High 14 oC - Low 7 oC

News for Friday, 18 May 2012

King of Bahrain attends British queen’s jubilee lunch

The king of Bahrain, whose regime has been accused of rights abuses, was among nearly 50 foreign royals at a lunch Friday to mark the diamond jubilee of Britain’s Queen...

China jails fugitive smuggling king for life

A Chinese court on Friday handed a life sentence to Lai Changxing, the head of a vast smuggling operation who spent 12 years on the run in Canada before being...

Russia jails missile spy for eight years

Russia on Friday sentenced a worker at a weapons plant to eight years in jail for handing over secret information to foreign intelligence, the RIA Novosti news agency reported. The...

New bill offers Indian women post-divorce security

Indian women’s groups applauded Friday cabinet approval of amendments to a bill that would for the first time grant women a clearly-defined share of their husband’s property after divorce. The...

Regime forces fire on huge Syria protests

Regime forces fired on protesters who took to the streets of Aleppo on Friday, wounding several people at the biggest rally seen in Syria’s second city since a revolt erupted...

Putin names tank factory worker to top post

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday named a tank factory worker who once vowed on national television to protect him from Moscow protesters as one his personal regional representatives. Uralvagonzavod military...

Off to Chicago

Debating the endgame

In what is essentially a conference on Afghanistan, all eyes are going to be on Pakistan in Chicago. Even the most pathologically...

The budget

Can’t be acceptable

He’s bound to be nervous already. In a little more than a month’s time, Dr Hafeez Shaikh is to become the most...

Follow Us

To stay updated with latest news please follow us on


"dedicated to the legacy of the late Hameed Nizami"
Arif Nizami (Editor)
4-Shaarey Fatima Jinnah, Lahore
Ph: +92 42 36375963-5 Fax: 042-36298302
Ph: +92 51 2287273 Islamabad, Ph: +92 21 35381208-9 Karachi
Email: [email protected]
ADVERTISE  |  CAREERS  |  PRIVACY POLICY  |  CONTACT US

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten,
redistributed or derived from. Unless otherwise stated,
all content is copyrighted © 2011 Nawa Media.
Technical feedback? [email protected]