The much awaited elections are finally over, the great thing was seeing millions turnout for the exceptional day. All the hype created by media and the political parties paid off! Despite severe terrorist threats, the brave nation stood strong. Although the desired party of the educated class did ...

As I write this, just after returning from casting my vote, hopes and expectations run high. The last week has been such a roller coaster. As though everything was being propelled at breakneck speed to fast forward us to May 11. The normal and noisy campaign changed the day Imran Khan fell 15 feet ...

The PTI was founded in mid 1990’s as an idealist’s reaction, who did not believe in compromising on its beliefs or convictions. A man in mid 40s, who hailed from right leaning Punjab, with no training in politics, conceived the idea of politics based on clean governance, instead of the ...

Ever since China’s new President Xi Jinping coined the term “the Chinese Dream”, people both within the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and outside have been asking for a definition of the expression. In a visit to the “Road to Revival” exhibit at the National ...

LAHORE (PR) - The 7th Toyota Dream Car Art Contest organized by Indus Motor Company draws to a close with a grand event here. More than 300 schools from across Pakistan participated in the contest, including special children, from vocational training schools.The competition kicked off in January ...

AUGUSTA  - Tiger Woods was practicing at the Masters driving range on Monday when up walked 14-year-old Chinese prodigy Guan Tianlang, greeting the superstar player who had inspired him to start golfing.Guan asked Woods to autograph his cap and in addition to doing that, Woods invited Guan ...

NOWSHERA VIRKAN - Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf candidate for PP-101 while addressing a public meeting said that the PTI was struggling for building a new Pakistan in accordance with dreams of Allam Iqbal and vision of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah.The PTI leader claimed that glowing yardsticks of ...

NOWSHERA VIRKAN - Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf candidate for PP-101 while addressing a public meeting said that the PTI was struggling for building a new Pakistan in accordance with dreams of Allam Iqbal and vision of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah.The PTI leader claimed that glowing yardsticks of ...

Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani on Tuesday said only people have the right to choose their leaders, adding that the result of election will be accepted with an open heart.Talking to media in Islamabad, the army chief said that free & fair election is the biggest dream and it ...

IT’s the perfect place for the ultimate cat lover to reside.A Japanese house building company has designed a flat filled with features especially designed for favourite pets.It includes elevated platforms, tunnels, cat flaps in every door, steps to wooden beams and viewing areas which are ...

Sensing danger to their political empires, most political leaders, especially the main parties are in the forefront in castigating Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri for his march for change. They question his dual nationality, his source of funding to the tune of billions, his call for change at such a belated ...

Two-and-a-half years ago, the Chief Minister of Punjab decided to bring about a scheme to promote agriculture in Punjab. He allotted land to graduates from agriculture colleges and provided them easy installments on the land. The so-called politicians MPA and MNA think that they are the lords at ...

KARACHI - Provincial Minister for Revenue Jam Mehtab Hussain Dahar has said that those who are conspirating and trying to harm PPP will never be able to succeed in their vested interests. The PPP is the representative of millions of people and dream to eradicate it will remain a dream forever. He ...

FARIDABAD (India) – Debutant right arm off spinner Anis Afridi sets a new mark in the first ever One Day International against the Indian handicapped team by grabbing 6/29 in his six overs here at Nehar Singh Cricket Stadium on Saturday.Talking to this scribe Anis said: “It was my dream ...

LONDON - The U.S. basketball men sank Spain in one of the last finals of the London Games on Sunday, sealing their dominance of the sport and that of the entire American team which won 46 Olympic gold medals to second-placed China's 38.At the main stadium in London's East End, the closing ceremony ...

ISLAMABAD  – PPP Co-Chairman President Asif Ali Zardari has said the dream of a genuine democratic order in which the principle of trichotomy of powers is respected and in which no institution of the state trespasses in the domain of other institutions is yet to be fully ...

LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has said the dream of close cooperation between Turkey and Pakistan has been realised through inauguration of solid waste management and other development projects. Talking to mediamen after a meeting with Mayor of Istanbul Kadir Topbas at ...

DUBAI  - Roger Federer underlined his status as an enduring front line contender with the 72nd title of his career which extended his record of Dubai Open trophies to five with victory over Andy Murray on Saturday.The 16-time former Grand Slam champion from Switzerland overcame the triple ...

Perhaps one of the most shocking things you can imagine is having a plane fall into your driveway. It is no consolation that it was just a training plane, the pilots would be as dead even if it had been a passenger airliner. Of course, a passenger airliner would probably not only destroy the lawn, ...

LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said that foundation stone of Aashiyana Iqbal on Barki Road would be laid on March 23 and besides construction of 5, 7 and 10 marla houses, apartments would also be constructed here. He said after first Aashiyana Housing Scheme at Saroba Attari, ...

DUBAI : Mohsin Khan, the Pakistan coach, compared his team's whitewash against England to the 1992 World Cup triumph after the 3-0 margin was sealed with a 71-run victory in Dubai. "Today is like a dream come true," Mohsin told Sky Sports. "It's not a very experienced team but it's very talented. ...

Emma Watson wants to work on a Shakespeare adaptation. The 'Harry Potter actress has a long list of directors and actors who she would love to make movies with and admits her dream role would be in one of the Bards classic plays. She said: I would love to work with directors Baz Luhrmann, Guillermo ...

ISLAMABAD - No move to lay off hundreds of political appointees from Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) stays in the pipeline despite the fact that defence minister had hinted at the downsizing in national flag carrier some days back. In a written reply tabled before the Parliaments Upper House ...

XICHANG, (Sichuan Province) (APP) - Chairman Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO), Major General (r) Ahmed Bilal has said that the successful launch of Communication Satellite-1R on Thursday mid-night, was a dream comes true and also proved that the Pakistani scientists and ...

They slithered behind the walls at night and released foul-smelling musk into the drinking water. And they were so numerous that Ben Sessions once killed 42 in a single day. Shortly after buying their dream home, Sessions and his wife discovered it was infested with thousands of garter snakes. For ...

A former shoeshine boy who was born without legs is following his dream of becoming an acrobat. Lv Li, 30, from Shidao County, Dengfeng, Henan Province, now makes a living by performing acrobatic stunts in the street. Lvs ambition is to be admitted to an acrobatic troupe - although he says he will ...

SHANGHAI (AFP) - Two-time world champion Fernando Alonso on Saturday insisted that Ferrari were still eyeing the podium at the Chinese Grand Prix despite another disappointing and lacklustre qualifying performance. The 29-year-old Spaniard said that he felt much more confident about the team's form ...

AUCKLAND (Reuters) - Unheralded Greta Arn completed her giant-killing run and claimed her second WTA Tour title when she beat champion and second seed Yanina Wickmayer 6-3 6-3 in the Auckland Classic final Saturday. The 31-year-old Hungarian, who had expected to arrive in Auckland and play ...

KARACHI - Squash legend Amr Shabana lost his World Open title after being beaten by Nick Matthew in the semi-finals on Thursday, ensuring that an Englishman would win the title for the first time. Shabana, whose four world titles have only been exceeded by the two Pakistani greats, Jansher and ...

LAHORE (AFP) - Spinning tales of love and revenge packed with testosterone, filmmakers from Taliban-hit northwest dream of stamping out militancy and restoring their culture to a bygone era. Coming from an area known as a Taliban and Al-Qaeda stronghold, Pashtun actors say they are promoting the ...