ISLAMABAD - Former coach Moshin Khan said Pakistan needed better planning to overcome their now long-standing batting problems. "Our batting has been hurting us badly and if we don't address it quickly our team will go down further at the international level," Mohsin said. "It is time we take ...

The PML-Q President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain says his party will emerge as a strong and effective opposition at the center and the provincial assemblies.He was talking to newsmen after chairing a meeting of PML-Q ticket holders in Lahore on Saturday afternoon.He said he has directed the victorious ...

islamabad - Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry President Zafar Bakhtawari has said there is a dire need to formulate prudent economic policies with consultation of business community.He said this while talking to Tahir Iqbal Chaudhary, newly elected member National Assembly from District ...

A strong 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the northern coast of Japan's main Honshu island on Saturday, seismologists said, but no tsunami warning was issued and there were no immediate reports of damage.The quake hit at 2:48 pm (0548 GMT) in the Pacific some 50 kilometres (31 miles) from Namie ...

LOSANGELES: Tony Stark’s superpowers lifted blockbuster “Iron Man 3” back to the top of movie charts in the United States and Canada, beating out a strong debut over the weekend for lavish Jazz Age drama “The Great Gatsby.”Coming off a gigantic opening a week earlier, ...

LONDON : Global oil prices fell on Monday as renewed dollar strength weakened demand, dealers said. Traders also digested comments from key OPEC member Iran, who hinted at lower output to compensate for falling oil prices. Brent North Sea crude for delivery in June sank $1.16 to $102.75 a barrel. ...

SHANGHAI : China’s yuan had its best day of the year on Wednesday after trade data showed export growth beating expectations, highlighting the possibility that firms are manipulating trade invoices in order to skirt China’s capital controls and bet on yuan appreciation. China’s ...

TEHRAN : A strong earthquake of 6.2 magnitude hit southern Iran early on Saturday, killing one child and injuring at least 20 others in remote, mountainous villages, state television reported.The US Geological Survey registered the quake at 0208 GMT, measured at 85 kilometres (52 miles) southeast ...

ISLAMABADVice-captain of Pakistan cricket team M Hafeez has believed that the success rate of team over the last few years after being forced to play away from home, makes it a strong contender for the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy in England. Talking to a private news channel, Hafeez said that ...

Free and fair elections mean allowing the people to determine the political make-up and future policy direction of the nation. An election should give basic freedom to citizens in order to have full participation in the elector process. People should be allowed to join a political party of their ...

LONDON (NAWA-I-WAQT): Pakistan born prominent legal expert Solicitor Muhammad Aslam Sheikh who is contesting election for Council Election 2013 of Britain’s legal experts’ representative organization Law Society of England and Wales, is emerging as a stronger candidate for the slot. A ...

GUJRANWALA - Muhammad BabarDue to the record development projects executed by the Punjab government over the past five years in the area, Khurram Dastgir seems strongest among candidate vying for NA-96 Gujranwala City-2.PTI candidate SA Hameed, PPP candidate Saeed Gujjar are in the field against ...

“…....The strongest is never strong enough to be always the master, unless he transforms strength into right, and obedience into duty. Force is a physical power, and I fail to see what moral effect it can have........Let us then admit that force does not create right, and that we are ...

A strong 6.6 magnitude earthquake hit a remote, mostly rural and mountainous area of southwestern China's Sichuan province on Saturday, killing at least 71 people and injuring about 2,200 close to where a big quake killed almost 70,000 people in 2008.The earthquake occurred at 8.02 a.m. (0002 GMT) ...

GUJRANWALA - Strong candidates from the PML-N and PPP face iron hand of scrutiny as many have been rejected while others have to face the law.Former PML-N MPAs from PP-92 namely Salman Khalid Butt, Kamran Khalid Butt and Usman Khalid Butt were disqualified for evading tax and their arrest warrant ...

