LAHORE - Former Foreign Secretary Akram Zaki has said that boycott of Bonn conference on peace in Afghanistan is good decision. He said that only one declaration would be issued there and no international conference could do anything until internal resolution to Afghanistan problem is sought. In ...

BRISBANE (AFP) - New Australian coach Mickey Arthur warned on Tuesday that fans needed to be patient as the national side undergoes a rebuilding process that could take years to come to fruition. The South African's recent appointment as Australia's first foreign coach completed a major overhaul ...

LAHORE - Zulfikar Ali Bhutto had taught me dance, while Prime Minister Malik Feroz Khan Noon had invited me for the first time at the Aiwan-e-Sadr for performing dance. This was revealed by legendary dancer Zareen Panna, while giving an interview to Family Magazine on Friday. She further revealed ...

OUR STAFF REPORTER LAHORE - Punjab Governor, Sardar Latif Khosa on Wednesday said that the memo being attributed to Hussain Haqqani was controversial, as it did not bear any signatures, while credentials of Mansoor Ejaz were also doubtful. Talking to reporters at old Lahore Airport, the governor ...

TEHRAN (AFP) - Iran said on Sunday it had found a way to "control" the computer malware Duqu, which is similar to Stuxnet virus which in 2010 attacked its nuclear programme and infected more than 30,000 computers. "The software to control the (Duqu) virus has been developed and made available to ...

US Senator Gary Ackerman has said Pakistans 'self-centred interest is in contradiction with the American interest, reported a private TV channel on Thursday. Pakistan military is not our ally. They are not supporting the US. Despite military aid, Pakistan did not change its policies, the US ...

OUR STAFF REPORTER LAHORE - PML-Q leader and former federal minister Ishaq Khakwani has said that a group of clean politicians was trying to set up a party that could be a substitute to both the PPP and the PML-N, which he called as corrupt entities. Talking to TheNation on Monday, Ishaq Khakwani ...

OUR STAFF REPORTER KARACHI - Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ijaz Butt sounded satisfied man after completing his three-year tenure and has said that he discharged his duties to the best of his abilities He, however, acknowledged that every human being makes mistakes and he was no ...

LAHORE - Mian Muhammad Azhar, the founding chief of the PML-Q, on Wednesday joined Imran Khans PTI along with his other colleagues. He announced his decision at a joint press conference, held at his residence, with the PTI chief. Former district Naib Nazim Lahore and ex-MNA of PML-Q Farooq Amjad ...

ISLAMABAD (Agencies) - Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar Wednesday said the recent strategic partnership agreement between India and Afghanistan would not have any effect on Pakistan. Talking to reporters, Khar said Pakistan, India and Afghanistan understand the present situation and will face the ...

LAHORE - The PPPs Punjab President Imtiaz Safdar Warraich said on Wednesday that Chief Ministers statement that he did not accept Asif Ali Zardari as countrys President, was negation of the Constitution, Parliament and democracy. Addressing a news conference at Lahore Press Club along with Sami ...

BARBADOS (Agencies) - Darren Sammy, the West Indies captain, has said the two-match Twenty20 series against England next week could help his inexperienced side in the build-up to the 2012 World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka. "These two matches present us with a chance to look at players as we prepare for ...

LAHORE Visiting Sri Lankan doctors told the Punjab government on Thursdat that it needed to review its existing strategy regarding platelets and spray for curbing dengue virus. Sri Lanka had confronted a devastating a situation in 2009 like the one in Pakistan today. No country can claim to have ...

SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT WASHINGTON Ex-US Defence Secretary Robert Gates blasted PM Benjamin Netanyahu, saying that his policies were ungrateful towards the US and were isolating Israel on a global level. In a meeting of the NSC Principals Committee held not long before Gates retirement, Gates argued ...

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Moamer Gaddafi's forces fired a Scud missile from the stronghold of Sirte on Sunday but the weapon landed in the desert without causing any casualties, a US defence official said Monday. "We think it was targeted at Brega," a town southwest of Benghazi that is now partially under ...

