LONDON:-Mark Lane has stood down as England Women’s head coach after five years having overseen a successful period during which England became one of the best sides in the world. But his resignation follows disappointment, coming three months after a disastrous Women’s World Cup where ...

Caretaker Prime Minister Mir Hazar Khan Khoso has decided to impose a ban on all government departments and offices using air conditioners from May 15, till the improvement of energy situation in the country. Caretaker government has also appealed to the private sector to cooperate for conservation ...

CAIROEgypt President Mohamed Mursi and top judges agreed on Sunday to seek a compromise to defuse a battle over Islamist attempts to force out thousands of judges that have deeply polarised the Arab world's most populous nation.Mursi's Islamist allies had proposed legislation to purge more than ...

islamabad - Former Federal Minister, Dr Asim Hussain on Tuesday claimed that former government had taken effective steps to meet the demand of electricity in the country.Hydel power plants were producing 6000 MW electricity in Pakistan, he added.He stressed on the need to utilize the coal for ...

LAHORE : Pakistan Association of Automotive Parts and Accessories Manufacturers (PAAPAM) here Monday called for an enhanced role of TDAP for participation of local auto engineering companies in international fairs to develop contacts with world manufacturers and analyse joint ventures with ...

ISLAMABAD -  Acting Federal Ombudsman, Salman Farooqi on Monday presented a 400-page report prepared by the Federal Ombudsman on the recent deaths among children due to measles as well as about polio cases in the country to Prime Minister Justice (Retd) Mir Hazar Khan Khoso.The report has been ...

london - A senior member of the International Monetary Fund added to calls Saturday for Britain to slow the pace of its austerity programme, a day after the country was stripped of its triple-A rating.David Lipton, the IMF's first deputy managing director, said the "pace of consolidation" should be ...

WASHINGTON  - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde on Saturday urged member countries to employ effective and appropriate policies to spur growth and create jobs.“Anything that works to create jobs obviously starts with growth,” said Lagarde at ...

Lahore - The authorities dealing with the Pervez Musharraf treason case must handle the matter with caution and avoid taking any step which could get out of control afterwards, warned PML-Q Chief Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain. Talking to media people on Sunday, he said, “This is a sensitive issue ...

WASHINGTON The Group of 20 economic powers pledged “ambitious” steps Friday to spur growth and job creation to get the crisis-scarred global economy back on track.After talks in Washington that a US official said focused much on the stagnation in Europe, the financial leaders of the ...

islamabad : Federal Minister for Railways, Abdul Malik Kasi, called on Prime Minister Justice (Retd) Mir Hazar Khan Khoso at the PM's House Wednesday.While talking to the minister, the Prime Minister said that Railways is a popular and cheep means of transport. It is, therefore, necessary to run it ...

SADIQABAD - The PML-N central and Punjab leadership finally stepped in to remove the intra-party differences between the two factions each led by NA-197 candidate Arshad Leghari and Muhammad Shafiq, the party’s candidate for a Punjab Assembly seat. Against the PPP candidates, the PML-N ...

SADIQABAD - The PML-N central and Punjab leadership finally stepped in to remove the intra-party differences between the two factions each led by NA-197 candidate Arshad Leghari and Muhammad Shafiq, the party’s candidate for a Punjab Assembly seat. Against the PPP candidates, the PML-N ...

KARACHI - Special Assistant to Chief Minister Sindh for Home, Sharfuddin Memon, on Wednesday visited Central Police Office and met IGP Sindh Shahid Nadeem Baloch and other senior police officers.Speaking on the occasion, he said that the foremost responsibility of the caretaker government is ...

PESHAWAR - Elders of the Koki Khel Tribe and political activists have demanded the Election Commission of Pakistan to take notice of pre-poll rigging aimed at undermining free and fair elections in the Khyber Agency.Addressing a press conference here at press club on Monday, Ikramullah Jan Afridi, ...

ISLAMABAD - A four-member delegation of European Union (EU) led by Ambassador Lars- Gunnar Wigemark here on Monday visited the National Election Security Centre (NESC) of the Ministry of Interior. The delegation was given briefing about security for the foreign observers who are likely to visit ...

ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Mir Hazar Khan Khoso has said that the caretaker government is committed to take appropriate steps for the stability of the national economy and directed the officials of Ministry of Finance to focus on exploring ways and means to ensure that the revenue targets set in ...

Prime Minister Justice (R) Mir Hazar Khan Khoso Monday said that all out steps would be taken to improve country's economy. "Though the primary objective of the government is to hold free, fair and transparent elections, the government is cognizant that the economic stability of the country was ...

SHANGHAI (AFP) - Cities in eastern China where an H7N9 bird flu outbreak has killed six people moved to prevent the virus from spreading by banning live poultry trade and culling fowl. Nanjing city shut markets selling live poultry to its more than 8m residents, while Hangzhou culled birds after ...

ISLAMABAD - Walking 6,000 or more steps a day can decrease the risk of diabetes and cardiovascular disease for women in their midlife, a new study has claimed.The study published in the journal Menopause, found that habitual physical activity whether it comes from exercising or just activities of ...

ISLAMABAD - The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the interim government in Balochistan and law-enforcement agencies to take steps for protection of voters and election candidates, so that the general elections could be held in a peaceful manner.A two-judge bench of Gulzar Ahmed and Sheikh Azmat ...

GUJRANWALA - The Gujranwala Chamber of Commerce and Industry expressed grave concern over the implementation of SRO-154 (i) 2013 and urged the FBR to withdrawal 2 percent sales tax from export-oriented industry and stop taking such anti-business measures to ensure industrial growth. In a joint ...

ISLAMABAD - The street crimes in Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) has shown a decreasing trend following steps by Capital police, which have brought down registration of cases to only 54 during last year.An official source while highlighting the number of registered cases and controlling measures ...

FAISALABAD  – Advisor to the Prime Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources Dr Asim Husain on Saturday said that the government had set its priority to provide gas supply to the people round-the-clock and all possible steps were being taken to overcome the energy crisis in the ...

PESHAWAR - A meeting of Road Transport Board (RTB), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, was held in Peshawar on Tuesday with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Information and Transport and chairman of the board Mian Iftikhar Hussain in the chair. The meeting besides reviewing in detail the implementation status of ...

Minister for Water and Power Ch. Ahmed Mukhtar has said steps are being taken to overcome the shortfall of power in the country.He said main reason for the current power crisis is shortage of water in Dams.Talking to media in Islamabad on Wednesday he said a formal agreement between Pakistan and ...

KARACHI  – Sindh Chief Minister, Syed Qaim Ali Shah, while taking notice of the death of children caused by the outbreak of measles in different areas of the province, has directed the health authorities to take effective steps to control the disease.A statement issued here on Tuesday ...

ISLAMABAD  – The health experts have urged to create awareness among public on treatment and prevention of leprosy disease to alleviate the suffering of patients.According to them, it is a high time to encourage the flow of funds, which are imperative to take the cause of leprosy ...

PESHAWAR – The visiting four-member delegation of International Development Committee of the UK Parliament, comprising of Richard Burden, Chris White, Hugh Bayley and Pauline Latham, called on the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor, Barrister Masood Kausar, at Khyber Pakhtunkhwa House, Islamabad on ...

Bahawalpur - Islamia University Bahawalpur Vice-Chancellor Dr Muhammad Mukhtar has underlined the need for creating awareness among public about the protection of the wildlife particularly in Cholistan. He said joint efforts should be made by the public and private sectors in this regard.He made ...