the ruling Sheikhs of UAE are often held in high esteem for their ability to maintain peaceful and lawful conditions in their country. This appears no longer to be true. There is evidence that many Pakistani criminals are being protected and supported in UAE. One wonders if in a ...

Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has expressed the resolve of federal government to extend support to provinces in their endeavours to protect and promote women’s rights in all walks of life. In a message on International Women’s Day, the Prime Minister said the democratic ...

Suspended IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi will have to face the music if he is found guilty of corruption, according to ICC President Sharad Pawar who on Sunday made it clear that there was no question of "protecting" his one-time protege. Pawar said the recent corruption scandal has tarnished the ...

Marking International Volunteer Day, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has paid tribute to the key role that volunteers around the world play in protecting the planet, as world leaders prepare to gather at the climate change conference in Copenhagen set to kick off next week. The decisions and actions ...

Ahead of his meeting with Pakistani counterpart Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Indian External Affairs Minister S M Krishna said that Pakistan has a vested interest in blocking the inquiry into the 26/11 Mumbai attacks and is safeguarding terror mastermind Hafiz Saeed. "It's an orchestrated voice emanating ...

Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry during hearing of petitions regarding appointment of the adhoc judges in the Supreme Court of Pakistan has remarked that the courts are responsible for protecting the martial law. A 14-member bench of the Supreme Court hearing the judges case on Monday. The ...