ISLAMABAD - Aqeel Khan, Yasir Khan, Usman Ijaz, Ahmed Chaudhry, Shahzad Khan, M Abid, Usman Rafiq and Jalil Khan advanced into the quarterfinals of the 28th Federal Cup National Ranking Tennis Championships 2013 after defeating their respective opponents here at Senator Dilawar Abbas PTF Tennis ...

LONDON - Tulisa Contostavlos' father fears for his daughter and her career after her recent drug arrest.The former 'X Factor' star was arrested on Tuesday (04.06.13) after it was alleged she facilitated an £800 cocaine deal for an undercover journalist. Now her father Plato has reached out to ...

ISLAMABAD - Nishter, Zamindar, USGC and Al-Muslim Football Clubs qualified for the semi-finals of the DFA Rawalpini A League here at Municipal Football Stadium. In the last round match, Nishetr FC beat Al-Muslim FC 2-0. Waqas Pasha scored the opening goal in the 34th minute. In the second half, ...

LAHORE - The cement sector has reported after tax earnings of Rs 23.16 billion in 9MFY13 which were almost three times higher in comparison of the profits of R 8.56 billion recorded in 9MFY12. The stupendous performance of the cement sector was owing to higher prices, lower coal prices and higher ...

  Kathmandu BBC A Saudi woman has made history by reaching the summit of the world’s highest mountain. Raha Moharrak, 25, not only became the first Saudi woman to attempt the climb but also the youngest Arab to make it to the top of Everest. She is part of a four-person expedition that ...

LAHORE-Rawalpindi, Bannu andMultanwere the last three teams which moved to the quarterfinal of the 2nd Motorway Police U-16 Boys Hockey Championship here at the National Hockey Stadium on Friday.RawalpindibeatGujranwala2-1. ForRawalpindi, Zeeshan Alam and Hamza Nawaz scored one goal each while ...

LAHORE - Dead body of Indian death row prisoner Sarabjit Singh, who died early Thursday at Lahore’s Jinnah Hospital, was flown to India Friday noon. The Indian spy, who was convicted for bombings in Pakistan, was critically injured in an attack by fellow prisoners in Kot Lakhpat Jail a week ...

  KARACHI   GiantPakistanfast bowler Mohammad Irfan said Monday that coaching from pace legend Wasim Akram was helping him retune his action to get the best from his towering frame. Wasim,Pakistan's all-time leading Test wicket-taker, is running a training camp for fast bowlers as the ...

LOS ANGELES - ES - Justin Bieber's poverty-stricken grandfather thinks the singer ''has forgotten'' his family.George, 61, cannot work because of a painful back problem and he has revealed he and his wife Kathy - Justin's step-grandmother - have received no support from his superstar grandson.The ...

KHARTOUM (AFP) - Sudan’s oil ministry said Sunday that the first crude from South Sudan reached its territory, bringing both impoverished nations closer to billions of dollars in revenue after a dispute over fees.“The first batch of oil already arrived on Sudanese land yesterday,” ...

ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Mir Hazar Khan Khoso who was due to leave here for Quetta on Tuesday could not proceed due to inclement weather. Now, the Prime Minister would visit provincial capital on Wednesday (today). During his visit, Prime Minister Khoso will meet Governor Balochistan Nawab Magsi ...

QUETTA - The chief of Balochistan National Party (BNP-Mengal) and former Balochistan chief minister Sardar Akthar Mengal will reach Quetta on Sunday (today).Sardar Akthar Mengal is visiting Quetta after about four years as he remained abroad on self-exile. However, he ended his self-exile and ...

The power crises in the country is getting worse day by day as demand of electricity is 11545, production is 7245 and shortfall is approximately 4300 megawatt.According to Media Reports, as summers have started in the country, Ministry of Water and Power says that overall demand of the electricity ...

ISLAMABAD - Expressing deep concern over the missing persons’ issue, the senate Wednesday unanimously adopted a resolution urging the federal and provincial governments to take immediate and effective steps to ensure speedy recovery and release of all such persons.The resolution moved by ...

