“Among mortals second thoughts are wisest.”                        – EuripidesPakistan will get a new democratic government in about a week’s time although there is question ...

LAHORE -  PML-N MNA-elect Ch Jaffar Iqbal has said that a number of serious challenges are awaiting the incoming government of his party which is fully competent to counter them as it did it in the past.Jaffar who has been elected from NA-106, Gujrat, defeating PPP stalwart Qamar Zaman Kaira ...

Nawaz Sharif is a completely changed person since his return from exile. He is much more articulate and determined to restore the country’s image. When he paid a surprise visit to his archrival, Imran Khan, in hospital on Tuesday night, it was enough evidence, that he is a man of his word, ...

PML-N has scored a convincing victory in the general elections, giving it a clear mandate to form the governments at the centre and Punjab. The elections have heralded the first ever smooth transition from one elected government to another one in the country, thus, strengthening the democratic ...

karachi - Business community has expressed confidence over the leadership and expertise of Pakistan Muslim League to face the challenges and take Pakistan on the road to economic prosperity with the mandate given to them and consider this as the best opportunity to prove their love with the people ...

Nothing goes off suddenly; even the earthquakes set in motion from the depth of the earth to the rooftops of villages." This line from a poem written two decades ago by a renowned Palestinian poet Mourid Barghouti was quoted in the American media two years ago to explain the long-brewing ...

CARACAS :  Venezuela's opposition on Thursday challenged the results of last month's presidential poll won by the late Hugo Chavez's successor, further muddying an already messy transition to life without the divisive leader. The center-right opposition in the oil-rich South American nation filed ...

ISLAMABAD : The annual Oil & Gas Forum-2013 will be held here on May 30 with focus on implementation of sectoral policy and to find practical solutions to challenges of energy requirements in the country. Shamrock Conferences International will organize the Forum with theme on "Exploring and ...

lahore - Pakistan can address challenges in agriculture by embracing biotechnology as globally the adoption of genetically modified crops has been a success with proven socio-economic benefits. In addition to meeting food security challenge, genetically modified/biotech crops offer multiple ...

Islamabad - A high treason case under Article 6 of the Constitution was basically an offence of conspiracy or mutiny and it can never be attributed to a single person, so all those involved in it were equally liable to be proceeded against.Ibrahim Satti, counsel for Musharraf, told the three-member ...

lahore - Indus Motor Company (IMC) posted 21pc decline in the sales revenue for the nine months ended March 2013 which stood at Rs 42.7 billion, compared to Rs 53.9 billion posted for the same period last year. The quarter ended March 2013 was difficult period for the IMC with operational ...

PESHAWAR - On one hand the political parties have started their campaigns for the upcoming general elections while on the other hand the Awami National Party (ANP) confronted with serious security challenges as since March 31 five major attacks have been reported against the party leadership.The ...

HYDERABAD - When Veero Kolhi made the asset declaration required of candidates for May elections, she listed the following items: two beds, five mattresses, cooking pots and a bank account with life savings of 2,800 rupees ($28).While she may lack the fortune that is the customary entry ticket to ...

ISLAMABAD – The US Ambassador Richard Olson addressed the International Young Alumni Conference, a gathering of more than 400 alumni of US exchange programmes from Pakistan, Afghanistan, India, and the United States.“The people in the room today are the future leaders of South Asia. I ...

Former President and chief of All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) Pervez Musharraf on Wednesday challenged rejection of his nomination papers filed from NA-139, Kusur.The former military ruler, who is facing trail of high treason in the Supreme Court of Pakistan, has also challenged rejection of his ...

RAWALPINDI - Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) filed an appeal with Lahore High Court (LHC) Rawalpindi Bench on Monday challenging the verdict of a trial court for not separating the trial of military dictator and former President General (retd) Pervez Musharraf, an accused and Proclaimed Offender ...

QUETTA - Former provincial minister and PPP leader Ali Madad Jattak on Monday lodged a petition in the Balochistan High Court, challenging the sentence he got in a fake degree case.Jattak was given a two-year sentence and Rs10,000 fine for holding a fake degree. The BHC approved the petition for ...

KARACHI - The candidate of the Jamaat-e-Islami has challenged the dual nationality of MQM candidate Nabeel Gabol on NA-248.According to details, JI candidate Jan Muhammad on Thursday challenged his opponent contender of MQM Nabeel Gabol on NA-248 before the Retuning Officer. Petitioner Jan Muhammad ...

 “Democracy is based upon the conviction that there are extraordinary possibilities in ordinary people.”- Harry EmersonFor those who believe that the will of people should prevail, the fact that a democratically-elected government is about to complete its term is enough of a reason ...

The re-election of US President Barack Obama for a second term to the White House has set in motion a number of challenges for Washington’s relations with Pakistan. During the next four years, President Obama will oversee the historic end to an equally historic conflict in Afghanistan, from ...

The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC), General Khalid Shamim Wynne, has warned that unless our future military leadership were to adopt the emerging trends in modern warfare, the country would face a serious threat to its independence and sovereignty. His words: “We are ...

Chairman Pakistan People’s Party Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said despite all challenges, Pakistan is making its first constitutional and peaceful transfer of power from a democratic government to a new democratic government due to a strong and democratic setup, placed by the PPP government. ...

It is a day of reckoning for us to recollect the failings of the past and carve out a new destiny for the nation. Undoubtedly, Pakistan has faced serious challenges to its security, mainly due to foreign aggression in the region and our collusion with it. But now, Pakistan is moving on the ...

Jennifer Aniston left boyfriend Justin Theroux squirming after forcing him to breakdance for millions of viewers during a recent US TV appearance.Comedienne Ellen DeGeneres begged the actor to show off his moves on her talk show, but the Mulholland Drive star excused himself by claiming he ...

SANAA - Yemen’s southern separatists have emerged as a major challenge for Yemen, which is facing uncharted waters as the rule of long-time President Ali Abdullah Saleh ends.The Southern Movement boycotted Tuesday’s referendum to endorse Vice President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi as ...

Rejecting Interior Minister Rehman Malik’s charges of his students’ involvement in Benazir’s assassination, chief cleric of the Darul Uloom Haqqania in Akora Khattak, Maulana Samiul Haq, challenged him to “prove them guilty.”“I have asked the government and ...

Bilateral talks were held in cordial atmosphere between Pakistan and Afghanistan at PM’s House here in Islamabad on Thursday where the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani and Afghan President, Mr. Hamid Karzai led their delegations. Both sides agreed on the need to strengthen ...

MULTAN - French Ambassador to Pakistan Philippe Thiebaud has said that Pakistan and France are faced with same challenges, adding that both the countries can launch joint ventures in areas like energy, food processing, water and environment.Addressing the participants of a Chemistry Travelling Expo ...

WASHINGTON — A US Army officer has challenged the claims of American military successes in Afghanistan, saying the war was "going disastrously," according to a media report.The officer, Lt. Col. Daniel Davis, after two one-year duties and travelling 9,000 miles in Afghanistan, has turned a ...

FAISALABAD - Renowned religious scholar Maulana Tariq Jamil Wednesday called for following true spirit of Islam not only for fighting the challenges faced by the country, but also ending the restlessness at individual level.He said this while addressing a large gathering of students at Iqbal ...