OUR STAFF REPORTER OKARA - The Jamaat-e-Islami general secretary has linked peace in the country to parting ways with the US and her so-called war on terror, saying that the government had totally failed to provide relief for the people. The people have become psychic due to social problems. ...

SADIQABAD The monitoring officer has filed an application with an anti-corruption police station against the district monitoring officer for allegedly embezzling funds and changing official record. However, Rahim Yar Khan Anti-Corruption Deputy Director Tariq Mehmood Bukhari has issued notice to ...

OUR STAFF REPORTER LAHORE - A meeting, chaired by Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Monday, mulled ways to introduce alternative power generation sources in the province. Steering Committee Chairman Senator Ishaq Dar, Members National Assembly, Engineer Khurram Dastagir Khan, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, ...

ISLAMABAD - The visiting US Under Secretary of State Thomas Nides has met with nine outstanding alumni of United States government-sponsored academic exchange programmes. At the event, hosted by the US Educational Foundation in Pakistan, Nides spoke with alumni of the Fulbright Masters Programme, ...

Maria Shriver is set to divorce Arnold Schwarzenegger. The 55-year-old writer - who split from her husband of 25 years after he confessed he had fathered a 14-year-old son with their former housekeeper Mildred 'Patty Baena - has reportedly told friends she will file papers to legally end their ...

MONACO (Agencies) -Sebastian Vettel's rivals are fast running out of ways to catch him, and the introduction of Pirelli's new supersoft tire at Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix could prove to be yet another false dawn. Vettel has already opened up a commanding 41-point lead over Lewis Hamilton by winning ...

NEW YORK - Egyptian Vice President Omar Suleiman has met with army leaders to discuss steps to limit President Hosni Mubaraks decision-making authority and possibly remove him from the presidential palace in order to open negotiations with opposition, The New York Times reported from Cairo ...

PML-N Leader Mian Nawaz Sharif, said that President Asif Ali Zardari does not understand spirit of charter of democracy adding that government should reform its ways before the angry public took to roads to get it done. Talking to media here in Peshawar at house of Iqbal Zafar Jhagra leader PML-N ...

AMID intense criticism of the government for its inept handling of the flood relief work, President Asif Ali Zardari has warned that non-state actors wanted to take over the country by weakening the democratic system, The Indian Express reports. It would be dangerous for the whole region if these ...

ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that removal of Pakistan from the list of countries whose nationals have been designated for special screening at the US airports and repatriation of Dr Aafia Siddiqui to Pakistan on immediate basis would help remove the existing ...

A veteran Iranian diplomat based in Norway has resigned his post, denounced his government and urged colleagues around the world to do the same after the regimes brutal suppression of huge opposition demonstrations last month. Mohammed-Reza Heydari, Irans consul in Oslo, is the first Iranian ...

KARACHI (PPI) - Natural treatments of thyroid disease are getting popularity due to their low cost and virtually no side effects. Hypothyroidism is basically a malfunction of the thyroid gland meaning the thyroid gland doesnt produce enough thyroid hormones required for optimal functioning of the ...

ISLAMABAD - The Prime Ministerial Committee on Agriculture (PMCA) met on Wednesday at the Economic Affairs Division and discussed budgetary allocations and ways to strengthen the Agriculture Policy Institute (API). Asad Umer, CEO of Engro Chemicals, chaired the meeting in the absence of Minister of ...

KARACHI - Chief Minister Sindh Qaim Ali Shah has said that nurses can provide creative and innovative solutions that can not only improve the health of their patients, but also provide solutions that can help in the development of health systems in communities and hospitals. Speaking at a seminar ...

KARACHI - Equities at the Karachi Stock Exchange moved both ways frequently because of a bout between the bulls and the bears on Friday. The KSE 100-index finally ended with a net decline of 40.17 points and settled at 5,748 points after touching high level of 5,813 points and low level of 5,726 ...

ISLAMABAD (APP) - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and World Economic Forum (WEF) brought together leading private sector and development partners for a roundtable discussion to explore ways to catalyse private sector investment in developing Asia. The Financing for Development Roundtable, held ...