GUJRANWALA - Strong candidates from the PML-N and PPP face iron hand of scrutiny as many have been rejected while others have to face the law. Former PML-N MPAs from PP 92 namely Salman Khalid Butt, Kamran Khalid Butt and Usman Khalid Butt were disqualified for evading tax and their arrest warrant ...

PESHAWAR  - Electioneering is picking up momentum in Nowshera as the Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPP-P), Awami National Party (ANP) and Pakistan Tahrik-e-Insaf (PTI) have fielded senior politicians from Khattak tribe to win elections from the NA-5 Nowshera-I ...

GUJRANWALA - Strong candidates from the PML-N and PPP face iron hand of scrutiny as many have been rejected while others have to face the law. Former PML-N MPAs from PP 92 namely Salman Khalid Butt, Kamran Khalid Butt and Usman Khalid Butt were disqualified for evading tax and their arrest warrant ...

A powerful earthquake struck near Iran's Gulf port city of Bushehr on Tuesday, killing at least 30 people and injuring 800 but leaving Iran's only nuclear power plant intact, officials said.Shocks from the quake were felt across the Gulf in Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, ...

KARACHI – Cricketer-turned politician Imran Khan announced on Saturday the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf would not make any electoral alliance in Karachi as it was strong enough to go it alone. The PTI is prepared for the big match, no matter elections are held or not, asserted Khan while ...

KARACHI - Local bourse witnessed a range bound session after a straight gain of more than 500 points in last 3 days. Oil and cement stocks witnessed profit taking, while investors also trimmed their position in fertilizer sector. Dewan Cement remained the volume leader followed by MLCF and Engro, ...

A strong earthquake shook buildings in the Taiwanese capital Taipei on Wednesday, injuring at least 20 people and sparking a fire, emergency officials said.The US Geological Survey measured the quake at magnitude 6.0 and said it struck at 10:03 am (0203 GMT), 48 kilometres (30 miles) east of Nantou ...

A strong earthquake killed one person and injured at least 86 others in Taiwan on Wednesday as violent shock waves damaged buildings and triggered two blazes, emergency officials said.The US Geological Survey measured the quake at magnitude 6.0 and said it struck at 10:03 am (0203 GMT), 48 ...

PESHAWAR - Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Information, Mian Iftikhar Hussain has said that four out of 10 terrorists were Pakistanis while three were Chechens in Peshawar airport attack, adding that the remaining three belonged each to Uzbekistan, Karghyzistan, and Daghistan. Talking to media ...

SHWEBO - A powerful earthquake which hit Myanmar Sunday killed at least 13 people, injured dozens and sparked panic in the major central city of Mandalay, residents and aid workers said.The shallow 6.8-magnitude quake struck in a rural area 116 kilometres (72 miles) north of Mandalay followed by a ...

ISLAMABAD – Chairman Senate Sayyed Nayyer Hussain Bokhari has said that a strong and effective parliament is one of the key elements to foster capable, accountable and responsive governance.He was expressing these views as a chief guest at launching ceremony of `Improving parliamentary ...

PESHAWAR - Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz local leader, Arbab Khizer Hayat has said that elections under ‘Zardari and company’ will be meaningless, as there are strong possibilities of rigging. He said the caretaker setup should be made under the supervision of the Supreme Court of ...

MARDAN – Former senator and Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP) General Secretary, Akram Shah has said that PkMAP is the only representative party of Pakhtuns, and it gave great sacrifices and played a big role for restoration of democracy in the country.He said if anyone tried to derail ...

SCIENTISTS exploring Mars have discovered that water once flowed in streams several feet deep, fuelling speculation that the planet could have once supported life.The news, which has left top Nasa scientists ‘excited’, comes thanks to photographs of bedrock beamed back from the red ...

PINT-sized powerhouse Yang Jinlong, 7, is so strong he can already pull a one-tonne car, plus passengers, along a road with a rope slung across his shoulders.Weighing in at 50kg (7st 9lb) and still growing, he  lifts 40kg bags of grain to build up his muscles.Showing off his power in a series ...