LAHORE : In order to control the sale of smuggled cigarettes across Punjab, Home Minister Punjab Tariq Pervez has directed him to take strict action against the smuggled cigarettes including the Korean brand Pine, which are being sold openly in the local market in open violation of applicable laws. ...

ISLAMABAD - The 45th National Athletics Championship 2013 will start from today (Friday) here at Pakistan Sports Complex Jinnah Stadium. Talking at the press conference, Athletics Federation of Pakistan (AFP) president Maj Gen (retd) Akram Sahi Thursday said: “The championship is being named ...

LAHORE  - The SNGPL’s sub-committee of the Board of Directors on receivables has declared M/S Chenaab Limited as defaulter of the company. “The Chenaab Limited had to pay the outstanding amount of Rs 104 million in installments. The consumer failed to honour its commitment towards ...

IslamabadIn the face of race between the party heavyweights for securing berth in the federal cabinet, central leader of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) and former leader of opposition Ch Nisar Ali Khan has decided not to take a ministerial slot in the future cabinet of Mian Nawaz Sharif and would ...

Islamabad -Chairman National Accountability Bureau (NAB), Admiral (Retd) Fasih Bokhari, Monday said the country cannot be purged of corruption unless the system is reformed; otherwise, all the efforts of corruption watchdogs would go in vain. “Without correcting the system the agencies would ...

CHIANG MAI Asia's flood-prone megacities should fund major drainage, water recycling and waste reduction projects to stem deluges and secure clean supply for their booming populations, experts said Sunday.Rapid urbanisation has heaped pressure on water resources and drainage systems across Asia, ...

SRINAGAR - NNI - Hurriyat Conference (M) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was barred from addressing a function in connection with the Martyrs' Week and put under house arrest at his Nigeen residence. The amalgam has condemned the police action and reiterated the Eidgah Chalo call for May 21 (Tuesday). ...

      The Arctic, which is melting and thereby creating new shipping routes and access to minerals, poses a foreign policy challenge for the United States and other nations - particularly in the warmer months when once-impassable seas become open. But it’s easy to put off dealing with it. The ...

CANNES: After countless broken bones and smashed teeth, Jackie Chan has given up doing his own stunts and wants more serious roles but the Kung Fu actor says he will never stop being an action star despite earlier plans to quit big action movies. At the Cannes film festival to promote his upcoming ...

LAHORE - Chairman Samanabad Town Emergency Response Committee and Provincial Secretary Schools Muhammad Aslam Kamboh has on Wednesday said that a paint factory at Babu Sabu Shaheenabad and Rafi Center Qadirpura Bazar Sodiwal have been sealed upon detection of dengue larvae in the premises and cases ...

British High Commissioner (HC), Adam Thomson has said that UK police have received countless complaints against Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain’s remarks about detaching Karachi from Pakistan.In a statement, the British HC said Pakistan should take serious notice of Altaf ...

ISLAMABADThe Islamabad High Court (IHC) will take up today (Monday) an important case related to the action against IGP Islamabad in the case related to the escape of former President Prevez Musharraf after cancellation of his bail in judges’ detention case.Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui will ...

UNITED NATIONS The international community must act to stop the conflict in Syria and ensure those responsible for human rights violations are held accountable, the UN human rights chief said Friday, following reports of massacres in Baniyas.  “We should not reach the point in this ...

  quetta   The Balochistan government has decided to take strict action against the staff that would not perform duty on the polling day. As per spokesman of the government, all resources are being used for conducting free, fair and peaceful election. “The governmental has decided a ...

ISLAMABAD - OUR STAFF REPORTER - The Islamabad High Court (IHC) Monday directed secretary interior to appear before the court in person in Musharraf escape case on Tuesday (today).Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui heard the case against Inspector General of Police (IGP) Islamabad Bani Amin for his ...

Islamabad High Court has been assured that action would be taken against IG Islamabad Bin Yamin in Musharraf Escape Case.During today’s proceedings, Secretary Interior Javed Iqbal appeared before the court and said that IG Islamabad is officer of grade 21 and according to Civil Services Act, ...

lahore - The business community on Friday welcomed SC suo moto action on power outages and hoped that electricity situation would improve resultantly.They said that unavailability of electricity was not only rendering thousands of industrial workers jobless but also causing closures and ...

Islamabad - Several serving and retired government officers residing in the cantonment localities in different parts of the country have appealed to Federal Ombudsman Salman Farooqui to take suo moto action against the alleged harassment of residents at the hands of the Cantonment Boards’ ...

ISLAMABAD - The FMC 17th Asian Senior Individual Squash Championship will explode into action from today (Wednesday) here at Mushaf Ali Mir Squash Complex with 43 national and international players will be seen in action in the five-day event. Addressing a press conference on Tuesday at Mushaf Ali ...

islamabad - Islamabad High Court (IHC) Monday directed Interior Ministry to explain the matter of writing letter to Ministry of Law seeking its opinion regarding the action against IGP Islamabad Bani Amin despite the clear court directives.IHC judge Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui also directed ...

ISLAMABAD -  The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Federal government to enable the meeting of former President Pervez Musharraf with his counsels in respect of the case of high treason.Ibrahim Satti, counsel for Musharraf, complained that he and other counsel Ahmed Raza Kasuri and Qamar ...

ABU DHABI - The United States is not on the brink of military action despite an assessment from US spy agencies that the Syrian regime likely used chemical agents, a US Defence official said Thursday.The US military has prepared contingency plans for the Syrian conflict, but officials traveling ...

islamabad -  terence sigamony/ shahid rao - The Supreme Court on Thursday directed interior ministry to proceed against federal capital police chief in accordance with the order of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) in the matter of General (r) Musharraf’s escape from the ...

WELLINGTON:-The New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum is set to launch defamation proceedings against John Parker over a document concerning the way Ross Taylor's removal as captain was handled. The law firm Chapman Tripp is expected to file proceedings in the High Court in Hamilton next week over ...

Islamabad - The deadline set by National Accountability Bureau (NAB) for clearance of outstanding electricity bills is expiring today (April 19) and the bureau is likely to initiate criminal proceedings against the electricity defaulters after this. The NAB claims that it has so far recovered Rs350 ...

gujranwala The relatives of a man tortured severely by a CIA Inspector staged a protest in front of CPO office here.Reportedly, Ramzan, a resident of Commissioner Road was picked up by CIA Police and was kept in a private torture cell of Inspector Ashiq Bajwa. He was tortured severely in the ...

TOKYO – The Bank of Japan governor urged the government on Tuesday to take steps on both revenue and spending as public finances are on an unsustainable path.Haruhiko Kuroda, speaking in parliament, also told lawmakers that a planned increase in sales tax is among the steps needed as Japan ...

PESHAWAR - KPK Caretaker Minister for Local Government, Finance, Planning and Development Abdul Rauf Khan Khattak has directed strict action against illegal educational institutions, NGOs, hostels and offices situated in residential areas. During a briefing at the Peshawar Development Authority ...

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarian (PPPP) has asked the caretaker prime minister to take immediate action against the interior minister for his public comments about PML-N leader. This was demanded at a meeting of the senior PPPP leaders held here on Friday. The Election ...

SHEIKHUPURA – The Regional Transport Secretary Maryam Nawaz said that stern action will be taken against the transporters having plastic fuel cans and sub-standard gas cylinders in their vehicles.She stated this while talking to TheNation here on Wednesday. The RT secretary said that a ...