NATIONALISLAMABAD - Six militant organisations sponsored - funded and armed by foreign forces - are operating and involved in terrorist activities in Balochistan. According to a report prepared by the law enf
NATIONALPESHAWAR - Owing to the severe financial crisis in the country, the federal government has contacted the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government for two holidays in a week. The suggestion was presented by the M
NATIONALLAHORE - The issue of Raymond Davis is "very sensitive and should be resolved maturely", Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said on Sunday. He said everybody should be careful about the matter as it wa
NATIONALQUETTA - A Hindu trader was kidnapped and killed by armed men on Sunday. According to police, Ramesh Kumar, a resident of Multani Muhalla was going to his shop when unidentified armed men intercepted
NATIONALISLAMABAD - More rain and snowfall is expected in the hills over the next 24 hours, Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) forecasted on Sunday. An official of the Met Office told APP that the weste
NATIONALDAKAR - Some 10,000 people marched through Dakar on Sunday at the start of the annual World Social Forum, an annual leftist gathering taking place as anti-government protests sweep the Arab world. The
NATIONALCAIRO - The top executive committee of Egypt's ruling National Democratic Party (NDP), which includes strongman Hosni Mubarak's son Gamal, resigned en masse on Saturday, state television reported. "Th
BusinessKARACHI - Arrangements have been finalised to hold the first ever Sindh Livestock, Dairy, Fisheries and Poultry Expo at Karachi Expo Centre (February 7). Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan will inaugurate the Expo on the first day, while Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah will visit the fair both days.<br />Adviser to CM on Investment Zubair Motiwala revealed this during his visit to Karachi Expo on Saturday. He said the entry to the mega exhibition will be free which will
NATIONALISLAMABAD - Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, who is on a visit to Germany, Saturday held meetings with senior leadership of the country and various other world leaders on the s
SportsCOMMENT - On is back from his sojourn in Australia, where the focus was on the tennis action in Sydney and Melbourne. And now back to football, where much has happened since the New Year. The January
SportsKARACHI - Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram admitted that the lengthy bans handed out to Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamer for corruption on Saturday represented a new low for the besieged sport in the country. "I feel sad for all three of these kids, two just over 20 and one just 18," Wasim told AFP. <br />"I feel for their families because they are key players. This is a low for Pakistan cricket." Wasim said he hopes the punishments will serve as a lesson. "Not only
ISLAMABAD - India lacks courage to unearth the role of Hindu extremists and their links with some Indian Army personnel in the Samjhota Express bombing, Foreign Office spokesman Abdul Basit told Pakis
