Ahmed Jamal  the Pakistan’s bullet express has won a 'King of Speed' competition, a nationwide search to unearth new fast pace talent. His fastest delivery was clocked at 143kph and won him Rs 1 million in prize money. He is 24 years old and hails from Abbottabad in the Khyber ...

      ISLAMABAD:- Legendary pacer Wasim Akram has said there were ‘no serious concerns' about the pace bowling talent in Pakistan as raw talent just needs training and guidance.  Wasim said the available lot was very talented but they needed to learn and practice the new ...

  LONDON - Tens of thousands of tickets for Usain Bolt's return to the scene of his London Olympic victories sold out within 75 minutes of going on sale on Friday, organisers said. Bolt, who won three sprint golds in London last year to match his Beijing haul, will compete in the IAAF Diamond ...

ISLAMABAD - Former Pakistan leg-spin legend Abdul Qadir praised the PCB and a local mobile company for initiating fast bowlers talent hunt programme and termed it a step in the right direction.In an exclusive interview with The Nation on Monday Qadir, who was present at Bhutto Cricket Ground to ...

LAHORE – In line with its primary responsibility of ensuring free and fair elections, the caretaker government in the Punjab is giving top priority to an impartial administration in order to provide a level playing field to all the political stakeholders, and to make the election results ...

ACTRESS Jordana Brewster was hospitalised while filming a Fast & Furious movie after a stunt went wrong and left her with a gashed hand.The Dallas star appeared in the first installment of the action series and three follow-ups, but she needed medical attention when a scene ended in ...

Mr. Agha Nadeem, Federal Secretary Ministry of Information and Broadcasting called on Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf Saturday.Congratulating the Secretary Information and Broadcasting on his promotion as well appointment, the Prime Minister said that this was a challenging assignment and ...

KARACHI - A towering man of seven feet one inch, fast-rising Pakistan paceman M Irfan often struggles to find bowling shoes that fit and a comfortable bed. But on the cricket pitch, the 30-year-old former factory worker is more than comfortable with a new ball in his hands, cleverly exploiting his ...

ISLAMABAD – The Federal Government Employees Housing Foundation (FGEHF) has directed National Construction Company (NCC) to accelerate uplift work in Sector G-14/2-3 of the federal capital in order to complete development within stipulated time. The FGEHF director technical, Shahid Farzand ...

EATING junk food could increase the severity of asthma and eczema in youngsters, research suggests.Consuming more than three portions of fast food a week has been linked with severe asthma in children and teenagers. The findings, from the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood, ...

Now-a-days our roads are no different than some action movies roads. The way people drive, especially bikes forces us to think that we are not on our local city roads but have entered an action movie world. Mostly, bikers ride so fast as to endangering not only their lives but the lives of others ...

ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has directed the Civil Aviation Authority to accelerate the ongoing construction work at New Islamabad Airport site and improve coordination of various activities, as the project is behind schedule time.The Prime Minister gave the above direction during ...

RAWALPINDI – Commissioner Rawalpindi Imdad Ullah Bosal conducted a visit on Saturday to observe the ongoing two-mega development projects of construction of Marir Chowk Tunnel and Pir Wadhai Underpass.At first, he went to Marir Chowk Tunnel to inspect the pace of work. Deputy Director ...

ISLAMABAD  - Fast-changing fashion trends have left women in a fix to adjust themselves according to latest fashion; however, the issue is becoming more of an economic liability than giving them a sense of being trendy.For women, fashion does not necessarily mean glamour, or the urge to follow ...

HAMBANTOTA  - Hosts Sri Lanka will hope to make a brisk start to the World Twenty20 Tuesday as they open the country's biggest ever sports event with high hopes of claiming a second global title.In Hambantota, the home town of President Mahinda Rajapakse, Sri Lanka should encounter few ...

A GROUP of Taiwanese farmers has smashed the world record, for planting rice.The 1,215 competitors in Taoyuan County, Northern Taiwan transplanted an incredible 2.1 hectares of rice in just 16 minutes and 20 seconds.It beats the old record set in Thailand in 2010 when 904 people transplanted rice ...

