Are we about to be vaporised by North Korea’s nuclear weapons? Given all the hysteria this week over its third underground nuclear test, one would certainly think so. In reality, we are not about to be nuked by the North’s new leader, Kim Jong-un. But, like many heads of small nations, ...

KARACHI - The Sindh Assembly session, which is commencing from Thursday, likely to witness uproar over lawlessness in Karachi, non-allotment of the opposition seats to the estranged allies of the ruling PPP as well as assent of the governor to the recently passed Sindh Peoples Local Government Act ...

LAHORE – The opposition’s demand for the appearance of Chief Minster Shahbaz Sharif in the Punjab Assembly over the Asghar Khan case judgment caused uproar on Tuesday when the treasury not only suppressed the demand but also hurled a volley of allegations at the PPP ...

Amid unprecedented uproar from the opposition benches, Finance Minister Dr Abdul Hafeez Sheikh here on Friday presented the budget to the Parliament for the upcoming fiscal year 2012-13 with a total outlay of Rs 2960 billion. The budget proposals, that included levying of no new tax in view of the ...

LAHORE - Efforts by some PML-Q (Like-Minded) leaders to forge a coalition with the PML-N have not only sent a wave of confusion in the Like-Minded ranks, but have also resulted in a chaotic situation in Muthidda Muslim League, TheNation has learnt. It may be mentioned that Like-Minded is part of ...

BARCELONA (AFP) - Spain reacted with outrage Thursday after Barcelona's 3-2 Super Cup win over Real Madrid descended into violent scenes with defeated coach Jose Mourinho jabbing a rival in the eye. Television images and photos on the front pages Thursday showed Mourinho poking his finger into the ...

ISLAMABAD - The Treasury as well as Opposition benches in the Upper House of the Parliament on Friday locked horns over the initiation of debate on the alleged massive rigging and misuse of Federal government resources in the recent general elections of Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJK). However, the ...

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The Obama administration tried Sunday to quell an uproar over pat-downs at US airports, with air travelers in revolt against the new security measures described by some as invasive and humiliating. Just days before the start of the Thanksgiving holiday the years busiest travel ...