BEIJING: A top North Korean general and confidant of leader Kim Jong-Un met a senior Chinese official in Beijing Wednesday, with relations between the allies strained ahead of a China-US summit.Choe Ryong-Hae, director of the Korean People's Army politburo, is a "special envoy" of the North's young ...

islamabad - Caretaker federal government has finally sent heads of two state owned gas utilities Sui Northern Gas Pipeline Limited & Sui Southern Gas Company Limited on packing. Interestingly, earlier Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Resources was found desperate to save both heads of gas ...

AYLESBURY - The United States told Japan it would be watching for any sign it was manipulating its currency downward, but Tokyo said it met no resistance to its policies at a meeting of Group of Seven finance ministers which will conclude on Saturday.As ministers and central bankers met on Friday ...

TEL AVIVA major US arms deal with Israel sends Iran a "very clear signal" that military action remains an option to stop it from going nuclear, US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel said in Tel Aviv on Sunday.Hagel's remarks were made shortly before his arrival in the Jewish state at the start of a ...

A Pakistani anti-terrorism court ordered former military ruler Pervez Musharraf to be remanded in custody for two weeks on Saturday, a day after his arrest ahead of key elections, officials said.The arrest Friday relates to Musharraf's decision to sack judges when he imposed emergency rule in ...

MOSCOW, Russia  - President Barack Obama's national security advisor on Monday handed a "constructive" message from the US leader to Russian President Vladimir Putin, days after the former foes exchanged Cold War-style blacklists in a row over human rights.The Kremlin praised the note, ...

LONDON - Arsenal scored three times in the last five minutes to beat Norwich City 3-1 at the Emirates Stadium and leap to third place in the Premier League table on Saturday. Michael Turner's header looked to have consigned Arsene Wenger's men to defeat, but Mikel Arteta equalised with an ...

KARACHI - The Karachi Electric Supply Company has sent defaulters list to NAB for recovery of over Rs64 billion debts though the company itself is defaulter of over Rs270 billion.Sources disclosed that the KESC had been ignoring to pay the various organisations for a long time and the default ...

ISLAMABAD - The Islamabad High Court (IHC) declared former premier Raja Pervaiz Ashraf’s son-in-law Shahnawaz Mehmood’s appointment in Pak-China Investment Company Limited (PCICL) illegal and directed the authorities concerned to revoke the appointment.The government of Pakistan ...

The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has sent the summary seeking a decrease in the price of petroleum products to the Petroleum Ministry.According to Media Reports, if the summary is approved the price of petroleum products will be decreased on April 1.The price of petrol will decrease by ...

LONDON  - Wayne Rooney fired Manchester United to the top of the Premier League as the champions defeated 10-man West Bromwich Albion 2-0 to take full advantage of Manchester City's 1-0 loss at Swansea on Sunday.Sir Alex Ferguson's side secured their fourth successive league win thanks to a ...

KARACHI - Mian Abrar Ahmad President Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry  while expressing deep concern over the prevailing law and order situation in Karachi has condemned the recent wave of bloodshed and violence in the provincial metropolis.He also criticised the govt for failure to ...

Islamabad   - Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has sent a message of good wishes to Nelson Mandela, most revered leader of South Africa, who was admitted to hospital the other day. The Prime Minister prayed for his early recovery. The message of good wishes from the Prime Minister ...

LONDON  - Lescott was left unmarked in the six-yard box to turn the ball home after Gareth Barry had flicked back James Milner’s left-wing corner towards goal as the two former players returned to haunt their old stomping ground.In a match of few clear-cut chances City dominated ...

PARIS - Top seed Maria Sharapova crashed out of the WTA Paris Open in the quarter-finals on Friday after falling 6-4, 6-4 to German ninth seed Angelique Kerber.Sharapova had breezed past Kerber in straight sets en route to the Australian Open final last month but the 24-year-old exacted sweet ...

LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has written a letter to Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani complaining shortage of electricity and gas supply to Punjab by the federal government.The letter has been sent as a protest by the Punjab government for ...

LIVERPOOL  - Dirk Kuyt came off the bench to fire a dramatic late winner as Liverpool sent Manchester United crashing out of the FA Cup with a 2-1 victory in the fourth round at Anfield on Saturday.Kenny Dalglish's side took the lead when Daniel Agger punished poor goalkeeping by David de Gea ...

Afghan President Hamid Karzai offered his condolences to France's defense minister on Sunday, following the killing of four French troops by an Afghan soldier. The shooting Friday in eastern Afghanistan provoked a sharp reaction from Paris, prompting President Nicolas Sarkozy to suspend training ...

Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar said the appearance of the Prime Minister before the Supreme Court will send a positive signal to the masses. She was talking to newsmen before the Supreme Court Building here on Thursday. Commerce Minister Makhdoom Amin Fahim said the PPP has always accepted the ...

LONDON - Britain's newest warship is heading to the Gulf for its first mission at a time of tensions over Iran's threat to close the strategic Strait of Hormuz, a key transport route for oil.The Royal Navy's Type 45 destroyer HMS Daring, which has a "stealth" design to help avoid detection by ...

LAHORE - CFE has created history by becoming the 1st college in Pakistan by sending its faculty to Mauritius for conducting revision class’s courses for all ACCA papers, says a Press release.CFE introduced new horizons of satisfaction for more than 2,000 ACCA students in Mauritius.This is not ...

BEIJING (Reuters) - Five Chinese officials have been suspended from their jobs after they were observed sleeping or reading newspapers during a video conference on stamping out laziness at work, state media reported on Friday. The officials, all high-level workers at tax bureaux in the northern ...

ISLAMABAD - Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources has sent draft of Petroleum Exploration and Production Policy 2011 to the provinces for comments to be tabled during the upcoming Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet for final nod, it was learnt. Official sources informed ...

Sports Desk LAHORE - Pakistans most controversial cricketer Shoaib Akhtar invited a little more drama on the eve of his book launch, tearing into Indian greats Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid while also taking shots at former national captain Wasim Akram and even the countrys former president ...

NEW DELHI (AFP) - A powerful Indian politician who styles herself as saviour of the countrys downtrodden untouchables sent her private jet to pick up a pair of sandals, according to leaked US diplomatic cables. Mayawati, who uses only one name, is the chief minister of the massive state of Uttar ...

MONTREAL (AFP) - Croatian Ivan Dodig stunned second seed Rafael Nadal Wednesday, beating the Spaniard in his opening match at the Montreal Masters 1-6, 7-6 (7/5), 7-6 (7/5). After dropping the first set, the 41st-ranked Dodig worked to turn things around and completed his comeback after just over ...

ISLAMABAD (APP) Bureau of Emigration and Overseas Employment (BEOE) has exported over 2.6 million labourers abroad during the last ten years from July 1, 2001 to June 30, 2011. Talking to the news agency, Director General of BEOE, Habib-ur-Rehman Khan said that from the date of establishment of ...

The LHC on Thursday has transferred Moonis Elahi case to another sessions judge of Lahore. Earlier, Banking Court judge Mian Abdul Rasheed had refused to hear NICL case against Moonis Elahi and sent it to Lahore High Court. The LHC CJ sent the case to Sessions Judge Mujahid Mustqeem. The session ...

ISLAMABAD (APP) - Overseas Employment Corporation (OEC), an attached department of Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis has exported some 1,911 people abroad during the last financial year (FY) from July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011 to GCC states and South Korea. Talking to APP on Sunday, Managing Director ...

ISLAMABAD (APP) - In order to present the richest Buddhist historical legacy to the Sri Lankan people, Pakistan has sent the most sacred relics of the Lord Buddha to Sri Lanka. These relics arrived in Sri Lanka recently for a limited period and will be showcased at Colombo Museum during the ...