KARACHI - Former captain Zaheer Abbas has lamented the shortage of quality batsmen in Pakistan and said the absence of role models has led to the side’s woes in batting department. “The way I see it our poor batting performances in recent years can be put down to the fact that we are ...

ISLAMABADPakistan Cricket Board (PCB) had no place for talented left arm medium fast bowler Sohail Tanveer who was best suitable for the conditions of England due to his vast experience of playing county cricket in England and he is also a complete all-rounder which is direly needed by the team. ...

ISLAMABAD  - At a time when major political parties in the country are facing terrorist threats during election campaign, Federal Interior Ministry has still no strategy or plan in hand to provide foolproof security to the political leadership, election candidates and the public at large ...

MULTAN (APP) - Despite tall claims regarding provision of facilities to patients by Nishtar Medical Institute administration, Dermatology Ward is being without stretchers and air-conditioners.Sources at NMI who wished not to be named told APP on Thursday that Ward no 28 (Family Ward), catering ...

LAHORE – The PTI does not seem to pose a serious threat to the political might of the PML-N in Lahore as the party could manage only two potential winners for the National Assembly and three for the Punjab Assembly. According to the unofficial list of the PTI candidates for the National ...

The United States has admitted it lacks evidence to convict the Hafiz Saeed of terrorism despite slapping a $10m (£6.3 million) bounty on his head for his capture and conviction, Daily Telegraph reported Thursday. The decision to name Saeed, founder of Lashkar-e-Taiba, on the US State ...

LAHORE –University of Health Sciences Vice Chancellor Prof Malik Hussain Mubbashar has said that the pharmaceutical industry lacked ethics and it is only focused on getting profits, power and control over the industry. Inaugurating the 2nd Annual Scientific Symposium at Post-Graduate Medical ...

LAHORE–PML(N) Spokesman Senator Pervez Rashid has said PTI Chairman Imran Khan reluctance to talk to PML(N) evinces his lack of confidence.Reacting to Imran Khan statement that he would not talk to PML-N, Senator Pervez Rashid said that a person who reposes confidence in the companions of ...

OUR STAFF REPORTER KOT ADDU - The people of Kot Addu demanded immediate return of the ambulances of Taunsa Barrage Hospital and Tehsil Headquarters Hospital shifted to Muzaffargarh and restoration of power supply. The THQ Hospital is running without MS and doctors are allegedly not performing ...

ISLAMABAD - The opposition group in the Senate led by Senator Ishaq Dar of PML-N believes that the extending support to Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri by MQM at this juncture would be of no significance as the party was not part of the electoral college of opposition benches at the time when Haideri ...

RAWALPINDI - A delegation of Young Doctors Association called on Secretary Health Punjab and informed him that X-Ray machine of the Holy Family Hospital was dysfunctional for the last two months whereas the hospital was also facing shortage of syringes and life saving drugs. YDA delegation also ...

KARACHI - The local administration of AES Lal Pir Thermal Power Station has been failed to protect its power installations from the devastating affects of recent inundation mainly due to lack of contingency plan to tackle any crisis-like situation, The Nation learnt. The LalPir thermal power ...

KARACHI - It is indeed true that in third world countries the ports have been traditionally managed and operated on 'gained experience basis without going through a proper management skills, and this could be best illustrated with the example of Karachi Port Trust (KPT) that lacks professional port ...

KARACHI - The fishermen still waiting for the fulfilment of the promises made by the government about developing their village into a model village, The Nation learnt on Tuesday. As per details, the fishermen of Mubarak village have complained that the government has not taken any concrete step ...

NEW YORK - A majority of Americans said President Barack Obama has not articulated a clear strategy to deal with the budget deficit, a New York Times poll indicated Friday. Results of the poll, conducted with CBS News and released Thursday, also indicated a falloff in support of Obama's plans to ...

KARACHI - Students of Intermediate classes at the Government Degree College for Boys, Mangopir, have nearly completed their ongoing academic session without teachers, gas and electricity while Sindh Education Department seems indifferent to these problems of the college. The college has given ...

ISLAMABAD - Foreign Ministry Tuesday received the Indian list of 20 wanted persons and it contains the name of Dawood Ibrahim and almost all the old names given to Islamabad in yesteryears in aftermath of every major terrorist act. Indian Ministry of External Affairs handed over the list of wanted ...

LAHORE - Deccan Chargers captain VVS Laxman says he was "really shocked" that team-mate Shahid Afridi criticised his performance in Indian Premier League in public. "Afridi has no team ethics. Speaking negatively about the team in public, let alone the captain, is just not ...

ISLAMABAD - The deteriorated condition of Sabzi Mandi (fruit & vegetable market) and adjacent areas, on the one hand loudly speaks about the poor management of Capital Development Authority and on the other, has become a source of constant headache for the merchants of market.   The ...