BusinessPIA sets a bold revenue target of Rs 133 billion
KARACHI - The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) board approved the corporate budget for the year 2011 with a revenue target of Rs 133 billion which is 22 percent higher than the expected actual re
Dec 28, 2010
SportsSpurs down Villa courtesy Van der Vaart
BIRMINGHAM - Rafael Van der Vaart was the scourge of Aston Villa yet again as he marked his return from injury with two goals to hand 10-man Tottenham a deserved 2-1 victory on Sunday. The Dutch inter
Dec 28, 2010
Arts / EntertainmentRathbone launchs own record label
Singer/actor Jackson Rathbone is hoping for a musical start to 2011 - he's setting up his own record label. The star rose to fame as a vampire in the hit Twilight movie franchise, but spends his time
Dec 27, 2010
SportsSuper Steyn stuns India
DURBAN - Dale Steyn produced another magnificent exhibition of fast outswing bowling on Sunday to scythe through the Indian batting on the opening day of the second Test at Kingsmead. The world's top-
Dec 27, 2010
Arts / EntertainmentHrithik wants SRK to quit smoking
MUMBAI - After kicking his smoking habit for his children and wife, Bollywood superstar Hrithik Roshan is now wants Shah Rukh Khan to leave smoking. Hrithik says, "Arjun Rampal has teamed up with me a
Dec 27, 2010
LAHOREMentally challenged woman commits suicide
LAHORE - A woman committed suicide on the railway tracks in Shahdara Town police precincts on Sunday.She was identified as Sakeena (35), a resident of Barket Town Shahdarah. Sakeena had five children
Dec 27, 2010
NATIONALBan and Karzai denounce Bajaur suicide attack
NEW YORK/KABUL - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon was appalled by an attack outside a UN food agency center in Pakistan that killed at least 43 people, his spokesman said Sunday.Ban "unequivocally con
Dec 27, 2010
NATIONALTTP claims sending 10 suicide bombers to FATA
KARACHI - The Tehreek-e-Taliban Swat has claimed dispatching a batch of 10 suicide bombers to the Tribal Areas to fight security forces combating militants near the Afghanistan border.In the latest vi
Dec 27, 2010
NATIONALA look into Benazir’s political journey
ISLAMABAD - Benazir Bhutto was martyred in Rawalpindi, the same garrison town where her father Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, another popular leader of Pakistan, was hanged well over three decades ago by milita
Dec 27, 2010
SportsPakistan look to junior teams to end cricket isolation
LAHORE - Pakistan Cricket Board's Chief Operating Officer Subhan Ahmed said Sunday that the International Cricket Council's Future Tour programme was troublesome for Pakistan. He said because of lack
Dec 26, 2010
NATIONALChristmas celebrated in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, FATA
PESHAWAR - Christians in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on Saturday celebrated Christmas with a pledge to work for Pakistan's progress, stability and peace.Main cong
Dec 26, 2010
SportsSouth Africa look to heap pressure on India
DURBAN - South Africa will be seeking to wrap up a series victory against India, the team ranked number one in Test cricket, in the second Test which starts at Kingsmead on Sunday.South African captai
Dec 26, 2010