PESHAWAR- ThePakistanTehreek-e-Insaf-led Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has allocated Rs66.608 billion for education sector, which is almost 20 per cent of the total fiscal budget 2013-14 for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. “Education plays a pivotal role in the progress of nations.Pakistanin general and ...

MONTREAL - Fernando Alonso, desperate to get his Formula One championship bid back on track, signalled his intentions to start with this weekend's Canadian Grand Prix by setting the fastest lap in practice on Friday. The Spaniard posted the day's fastest overall time when he lapped the Circuit ...

PARIS- Serena Williams bludgeoned her way to another lopsided win at the French Open on Sunday as she continued her quest for a second French Open title, 11 years after her first. The top seeded American needed just 70 minutes to dispose of the world's top doubles player, Roberta Vinci of Italy, ...

ISLAMABAD -The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday set aside the appointment of Sahibzada Sajid-ur-Rehman as Vice President of International Islamic University (IIUI).IHC judge Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui gave this ruling in response to a petition filed by members of Staff Welfare Association ...

VEHARIDCO Mehmood Javed Bhatti said that the district administration is responsible for ensuring provision of basic facilities to the people at cheaper rates and saving them from exploitation of the profiteers.He stated this during a meeting with Price Control Committee members here the other ...

LOS ANGELES - The first manned aircraft that can fly day and night powered only by solar energy set a new distance record Thursday when it landed after the second leg of a cross-country US tour.The Solar Impulse project, founded and led by two Swiss pilots, aims to showcase what can be accomplished ...

karachiThe caretaker government of Sindh has set up Sindh Human Rights Commission, said Mrs Anis Haroon, minister for women development and human rights.She said that a law was passed by the Sindh Assembly in 2011 which came into force since May 1, 2013 after the approval of caretaker Chief ...

INDIANAPOLIS - Japan's Takuma Sato, a last-lap crash victim while battling for the lead in last year's Indianapolis 500, comes back this year with a historic victory and the IndyCar season points lead. Sato became the first Japanese driver to win an IndyCar race when he captured the title last ...

LONDON :-Britain's famous Oxford University is to honour former prime minister Margaret Thatcher, who died last month, with a £100 million ($153 million, 118 million euros) scholarship trust for "future leaders", the Daily Telegraph reported on Tuesday. The Margaret Thatcher Scholarship ...

MULTANPakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Vice chairman Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi declared on Sunday that his party would play the role of a strong, vibrant and effective opposition in the parliament.Talking to the journalists here, he added that the PTI was the party of the future and it would make ...

It was for sure a brainy plan that was put together by a relentless campaigner Imran Khan and an old guard Sheikh Rashid Ahmed aided by their ‘powerful’ patrons in the garrison city of Rawalpindi. A fusion of Khan’s educated young voters with street smart political workers of ...

ADELAIDE- James Magnussen clocked a new personal best time to reclaim his men's 50-metres freestyle national title and the sprint double at the Australia Swimming Championships Thursday. The Olympic silver medallist will now have the opportunity to swim in both events at the world championships ...

    HARARE   An 84-run partnership between Shakib Al Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim tightened Bangladesh's grip on the second Test against Zimbabwe, but it was fast bowler Robiul Islam who deserved the plaudits on day three at Harare Sports Club. Robiul became the first seamer to take ...

islamabad -  ahmad ahmadani - In a bid to facilitate development of alternate sources of energy in the country, National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has set Rs13.1998/kWh fresh upfront tariff for wind power generation for the delivery of electricity to the power purchaser.The ...

WASHINGTON  - The World Bank (WB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Saturday called for global efforts to end extreme poverty by 2030 and enhance prosperity sharing in different countries.“We believe that we have a historic opportunity to end extreme poverty within a ...

WASHINGTON (AFP): The World Bank gathered the might of the international community Saturday behind its audacious plan to eradicate extreme poverty within a generation."This is it. This is the global target to end poverty," said World Bank President Jim Yong Kim, visibly pleased after the ...