LONDON (Agencies) - Former England skipper Michael Vaughan feels Ravi Bopara should stop idolising Indian batting icon Sachin Tendulkar as Test cricketers should not "worship" opponents while their teams battle it out on the field. "There comes a time when you have to make the transition from a ...

WELLINGTON (Agencies) - Former New Zealand cricket captain Stephen Fleming has received the insignia of an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit from Governor-General Anand Satyanand, and said that Government House is right up there, as far as ceremony and protocol with Lords is concerned. ...

NEW DELHI (AFP) - India can bounce back in the ongoing four-Test series in England if they get their "hunger and intent back", former captain and leg-spin great Anil Kumble said on Thursday. The tourists, struggling with form and fitness problems, currently trail 2-0 in the series and will lose ...

ISLAMABAD - The commission empowered to probe the May 2 incident in Abbottabad will summon Director General of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) during the upcoming week for questioning, a private TV channel reported on Thursday. Chairman of the commission Justice Javed Iqbal said Lt Gen Ahmed ...

ISLAMABAD - Constitutionalism imposes certain restrains on the arbitrary exercises of power by the state organs to help facilitate in the establishment of good governance and the use of arbitrary power is considered anathema to the rule of law. Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry stated this ...

ISLAMABAD - President of Pakistan Boxing Federation (PBF) Woda Khan said that five boxers will go to England to get training at boxer Amir Khan's Gym. Woda Khan said that Amir Khan offered PBF to send young boxers to his gym for training. "We are sending five boxers to Bolton (England) very soon ...

OUR STAFF REPORTER LAHORE Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah Khan has alleged that the federal dispensation is diverting all crises towards Punjab with the sole aim of punishing people and damaging the provincial government. Addressing a press conference here at the Chief Ministers House on ...

LONDON (Agencies) - Timeless Test - a match that only ends when one team wins - could be held to decide the World Test Championship in 2013, ICC CEO Haroon Lorgat has said. The latest ICC Future Tours Programme has a four-year Test league with the top four teams at the end of each period ...

In the aftermath of successful operation conducted by American commandos to kill Osama bin Laden, which took the Pakistani Army by surprise, Islamabad is currently reassigning its relationship with Washington, a top Pentagon official has said. Clearly what has happened, they are going through an ...

ISLAMABAD - Commenting on the suspension of Zafar Qureshi, President PML-Q Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain described him as a mere stooge and alleged that attempts were being made for the achievement of Nawaz Sharifs agenda. There is a limit of everything but when something exceeds the limit facts have to ...

OUR STAFF REPORTER LAHORE - Chaudhry Parvez Elahi, Senior Federal Minister for Defence Production & Industries, called the victory of Ch Akbar Ibrahim, a Pakistan Muslim League-backed candidate in AJK election from LA-34 as a strong proof of the partys popularity. In a statement, he said despite ...

OUR STAFF REPORTER ISLAMABAD - Pakistan has great talent not only in cricket but also in other sports like tennis needs explorations and polishing. Reza Ali Mirza, who represented Pakistan at national and international circuits and appeared in the Wimbledon Junior Tennis Championship in 1986 and ...

JAKARTA (AFP) - Greenpeace on Wednesday accused Mattel, the US maker of Barbie dolls, of contributing to the wanton destruction of carbon-rich Indonesian forests and habitats of endangered species like Sumatran tigers. The environmental group said packaging used in Barbie and Ken boxes contained ...

LAHORE Chief Traffic Officer SSP Syed Ahmad Mobin said on Saturday that cash and commendatory awards would be given to traffic wardens for delivering good performance. He was presiding over a meeting with divisional and circle officers to review the performance of wardens and solution to traffic ...

LAHORE The Workers Party Pakistan President Abid Hasan Minto says the military establishment continues to serve imperialist patrons and the 'national security ideology has failed miserably to protect independence and sovereignty of the state. He said that public opinion had been forged to lend ...