LAHORE – The Pakistan national team’s head coach has asked fast bowler M Irshad on Monday to attend the Pakistan team camp being commenced here for the preparations of Sri Lanka series at the Gaddafi Stadium from Wednesday (today).This was revealed by the fast bowler M Irshad during a ...

ISLAMABAD - A high-level meeting chaired by the Chief Commissioner Tariq Mahmood Pirzada decided to install the sewage treatment plants in a shortest possible time in the catchments areas of Rawal Lake and CDA will immediately connect sewage water of Noor Pur Shahan with the already passing trunk ...

TIANJIN  - The first Fast Attack Craft (FAC) equipped with missiles designated as PNS Azmat, built at China State Shipbuilding Company (CSOC), Xingang Shipyard was handed over to Pakistan Navy on Monday.With the induction of this technology in the fleet, the Pakistan Navy has become the first ...

ISLAMABAD – Chief Commissioner Islamabad Tariq Mahmood Pirzada and Deputy Commissioner Amer Ali Ahmed during their visit to Noor Pur Shahan reviewed the progress of construction of Hazrat Bari Imam Shrine Complex, a much delayed project. Project Director, Capital Development Authority (CDA) ...

What might have been the biggest physics story of the past century may instead be down to a faulty connection. In September 2011, the Opera experiment reported it had seen particles called neutrinos evidently travelling faster than the speed of light.The team has now found two problems that may ...

NEW DELHI - Pakistan is unhappy with India for “not addressing’’ its concerns on removing non-tariff barriers ahead of a crucial ministerial meeting next week, but New Delhi said the delay was purely procedural.Indian Commerce Minister Anand Sharma is scheduled to meet his ...

 CHINIOT - Iodine deficiency is decreasing fast in the country due to the regular use of iodized salt. Addressing a ceremony during a training session organised for sanitary and food inspectors here on Wednesday, District Officer Health Dr Munir Ahmed said, “We have to ensure an ...

JUBA  - Dengdit Ayok's dream of a free press in Africa's newest nation dissolved when he was arrested and beaten up after writing about the wedding of South Sudanese President Salva Kiir's daughter.In an article published in October entitled "Let me say so," the reporter criticized Kiir for ...

Action movie Fast Five was the most pirated film of 2011, according to file-sharing blog, Torrent Freak. The fifth instalment in the Fast and the Furious film series was downloaded 9.2 million times, figures have shown.In second place was The Hangover II with 8.8 million downloads followed by Thor, ...

ISLAMABAD - First Fast Attack Craft (Missile) (Designate PNS Azmat) was launched On Tuesday at Xingang Shipyard, China, in an impressive ceremony. Admiral Noman Bashir, Chief of the Naval Staff, was the chief guest on the occasion, says a press release issued here. He, while addressing the ...

NEW DELHI (AFP) - Indian anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare ended his 13-day hunger strike on Sunday triggering wild celebrations among supporters after parliament agreed to consider his demands. Hazares fast at an open-air venue in New Delhi attracted tens of thousands of people every day as a ...

NEW DELHI (AFP) - Indian hunger-striker Anna Hazare, who has led a huge public campaign against corruption, agreed to end his 12-day fast on Saturday after forcing new concessions from lawmakers. Addressing cheering crowds at his muddy camp in central New Delhi where he has fasted in front of a ...

OUR STAFF REPORTER LAHORE At the time when the electricity shortfall is standing at staggering 5,000 megawatts, with 13-15 hours loadshedding on average, the Pakistan Electric Power Company is busy devising a strategy for conducting minimum outages during the holly month of Ramazan. PEPCO ...

KARACHI - A star-studded electrifying launch of Mountain Dew powered Fast 5 was witnessed at Atlum Cinema. The movie is billed to be the biggest blockbuster of this year and has already grossed more than $90 million worldwide, says a press release. Mountain Dew, which s synonymous with adventure ...