SARGODHA : A dejected women allegedly slaughtered her two minor children and later committed suicide by burning herself in nearby village over domestic dispute here on Sunday. Reportedly, 35-year-old Shugfta Bibi, a resident of Village 86/NB situated in the remit of Cantt Police allegedly ...

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Agriculture Storage and Services Corporation (PASSCO) has established 200 wheat procurement centers across the country to carry out wheat purchase campaign for current crop season. Gov has given PASSCO the task of procuring 1.6 million tons wheat from its operational areas ...

KATHMANDU - A Nepalese presenter has set the world record for the longest television talk show by staying on air for 62 hours and 12 minutes, organisers said Sunday.Rabi Lamichhane, a 36-year-old based in the US, returned to Kathmandu to stage the “Lord Buddha Was Born in Nepal” ...

VATICAN CITY (AFP) - Pope Francis set up a group of cardinals to advise him on church governance and study reforms, marking the new pontiff's first step toward reforming the Catholic Church's opaque admin. Francis had named eight cardinals from around the world to the group that will examine ...

MULTAN/MUZAFFARGARH - Former MNA Jamshed Dasti was released from Central Jail Multan in compliance of a verdict of Lahore High Court Multan Bench here on Thursday. Mr Dasti was convicted in a fake degree case by a District and Sessions court in Muzaffargarh, but a division bench of LHC Multan Bench ...

PESHAWAR - After showing lack of interest for seat adjustment in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl gave the final deadline of April 15 to the leadership of the PML-N for holding talks regarding seat adjustment, warning that the door of dialogues would be close after the ...

NEW YORK - A New York federal judge has set the terrorism trial of Osama bin Laden’s son-in-law for January after defence lawyers said US budget cuts would make it hard to prepare by an earlier date. Judge Lewis Kaplan issued an order signed Tuesday fixing a January 7 start date for the trial ...

The Lahore High Court on Wednesday set aside three-year jail term awarded to ex-MNA Jamshed Dasti in a fake degree case.On April 5, Dasti had filed an appeal in the Lahore High Court against three-year jail sentence awarded to him by a district court in the fake degree case.Dasti’s nomination ...

KARACHI  - President Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), Sindh Syed Qaim Ali Shah has set up a provincial election cell of his party, at the media cell of the PPP situated near Bilawal House here.General Secretary PPP Sindh, Taj Haider will be the head of the election cell which can be contacted on ...

KARACHI - Stocks closed at record high on Tuesday amid bullish rally in global stocks ahead of quarter-end earning announcements.The benchmark KSE 100-share index gained 73.63 points or 0.40 per cent to close the day at 18345.74 points compared to 18272.11 points of the previous day. Smar Iqbal, ...

KARACHI - Stocks closed at record high with investors’ interest in stocks across the board ahead of quarter-end earning announcements after oil marketing companies margins raised up to 13pc on oil products, raising valuations in OMC sector.At local equity market, benchmark KSE 100-share index ...

KARACHI - Pakistan Navy has established a free medical camp at Usta Muhammad, district Jaffarabad, to provide free medical treatment and medicines to the local populace.  A Pakistan Navy press release issued here on Wednesday said that the medical camp is an extension of the Navy’s ...

WASHINGTON - A four-legged robot known as the Cheetah lived up to its name on Monday, setting a new land speed record for legged robots by running at 18 mph (29 kph) on a treadmill at a laboratory in Massachusetts, its developer said.The Cheetah, being developed by Boston Dynamics with funding from ...

BARCELONA  - Mexico's Sergio Perez, in a Sauber, set the fastest time on the third day of Formula One testing on Saturday as rain brought an early finish to proceedings at Montmelo.Perez clocked 1min 22.094sec after completing 114 laps, with McLaren's Jenson Button in second place after just ...