ISLAMABAD - The major public sector hospital of the capital, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), has been put on high alert till May 12 due to general elections.Pims Administrator Professor Dr Iqbal Memon has issued the orders. No leave will be granted to any staff during this ...

SEOUL (AFP) - South Korean and US forces raised their alert status to “vital threat” Wednesday before an expected North Korean missile test, with tensions wound tight during a five-day buildup to a key anniversary.The North last week told foreign diplomats in Pyongyang they had until ...

LAHORE – City police have chalked out a comprehensive security plan for the New Year’s Eve with thousands of policemen to be deployed across the provincial metropolis to maintain peace. Hundreds of traffic policemen are also alerted to ensure smooth flow of traffic during the New ...

NEW YORK  - Reports of a suspicious person prompted the lockdown and deployment of police Monday at all schools in the Connecticut town of Ridgefield, near where a gunman massacred 26 people at another school last week. “All schools have been put in lockdown and there is police presence ...

Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said that the Pakistan neither Tehreek-e-Insaf has been barred from taking out Peace March nor any security alerts has been issued in this regard.Malik who is in US on a visit told media on Saturday, he said that the Pakistan People’s Party represented the ...

LAHORE – The Punjab government has declared 10 districts as sensitive while the police, intelligence, and law enforcing agencies have been put on high-alert across the province to ensure foolproof security for Youm-e-Ali (R.A) to be observed on 21st of Ramazan – on Friday (today). ...

ABBOTTABAD  - Pakistan was in a state of high alert Wednesday over fears militants will launch revenge attacks on the first anniversary of Osama bin Laden’s killing by American Navy SEALs.The anniversary of the single most humiliating event in recent Pakistani history caps a devastating ...

LAHORE Capital City Police Officer Ahmad Raza Tahir on Thursday directed the police to ensure comprehensive strategy for maintenance of security for Jumma prayers through snap checking. According to an official handout issued, he further ordered the police to ensure the usage of walk-through ...

ISLAMABAD - In the wake of the attack on Mehran naval base in Karachi on Sunday night, security has been put on highest alert throughout the country specially in Islamabad. As per private TV channels, law-enforcement agencies have been alerted and intense patrolling of key roads in the Federal ...

LAHORE - Malaysia U-21 coach Ong Kim Swee has warned his team against taking their places in the Olympic squad for granted after clear misses led to team in first leg and recent matches used by Malaysia as preparation for the Olympic qualifiers. "Opportunities are few in nowadays football and it ...

KARACHI - Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd (PTCL) has introduced a unique Bill Alert Service for the facilitation of its landline and wireless postpaid customers. The newly introduced service has been launched to facilitate the customers and save them from any hassle of additional surcharge ...

SUKKUR\\DADU The towns of Garhi Kheru and Sajawal along with a number of villages on Thursday became the latest victims of devastation, as flood torrent was now moving towards the settled areas of Qubo Saeed Khan and Shahdadkot. A breach also developed in River Indus at Ghulab Shah Chowki, which ...

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A Dubai-bound Emirates flight was delayed at the Mumbai airport by several hours on Sunday morning after airport officials received a security alert, a spokesman for the Mumbai International Airport said. The flight, which had 356 people on board including crew, was preparing ...

MIAMI (AFP) - Bermuda issued a hurricane watch Thursday for the possible passage within 36 hours of Hurricane Bill, a massive storm packing powerful winds and creating life-threatening ocean swells. Bill, first hurricane of the Atlantic season, was about 695 miles (1,120 kilometers) south-southeast ...

LAHORE/ISLAMABAD - Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has established special counters at all international airports in the country to check any swine flu affected passengers coming into Pakistan. A spokesman said that CAA Director General Junaid Amin has also directed all other private airlines to ...

NEW DELHI (Agencies) - India put its airports on high alert Thursday following warnings of possible attacks using hijacked aircraft, officials said, a week after gunmen went on a killing spree in Mumbai. The emergency measures were enacted as Defence Minister AK Antony ordered the armed forces to ...

The Senate strongly endorsed the $700 billion economic bailout plan on Wednesday, leaving backers optimistic that the easy approval, coupled with an array of popular additions, would lead to House acceptance by Friday and end the legislative uncertainty that has rocked the markets. In stark ...

Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has stated that Pakistan intends to play its due role to prevent the climate change that has become a real critical challenge for the world. "In the present age, environmental changes have affected our lives adversely.  "Our very existence on this earth ...