ATTOCK - The leadership of PML-N will take the country out of crises and put it on the track of development and prosperity, MNA-elect Sheikh Aftab Ahmad claimed this while talking to TheNation here at his residence on Saturday.He said that priorities of Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif are to strengthen ...

SYDNE - Australian fast bowler Shaun Tait has strongly denied any link to the arrest of three Indian teammates allegedly involved in spot-fixing during an Indian domestic Twenty20 cricket tournament. Test player Shanthakumaran Sreesanth and fellow bowlers Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandila were all ...

  ISLAMABAD- Islamabad Region Cricket Association (IRCA) president Shakil Shaikh termed the election of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Chaudhry M Zaka Ashraf transparent and in line with provisions of the newly-promulgated PCB constitution, which was approved in consultation with the ...

KANO, Nigeria : The purported head of Nigerian militant group Boko Haram has claimed two recent deadly attacks in the northeast in a video obtained by AFP Monday, which also depicts women and children apparently being held hostage. The video features Abubakar Shekau, declared a global terrorist by ...

MARDANThe losing candidate of JUI-F from NA-10 Mardan-2, Maulana Mohammad Qasim, has alleged that election were rigged.Addressing to a crowded press conference Maulana Mohammad Qsim claimed that changes were made in the results. He added that local administration and polling staff were partial in ...

MADRID - Barcelona manager Tito Vilanova believes his first season in charge has been a success overall after Barca clinched their fourth title in five seasons. The Catalans didn’t even need to set foot on the pitch to seal the title on Saturday as Real Madrid’s 1-1 draw with Espanyol ...

LAHORE – Excise and Taxation property tax department on Monday claimed to have collected Rs320 million property tax by April, 2013 from July 2012, said spokesman of E&T. He said that said collected revenue was 83 percent of the tax target set by Punjab government. He said that department ...

BAHAWALPUR The mismanagement and poor arrangements have exposed the tall claims of the Election Commission of Pakistan and the caretaker government regarding smooth polling and improve turnout as voters faced a great deal of problems in tracing out their polling stations concerned. It was the first ...

WASHINGTON : -President Barack Obama on Saturday claimed credit for the country's improved housing market and urged the US Congress to approve a new head of an agency that oversees housing loan agencies. Seven years after the real estate bubble burst, "triggering the worst economic crisis since the ...

KARACHI Despite fear factor of violence and terrorism, long queues of voters were witnessed at many polling stations, however, lack of availability of polling staff and election material delayed the start of voting process at many polling stations here.At every polling station, young voters were ...

HAFIZABAD Round-the-clock efforts are being made by the contestants to woo electorates for ensuring their victory in the upcoming election. The arch rivals in the general election Ch Afzal Hussain Tarar of PML-N and Ch Mehdi Hassan Bhatti of independent group (both were not contesting the election ...

LAHORE - Throughout the day on Thursday, thousands of people were helplessly watching the men falling off the LDA Plaza after the multi-storey building caught fire. The rescuers failed to bring the blaze under control and the helicopters were unable to airlift dozens of trapped victims, who ...

KARACHI - Two killed in different incidents of violence here on Thursday.Police found a bullet-riddled body of youth from Karbala Ground within the remits of Landhi Police Station. Police shifted the body to morgue for identification after autopsy. However, reason behind the killing is yet to be ...

Two young men were killed over a woman-related dispute in Gandi Khankhel area near Naurang town.Police said on Tuesday that Kalimullah and Amanullah were returning from field on a motorbike when they were intercepted by accused persons Shahid Khan and Sajid Khan.They quoted that the complainant ...

lahore - PML-N President Nawaz Sharif on Saturday ridiculed PTI Chairman Imran Khan’s claim that his party would capture more than a 100 seats in Punjab alone.In an interview with WaqtNews, he said, it was for the people to decide which party should get how many seats. People, he said, would ...

MOSUL (AFP): Fighting in northern Iraq killed nine police Friday, while a car bomb targeting worshippers near a Sunni mosque north of Baghdad left nine dead, security and medical officials said. The fighting between police and armed men in west Mosul, including mortar rounds fired at checkpoints, ...

LAHORE One more measles patient lost his life at a local hospital on Thursday, taking death toll in the City to 41. Daniyal, a resident of Shadbagh, breathed his last at Mayo Hospital. course College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan (CPSP) on Thursday initiated a 10 day special course ...

WINDSOR, UK - The UAE president began a two-day state visit to Britain on Tuesday, during which he will be treated to ceremonial splendour but will also face questions over claims of torture from three British men jailed in Dubai.Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahayan, head of state of the United Arab ...

MURREE - PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif on Sunday claimed that Pakistani youth were standing by his party which would bring real revolution in the country.Addressing a public meeting at Mall Road in Muree, Nawaz said the PPP was running election campaign on media because its leaders cannot face the ...

MOSCOW Syria dismissed as a “barefaced lie” on Saturday American and British claims it may have used chemical arms, as staunch ally Russia warned against using such fears to launch a military intervention in the strife-torn country.“First of all, I want to confirm that statements ...

JERUSALEM  - An Israeli fighter plane shot down a drone from Lebanon over the Mediterranean Sea on Thursday as it was approaching the Israeli coast, the military claimed. “I view with great gravity this attempt to violate our border. We will continue to do what is necessary to defend the ...

With the general elections less than a month away, the masses are being bombarded by all sorts of tall claims. The PPP has taken the lead and has the audacity to make sweeping statements about its past performance. I wonder why nothing substantial was done by the PPP government given the fact that ...

LAHORE - Three more children passed away at different hospitals on Wednesday, owing to measles. Muhammad Shehzad, 1, a resident of Badami Bagh, and Ali Saeed, 4, of Dil Mohammad Road breathed their last at Mayo hospital while Muhammad Hussain, 5, of Shahdara died at Children’s Hospital. ...

KARACHI - The increasing crime rate in the metropolis ahead of general elections has exposed tall claim of the government and law enforcing agencies.Being directed by the Supreme Court, the law enforcing agencies have been carrying out targeted operations in various areas of the city. The ...

LONG BEACH - Dario Franchitti captured pole position for the IndyCar Long Beach Grand Prix on Saturday, the first bright spot in a so-far disappointing season for the Scot. Franchitti, a four-time IndyCar series champion, had finished 25th in each of the first two races to lie last in the points ...

KARACHI -  At least three people lost their lives in different incidents of violence in the metropolis Sunday.A passer-by namely Tahir was killed and another injured in an exchange of fire between two groups of gangsters at Al-Falah Road within the precincts of Docks Police Station. SHO Asif ...

KARACHI - Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf gears up for the electoral campaign in Karachi and vows to give tough time to the major stakeholders of the City. The PTI is contesting election from 17 out of 20 seats of National Assembly of Karachi. It directed the party workers and leaders to kick off the ...

RAWALPINDI  - Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader Maryam Nawaz on Saturday said that youth of the country is with PML-N instead of Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaaf (PTI) and her party will clean sweep the upcoming elections with the votes of youth.Mayram said that while addressing a big gathering of ...

khanewal Four persons of a family including three real brothers were killed over old enmity here in Chak 125/7R Talumba, Tehsil Mian Channu on Thursday. According to detail, the young son of former councillor Shahmand namely Mohammad Riaz, was killed during a dacoity by unidentified persons six ...

karachi - Two people lost their lives in different incidents of violence here Wednesday.A man was shot dead in Data Nagar, Orangi Town within the precincts of Orangi Town Police Station. The victim identified as Kalim alias Commando was going somewhere, when unidentified pillion-riders shot him and ...