CHICAGO : BP said Friday it reached a $7.8 billion deal to settle claims from fishermen and other private claimants affected by the Gulf of Mexico oil spill ahead of the start of a blockbuster US trial.The settlement does not affect what is anticipated to be tens of billions in fines and claims ...

KUALA LUMPUR  - World number five Agnieszka Radwanska won two matches Thursday to advance to the quarter-finals of a rain-interrupted BMW Malaysian Open.The Pole beat Akgul Amanmuradova, who she was originally scheduled to play Tuesday, 6-2, 6-4 in her first match of the day before easing by ...

The shortfall of electricity production reached to 5500 megawatt in the country resulting in the load shedding of almost 10 hours in the urban areas and 18 hours in rural areas of the country, sources said on Monday.The sources said that the shortfall occurred due to disputes on payments between ...

LAHORE - National Bank of Pakistan is among top ‘five’ banks of Pakistan. While it offers complete range of commercial banking services, on the key areas is lending to farmers. For the financial year 2011-12 the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has fixed an indicate lending target of Rs280 ...

Greek leaders finally agreed to a series of austerity measures, the first step toward securing a €130 billion bailout that Greece so desperately needs. A government official confirmed to CNN that a deal has been reached. And at least two of the three parties that form the coalition government ...

BEIJING  - In 2011, Pakistan-China bilateral trade registered an overall growth of 22 per cent by reaching the mark of $10.6 billion. Pakistan-China trade in 2010 was $8.7 billion.In 2011, Pakistani exports of US $ 2.12 billion to Chinese market increased by 23%; whereas imports from China saw ...

NEW DELHI : Sania Mirza's semi-final finish in the women's doubles event at the Australian Open has catapulted her to a career best ranking of seventh position in the WTA Rankings. If she manages to stay in the top 10 till June 21, 2012, she will get a direct entry into the London Olympics. She ...

More than hundred cardiac patients have died after contaminated drugs intake provided by Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC) and dozens more are in a critical condition in the hospitals. According to sources, the reports of the samples sent to CDL and NIH laboratories have been received by the ...

The number of people killed by contaminated heart medicines in Punjab reached 106 as another patient lost his life at Mayo Hospital in Lahore on Friday. The victim was identified as Muhammad Gulab.On the other hand, Punjab government has launched a house-to-house campaign to retrieve free medicine ...

Former Australian skipper Ricky Ponting today became only the third batsman in the history of Test cricket to score 13,000 or more runs during his century knock against India in the fourth and final Test here today. Ponting continues to be the third highest run-scorer in Test cricket behind ...

The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Tuesday said that death toll due to medicines’ reaction in Punjab had reached 65. In an investigation report regarding the death caused by spurious medicines, the FIA said that expiry and manufacturing dates were not mentioned on the medicines ...

KARACHI - Pakistan’s total debt has reached Rs11.8 trillion, which is 60 per cent of the GDP. With Pakistan’s economy facing a truck load of challenges led by rising level of debt especially from domestic sources, the country needs measures which include tightening of the belt and ...

MIRPUR (AJK) - As the Azad Jammu & Kashmir is reeling under cold wave for past seven days, the Meteorological Department has forecast that the cold and dry weather conditions will intensify for next three days with the fresh snowfall at upper reaches of the librated territory on Sunday - today, ...

ISLAMABAD - Government College University Faisalabad, Punjab University and Karachi University won their matches on the second day of All Pakistan Inter Varsity Women Netball Champion by beating their respective opponents on Thursday at NUML University and qualify for the semi-finals.In the first ...

LAHORE - Ayesha Malik, who claims to be wife of Hamza Shahbaz Sharif, reached Punjab Assembly on Friday to seek justice from the Speaker, while the Opposition expressed solidarity with her by demanding formation of a House committee to investigate the matter. While Ayesha Malik sat on Assembly ...

British-born Pakistani boxer Amir Khan reached Islamabad on Monday. Speaking to private TV channels at Benazir Bhutto Airport, Khan said that Pakistan has amazing talent in boxing that needs training and opportunities to yield results. He said that Benazir Bhutto International Boxing Championship ...