NEW DELHIDoctors carried out life-saving surgery Wednesday on an Indian baby suffering from a rare disorder that caused her head to swell to nearly double its size, in a case that aroused sympathy worldwide.AFP was given access to film the surgery on 15-month-old Roona Begum, during which doctors ...

our staff reportersadiqabad - Addressing a reception arranged by the Sadiqabad Bar Association, the Rahim Yar Khan district and sessions judge linked provision of justice for the people to cooperation between the bar and the bench and advised both the institutions to adopt collective vision for ...

islamabad - Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan, Liu Jian, vowing to strengthen Pak-China ties further in all fields said on Wednesday that China has been cooperating with the international community and regional partners to ensure peace, progress and prosperity in the region and the world.Addressing a ...

BAHAWALPUR – Newly posted District Police Officer Sohail Zafar Chattha said that the police would play its unbiased role for the conduct of peaceful elections as the top priority. “No one is allowed to carry weapons without permission. Closed circuit television cameras will be installed ...

BAHAWALPUR – Newly posted District Police Officer Sohail Zafar Chattha said that the police would play its unbiased role for the conduct of peaceful elections as the top priority. “No one is allowed to carry weapons without permission. Closed circuit television cameras will be installed ...

KARACHI – A man and his son among six people were killed during targeted operation continued in the city.On one side, police and rangers continue operation against target killing while on the other side target killing on political and sectarian grounds have also been continued in the city. In ...

RAWALPINDI - City Traffic Police (CTP) have decided to launch operation against vehicles having tinted glasses, without number Plates vehicles and motorcycles respectively due to security purpose.In view of this, they have sought special squad   to make this campaign more successful who ...

QUETTA - A protest demonstration was staged by the Baloch Human Rights Organisation outside the Quetta Press Club against the alleged military operation in Dera Bugti and Naseerabad.The protestors, including men and women, were holding banners and placards inscribed with slogans such as, ...

ISLAMABAD - Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, hearing a case of Lal Masjid Commission report, on the insistence of Advocate Tariq Asad that apex court order the authorities to put name of Pervez Musharraf in the Exit Control List remarked that his name has already been put on ECL.Last week, ...

BEIJING - The stone and marble sector offers tremendous opportunities to Pakistani businessmen as China is a huge market keeping in view its spectacular infrastructure development, said Ambassador Masood Khalid.The Ambassador expressed these view while observing the increased participation of ...

RAWALPINDI - Operation against beggars in twin-cities falls flat as begging women lugging ‘rented infants’ uncovered against severe winter linger around the city unchecked. There are some very influential mafias who also ‘rent out infants’ to these beggar women, while. ...

ISLAMABAD – Despite directives of Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, encroachments could not be eliminated rather alarming increase has been witnessed in the same in market places of the federal capital. On the other hand, Capital Development Authority (CDA) has failed to come up with ...

ISLAMABAD  – Ministry of Housing and Works has launched an operation against the illegal occupants of the Federal Lodges and Gulshan-e-Jinnah.According to sources, three cases of illegal occupation of lodges had arisen in Gulshan-e-Jinnah and action is being taken against them. The ...

RAWALPINDI - To discourage smoking at public places and sale of tobacco to underage children and teenager, City District Government Rawalpindi (CDGR) would launch a crackdown on Sheesha Cafés in the district after Muharram-ul-Haram.The decision was taken at a meeting of District Tobacco ...

BAHAWALPUR - Divisional Commissioner Muhammad Khan Khitchi visited Bahawalpur Arts Council and assured complete cooperation for the renovation and repair of its building.According to details, Divisional Commissioner Muhammad Khan Khitchi has taken a step to promote cultural and literary activities ...

The US military raid that killed Osama bin Laden was the "easiest" of three steps that led to the Al-Qaeda chief's death, the special forces commander who supervised the clandestine mission has said.Admiral William McRaven praised President Barack Obama for ordering the raid and said the CIA ...

KARACHI - Three police men including Karachi operation specialist were killed in separate acts of target killing and violence here in the provincial metropolis on Tuesday.According to detail, Assistant Sub-Inspector 47-year-old Raja Moin, son of Abdul Razzak was sitting in front of his house in Ali ...

LAKKI MARWAT - The political administration of Frontier Region Lakki has launched a crackdown on Bettanni tribesmen on Monday after the expiry of deadline set for the safe recovery of three SPDP officials and a Levies force personnel. Three officials of Sustainable Plains Development Programme ...

RAWALPINDI - Hand driven cart owners have encroached different areas of Potohar Town in connivance with the corrupt officials, causing traffic jams.  The areas of Adiala Road, Bostan Road, High Court Road, Wilayat Road and others are fully under the illegal occupation of owners of handcarts. ...

PESHAWAR – The affectees of military operation in Bara, Khyber Agency, Saturday urged the government to end the prolonged curfew and immediately halt the ongoing operation and warned of holding a protest demonstration and a sit-in on January 30 outside the Governor House.Addressing a news ...

LONDON (Online) - TTP commander Maulvi Faqir Muhammad said on Tuesday that the government should stop operation against the Taliban if it was serious in holding peace dialogue. Talking to BBC from an undisclosed location in Afghanistan, he said: Since peace dialogue and operation (against the ...

KARACHI - The Sindh chief minister has rejected the demand of traders and some political parties for deployment of army in the city and termed the demand unreasonable. "The army was already fighting terrorism and Taliban and it will not be reasonable to engage it in the city to ensure peace," Syed ...

PESHAWAR (APP) - The Pakistan Army has successfully completed the operation against terrorism in Janata Valley of South Waziristan Agency. According to an ISPR press release, the 'Operation Tri Star has been completed successfully and the security forces have retook the valley inflicting heavy ...

LAHORE - ANP Sindh President Shahi Syed has said that Raw is involved in deteriorating the law and order situation in Karachi and demanded a military operation against terrorists and target killers in the city. Shahi Syed said this during his visit to Waqt News here on Wednesday. He demanded ...

PESHAWAR Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) central leader Iqbal Zafar Jhagra stated that Osama bin Laden had died long before and the US Abbottabad operation was a drama to blemish Pakistan. Addressing a public gathering held in connection with Yaum-e-Takbeer here on Saturday, Jhagra said the day of ...

PESHAWAR People will rise up against pro-US government, if it does not take bold decisions on the prevailing situation developed after Abbottabad operation by the US. This was stated by former MNA and Deputy Additional General Secretary Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Sami (JUI-S) Maulana Shah Abdul Azizi ...

ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has lauded the role of Pakistan Air Force in the relief and rescue operation ever since the devastating floods hit different parts of the country. The contributions made by PAF to help the flood affectees, he added, reflected the commitment of the ...

ISLAMABAD The removal of US General McChrystal and the subsequent change of command in the NATO-led ISAF efforts seeking peace and stability, particularly in Afghanistan, have met serious blow, thus giving rise to the fear that US and its western allies are likely to fail to realise the objectives ...

LAHORE - Punjab Government has ruled out any operation against terrorism in Southern Punjab or anywhere else in the province, declaring such step as unjustified and unlogical at all. Operation becomes imperative at the place where writ of the government is challenged and the govt offices and ...

A British six-year-old boy has become the first person in the world to have a heart valve widened using an MRI scan for guidance rather than X-ray imaging. Jack Walborn was born with the heart condition pulmonary valve stenosis, which reduces blood flow to the lungs. Using MRI means patients are ...